(Editor’s note: Matt Reed is a Middle-East specialist for a consulting-firm in Washington D.C. With Sept. 11 having impacted his decision to a career in the US capital, Reed shares what he’s observed over the last decade as a gamer.)
Within one week of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, anyone could assume the role of a US Navy SEAL and kill the world’s most wanted terrorist. Kuma Games, a freeware developer with an eye for historical shooters, released the title on May 7, only six days after the Abottabad takedown.
The game made headlines but should have surprised no one. Since 2001, both Western developers and jihadi upstarts have used games to advance their causes. Meanwhile, commercial developers have borrowed from the conflict’s iconography and focused on themes related to it, resulting in a parallel universe that’s allergic to reality but still fun to play.
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Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.
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Toyohashi, Japan is set to host a large-scale Monster Hunter event to celebrate the franchise's 20th anniversary, complete with themed hotel accommodations.
