Read this:
In December, DefCon launched a massive public awareness campaign, aimed at exposing the intolerant and violent religious right video game, Left Behind: Eternal Forces.
With your help, along with the 30,000 Americans who joined our campaign urging Wal-Mart to reconsider selling the game, we brought major national attention to the real agenda of the religious right.
From ABC World News Tonight, to CNN’s American Morning, to DefCon co-director Clark Stevens’ debate with religious right leader Jay Sekulow on CNBC, DefCon was able to expose both the dangerous message of this game and the religious right’s nefarious strategy to use this product to push its ideology on America’s children.
We are pleased to report that our campaign broke through. Media reports have revealed that the game’s poor performance has led the manufacturer, Left Behind Games Inc, to attempt to peddle the game at mom & pop stores in their local southern California region. More significantly, the stock price of Left Behind Games Inc has plummeted over 80 percent since the game’s November launch.
Thank you to everyone who helped spread the word about the violent, extremist message of this game. This is quite an accomplishment, and again reveals the ever mounting opposition to the religious right’s dangerous agenda.
2007-02-01 10:09:10 · 7 answers · asked by Gorgeoustxwoman2013 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Campaign to Defend the Constitution"
2007-02-01
10:12:23 ·
update #1
I just received this e-mail from Defcon 1 hour ago. This info is the latest.
2007-02-01 10:45:31 · update #2
Hmmmmmm... I think you better update yourself on this game...
I did some googling and well gee sales are increasing and they are releasing 2 expansion packs for the game..
I also read a few articles of endorsement for the game from several religious heads.
Also seems the company's stock actually dropped well before the games release. Something to do with a merger with another company stockholders werent real keen on... But hey wall street new..
So seems your campaign might have only delayed sales really.. Game is getting great reviews and actually glad I found this Non question cuz i think i might buy the game... And i'm an athiest
If you need me to i can edit links here to my information. All is 2007 articles so nothing old
Seems the information your referring to predominently covers Southern Cal and not the US as a whole in terms of sales not to mention overseas.
While the game isnt a blockbuster total sales have surpassed the $27 million investment. So if its making money and Walmart still has it on their shelves and can be ordered online how can you and DefCon possibly claim a "Victory"???
What goal did DefCon actually achieve other than to bring FREE exposure and media to the Game?
2007-02-01 10:27:22 · answer #1 · answered by Fixitguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I love about this game is that the characters run around singing 'praise the lord' while they kill un peacekeepers who are apparently evil. This is somehow acceptable
Why don't they make a sequal, this time the characters shout the same thing, just in arabic "Allahu Akbar", maybe the last level could be to fly your plane into some buildings. Would that be acceptable, I think not. Why the double standard?
2007-02-01 10:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by Om 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, it caused quite a stir. I miss my good old fashion carjacking games.
2007-02-01 10:12:15 · answer #3 · answered by WWTSD? 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The game is horrible and another fine example of hypocrisy.
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2007-02-01 10:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by vinslave 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
what about the other video games out there with murder, rape, nudity.etc... what have you done to get these banned?
2007-02-01 11:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by jomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Theyre sick and twisted, just like the christian religion/relationship/way of death.
2007-02-01 10:12:47 · answer #6 · answered by xians_are_evil777 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Oh lOrdy...
2007-02-01 10:12:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋