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The White House launches online 'arcade' with its own takes on Tetris and other popular games, and it's…
The White House has launched an online arcade featuring games like 'Flappy Bill' and 'Build the Wall: Zombie Border Siege,' which are heavily criticized for their racist and xenophobic themes. The article details each game's gameplay and controversial messaging, noting that The Tetris Company has distanced itself from the 'Build the Wall' game due to copyright concerns.
White House posts propaganda games on its website continuing its copyright infringement agenda
The White House has been criticized for releasing poorly made games on its website that allegedly infringe on copyright, using branding from Xbox 360, GameCube, and SEGA. The games repurpose classic gameplay mechanics for political messaging, drawing condemnation for their content and alleged copyright violations. This follows previous instances where the US government has used video game intellectual property for propaganda.
You can sort-of play Mario Kart on YouTube as an "interactive video" that could lead to more complex experiments
A YouTube channel called Atlas Arcade has created a playable "interactive video" of Mario Kart using YouTube's 360-degree spherical video function and custom subtitles. While not a full game, this experiment demonstrates the potential for more complex interactive content on the platform, building on previous adaptations of games like Flappy Bird and Five Nights at Freddy's.
