Las Vegas Mayor Not Happy With Rainbow Six: Vegas
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is not very pleased with Ubisoft‘s upcoming first person shooter Rainbow Six: Vegas, which is set in, yes, Las Vegas. “It could be harmful economically, and it may be something that’s not entitled to free speech (protection),” Goodman said. Like in all previous Rainbow Six games, you have to disarm terrorists and arrest them with your elite counter-terrorist team.
According to the city’s Mayor the scenario is inaccurate and unrealistic because Las Vegas is “the safest place imaginable” after the Sept. 11 attacks. He says he will try to stop the release of the game, partly because people might not come to Las Vegas anymore (on holiday apparently) after playing or seeing the game. The game is set to release somewhere in November for PC, PS3 and 360. Ubisoft picked Las Vegas for their game because of the famous and recognizable locations the city has, giving them the opportunity to show the real power of the next-gen consoles.
Personally I don’t see why this could cause any controversy, because so many games have used popular world locations for their games, without any political issues. Perhaps Mayor Goodman is trying to grab headlines?
Via Gamer.nl
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is not very pleased with Ubisoft‘s upcoming first person shooter Rainbow Six: Vegas, which is set in, yes, Las Vegas. “It could be harmful economically, and it may be something that’s not entitled to free speech (protection),” Goodman said. Like in all previous Rainbow Six games, you have to disarm terrorists and arrest them with your elite counter-terrorist team.
According to the city’s Mayor the scenario is inaccurate and unrealistic because Las Vegas is “the safest place imaginable” after the Sept. 11 attacks. He says he will try to stop the release of the game, partly because people might not come to Las Vegas anymore (on holiday apparently) after playing or seeing the game. The game is set to release somewhere in November for PC, PS3 and 360. Ubisoft picked Las Vegas for their game because of the famous and recognizable locations the city has, giving them the opportunity to show the real power of the next-gen consoles.
Personally I don’t see why this could cause any controversy, because so many games have used popular world locations for their games, without any political issues. Perhaps Mayor Goodman is trying to grab headlines?
Via Gamer.nl
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