Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been in the media quite a lot recently, for a variety of reasons. Most notable, however, is the massive contraversy surrounding a single mission in the game: ‘No Russian’. No doubt many of you have already seen or heard about this aspect of the game and have formulated your own opinions about the morality or intelligence of the decision to include the mission. As a game designer and academic I found this mission of particular interest and feel it prudent to dissect it from a critical stand-point.

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From the simple ‘accuse of being a liar’, to the high-tech ‘Wikipedia Editing Scheme’ or the extremely classy ‘Yo’ Mama’ call.

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I am currently writing a thesis on the subject of analysing games as 3-Dimensional Media. The rough concept, pending a formal abstract, is that games employ techniques and convey messages on three separate, though connected, levels. The first level is the Narratological, the characters, plot and written aspects of the game. The second level is [...]

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