The Russian government plans to produce a patriotic video game to offset the legions of games in which Russian soldiers are the villains. Russia is also mulling a ban on foreign video games that it claims “distort historical facts.” Russia’s culture ministry cited Company of Heroes as particularly problematic: The plot depicts a World War II Russian soldier as a criminal and arsonist, so it’s not a rosy representation. Video games should be conduits of “patriotic education,” according to the ministry.
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Russia to Battle Thug Image With Patriotic Video Game
Posted by: David Vranicar October 14, 2013 10:46 AMThe Russian government plans to produce a patriotic video game to offset the legions of games in which Russian soldiers are the villains. Russia is also mulling a ban on foreign video games that it claims “distort historical facts.” Russia’s culture ministry cited Company of Heroes as particularly problematic: The plot depicts a World War II Russian soldier as a criminal and arsonist, so it’s not a rosy representation. Video games should be conduits of “patriotic education,” according to the ministry.