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Unionists call for withdrawal of ‘sick' video game featuring IRA mission

A NEW video game that “glorifies” the IRA’s bombing campaign for entertainment purposes has been branded “sick” by outraged unionists and has prompted calls for it to be pulled from shelves.

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1nsomniac3166d ago (Edited 3166d ago )

HAHA this can't be serious. All the issues raised with extreme racism, segregation, violence etc in this game & stealing cars for the IRA is too much for you to take. That's hilarious!

mikeslemonade3166d ago

Grow a spine and stop being so sensitive.

pinkcrocodile753165d ago (Edited 3165d ago )

EXCELLENT! Maybe they would all find just as funny if there was a mission whereby you played as a group of saudi's and had to take over a passenger plane and crash it into the World Trade Centre?

See how offensive that is!

The "how dare you" feelings are EXACTLY how these uneducated comment have made some people in the UK and Ireland feel.

the_mack_attack33165d ago

When you look at it, racism, segregation, violence are the kind of things people up North had to go through during the troubles. The Ulster flag degraded is something many will take personally. Educate yourself before finding the tragedy some people had to go through as hilarious.

1nsomniac3165d ago (Edited 3165d ago )

I'd say about 1/3 of my family are Irish I know exactly what I'm talking about. If you find the smallest mission of stealing cars in a gang crime based computer game for the IRA upsets you more than the actual content of what the game is about, then that would say a lot more about you than anything else.

Maybe take your own advice & educate yourself about how vastly widespread and brutal racism & segregation was. More importantly how openly accepted it was. Then maybe you'll understand the irony of how hilarious this is.

Activemessiah3166d ago

Love it when games piss people off

Immorals3166d ago

You steal cars for someone connected to the IRA. I'm confused how that would affect a country within Great Britain..?

Sons of Anarchy basically revolved around it, and that was fine..

Red_Renegade3166d ago

it's not confusing. but it's definitely stupid.

jrshankill3165d ago

IRA bombed Great Britain multiple times.

Immorals3165d ago

I meant in a getting offended way

angelsx3166d ago

Mafia 3 is buggy mess with boring and repetitive missions

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Kreisen3166d ago

I find it hilarious in your previous comment you say BF1 will ruin your life yet here you are making fun of Mafia 3 for being repetitive.
Please do enlighten me on how much variety a game like BF has. Is it the shooting? Or is it the shooting? Maybe its the shooting? Oh wait, it must be the explosions that come after the shooting!

Ripsta7th3166d ago

Bf1 is a game that revolves around its MP
and the outcome can be different everytime and you can play with a different approach everytime
you can be on land air or sea
i dont see the similarities at all

angelsx3166d ago

The reviews say everything. No need to explain you.

Tetsujin3166d ago

This reminds me of the whole issue with "No Russian" back in the MW2 days. From what I'm told Mafia 3 has FAR WORSE situations for someone of color back in the late 60s, but it's ok because the main character doesn't reflect Ireland at all.

OMG a terrorist group in a game is mentioned and now we want the game pulled off the shelves until a fix is in place. I swear people these days live on double standards and need to stop trying to censor everything. If you don't like it, don't play it. But don't ruin someone elses experience because of something a few people deem inappropriate. I have my reasons for not playing Mafia 3, but some terrorist organization being mentioned isn't one of them.

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Mafia 3 Deserves A Little More Respect

More people should be making a trip to this bayou.

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cbuc11251064d ago

Agreed....game was fantastic. Especially as a person of color, I enjoyed the side missions.

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Kakashi Hatake1063d ago

I'm Black myself, which is different from Lincoln who is bi racial. (It's trendy to ignore that mixed people are half White for some reason) What would color have to do with enjoying a game like this? Imagine if people playing God of War were like "Gee, I'm enjoying playing as a White person right now". If we want others to relate to things other than skin color, we have to start setting an example as "People of Color" (That term is so stupid btw)

InklingGirl1063d ago

I wonder if this comment will get removed like mine? It shouldn't but I'm just curious.

LucasRuinedChildhood1063d ago (Edited 1063d ago )

"What would color have to do with enjoying a game like this?"

Skin colour matters a lot in the story and setting of Mafia 3. It even affects the gameplay.

The comparison to God Of War doesn't make sense.

I'm Irish (as in, a person born in Ireland), and I'd probably enjoy a game where you can fight in the Irish War of Independence ... a bit more than the average Brit. lol. Who cares? If a British person "Imagine if ...", I'd just laugh.

LucasRuinedChildhood1063d ago (Edited 1063d ago )

*said "Imagine if ..."

Also, it is cool when you play an Irish character in a game who doesn't put on a leprechaun accent like Tom Cruise did. "Shannon! Tell me you like my hat!" https://youtu.be/eKrEVWGTuR...

Terry_B1063d ago

nah..its mediocre and repetitive.

Demetrius1063d ago (Edited 1063d ago )

I played it once and it was very frustrating compared to mafia 2 I like to enjoy games not get raged all up 😂😂

XbladeTeddy1063d ago

It was repetitive and boring. Not a good game at all.

Yi-Long1063d ago

The game looked interesting, and from the trailers it seemed it had a great soundtrack, but the buggy release (AI) and disappointing reviews made me pass on it. No idea if they ever fixed its shortcomings post-launch.

XbladeTeddy1063d ago

They could only polish a turd so much. Wasn't good at release and isn't good now.

MadLad1063d ago

Weakest game in the series.

AuraAbjure1063d ago

People said that about Wolfenstein:Youngblood. I played youngblood and it is a masterpiece and so awesome and entertaining and badass, with ray tracing too. Is Mafia 3 a great game on its own merit? I understand compared to the other Mafias, you feel it's weak.

MadLad1060d ago

I respectfully disagree.

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GTA V, Mafia, and Red Dead Redemption 2 VR mods are dead – and Take 2 Interactive killed them

From VG247: "If you’ve been enjoying either Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA V, or Mafia: The Definitive Edition in VR thanks to some handy fan-made mods, we’ve got some bad news. Thanks to a DMCA claim by Take Two Interactive - the parent company of Rockstar Games and 2K - has led development on the most popular VR mods to grind to a halt.

This news comes via Luke Ross - the sole creator of a variety of VR mods for the aforementioned games - who released a lengthy post to his supporters. In it, he claims to have received a DMCA request from Take Two Interactive for his projects and that the company requested that he “remove all their copyrighted works from [his] Patreon page”. This was confirmed by Kotaku who reached out to Patreon directly."

Orbilator1066d ago

Get the mods on a torrent site and tell the world were they are.

Duke191066d ago

I mean, if he was modding a game that someone else built, and charging for it on patreon - this seems pretty cut and dry for a DMCA.

If he was not profiting from it in any way though, would be nice to let companies let this shit slide more often

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Top 10 Mafia 3 Characters

KeenGamer: "Mafia 3 has a huge cast of characters - good, bad, and both - but these 10 characters were the ones who stood out the most. With Mafia 3 set in the 1960's, these characters are influenced by the ever-changing times and the people surrounding them."

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