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GTA IV inspired by al Qaeda? Nutter seems to think so

2008-06-13 16:18:00 by HASH0x8b26238 in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...Qaeda tactics. The man, calling himself Abd al-Wahhab, is convinced that Rockstar is emulating terrorists and recognize al Qaeda as a "killing school Abd's proof comes in the form of five Youtube videos that show off such fun-filled family activities as suicide bombing and car bomb detonation. Despite the fact that these things were possible...
 
Tags: qaeda, al-wahhab, abd al-wahhab, qaeda tactics, abd, car bomb detonation, grand theft auto, theory, al-qaeda sympathizers
 
 
 
 
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Telegraph story claiming SITE was red-faced after Fallout 3 al-Qaeda gaff vanishes following legal wrangling

2008-05-31 09:45:56 by patlike in videogaming247
 
British newspaper the Daily Telegraph has seemingly removed a story from its website claiming extremist monitoring agency SITE was left red-faced after it circulated a piece of Fallout 3 art as al-Qaeda propaganda. The original story URL now brings up a 404 error. Videogaming247.com has been told by Telegraph editorial staff this morning that...
 
Tags: story, original story url, telegraph editorial staff, al-qaeda propaganda, agency site, daily telegraph, legal, fallout, british newspaper
 
 
 
 
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College Republicans Protest Iraqi Artists Jihad Game Mod

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2008-03-04 12:38:32 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Qaeda propaganda video game, Night of Bush Capturing , in order tocraft a message abouthis views on theinhumanity of the ongoing war. From the RPI website Bilal casts himself as a suicide-bomber in the game (left). After learning of the real-life death of his brother in the war, he is recruited by Al Qaeda to join the hunt for Bush This work...
 
Tags: rpi arts department, rpi, arts department, game, bilals appearance, video game debut, college republicans, war, current war
 
 
 
 
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Virtual Jihadi mod causing tension at New York school

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2008-03-04 00:00:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...Qaeda mod of the Saddam game and gives it a more nuanced feel according to the artist. In the mod, created by Iraqi-born artist Wafaa Bilal, players are cast in the role of a suicide bomber recruited by al-Qaeda Bilal says, "This work is meant to bring attention to the vulnerability of Iraqi civilians to the travesties of the current war."...
 
Tags: mod, rpi, rpi arts department, college republicans, al-qaeda mod, virtual jihadi, al-qaeda, tomorrow night, political art exhibit
 
 
 
 
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RPI Game Exhibit Nixed Over Terrorism Concerns; FBI May Be Involved

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2008-03-07 14:50:13 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Qaeda propaganda game at the campus Bilals exhibit, however, has been canceled by RPI administrators over terrorism concernsas well as protests by some students and alumni. As reported by the Albany Times-Union , Bilal said It feels like a military camp, not an educational institution Bilal maintains thatthe intent of his exhibit is to show...
 
Tags: rpi, fbi, rpi classroom, exhibit, fbi agents, rpi officials, bilal, bilals exhibit, wafaa bilal
 
 
 
 
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GP Reader Offers First-Person Account of RPI Video Game Controversy

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2008-03-13 13:21:25 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...Qaeda obtained a copy of the game, changed the skins of the soldiers and Saddam so that now the player is an Iraqi killing Americans and hunting George Bush [the so-called Night of BushCapturing game Bilal changed] the game from the Al Qaeda version so that instead of the player himself killing Bush, he now has to recruit someone else - in...
 
Tags: game, cheap game, bilal, anti-bilal, wafaa bilal flap, suicide bomber character, character, suicide bomber, games
 
 
 
 
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Fallout 3 image mistaken for terrorist plot

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2008-05-31 03:56:44 by Jeremy Hill in That VideoGame Blog
...Qaeda terrorist plot. The Telegraph said the image was taken off videos from two password protected sites with connections to al Qaeda. The site also allegedly contained chats that discussed nuclear attacks on the western world. The newspaper then said the images were actually from Bethesdas upcoming title By the time this article was...
 
Tags: site, site rejects, telegraph newspaper, image, site intelligence, telegraph, fallout, post nuclear washington, washington
 
 
 
 
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Wii AK-47 Controller Mod

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2008-01-11 18:30:16 by effected in The Wii Effect
...Qaeda Just kidding But obviously due to the situation of the events going on around the world that has inspired this fella to build a customized wii-mote attachmentbased onthe Автомат Калашникова образца 1947 года (translation: Kalashnikov model automatic rifle of 1947) or otherwise known as the AK-47 . Yes, its...
 
Tags: ak-47, weapon, legendary weapon symbol, fun, m-16, family fun atmosphere, m-16 rifle, butt, rifle butt
 
 
 
 
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Project Reynard; A New U.S. Spy Project

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2008-02-23 12:13:05 by William in Gaming Today
...Qaeda playing WoW. After a while, their entire organization will become addicted to the game and not have time to do anything else Apparently, the government is starting up a new project titled Project Reynard where the behavioral norms of virtual worlds will be studied. Im not sure if they will catch any terrorists this way, but Id love to...
 
Tags: project reynard, project, project gotham, project offset trailer, reynard, project origin trailer, virtual worlds, behavioral, world