From GamePolitics: Numerous reports have surfaced on the web over the last few days regarding legal threats made against blog sites by Left Behind Games, publishers of a controversial real-time strategy title based upon the mega-selling Christian book series. More after the jump.
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!
i always new the Left Behind guys were a bunch of crazies, but I didn't know they were a bunch of litigious crazies.
@ Dmack79: "crazy" is perhaps misleading, b/c I actually think they're very deliberate in the what they choose to spew. and I'm not much for dispensationalism, so the Tribulation is...well, it's a thing of the past! ;)
They may be litigious, But crazy, they are not. If the devs behind this game wanted to, they could make it have M content since the Tribulation is worst thing you could ever possibly comprehend!
This is stated on left behind games website "·Contrary to misinformation on the web, this game does not include references to any other religion. Also, there is NO killing in the name of God, and NO convert or die missions. All content has been reviewed and approved by Tyndale House Publishers prior to publication." Haha makes me laugh
lmao @ religious nut-jobs. damn mystics! ^_^
"Last year, the CEO of Left Behind Games, Troy Lyndon, tried to give me this song and dance out of the gospel of Matthew, that if I had "ought" against his game that it was my Christian duty to come to him as a "brother" and share my concerns with him, rather than taking them to the press. Now comes "Brother" Lyndon, however, with his LAWYER, threatening me with a lawsuit. Apparently his version of the Bible didn't have that little part about not taking your "brother" to court! I guess the Apostle Paul only meant that this was to be followed in cases involving matters other than retaining shareholder value!"
lol they are sending lawyers against other Christians, their own "brothers".