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Konami's controversial military shooter, Six Days to Fallujah, has been canceled.
In case you've been living under a rock, Six Days to Fallujah is no ordinary military shooter, because it uses a real battle from the war in Iraq as a setting, Fallujah.
It may be no surprise that a game like this was canceled. Our military is still in Iraq right now, dealing with insurgents as we speak. Obviously, the first thought against this game is that it takes our military and the men and women serving it for granted and belittles their effort. What a disrespect this is to the people who died protecting us.
On the other hand, I don't want to forget the loss of a game that would've really been a provocative. The game was clearly made with tastefulness in mind. Iraqi war veterans (who weren't offended by it) even contributed to it.
Obviously, we'll go there eventually. I bet people didn't think we'd make a game about the Vietnam War or the Gulf Conflict, but we have in due time. So this particular incident won't be an exception (and no, I don't count Call of Duty 4. It tip toed around the settings, countries, and it was an dramatization involving nuclear weapons).
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