Cenk Uygur
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New Nazi-Killing Game Triggers Alt-Right
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October 10, 2017
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5:58Now PlayingA Wolfenstein game with no Nazi killing is like an Oreo with no cream filling. Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Hannah Cranston, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"You might think that "Make America Nazi-Free Again," backed by the "NoMoreNazis" hashtag, would be a fairly uncontroversial position to take, especially for a game like Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus. Nazis, after all, are the Universal Bad Guys, and whether it's at home, or far, far away, kicking their asses is always a good idea. Yet somehow, not everyone saw it that way.
To its credit, Bethesda isn't trying to soften or backpedal on the message. In fact, Pete Hines, the studio's vice president of marketing and PR, is doubling down on it. "Wolfenstein has been a decidedly anti-Nazi series since the first release more than 20 years ago. We aren't going to shy away from what the game is about," he told GamesIndustry. "We don't feel it's a reach for us to say Nazis are bad and un-American, and we're not worried about being on the right side of history here.””*
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