Konami drops Six Days in Fallujah after heavy criticism
Konami have announced they’ve decided to pull the plug on publishing Six Days in Fallujah. The game retells the story of a controversial battle between U.S. forces and insurgents as they fought in the Iraqi town of Fallouja in November 2004.
Ever since the title was first announced in early April, it drew much criticism from many quarters. Military families were the most boisterous, with many complaining the game would dishonour those that served in Iraq.
“After seeing the reaction to the videogame in the United States and hearing opinions sent through phone calls and e-mail, we decided several days ago not to sell it,” a spokesperson for Konami comments. “We had intended to convey the reality of the battles to players so that they could feel what it was like to be there.”
Atomic Games, the US based developer of the title, will no doubt now be looking for a new publisher that may stand up to the pressure and criticism such a game brings. If they don’t find one, then it is likely the game may never get released.
When Konami was involved, the game was set for release on PC, 360 and PS3 in 2010.
[Thanks, Asahi]
8 comments ↓
David
April 27th, 2009
I’m really disapointed about this…
Greg
April 27th, 2009
Very disappointed in Konami. I would of thought they would of had what it takes to put this all together. I guess not. I have lost respect for Konami.
Still the game is open for publishers though. So someone else will likely pick it up. I hope someone does.
Anon
April 27th, 2009
2nd two above.
konami
April 27th, 2009
Konami done the right thing….a game like this should not see the light of day
D-bag
April 27th, 2009
Well, you can’t really blame konami. Publishing such a controversial game could have a lot of negative effects for konami, such as law suits, world wide negative media attention, etc. But i hope this game get’s published anyway. Even though i think this is going to be a very short and mediocre game, it would be interesting to see what they do with this game.
Seth
April 27th, 2009
I really don’t think that a game with regenerating health could have actually and realistically portrayed the realities of modern warfare.
That said, I would have still liked to have played this game to see how authentic they managed to make it.
Monkey Rimmer
April 27th, 2009
I guess it’s too close for comfort for some. WWII is one thing, but a game based on a conflict that is still under way could cause a lot of grief unneccesarily to some. Having said that, I’d have probably played it too!
nicolas molief
May 3rd, 2009
surely . because it will show the the american armys in fact . coooooooorwardlyyyyyyy