A group of protesters including an Iraq war vet showed up at Ubisoft's San Francisco headquarters to protest the America's Army games.
Where does the line between an authentic video game experience and a military recruiting tool begin? That's the question raised today by a group of protesters outside Ubisoft's San Francisco HQ.
The Direct Action to Stop The War group says the America's Army games, tactical shooters made with help from actual Army experts, are giving teenage boys an unrealistic view of war. In a free online version of the game, players can visit an online recruitment office. Protesters say it's too much.
Ryan Lockwood, a 24-year-old Iraq war vet told MTV's Multiplayer that the difference between America's Army and a game like Call of Duty is that the latter isn't financed with taxpayer dollars.
Two protesters even got a 30-minute sitdown with Ubisoft America President Laurent Detoc. Ubisoft has released an official statement basically saying they have as much of a right to release these games as people do to protest them. The company said it respects the protesters' First Amendment rights and hopes the protesters will respect Ubisoft's.
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