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Thursday, May 25, 2006

It's all in the game

“North America's getting soft, patron,
and the rest of the world is getting tough. Very, very tough. We're
entering savage new times, and we're going to have to be pure and
direct and strong, if we're going to survive them.” - Videodrome

Perhaps you've seen this:

Venezuela lawmakers blast video game

CARACAS,
Venezuela (AP) — A U.S. company's video game simulating an invasion of
Venezuela is supposed to hit the shelves next year, but it's already
raising the ire of lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez.

“Pandemic has no ties to the US government,” says Greg Richardson, the
firm's vice president of commercial operations. That's the sound of
hairs splitting. Pandemic Studios is a Pentagon subcontractor through
the aegis of the “Institute for Creative Technologies,” launched by the
US Army in 1998 with $45 million as a go-between with the entertainment
and gaming industries.

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