. The US Army has lined up $2 million dollars in advertising and sponsorship which is to take place in the Global Gaming League Website. Apparently the core audience (80 percent) of this website consists primarily of 17-24 year old males.
However, one of the anti-gaming advocates California Senator, Leland Yee, has already issued a statement criticizing the advertising campaign.
“It is disconcerting that the Army has decided to invade these websites with millions of dollars in advertising. While many of these young people are being desensitized to real-life violence through these online violent video games, the Army has decided to sweep in and exploit the situation. I urge them to reconsider this advertising strategy … My father like so many others served honorably in the Army and our soldiers today are fighting because they want to give back to this country. Many of today’s violent video games do not portray this service as admirable, but instead glorify violence and promote racist and sexist behaviour. These are not the lessons we should be teaching our young people. When ads for the armed forces are placed on websites promoting these types of games, it blurs the line between fantasy and real-life violence.”
Source: Broken Controllers
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