Calling the controversial first-person shooter intended to recreate the events of the Second Battle of Fallujah as a “simulator of Arab assassination,” a Muslim civil rights and civil rights group CAIR, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, requests that Microsoft, Sony, and Valve avoid hosting or distributing Six days in Fallujah.
No matter how highwire Games developer and publisher Victura are try to spin it, Six days in Fallujah it’s incredibly problematic. The next game is a first-person tactical shooter that recreates the real-world events of the second Battle of Fallujah in late 2004. Players are chosen as U.S. Marines in an operation that is said to be the bloodiest battle in Fallujah. the Iraq war. While the developers have said that their intention is to represent all parties to the conflict, how is a video game like this made without glorifying the US war machine? Or create an interactive experience based on modern real-world events in which enemies are primarily of a specific nationality or religion without vilifying them, spreading fear and hatred? These are some of the problems that led Six days in Fallujah be canceled in 2009. These concerns are as valid now as they were then.
CAIR issued a Press release yesterday, condemning the next game to glorify violence, ended the lives of more than 800 Iraqi citizens.
“We call on Microsoft, Sony and Valve to ban hosting their platforms Six days in Fallujah, an Arab assassination simulator that will only normalize violence against Muslims in America and around the world, “Huzaifa Shahbaz, CAIR’s research and defense coordinator, wrote in a statement included in the release.” Game Must Stop Dehumanizing Muslims Six days in Fallujah they only serve to glorify the violence that claimed the lives of hundreds of Iraqi civilians, justify the Iraq war, and reinforce anti-Muslim sentiment at a time when anti-Muslim fanaticism continues to threaten human lives. “
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A lot of people have been questioning the developer and publisher’s plans to revive the game, but if they’re determined to move on, maybe not selling it on PlayStation Store, Xbox Marketplace, or Steam is a step in the right direction.