Playable Taliban Won't "Push Too Hard" in Medal of Honor
EA DICE admits that the ability to play as the Taliban in the upcoming Medal of Honor [http://www.amazon.com/Medal-Honor-Limited-Pc/dp/B002ZJPYHS/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1281369389&sr=1-3] is potentially controversial but says it's not "pushing or provoking too hard" because in the end, it's only a game.
The DICE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban] would include it as a playable faction in the multiplayer component of the new Medal of Honor.
"I think it is a fair point," producer Patrick Liu said when asked about concerns that gamers may not want to join a team known for executing aid workers and throwing acid in schoolgirls' faces. "We do stir up some feelings, although it's not about the war, it's about the soldiers."
"We can't get away from what the setting is and who the factions are, but in the end, it's a game, so we're not pushing or provoking too hard," he added.
The inclusion of a playable Taliban will inevitably add up to some seriously knotted panties in previously known as [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90759-Six-Days-in-Fallujah-Triggers-Outrage] EA Los Angeles - but if EA is going to set a videogame in an ongoing war then it should have the stones to commit to it fully. Waffling about it being "only a game" just looks ridiculous.
Source: Connected Consoles [http://www.connectedconsoles.com/ps3-dice-comments-on-medal-of-honors-taliban-controversy.cfm]
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EA DICE admits that the ability to play as the Taliban in the upcoming Medal of Honor [http://www.amazon.com/Medal-Honor-Limited-Pc/dp/B002ZJPYHS/ref=sr_1_3?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1281369389&sr=1-3] is potentially controversial but says it's not "pushing or provoking too hard" because in the end, it's only a game.
The DICE [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taliban] would include it as a playable faction in the multiplayer component of the new Medal of Honor.
"I think it is a fair point," producer Patrick Liu said when asked about concerns that gamers may not want to join a team known for executing aid workers and throwing acid in schoolgirls' faces. "We do stir up some feelings, although it's not about the war, it's about the soldiers."
"We can't get away from what the setting is and who the factions are, but in the end, it's a game, so we're not pushing or provoking too hard," he added.
The inclusion of a playable Taliban will inevitably add up to some seriously knotted panties in previously known as [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/90759-Six-Days-in-Fallujah-Triggers-Outrage] EA Los Angeles - but if EA is going to set a videogame in an ongoing war then it should have the stones to commit to it fully. Waffling about it being "only a game" just looks ridiculous.
Source: Connected Consoles [http://www.connectedconsoles.com/ps3-dice-comments-on-medal-of-honors-taliban-controversy.cfm]
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