Kotaku
Islamic developers are working hard, producing titles that will hopefully appeal to the youngsters. Over in Syria, developers are working on Al-Quraysh, a strategy game that depicts the first 100 years of Islamic history from the eyes of Bedouins, Arabs, Persians and Romans.
"Al-Quraysh is going to help people in the West better understand the people who are living in the East," says Radwan Kasimya. Besides Al-Quraysh, his company Afkar Media has previously released games like Under Siege with Palestinian themes. Critics say the games perpetuate stereotypes by replacing extremist Muslims with extremist Jews.
But, what do the gamers think?
"We do want to put Arabs in games and show that we have a civilization, we respect other people, and that we are not aggressors," says 26 year-old Mohamad Hamzeh. "But it's hard to really get into a game like Under Siege. When you are in 2005 and you find a game that was released in 1995 that was much more advanced, it is not good. You must feel the challenge in the game. They are paying so much attention to the political and religious part, they are not concentrating on the technical parts of the game."
Gamers don't want political or religious games, but simply good games. And that is universal.
More Here [CS Monitor] Thanks, Dr. Menlo!
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