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Guantanamo Game Project Halted in Wake of Controversy
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-06-04 15:34:34 295
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Source: GamePolitics
In a surprising turn of events, development has ceased on Rendition: Guantanamo, apparently forever.
The sudden announcement was made earlier today by Scottish firm T-Enterprise and comes following a day of backlash in the wake of media reports about the alleged terrorist background of Moazzam Begg (left), a key consultant to the project.
In a statement released earlier today, T-Eterprise director Zarrar Chishti blamed press coverage by U.S. media.
Damaging press coverage included a blog post by Tom Joscelyn of the conservative Weekly Standard which indicated that Moazzam Begg had strong ties to Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The publication referred to Rendition: Guantanamo as "Al Qaeda's Xbox Fantasy Game."
Conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh also attacked Rendition: Guantanamo yesterday on his radio program, calling the game "disgusting." Noting that Rendition: Guantanamo was being developed for the Xbox 360, Limbaugh linked Microsoft to the project.
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