From Gamertell:
"Is the Christian market for games being underserved? Is there, in fact, a market for Christian games? Walmart and Left Behind Games will try to answer those questions with a test in 100 stores in the Houston and Dallas areas. These stores will stock back catalog PC games based on the best selling Left Behind book series."
Seeing as how tomorrow, May 21st, is supposed to be the Rapture and all the supposed "believers" are going to mysteriously disappear and make their way to heaven, many people are wondering "what about those that get left behind? Well, back in 2006, a rather controversial PC game was released that addressed the issue of those not included in the rapture. That game was aptly titled Left Behind.
On May 21st all the NEO-CONS will disappear? hip hip hooray, hip hip hooray. Let's throw a global party and celebrate!
We should all sing while we wait. I will start it off
"Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...always look on the bright side of life..."
Christian video and computer games may soon be appearing on Walmart shelves.
Hurray?
The only religious game I'd play is God of War or Assassin's Creed. These Christian games try too hard to educate, though I'd love to see some bad ass game based around the religion instead (like Assassin's Creed).
The two comments above me are golden.
Bubbles!
Although, I wouldn't mind a game that was set during the days of the Crusades...that would be pretty intense to play as a Crusader in the King's guard or something.
The fact that the Left Behind series is considered to be "Christian" is one of the biggest reasons I totally understand people hating religion.
For some reason I don't remember reading about Jesus slaughtering "non-believers" in any actual Christian texts.
From Gamertell:
"Digital Praise, the company responsible for the music games Dance Praise and Guitar Praise , has announced a planned merger with Left Behind Games Inc, most well-known for games based on the Left Behind best-selling series of books."
I'm glad they are hemorrhaging money, religion has no place in video games... just like in schools.
I couldn't help but think of a GTA in Jesus form. xD
That sounds so fun.
Especially with a karma system.
Anyway >_>
I think it'd be tight to have some Christian games, wouldn't bother me.
Moar gamez!
Heh those Christians! Always undermining christ's values!
I'm a christian, and from what I've seen, most christian games tend not to be the best (no duh).
But I would just like to ask, probably pointlessly, if the people who will start commenting here can please not start a huge flame war on how christianity rocks/sucks, but if we can just comment on this news.
I visited this article @ gamepolitics, and there's five pages of comments bashing/praising christianity and a lot of crap being flung around. From BOTH sides.
Just asking if we can all avoid that. Thanks.
right now he & God are playing Uncharted 2 in heaven
There is a huge market for it. And not just for Christians. Just think, the Old testament is one of the bloodiest killfests around. Filled with vengeance, false gods (and their worshipers), slavery, prostitutes, waring kingdoms etc. The new testament focuses on the life of Jesus, but there is still the same issues in the world, in fact there is a whole race of people being ruled by the roman empire who often ruled by cruel leaders.
If developers went to the effort there are heaps of potential games to be set in this period, potentially around these events. Its just that so far any Christian game has generally been so rediculously poor thought out and basic that its not funny. Moral decisions are always clear cut, they are always goody goody 2 shoes with no gore, violence and other sinful activity. I'm convinced there is potential there, and that the games, if done correctly, wouldn't JUST be suitable for Christians.
Wasnt there an old school NES game?
Yeah, Bible Adventures...