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German and Dutch journalists invited to last week's Konami event in Germany have reported that the publisher is undecided about bringing Six Days in Fallujah to Europe.
According to GamePro.de and De Telegraaf (thanks Joystiq), representatives for the company said that the way developer Atomic Games presents the action would be a significant factor in its decision.
Six Days in Fallujah has inevitably attracted controversy since its announcement last week, with some groups calling for a ban while others argued the opposite.
Interestingly, given Konami Europe's apparent caution, Andy McNab highlighted the cultural differences between the US and the UK when he spoke to TechRadar last week.
"In America a 90-year-old and a 12-year-old will know what happened at Fallujah. It's on the TV, there are books about it. The game is a natural extension to that; it is folklore. The only difference being that it is presented in a different medium," he said.
Konami has said the third-person shooter will be released for PS3, 360 and PC next year, and that it worked with "over three dozen US Marines to help develop the game along with unprecedented access to battle plans, after-action reports, photos, videos and satellite maps".
We've contacted Konami for comment.
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CountFapula
15/04/09 @ 08:06
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I hope this does come to 360. It looks like an interesting title. At the very least, I hope the american game is released region free.
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hiddenranbir
15/04/09 @ 08:09
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Sort of like how we don't see Japan's games that have loli-rape in them.
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CountFapula
15/04/09 @ 08:21
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I know that, but you would have to be a bit odd to actually take an interest in games with loli rape anyway.
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I think it would be a real shame if this game didn't get a release over here, but as CountFapula said, at least make it region free! Looks like it could be the shocking/realistic war title the hardcore are aching for, as long as it is done with a decent amount of taste and doesn't fall short with regards to the respect shown for the soldiers who fought in Fallujah.
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CountFapula
15/04/09 @ 08:29
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I really don't see it being disrespectful.
COD: WAW showed that you can do a war game that is dramatic but fun, and that covers controversial issues (the russian's bloodlust and desire for revenge for example) in a way that doesn't come off as disrespectful. Of course, some people will always find things like this offensive, but that's ALWAYS the way. Someone, somewhere will always take offense at something, but that doesn't mean that things like this shouldn't be explored. I see it as I do ww2 games and other war games, a chance to explore historical (even recent) battles without actually having to fight, and just try and get some sort of idea how events went down, even within a virtual world. |
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makeamazing
15/04/09 @ 09:13
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Crazy days, I am actually agreeing with CountFapula, didnt think i would see that day. :)
Wargames like many other types of games get bad press. But some people are so sensitive about anything they will complain about it. You could argue that it is still raw and shouldnt be made, but how far back do you go? Isnt it strange that TV can show these things but games cannot? A few years ago I was going to make a wargame about the British and the Zulu wars, but the guy I was working with didnt want to make it because he didnt want to upset people (1879). A few years ago the British government were being hassled to give out compensation to people whos great great relatives were involved in the slave trade (1833). You have certain parts Britiain wanting independence because of something that happened hundreds of years ago. Unfortunately the human race is full of muppets who cannot just move on in their lives and are really looking for any excuse to bring up the past, get money or just complain. So I say games companies should just make it, because regardless of what they make (and when they make it), there will always be someone who will complain. |
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I would love to play as either marines or towelheads, you could have a great game against suicide bombers.
Next match play as a car bomb & be the driver/bomber. You could have hallucinations of many virgins in heaven clouding your judgement as you sweat to end it all, with a multi score bonus for killing more infidels in the explosion. War is shite but it makes for a good game. |
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DaDon123456
15/04/09 @ 11:36
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This game can only be accurate if it involves searching for invisible weapons of mass destruction, raping the Iraqi's land, and forcing democracy upon a country that doesnt want it.
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makeamazing
15/04/09 @ 12:10
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Get over the WOMD thing, that was years ago :D - cant still believe people are still marching in those silly "Stop the War" marches in London.
People seem to forget Iraqi wasnt doing that well before the invasion. (Not saying that it was right to invade or they didnt mess up bigtime), but as usual Dictators seem to be able to kill hundreds of thousands of people and no one complains until someone else invades them. I think it would be a shame if the game gets released everywhere except Europe, whats the point of that! |
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CountFapula
15/04/09 @ 12:45
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Coin-Op: Yeah that's it, there are no suicide bombers aka evil fucks in iraq who would rather blow up their kids and wifes to kill others, everyone there is good and everyone in the us are evil gun totin hicks. Would you use what little brain you have before you comment on something, especially when you seem to have no clue what you are talking about?
zedzee, I bet your family didn't lift a finger to try and help the kurds when saddam was wiping them out either, am I right? It was ok for you because you didn't have to worry about it. Like someone else said, it's fine for a dictator to kill his own people, it's when people try to help and do something about it it becomes a problem.
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CountFapula
15/04/09 @ 17:18
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What the hell has this got to do with the holocaust?
This is a big battle in a war- the same as any world war 2, vietnam or any other war game. Seriously, before you get all pissed off, engage your brain- this is a simulation of a real battle. No one is saying war is great, or yay, people died in iraq- this is a simulation of a battle in a war, to try and get some sort of insight into what happened, albeit in a fun and interactive way. |
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Moonflower
16/04/09 @ 10:38
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Well, i do hope that this game doesn't get released in EU. Why? Because i don't want a game that gloryfies Americans in the Iraqi war , an invasion of a nation while fabricating reasons and ignoring the UN, a nation they helped create in the first place. Saddam was honorary citizen of Detroit in 1980.
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CountFapula
16/04/09 @ 11:19
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You mean the UN that didn't do jack shit while saddam tried his best to commit genocide? That UN?
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