Rumor: Iran Responding to Battlefield 3 with Anti-Israel Game

[Diplian]

Ehh i'd like to see if they'd actually made the game.
I might even try it, if it were published outside of Iran.

 

[ThatDarnCoyote]

And they'll have nuclear weapons soon.

Sleep tight.

 

[DTWolfwood]

Just want to say i'd play that game. Heres hoping they make it in graphics that isn't circa 1990 XD

 

[stewox]

"The United States is governed by the Zionist Regime so Attack on Tel Aviv would make Americans angrier than a game about an attack on Washington."

This is not a joke ... many offices/federal agencies are jews and israelis. The congress is ceremonial.

 

[Thyunda]

HAHAHA! Like anyone in America is going to care about a game set in Tel Aviv! How stupid! And how the hell do they think that anyone in the west cares that they are upset about the setting of Battlefield! No-one cares if you are upset! The game is making loads and loads of money. That draws a lot more attention that your feelings Iran!

Actually, I see what he's doing here. It's not Iranian civilians who are upset about searching Tehran in a videogame, it's the politicians, and the international perception of Middle Eastern countries.
You ask anybody from the United States, the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland - and any English-speaking Western Europeans you care to spot, or Canadians, about their idea of the Middle East, and I guarantee the main three themes will be sand, Muslims and terrorism. Sometimes the second and third points will be combined.

Now, as a country surrounded by potential enemies, do you REALLY want that kind of attention directed at you? This isn't a kneejerk reaction to seeing people look for nukes in Tehran, this is a simple "Stop using us as acceptable targets." It's not the specifics, it's the mentality. Looking for nukes in, say, Trondheim, Norway, would quite irritate people, as they'd say "How unrealistic this is". But because it's in the Middle East, people are nodding their heads and saying "Those crazy Muslims."

Now it's true. The American populace, for the most part, won't even know how to pronounce 'Tel Aviv', but to Israeli politicians, they're going to demand some kind of retribution. This WILL come back on America, because if they're to keep good relations with Israel, they're going to have to condemn Iran until Israel is satisfied. And Israel is rarely satisfied.
I'm not saying a war will be fought over it - but I am saying that wars have been fought over less.

 

[Scrustle]

HAHAHA! Like anyone in America is going to care about a game set in Tel Aviv! How stupid! And how the hell do they think that anyone in the west cares that they are upset about the setting of Battlefield! No-one cares if you are upset! The game is making loads and loads of money. That draws a lot more attention that your feelings Iran!

Actually, I see what he's doing here. It's not Iranian civilians who are upset about searching Tehran in a videogame, it's the politicians, and the international perception of Middle Eastern countries.
You ask anybody from the United States, the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland - and any English-speaking Western Europeans you care to spot, or Canadians, about their idea of the Middle East, and I guarantee the main three themes will be sand, Muslims and terrorism. Sometimes the second and third points will be combined.

Now, as a country surrounded by potential enemies, do you REALLY want that kind of attention directed at you? This isn't a kneejerk reaction to seeing people look for nukes in Tehran, this is a simple "Stop using us as acceptable targets." It's not the specifics, it's the mentality. Looking for nukes in, say, Trondheim, Norway, would quite irritate people, as they'd say "How unrealistic this is". But because it's in the Middle East, people are nodding their heads and saying "Those crazy Muslims."

Now it's true. The American populace, for the most part, won't even know how to pronounce 'Tel Aviv', but to Israeli politicians, they're going to demand some kind of retribution. This WILL come back on America, because if they're to keep good relations with Israel, they're going to have to condemn Iran until Israel is satisfied. And Israel is rarely satisfied.
I'm not saying a war will be fought over it - but I am saying that wars have been fought over less.

True. It would be great if we could stop using the Middle East as an easy target to scapegoat in the media, but this is a really pathetic an pointless reaction. It'll make no difference at all to how the West views Iran.

 

[Thyunda]

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Iran are smarter than we give them credit for. I think this is a test. If America does not react, but Israel does, we get 'calm down, it's just a game'. If America reacts, we get 'The west is hypocritical', and if neither react, then things will carry on as normal.

But we both know that somewhere in the States, there's a politician gearing up to rant about the political overtones of Attack on Tel Aviv.

 

[bificommander]

The scary part: If the Iranians just rip off the Battlefield 3 code, don't bundle their Attack On Tel Aviv with origin, and put some effort into the single player story, they could end up with the superior game.

 

[Robert Ewing]

hehe, oh Iran. They so mad. It's like a child trying to get the last laugh.

 

[Evil Alpaca]

Oh calm down.

New York gets blown to shit countless times in games, you don't see them complaining about it. Or much people complaining about Washington getting fucked in Modern Warfare 2. The city, Washington. Not the person. If it was the person then yeah, complaints would probably be had. Especially if it was full on graphic- you know what? I'll just stop here.

Though having so many games featuring the Middle-East lately... it is getting pretty old. And I suppose people would flip their shit if you played the attackers attacking the US instead of the defenders.

You're not taking it in the right context.

Which country has a huge military-industrial complex? I'll give you a hint, it's not Iran.

ummm... yes it is. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard plays a huge role in the country's economy. They run most of the major businesses in the country.


"The Revolutionary Guard runs more than 300 companies in agriculture, industry, transport, foodstuffs and even tourism."

Article:
http://www.economist.com/node/21540985

 

[SeanSeanston]

But Digital Illusions CE (DICE) who made the game is an entirely Swedish developer!?!

But to be fair... DICE is wholly owned by EA, which is an American company.

 

[SyphonX]

I just walked into the Ministry of Truth.

Can't be fucking serious. The world is done. Stop the planet I want to get off.

 

[praetor_alpha]

"The United States is governed by the Zionist Regime so Attack on Tel Aviv would make Americans angrier than a game about an attack on Washington."

This line in particular made me snicker, not because of the "Zionist Conspiracy" which is pretty hilarious I'll give it that, but that he is actually so utterly naive to think that -any- American, correction, any -North- American, would actually be offended by a game in which one Middle-Eastern country beats the snot out of another when a vast majority of our citizens probably can't even name six Middle East countries without the help of Google.

Exactly. How many average Americans know what Tel Aviv is or where it's at? I'm almost going to bet in-game objects are going to blow up, and Americans tend to like things that blow up, so any element to inspire anger is going to be moot. Make a pro-Nazi game, however, things would be decidedly different.

 

[chstens]

I like how they just presume that everyone else sees the world as they do, that something that offended them will unquestionably offend someone else as well.

 

[daemonhunter17]

As a former resident of Israel I just have to say this:

I kinda want to play this game, I mean I know it would anti-Israel right up the arse but it would be kinda funny to play since it would end up being just ridiculous. Plus it might be kinda cool see some of Tel Aviv again...

 

[bladeofdarkness]

just a shame they don't set the game in Jerusalem.
Washington and Tehran are both capital cities, while Tel Aviv is not.

 

[Callate]

The head of the Iranian National Foundation for Computer Games claims a game called Attack on Tel Aviv will hurt America in the way Battlefield 3 hurt Iran.

...It will be a mild annoyance quickly forgotten by anyone who isn't a fanatic ready to blow a gasket anyway?

Oh, Iran. Why you so crazy?

More troubling, I keep hearing that the people of Iran, by and large, are incredibly warm and generous. They just have a top-down ruling class that brings teh crazi.