Games
Industry Responds to Terror Attacks on The Adrenaline Vault is an article
that outlines changes to one game based on sensitivity to the recent attacks of
the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, as well as another game that is not
going to change. They quote Simon & Schuster public relations agent Peter
Binazeski saying Tuesday’s events would not affect the development of Real
War, which features terrorist attacks on fictitious soil, and the game is still
on target for a September 27 release, with a new demo planned for release around
the time the game ships. Conversely, they got word from Fishtank Interactive
saying "the Beam Breakers team unanimously decided to remove all references
to the World Trade Center already used in the game. Our thoughts and sympathies
are with the yet unnumbered victims and their families." They go on to
report they have not gotten a response from Microsoft about the possibility of
making changes to Flight Simulator 2002, and word from
Shrapnel Games
that 5% of all product sales from their website will go to the American Red Cross
Emergency Relief Fund through Oct. 10, 2001. Meanwhile word on
www.world-war3.com
has word from JoWooD Productions that "Due to the recent tragedy in the
United States caused by a terrible act of violence," they have "decided
to shut down this homepage until further notice." Further word on that is
found on
ie Magazine
where they say that JoWooD has postponed the release of
World War III Black
Gold, "until further notice." The game was originally scheduled
for release on September 24. Further, they report the game's name has been
shortened to
WW3 Black Gold.