Christian Gaming Company Goes "Deep and Wide"

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Christian Gaming Company Goes "Deep and Wide"



Left Behind Games reported that it has received more orders than expected for its Christian themed PC game titles.

In a surprisingly worded press release, Left Behind Games proclaimed that it "Goes Deep and Wide into Christian Retailers." The company produces a library of family-friendly and religious-themed games such as Charlie Church Mouse and Praise Champion. The total orders for its games just received an additional 37,174 from 503 locations. The biggest seller is the Left Behind series of games which is based on the novels and movies of the same name. The Left Behind movies star Growing Pain Kirk Cameron and Louis Gossett Jr. The third game in the series, Left Behind 3: Rise of the Antichrist, retails for $29.95 and received 24.8 average orders from Christian retail stores. These orders raise Left Behind Games' fiscal predictions for this tax year by a substantial amount.

"The depth of these new orders increases our projected fiscal year revenue by $401,095," said CEO, Troy Lyndon.

With the tagline, "Do you want Good, Clean, Fun in your house?" Left Behind Games aims to entertain kids and adults without betraying their Christian values. The company is a self-described "leading pioneer in the new genre of Christian video games."

After a test program selling a few of the titles in select Wal-Mart stores in Texas, Left Behind Games will see its games distributed throughout the U.S. "We are delighted to offer healthy alternatives into the PC game marketplace and pleased to see these games get the exposure they deserve by becoming available in Walmart nationally," Lyndon said.

The company is also looking to distribute its games internationally in countries like Australia, South Africa, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

God save us all.

via Gamepolitics [http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/10/06/left-behind-games-packing-christian-stores-games]

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hem dazon 90

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Funny thing being if there was any Islam themed games thered be an uproar


gotta love double standards ;)
 
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Meh fine they can make and sell whatever they want.

As long as they don't start condemning everyone else to hell for not buying their games...
 

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Daystar Clarion said:
hem dazon 90 said:
Funny thing being if there was any Islam themed games thered be an uproar


gotta love double standards ;)
I was gonna put the exact same thing. Damn you ninja!
I really gotta cut back on using my ninja training :(
 

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GamesB2 said:
Meh fine they can make and sell whatever they want.

As long as they don't start condemning everyone else to hell for not buying their games...
What about Ticket For Redemption with each Collectors Editions?

But seriously, good for them i suppose, im just curious why they go for retail in such limited region instead distributing the product online. Would make much more sense.
 

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Doesn't anyone see the irony in a game developer called 'left behind games'? anyone?
 

Dyp100

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...I'm so confused.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry right now, really.
 
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Greg Tito said:
Left Behind Games reported that it has received more orders than expected for its Christian themed PC game titles.
So, 3 then?

We've had it all before though. Sure you'll get people involved who will enjoy RTS/Adventure where combat isn't a main field; but you'll get exactly the same numbers with Mohammed, Buddha or Ganesh.

In fact I seem to remember a surging popularity in games based on Buddhist doctrine. [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/103866-Enslaved-Inspired-by-Journey-to-the-West-and-Moonlighting]
 
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I think it's quite good that people see video-games as a more open medium for information and expression. It's a good sign of the industry making another (although small) step towards maturity.

GamesB2 said:
Meh fine they can make and sell whatever they want.

As long as they don't start condemning everyone else to hell for not buying their games...
Essentially how I feel.
 

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Deep and Wide is a Christian children's song. That's the reference. By all means, be juvenile about it, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVjRsPrR7MQ
 

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Greg Tito said:
Christian Gaming Company Goes "Deep and Wide"
That's what she said.

OT: I gotta say, I'm rather curious what those games are like.
 

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Keava said:
GamesB2 said:
Meh fine they can make and sell whatever they want.

As long as they don't start condemning everyone else to hell for not buying their games...
What about Ticket For Redemption with each Collectors Editions?

But seriously, good for them i suppose, im just curious why they go for retail in such limited region instead distributing the product online. Would make much more sense.
Sell their christian values through a medium where millions of whores defile themselves for money and attention? Heresy, I say.

Its really because their target demographics possess a very high level of technological illiteracy.
 

AgDr_ODST

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ooh lord I get the feeling his could get ugly *raises shield and gets ready to call for reinforcements*
 

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GamesB2 said:
Meh fine they can make and sell whatever they want.

As long as they don't start condemning everyone else to hell for not buying their games...
precisely, also why not try to make your games good?
 

Daemascus

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I cant see Christian themed gameing any better than most Christian themed cartoons...
 

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Daemascus said:
I cant see Christian themed gameing any better than most Christian themed cartoons...
True. They're probably all going to be cheesy, tacky, overbearing, and low quality.

With the small chance that they improve, it's likely just going to be improved graphics quality and gameplay quality. It will, no doubt, still be cheesy, tacky, and overbearing.