Six Days in Fallujah Completed
Six Days in Fallujah Completed
March 3, 2010
Atomic Games President Peter Tamte indicated late last year that his company was “committed” to finishing the controversial Six Days in Fallujah videogame and it appears he has remained true to his word.
A story on IGN, citing a “source close to the game’s development,” reports that the game has been completed, though a release date for the game, or publisher, was not disclosed.
Konami had initially backed the project and was going to serve as its publisher before a series of negative public reactions to the game became public. The families of military personnel wounded or killed in the Iraqi war, and even some soldiers themselves, believed that it was too soon for such a game to be released, as the war was still ongoing (and indeed still is today) at the time of the announcement.
Other groups expressed dismay over the project due to heavy civilian losses reported in the real fight over Fallujah. Additional reports that insurgents may have helped contribute to the game’s development did nothing to lessen the controversy surrounding the title.
Konami eventually bailed on Atomic Games and Six days in Fallujah in April of last year, citing negative reactions to the game.
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Posted 09/09/10 at 02:19am
Andrew Eisen: Were they ever officially referred to as the Taliban?
Andrew Eisen: Were they ever officially referred to as the Taliban?
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:21pm
Cheater87: EA might of backed down and censored MOH Taliban no longer called Taliban but "insurgents".
Cheater87: EA might of backed down and censored MOH Taliban no longer called Taliban but "insurgents".
Posted 09/08/10 at 04:38pm
PHX Corp: even though it's old There is a connection between US v stevens and EMA v California
PHX Corp: even though it's old There is a connection between US v stevens and EMA v California
Posted 09/08/10 at 03:51pm
Michael Chandra: Same thing as last week or not?
Michael Chandra: Same thing as last week or not?
Posted 09/08/10 at 03:50pm
Michael Chandra: European Parliament has apparently adopted a Written Declaration that objects against the lack of transparancy.
Michael Chandra: European Parliament has apparently adopted a Written Declaration that objects against the lack of transparancy.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:19pm
Andrew Eisen: Not much worldwide: Gay, Russia. Gaywood, UK. And again, a stretch, Agay, France.
Andrew Eisen: Not much worldwide: Gay, Russia. Gaywood, UK. And again, a stretch, Agay, France.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:17pm
Andrew Eisen: Also: Gays Creek, Kentucky. Gay, West Virginia. Gaysville, Vermont. And Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
Andrew Eisen: Also: Gays Creek, Kentucky. Gay, West Virginia. Gaysville, Vermont. And Gaylordsville, Connecticut.
Posted 09/08/10 at 12:01pm
Andrew Eisen: In the US: Gay, Georgia. Gays, Illinois. Gayville, South Dakota. Mount Gay-Shamrock, Virginia. Gays Mills, Wisconsin. A bit of a stretch but there are also three cities named Gaylord.
Andrew Eisen: In the US: Gay, Georgia. Gays, Illinois. Gayville, South Dakota. Mount Gay-Shamrock, Virginia. Gays Mills, Wisconsin. A bit of a stretch but there are also three cities named Gaylord.
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:52am
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Still, the funny part is when the mayor of the city intervined. How many cities in the world have the word gay?
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Still, the funny part is when the mayor of the city intervined. How many cities in the world have the word gay?
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:44am
Andrew Eisen: But, according to the article, the suspension was eventually revoked.
Andrew Eisen: But, according to the article, the suspension was eventually revoked.
Posted 09/08/10 at 11:35am
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: XboxLive still at it: bans a guy for living in Fort Gay, W. Virginia.
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: XboxLive still at it: bans a guy for living in Fort Gay, W. Virginia.
Posted 09/08/10 at 08:56am
ZippyDSMlee: Ya our colly of 12 years died a few months back and they got a puppy.....oh well the lil rat dog is cute. LOL
ZippyDSMlee: Ya our colly of 12 years died a few months back and they got a puppy.....oh well the lil rat dog is cute. LOL
Posted 09/08/10 at 08:20am
pete_gallagher: @PHX Corp, sorry to hear that, condolences :(
pete_gallagher: @PHX Corp, sorry to hear that, condolences :(
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PHX Corp: My Dog, sparky Just Passed away as of 12mid, of old age.
PHX Corp: My Dog, sparky Just Passed away as of 12mid, of old age.
Posted 09/07/10 at 07:45pm
PHX Corp: @cheater I took it to the back so everyone can point and laugh at his team rocket style quest(Which fails Often)
PHX Corp: @cheater I took it to the back so everyone can point and laugh at his team rocket style quest(Which fails Often)
Posted 09/07/10 at 01:48pm
E. Zachary Knight: Indie developers are being strong armed by the S. Korean rating system to get their games rated.
E. Zachary Knight: Indie developers are being strong armed by the S. Korean rating system to get their games rated.
Posted 09/07/10 at 12:05pm
Andrew Eisen: I disagree that it's sexist. I think she's reading a bit too much into it. That said, while the story in and of itself is fine, even good, the writing is atrocious.
Andrew Eisen: I disagree that it's sexist. I think she's reading a bit too much into it. That said, while the story in and of itself is fine, even good, the writing is atrocious.
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Awesome! Now all we need is a publisher with the balls to sell the game...... *looks at Rockstar* please?
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Or they go the Steam route. I'm sure VALVe would be willing to carry the title for sale. If that fails, do like Radiohead and let people pay for it directly.
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Aaaaaaaaaand now that we've all gone through the "No Russian" fiasco, I guess that means we're ready for "Six Days," right?
Hey, I'm game. ^^
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I fully anticipate this being nothing more than "Gears of the War in Iraq".
Although given Atomics history with the Close Combat series, they might pull a surprise.
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I LIKE the fence. I get 2 groups to laugh at then.
Another negative reaction here (in German) : http://www.vgmg.ch/artikel_presse/Fallujah_rudolf_haensel_Juni_09.pdf
In short, "That should not exist in a civilized society!" (literal translation of the title)
The only question I got is if this game is gonna be good? Until now, we just got the whole polemic and classical whinning from the anti-games and anti-war crowds they can produce for a damn game. That´s good, because it draws attention.
But if the game is just bland and dull, then it doesn´t even matter if is in honor of the fallen soldiers on that battle.
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I think I am less intersted in the game, and more about the post mortum (assuming it is published). I want to know what impact the consulting with actual insurgents had on the story or gameplay.
So rarely in a conflict is a voice given to 'the other side'. It is too tempting for most people to write it off as 'they are inhuman monsters, we have nothing in common with them, there is no side only evil'... which tends to boost public moral during the war, but leads to decades of problem afterwards.
By the way, I forgot to write that is a good thing they didn´t abandoned the project. Just let´s hope they can find a distributor (Rockstar sounds like a good idea, but the obvious one. They have been a little low profile lately).
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E. Zachary Knight
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Huh, I was wondering about this. Found this on a website I often check to see if theres anything I feel like going out to buy.
http://games.gamepressure.com/game_info.asp?ID=13179
Probably just wrong information though, this website isn't always right on. For instance, it makes no mention of FF13 for the PS3, just because they already mentioned its Japanese release last year. Yet they mention its 360 version, despite it obviously being multi platform.
Good for them!
I always hated how there is a time limit on someone's death. Like "we can't talk about this because it happened too recently..." Five minutes later... "okay, we're clear. Those people's lives are now less meaningful to the general public, so we can go ahead and make a bazillion games, movies, and TV shows about it."