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2016-05-14 Home Front: Culture Wars

Is World War 1 Too Hot to Touch for Gaming?

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Posted by badanov 2016-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 A writer for the Left Wing Guardian huh. Another Social Justice warrior trying to revive Gamer Gate. Trying desperately to keep history on their side and signal their virtue. Meanwhile they couldn't make a popular game if their lives depended on it.

Posted by Chaith Oppressor of the Lutherans1517 2016-05-14 02:50|| 2016-05-14 02:50|| Front Page Top

#2 SJW! Stilts plug-in never got off the ground.

Posted by Shipman 2016-05-14 03:38|| 2016-05-14 03:38|| Front Page Top

#3 never underestimate the Left's willingness to beat a dead horse. Or willingness to back a dead horse, for that matter.

Remember that a big part of virtue signaling is therapy for for the signaler. These [gender indeterminate descriptor] are prone to being a mess mentally.

The sad part is, when this line of rhetoric blows up in their faces, the best possible outcome will be a church-lady-esque "Nevermind"

Posted by Nguard 2016-05-14 07:50|| 2016-05-14 07:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Rhetorical question. However, the answer is NO. Someone had to fill space in print or on the web for this one.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-05-14 08:03|| 2016-05-14 08:03|| Front Page Top

#5 If I want to learn about the war, I’ll watch a Ken Burns documentary.

Self parody.

Posted by Raj 2016-05-14 12:08|| 2016-05-14 12:08|| Front Page Top

#6 Interesting link, Raj. I never realized Ken Burns was such a douche.

Still, credit where credit is due, he *is* responsible for the Ken Burns Effect, that slow pan across a still photograph that fools you into thinking something insightful is happening. As in this episode of American Experience, for example.

Posted by SteveS 2016-05-14 14:04|| 2016-05-14 14:04|| Front Page Top

#7 I think the reason there has never been a WW1 game was not because of the carnage but because nobody had found a way to make trench warfare fun. They apparently have figured that out now.

Posted by rjschwarz 2016-05-14 16:03|| 2016-05-14 16:03|| Front Page Top

#8 Their can only one Raj, but that's okay,
And I just remembered I can't make a link with iOS, but that's okay, things are different now, not better but different, is it me or was the Sunday Joint better before 1972? The roast beef was better as well.

Anyway, here's the link, can't imbed.

http://youtu.be/T6xJzAYYrX8

Posted by Shipman 2016-05-14 17:38|| 2016-05-14 17:38|| Front Page Top

#9 Thing is, all the Battlefield games play about the same in multi-player mode. They have to because each character and weapons package has to be balanced. If not, nobody plays.

Posted by Steve White 2016-05-14 20:26|| 2016-05-14 20:26|| Front Page Top

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