Oh good. I hate stuff like this for the obvious reasons: it is taking a stab at games and I like games, but I also hate this stuff for a second reason: it points out how die hard all us gamers are. There never seems to be any discussion, just a round of back slapping where we all say "yeah, that guy is dumb, games are great and he is obviously wrong and that is that". Are we all really that fucking reactionary? Come on people.
Unfortunate that stuff like this can't spark a wider debate on the subject.
summerof2010 said:
That was actually my first reaction to it. You know what really gets me about all this? People get mad about video games portraying combat as all fun and games (10 days in Fallujah), but no one gets mad at the US military ad campaigns.
I get annoyed with the Canadian ones all the time. And lest we forget, the American army made their own video game, to use as a propaganda tool. From what I heard, back when AA first came out, it worked well.
Of course, one bad act does not negate another, and this is a forum dedicated to video games, not the politics of the army. So I guess I'm saying, "and?"