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Russian politician plays blame game

Alexander Gurov, member of the Russian State Duma (some sort of political relevance) blames games for the sharp increase in violent crimes, especially...

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Avinash Bali|Apr 21, 2006, 12:41:30 IST

Alexander Gurov, member of the Russian State Duma (some sort of political relevance) blames games for the sharp increase in violent crimes, especially racist attacks. The Russian crime rate has gone through the roof in recent years with 21 murders per 100,000 population taking place in 2005.According to Gurov, “The Internet is awash with violence and computer games have gangsters and killers, Nazis and Japanese militarists as main characters.” (He obviously hasn't played Katamari Damacy or Nintendogs). He even goes far enough to say, “In Russia, only games where the Nazis always lose should be available, but so far the opposite is happening.”Now if my memory serves me right, I haven't come across a game where the Nazis win, except for maybe KZ Manager, a DOS game that puts players in charge of a Nazi Concentration Camp.nazis_t.jpg

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Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.

First Published:Apr 21, 2006, 12:41:30 IST
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