Daily Reaction: Games Need to Come to Terms With Their Political Nature, But What is ‘Political"’ - Videogames Blogs

Daily Reaction: Games Need to Come to Terms With Their Political Nature, But What is ‘Political"’



The devs at Infinity Ward recently doubled down on saying that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare is not a political game. When questioned by Game Informer about the title that they describe as ?ripped from the headlines,? Studio Art Director Joe Emslie stated emphatically that the game is not political. Following up with Campaign Gameplay Director Jacob Minkoff, he offered a slightly longer explanation about Infinity Ward?s stance: ?Do we touch topics that bear a resemblance to to the geopolitics of the world we live in today" Hell yeah! Because that is the subject matter of Modern Warfare. Are we telling a story that has anything to do with the specific governments of any country we are portraying" No.?
That certainly ruffled some feathers, mine included. I mean, how can you state so sternly that your game inspired by modern day politics, war, and issues, is, in fact, not political" But how does one define ?political"? What does the question ?Is your game political"? actually mean"
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