Yesterday GamePolitics reported on a planned protest march outside Ubisoft's San Francisco office.
Peace group Direct Action to Stop the War hoped to persuade Ubisoft to drop its support of the America's Army franchise, which the organization claims violates U.N. protocols against recruiting children into the military.
Two representatives of the group apparently scored some face time with Ubi's U.S. CEO Laurent Detoc. MTV Multiplayer has a response statement from Ubisoft:
Ubisoft is a leading publisher that strives to create the best entertainment experiences possible. Ubisoft worked with the U.S. Army to create America’s Army games for the Xbox and Xbox 360 in order to deliver a compelling experience for our customers. As we discussed with the Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) organization, our games are created to meet a diverse range of interests and not to express or endorse any political view. We respect DASW's First Amendment rights, and would hope they also respect and recognize ours.
Wired Game|Life's Chris Kohler has a lengthy (if slightly snarky) running commentary on the protest.
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Re: Shades of the 1960's: Antiwar Protest at Ubisoft
Of course not, to them all soldiers are are baby killing, near-retard level, sociopathic, jingoistic, homicidal rapists who joined up because they are to stupid to do anything else.
Mind you, I've been colored as being such by a sibling because I enlisted to the Air Force, which I find funny because both parents served, along with family on both sides, yet this sister is the tree hugging hippie. Odd, ain't it?
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Re: Shades of the 1960's: Antiwar Protest at Ubisoft
Every single time I read something like this, it automatically makes me think of retarded internet trolls who think everything they say is the truth. Sadly these people actually do the same thing in real life.
Re: Shades of the 1960's: Antiwar Protest at Ubisoft
*COUGH* Jack Thompson *COUGH*
Re: Shades of the 1960's: Antiwar Protest at Ubisoft
Yawn. Hippies need to get a job. They also don't realize the UN rule in question is all about forcing children into the military.
I remember all the wealthy hippy kids I went to college with- those "students" with their paid-in-full tuition spent all day protesting at the fur stores, while real people went to work to pay bills.
Re: Shades of the 1960's: Antiwar Protest at Ubisoft
Yeah, I remember people protesting when I was in college too. Of course, I remember being spit on by protesters, so I guess i'm biased to think they're a bunch of snobby rich-kids who don't need to work or worry about the rest of the world because they have enough money to buy their own little military of bodyguards.
As for these people, they need to either fuck off or protest every war game there is, and since they won't be doing that, they should probably just go fuck off. It's just as bad as PETA, throwing paint on people who own fur, demanding that you don't eat meat, and then eating soy products that are harvested using machines that crush millions of mice, snakes, and other animals with each harvesting. They want you to listen to what they say and make their statement, but not to the point where it inconveniences their lives.