Gamers and industry types are both typically quite vocal regarding their dislike of trade-in retailers like Gamestop, who pay fractions of market value for used games that are then on-sold for just below the price of a new, sealed copy. So rather than taking a measly fiver for that DS game you’re done with, why not donate it to a soldier abroad and brighten up his or her recreational time?
The U.S. Army-commissionned first-person shooter America’s Army is coming to the arcades as a light-gun game, designed to closely simulate real-life Army training exercises, “immerse the player in the Army culture,” and “create a new communication channel with young Americans.”
Wait a minute…Manhunt 2 gets an AO rating, and this is what you’re feeding the kids instead?
I think Propagandhi said it best:
Thank you! Let me begin with some sentimental appeals to our national myths; assorted clichés coined by the state; the ideological shorthand meant to sweep your private doubts [away] of this virtual training course. This portal; this Trojan Horse that you living idiots paid for and actually rolled into your own kids’ rooms.
via GameSetWatch
