Sadly, an all-too-common thing happened this weekend: a seemingly unassuming little pixel-based shooter by the name of Luftrausers became a point of controversy between developers, journos, and bloggers due to the interpretation by some that the game casts players as Nazi fighter-pilots. I say ‘sadly’ not because I take issue with the growing social justice movement in the game industry, but because despite some rays of hope, the language and posturing of those on both sides of the issue is still getting in the way of meaningful progress. I haven’t yet decided if I believe Luftrausers utilizes Nazi imagery, but I do know that the way we approach these important conversations needs to change.
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