Monday, August 12, 2013

Apple bans Joyful Executions iOS game that satirises North Korea

game falls under the "objectionable content rule or excessively crude App Store, but developer is moving forward with the launch of Android

Norwegian Briefs

studies 8-Bit has become the latest mobile game developer out of favor with the rules of the Apple App Store approvals politically motivated executions happy with their games.

The title turns survival was launched as "a parody of the game North Korean propaganda for children and a satire of our willingness to accept morally questionable acts by gamification" and puts players commander a firing squad to kill protesters work on the streets.

Fredrik Nordstrom Pocket Gamer 8-Bit Slip

said that the game was rejected by Apple after a month of its approval process, due to despise paragraph 16.1 of the guidelines from the App Store "Applications that are too shocking or crude content will be rejected."

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Joyful was released for Android tablets with a version of Android smartphone to follow.

"Apple has the right to decide what they want and do not want for any reason they think. Nevertheless, as a developer, I would appreciate a more consistent traceability and lines guidelines, "said Nordstrom.

The game may also have stumbled on a separate clause in Apple's guidelines, 15.3, "" enemies "in the context of a game can not solely target a race, culture, a real government or company or any other real entity, "he says. Even with satirical intent, apparently.

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cheerful web page gives more information about the reasons for the game's release, and his satirical intention of the North Korean regime, at a time of increased sensitivity in the region.

"It is important that we do not fear the threats of North Korea and that we are serious. Because if we do, we are strengthening the legitimacy of the regime, with all due respect, "says the site, which also underlines the ambition to turn a spotlight on the Western game industry.

"not just want to make a parody of the strange propaganda wanted to see if my game could be a little more than that so I made my point of view on a subject that has always intrigued me video games ..,. worrying how easily we are manipulated by the ultra morally questionable violence in video games "


In January 2013, for its part, Apple has rejected the British Endgame digital Auroch Developer: Syria, which has been based on the conflict in Syria. This time, the rule in question was a clause on the applications' target only one race, culture, a real government or corporation, or any other real entity. "

"Our goal is to use the games as a format to bring the news to a new audience and the submission process of this type is not much more difficult for us," said the designer Tomas Rawlings away. "I did that Apple wants to ensure that no offensive titles actually spend in your store, but ours is far from that."

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