When Did Video Games Get So Political? | Gaming Lit 101
28Since when did all games become political? Newsflash: they always have been.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:03 - Gaming at Face-Value
02:19 - Bad-Faith Actors
04:03 - “Apolitical” Video Games Are Impossible
07:16 - Learning Lessons Teaches Us Political Ideas
10:09 - The “(Anti-) Woke Mob”
13:38 - The Grift
16:35 - Kick These People Out
Sources:
The Architects of the Iraq War: Where Are They Now? by Jon Schwarz:
https://theintercept.com/2023/03/15/iraq-war-where-are-they-now/
Oil and the Decision to Invade Iraq by John S. Duffield: https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1089&context=political_science_facpub
20 years on, remembering the mess of misinformation that propelled the Iraq War by Pien Huang: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/18/1164565624/20-years-on-remembering-the-mess-of-misinformation-that-propelled-the-iraq-war
The Not So Hidden Israeli Politics of ‘The Last of Us Part II’ by Emanuel Maiberg
https://www.vice.com/en/article/bv8da4/the-not-so-hidden-israeli-politics-of-the-last-of-us-part-ii
Helldivers 2’s Politics Appear To Be Flying Over The Heads Of Some by Paul Tassi: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/04/07/helldivers-2s-politics-appear-to-be-flying-over-the-heads-of-some/?sh=77dee4e65f1a
129 Rapid-Fire Questions About Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtTd3_2WjEg&t=211s
Ubisoft: Far Cry 6 Is Not Trying to Make a Political Statement About Cuba by Adam Bankhurst: https://www.ign.com/articles/far-cry-6-cuba-political-statement
Ubisoft ‘knows its games are political’, says former creative director by Andy Robinson: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-knows-its-games-are-political-says-former-creative-director/
Ex-Red 5 staffers blast Mark Kirn’s ‘destructive’ behavior by Justin Olivetti: https://www.engadget.com/2014-04-02-ex-red-5-staffers-blast-mark-kerns-destructive-behavior.html
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