A new video game allows users to play as Palestinians killing IDF soldiers on Oct. 7; but aren't most video games violent?

Its creator argued that the game is no different from numerous games that allow users to kill Arabs

  • Thistlewick@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    951·
    8 days ago

    If I can mow down Arab and Russians and Chinese soldiers in any number of American video games, why not Israelis?

    The article talks about gushing blood and gruesome visuals as if CoD didn’t ask us to commit a terrorist attack in an airport 15 years ago. At least this game narrows your targets to IDF soldiers, according to the article.

    Also, the game historically has had ~25 concurrent players at any given time. I don’t think this game is as important as certain people would want you to believe.

    • Jackthelad@lemmy.worldEnglish
      351·
      8 days ago

      To be fair, there was an awful lot of controversy about that CoD mission at the time.

        • spankinspinach@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          5·
          8 days ago

          I would even argue the controversy about it is the point. It’s art. It’s meant to make you think about things you might not ever consider, and in the case of No Russian, it’s the horror of committing a terrorist attack. Imo, it’s an intentional but valuable (both financially and ethically) lesson in what art can do

      • GoodEye8@lemm.eeEnglish
        6·
        8 days ago

        Yeah, that’s not the best example. I think the ac-130 mission is a much better example because I don’t remember it getting a lot of controversy despite it being pretty non-chalant about you decimating the ground forces like it was just another day in the office (or rather in the air). It’s the ultimate “dehumanize the enemy” mission because you could replace the targets with pretty much anyone and the mission would play exactly the same.

    • Draconic NEO@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      101·
      7 days ago

      It’s because right wing people are simping for and sticking up for Israel, and the IDF. Notice how in the Article it’s LibsOfTikTok who’s calling out the game and encouraging its removal from Steam?

      Edit: For people not in the know LibsOfTikTok is an alt-right American internet personality, and also apparently a news curator now. They push a lot of anti-trans hate and alt-right talking points on Twitter, and they’re probably a terrorist too.

  • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.worldEnglish
    436·
    8 days ago

    Is literally nobody going to mention the fact the title of this post says “on October 7th” as if the game is about Oct 7th when it infact was released in 2022. The posters a liar, the article is a liar both to make this seem worse than it is.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.devEnglish
    251·
    8 days ago

    its creator, a Brazilian man named Nidal Nijm

    OH MY GOD IT HAD TO BE A FUCKING BRAZILIAN!!! 😆😆😆😆

    Also, as many on the thread pointed out, so did the creator:

    Nijm has a point about the violence normalized in the video game industry; many of the most famous, lauded and widely-played video games feature graphic violence, often directed against Arab enemies. Call of Duty has several installments featuring Arab militant enemies, and it’s the entire plot of games like Six Days in Fallujah.

  • SSTF@lemmy.worldEnglish
    216·
    8 days ago

    I bet the creator of this lazy asset flip is thrilled about this publicity.

    Edit: for some reason replies think I’m being sarcastic.

  • MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    11·
    8 days ago

    From the headline, I was ready to read about shooting civilians and bombing waterworks, schools and fucking hospitals. What a yawnfest bull-shit pile of a story.

  • Cyrus Draegur@lemm.eeEnglish
    105·
    8 days ago

    “all violence inflicted on Palestine by Israel is self defense” is only true on opposite day and is only as true as the corollary because turnabout is fair play.