Another reason I don’t have an Xbox.  But here’s what Newsweek’s Tumblr posted about it:

markcoatney:

“I believe “Blackwater” will have a unique appeal to gamers, particularly on the Kinect platform. The physical, visual and virtual feel of participating in a mission brings a level of excitement and realism to the game that is hard to match. And frankly, it’s fun. I think gamers will really enjoy playing the game.” — Erik Prince, founder of the controversial military contractor Blackwater, speaking to CNN of his new first-person shooter, Blackwater, developed for Microsoft’s Kinect for Xbox 360. Yup, that is happening. (via newsweek)

I personally can’t WAIT to play the level where you slaughter civilians in Baghdad.

The final sequence will be particularly cinematic…(per Wiki):

On September 27, the New York Times reported that during the chaotic incident at Nisour Square, one member of the Blackwater security team continued to fire on civilians, despite urgent cease-fire calls from colleagues…The incident was resolved only after another Blackwater contractor pointed his weapon at the man still firing and ordered him to stop.”

I wonder if any of this was covered in the mainstream news. I heard about it lots on Democracy Now, but I’ve given up on the MSM for them blowing off stories like this in the past (among other reasons).

Regardless, it is seriously messed up when a company like Microsoft won’t suffer any recourse from its customers (like a boycott or a sell-off of Xboxes) when something like this happens.  I mean, the video game is based on murderous mercenaries who really did kill a bunch of civilians (and got away with it) while being paid with American tax dollars.  Too bad the United States Government doesn’t have to worry about a boycott any more than Microsoft does.