PS5 and Xbox urged to BAN ‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game for recreating 2004 Iraq War battle
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
9 Apr 2021, 12:24
Updated: 9 Apr 2021, 12:26
Harry Pettit, Senior Digital Technology and Science Reporter
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A CONTROVERSIAL video game set during the Iraq War s bloodiest battle has come under fresh criticism ahead of its release this year.
A prominent Muslim advocacy group has called on PlayStation and Xbox to ban Six Days in Fallujah, branding the game an Arab murder simulator .
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A prominent Muslim advocacy group has branded Six Days in Fallujah an Arab murder simulator Credit: handout
The first-person shooter follows US soldiers during an intense battle in 2004 that resulted in the deaths of more than 800 Iraqi civilians.
Published 11 Feb, 2021
In 2009, developers Atomic Games and publishers Konami announced Six Days In Fallujah, a third-person shooter based on a real battle five years prior in the then-ongoing Iraq War. This proved controversial for several reasons, enough that Konami soon dropped the game and Atomic eventually scrapped it. Well, it s coming back. Kinda. An all-new Six Days In Fallujah was announced today, now an FPS and being both made and published by different companies. Huh. Trailer s below.
As before, the game is based on part of the 2004 s Second Battle Of Fallujah, with today s announcement saying it recreates true stories of Marines, Soldiers, and Iraqi civilians who fought Al Qaeda . It says players will lead a fireteam through real-life encounters enabled by unique technology that simulates the uncertainty and tactics of urban combat.