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Heading north on Interstate 5 toward Newberg, Ore. last week, I wasn't sure what exactly I'd encounter at Christian Game Developers Conference 2011. Would it have a show floor? Would they be showcasing new games? Would there be a Kinect-enabled Bible study game with 1:1 praying-hands control? Is a third sequel to the Left Behind series this community's Half-Life 2: Episode 3, and would we finally see a trailer for it? More »
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Left Behind Games, publisher of the notorious Rapture romp Left Behind 3: Liberals Get Shot Rise of the Antichrist, has opened a free video game program under the auspices of providing a product sample to investors - even potential investors. "Potential investors," means pretty much anyone, so now's your chance! More »
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Left Behind Games, maker of Christian-themed video games of ... well, dubious quality, reports that it sold $210,000 worth of product over the past six months. More »
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I've no idea why, but it seems no accident that the week before Easter I went back to start over the original Assassin's Creed, the only game I've ever played that is set in the Holy Land. More »
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In an announcement regarding the state of its business in the past year, the makers of the Left Behind video games say the time is right to bring their brand of Christian games to home consoles. More »
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Christian-themed PC games like Left Behind and the Charlie Church Mouse series are now available in - where else - Walmarts in - where else - Texas thanks to an agreement between the retailer and publisher Inspired Media Entertainment. More »
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Evangelical group Operation Straight Up (OSU) had planned to ship copies of the PC real-time strategy game based on the Left Behind series of books, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, to U.S. troops stationed in Iraq. It appears those plans may have been changed, however, as the organization may have pulled the controversial game from its so-called Freedom Packages. More »
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations joins the Christian Alliance for Progress, the Campaign to Defend the Constitution, and Talk2Action in asking uber-retailer Wal-Mart to pull the controversial, not that great, no longer endorsed by Kotaku in any way shape or form religious strategy game, Left Behind: Eternal Forces. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=223739&view=rss&microfeed=true Here's a CNN story recorded this morning by resourceful Kotakuite Part Time Gamer, which covers the controversy surrounding the Left Behind video game, which involves killing in the name of god but for some reason completely skipped out on licensing any Rage Against the Machine music. More »
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The BBC has an interesting story up on the furor surrounding the release of Christian video game Left Behind: Eternal Forces. An alliance of liberal groups is trying to get Wal-Mart, among other retailers, to stop selling the game. More »
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The game we are ashamed to actually like, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, is getting fire and brimstone from Christian groups who say the title promotes violence and intolerance. More »
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Confession: When we checked out Left Behind: Eternal Forces at E3, we liked it. And we really wanted to hate it. The Christian RTS for the PC has been criticized for violence and creeps out folks with its religious bent. Game site Firing Squad interviews the game's associate producer Greg Bauman, who says the title's point is to "wipe out the other guy" like any other RTS. Those comments are peppered with Bauman stating, "Eternal Forces is a great alternative to the gratuitous content that is so commonplace in the market these days." A contradiction? Bauman asserts, "We think that given the choice, any gamer would pick the game that was more fun to play, not necessarily the one that contains excessive violence." Amen. The game drops from Heaven late October or early November. Brian Ashcraft More »
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Left Behind: Eternal Forces needs some divine economic intervention. The Weekend Edition of MarketWatch dubbed the company behind the PC Christian game as the "Stupid Investment of the Week." Left Behind Games was formed to capitalize the best-selling series of books by the same name, Left Behind. The company has yet to turn any revenue since it was started in 2002, and what's more, MarketWatch says that it will be months before investors know whether the game is a success or not. Until then, pray, we guess. Brian Ashcraft More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=199634&view=rss&microfeed=true Leave it to The Daily Show to prove that Christian game Left Behind: Eternal Forces is sinfully funny. In the show's "This Week in God" segment, Rod Corddry dissects the game, adding remarks like: More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=191419&view=rss&microfeed=true After a weekend of heavy drinking, you might be asking yourself "Hey, what happened last week at Kotaku?" This stuff did! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=189420&view=rss&microfeed=true I'm psyched. The International Christian Retail Show is coming to town, and I'm going. More »
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A group tracking religious rights activities says the Christian game Left Behind is wall-to-wall spyware. Game play and ad viewing will be tracked once the title is installed on PCs. The software can't be deleted or removed. Moreover, it apparently locates where in the world your computer is and reports how many times a day you use it. Don't think "spyware," think "computer angels." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=182789&view=rss&microfeed=true We decided Left Behind was actually good, but can the producers justify it? Our money's on no, but watch to find out! More »
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Every jaded journalist and cynical blogger I talked to about the Left Behind demo was super jealous that I received the coveted appointment to view Left Behind: Tribulation Force. Left Behind's Christian RTS pits you (the good Christians) against the bad (rock stars, cult leaders, demonic hellspawn, etc.). I suppose that every other materialistic, spiritually devoid staffer wanted to go in and have a quick giggle at their quaint little God game. I know I did. More »
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The Christian best selling Armageddon page-turner Left Behind is getting converted to the PC. Christened Left Behind: Eternal Forces, the game will be unveiled at E3. The story involves a battle between the Tribulation Forces and the demonic Global Community Peacekeepers lead by the Antichrist. According to the game's fact sheet, players engage in "physical and spiritual warfare: using the power of prayer to strengthen your troops in combat and wield modern military weaponry throughout the game world." More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=166643&view=rss&microfeed=true Newsweek reminds us that Left Behind: Eternal Forces, the Christian PC game that puts the hell in hellfire and damnation, is hitting later this year. The article describes the game as top shelf and GTA-violent, I kid you not. More »
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The pre-order campaign for the apocalyptic adventure based on the popular books is underway. What will Left Behind preorder-ers net? A unique bracelet. Like one of those really unique "WWJD" ones? No more jokes from me, I don't want to get struck down at my desk this afternoon. More »
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