GSN Pays Tribute To Saddam Hussein With New Game
- December 28th, 2006
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I’m all for hatin’ on deposed murderous dictators as much as the next person. This, however, seems like GSN.com is just asking for trouble now. The Game Show Network’s Web site is host to a number of mini games lampooning people in the news and this week they’ve decided to take on Saddam’s death sentence. The site apparently feels this topic is on the same level as O.J.’s book deal and Mel Gibson’s drunk driving arrest.
The game plays just like traditional hangman, but Saddam will taunt you along the way with choice phrases like “Americans can’t spell” or “I laugh at your letters.” Ha.
This will likely result in jihad against me and the CG staff, but I just report the “news,” so, and I mean this quite literally, don’t shoot the messengers, m’kay?
Ok CrucnhGear, please remove this from the front page, i just spend AGES closing down about 30 tabs trying to figure out where the hell that stupid trumpets and drum beats were coming from.
Not good design. Please remove it or put it in a “after the jump..” or “more…” link.
Sorry K, I don’t have speakers hooked up to my computer so I didn’t know it was playing music. Should be fixed now.
I agree. As horrible of a person Saddam is, I don’t think we should be glorifying his execution. What has to be done, has to be done. But making a game out of someone’s death just doesn’t seam right to me no matter who it is.
Oh come on guys, a joke is a joke. Even those this was a morally and ethically unsound joke, I still enjoyed a not-so challenging but still entertaining game of hangsaddam.
This is just sick. Very bad taste on part of CG. I would not have expected this from you guys. Stick to reporting new gadgets. There are plenty of news outlets for political stuff.
Yeah, it’s a joke. Just a sick, bad, really fucked up joke.
Get over it! It is a joke. It’s funny! Who cares….Saddam deserved to die and the game is fun! There are much worse games on the net. Ever heard of New Grounds?
Great job GSN!
yeah people need to stop worrrying about saddam he was just an idiot.
HORRIBLE, Horrible, horrible!
Respect the dead, at least. Saddam was far better than you are:-(
YEEEEEHAAA!!!! watch the piggy DIE!!!!