To: The Game Industry From: Gen Katz, Editor Topic: Word Watch Date: Feb 2011 |
Games4Women.com does not review violent games. Like all review sites we get notices of new games. The proportion of violent games to non-violent ones is overwhelming. We have developed an efficient way make our selection. As I read the PR releases, my eyes search for the following words to cull out the violent games. These are just from the last few months. You probably can supply many more.
Some titles catch my eye - Harmony of Despair, a strong juxtaposition. Killing Floor brings to mind abattoir - viscerally disturbing. Peace Walker - a misnomer if there ever was one. Other words can do service in fairy tales as well as violent games - witch, cruel, dragon, vampire, dark, nightmare - brothers Grimm were often very grim. Also, remembering Charlotte's Web, why are spiders less toxic than scorpions? These word are used to attract a certain player base but for us they serve the opposite.
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