iran
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When Grand Theft Auto Let Iranian Teenagers Do Things They Could Only Dream Of
It’s a proud part of American mythology that people from all over the world get to come here and pursue their dreams. Navid Khonsari has one of those stories. The Iranian-American used to work at Rockstar Games as cinematic director, where he helped steer the vision on games like The Warriors, Midnight Club II and…
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Alleged Iranian Spy ‘Confesses’ That U.S. Video Game Company Is CIA Propaganda Tool
When Iranian state TV aired the alleged confession of a homegrown spy on Sunday night, Amir Mirza Hekmati’s recitation of supposed wrongdoings included the standard claims of working as mole for the American Government along with a less common twist: that he’d supposedly worked for a video game company that was secretly trying to warp…
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A Look At 41 Of Iran’s Best Video Games
Last week I found myself in a back row of one of Gamescom’s business hall with a few minutes to kill. Turning a corner I discovered a sizeable booth set up to showcase the computer and video games of Iran.