Swine Flu: the Video Game

Swine Flu: the Video Game

April 29, 2009

Given the recent outbreak of swine flu, could an online swine flu game - perhaps several - be far behind?

Of course not.

The first to emerge is Swinefighter, a game which challenges the player to inoculate as may pigs as possible under the pressure of a time limit. The game's - ahem - viral spread is being helped along by a direct link to Twitter.

Via: VentureBeat

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Groups of families with deceased members by flu complaining and asking for Swine Fighter pulling out from the interwebs in 3... 2... 1...

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

It's gonna be at least a year before they become aware of its existence.

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Well then... 4 years... 3 years... 2 years... 1 year...

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

All the victims so far have been Mexican. So, unless the game paints them as evil and terrorists, they're not gonna complain.

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Well i am a Doctor at the

Well i am a Doctor at the The Ellenville Regional Hospital in Upstate New York.

I think this is a horrible game, people are actually dieng from this influenza

Do you people think this is a joke??

innocent people have been innfected and a vaccine can take who knows how long to make

Cases are increasing by the hour in the United States!!!

you are assholes.

 

Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Go play Pandemic 2 instead... you can KILL everyone with swine flu, instead of just protecting them from it.

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Everyone but Madagascar.

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Unless you start in Madagascar, of course.

Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

I have successfully killed Madagascar without actually starting in Madagascar.

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

i played pendemic 2 the day before this stuff broke out. humm...


Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

Was it made by Pandemic Studios?

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Re: Swine Flu: the Video Game

That's interesting, but so far i haven't tried this game, it must be fantastic!------- jump higher and Mp3 rocket pro

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JDKJ: Which could be explained by both (a) and (b).
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:56am
Austin_Lewis: JDKJ: You forgot C) the fact that, for some reason, every time he did something that would suggest he shouldn't be in the military, let alone an officer, higher ups ignored it or let it slide.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:51am
JDKJ: Part of the problem is, I believe, that (a) the Army had a lot of time and money already invested in him and which they were unwilling to simply write-off and (b) an increasing need for the type of skills and services he provided.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:48am
JDKJ: And that even if he was begging not to get cut loose, he was apparently a real good candidate for being cut loose, anyway.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:11am
JDKJ: @chada: And while Kennedy once noted that there's usually more than enough blame for everyone to get a slice, the possibility that the Army was unwilling to cut loose someone who was asking to get cut loose could be a factor.
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JDKJ: I'm no psychologist, but I'm told that crazy people have a tendency to do crazy things.
Posted 11/07/09 at 10:03am
chadachada321: Whoops, was out of the convo for awhile. I do wonder what type of ammo he used etc, but the real issue is WHY he did it, not HOW
Posted 11/07/09 at 09:56am
JDKJ: But if it turns out that they actually did, they'll have Hell to pay.
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Posted 11/07/09 at 09:30am
Austin_Lewis: There are other firearms that fire the 5.7. However, I too would like to know where he got the ammo and what kind was used. Maybe Hasan, planning not to live through this, went out and bought one the boxes of SS190 that are floating around in
Posted 11/07/09 at 08:44am
JDKJ: And it isn't yet clear what type of ammunition Hasan used. It's strange that he purchased a gun but didn't purchase ammunition for it at the same place and time. Especially because the calibre required is peculiar to the actual gun.
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