The latest video game that will be conditioning Americans toward Fascism is called Rainbow 6: Patriots.
In the game, the military openly operates on the streets of New York (yay martial law), and are chasing after a militia group that calls themselves the "True Patriots." The creative director of the game suggested that the terrorists are returning veterans who feel disenfranchised and neglected, and are fighting for civil liberties and the constitution.
Players will have to make "tough ethical decisions" as they play soldiers who hunt down their fellow citizens.
Homegrown Terrorists Fight To Take Back America In Rainbow 6: Patriots
From Game Informer Magazine, December 2011 edition.
In the game, the military openly operates on the streets of New York (yay martial law), and are chasing after a militia group that calls themselves the "True Patriots." The creative director of the game suggested that the terrorists are returning veterans who feel disenfranchised and neglected, and are fighting for civil liberties and the constitution.
Players will have to make "tough ethical decisions" as they play soldiers who hunt down their fellow citizens.
Homegrown Terrorists Fight To Take Back America In Rainbow 6: Patriots
Rainbow Six Set to Invade New York With Home-Grown TerrorismIn the latest entry in the venerable series, Team Rainbow faces off against the True Patriots, a well-organized and well-funded revolutionary group aiming to overthrow a U.S. government they feel has been rendered useless by corruption. Players will have to make “tough ethical decisions” as the story progresses, signaling a brand new direction for the franchise. Perhaps that’s why they’ve stopped using Rainbow Six in favour of the sleeker, sexier Rainbow 6.
More info on the game:In this still-to-be-titled Rainbow Six, players will be tasked with stopping a homegrown terrorist group operating in America. The group, fed up with the greed of Wall Street and the government that acts to protect them, decides to target New York City.
From Game Informer Magazine, December 2011 edition.
"Ubisoft (developer) Explores the Volatile Political Climate with a Ground Breaking and Controversial Look at Homegrown Terror"
Creative Director David Sears: "We knew we had to have a story this time that's very plausible,very relevant, and that touches on the current fears of US Citizens."
Sears- "Our enemies (in the game) are inspired by these paramilitary groups, political radicals who we see all over YouTube, and former military men and women who have valiantly served their country but then return home and feel disenfranchised and forgotten," he says. "They don't return as heroes, and they feel like they have been neglected. These are the groups of people who would join our terrorist group."
"If properly coordinated, the emerging rage-fueled para-military groups angered over the direction of the country could cause irreparable damage to our political and financial foundations."
When describing the leader of this movement -- known as the True Patriots -- he is described as wanting to become a martyr, and that through his actions be recognized in history "...as a founding father of a new country in which people have embraced the civil liberties that are granted in the Constitution."
Sears- "Our enemies (in the game) are inspired by these paramilitary groups, political radicals who we see all over YouTube, and former military men and women who have valiantly served their country but then return home and feel disenfranchised and forgotten," he says. "They don't return as heroes, and they feel like they have been neglected. These are the groups of people who would join our terrorist group."
"If properly coordinated, the emerging rage-fueled para-military groups angered over the direction of the country could cause irreparable damage to our political and financial foundations."
When describing the leader of this movement -- known as the True Patriots -- he is described as wanting to become a martyr, and that through his actions be recognized in history "...as a founding father of a new country in which people have embraced the civil liberties that are granted in the Constitution."