In the wake of the recent immigration ban, iNK STORIES have decided to donate all of the proceeds from 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, their game that mingles history and fiction to make the player feel the power of past events and cruelties from the shootings in Jaleh Square, to the ACLU from February 1 - 10, 2017. In doing so, they hope to endorse and support the ACLU's efforts to combat these damaging rulings and help refugees and immigrants.
"While it's easy to be immobilized by hurt and hopelessness, I believe that now more than ever we are confronted with an obligation, where we must dig in, resist and unite. Silence is not an option--so I commend those in our community who are taking action and hope that other game developers and publishers will join in, as we partake in this crucial movement -- coming from all religious, national, ethnic and generational backgrounds to denounce the ban - and stand with humanity, by saying that this is not right, willing to rise up against the injustice." says Navid Khonsari, creator of 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.
1979 Revolution: Black Friday takes you on a choice-based narrative, tasking you with making calls on how to proceed, who to trust, and how to act. It follows the historical events of a religious demonstration turned to bloodshed, taking you along on that journey by painstakingly recreating events from photographs from the period. As you make your way through the story, you'll experience history thro...