brizoda 4,177 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A mobile game that simulates Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and invites users to "drop bombs and avoid killing civilians" has been pulled from Google Inc's app store, a company spokesman said on Monday after a public backlash. "Bomb Gaza," developed by PlayFTW and still available as an app on Facebook, simulates the on-going conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas, which dominates the Palestinian territory. Players drop bombs from a fighter jet while dodging missiles from Hamas fighters in black and green masks. "We remove apps from Google Play that violate our policies," a spokesman for Google said, confirming that the game had been removed from the Google Play app store. Google did not specify which policy the game had violated. Google Play has rules that prohibit content that amounts to hate speech, bullying and violence and lets users flag abusive content. The game triggered outraged comments on the Google app store review page as well as on Facebook. It had been downloaded about 1,000 times since its July 29 launch, according to Britain's Guardian newspaper. "You disgust me," Saj Ishaq wrote on PlayFTW's public Facebook page. Facebook did not immediately respond to requests for comment and PlayFTW could not be immediately reached. "Please take this off the Play store. It is offensive and I am really let down that Google actually allowed this. If this game isn’t removed I’m starting a Google boycott," Oma Al, a user, wrote on the game's review page, according to the Guardian. On July 8, Israel launched an offensive on Gaza in response to a surge in Hamas rocket strikes. Gaza officials say more than 1,831 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been killed and about 3,000 Palestinian homes have been destroyed or damaged since the offensive began. (Reporting by Malathi Nayak; Additional reporting by Alexei Oreskovic in San Francisco; Editing by Paul Simao) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/05/bomb-gaza-google-app_n_5649311.HTML Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraLove 1,281 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Why would they even allow this game to get into production?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATCAT 60,888 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Mess. This kitten over here (meow) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staryu 6,162 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 117,138 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Good for them, some devs need to chill. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ ᶠʳᵒⁿᵗ ᵗᵒʷᵃʳᵈ ᵉⁿᵉᵐʸ (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo 176 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 what is going on with the world Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 what is going on with the world Yes, the 12 million people that died during the Holocaust is so much of a moral improvement. As well as the insane types of torture practiced frequently during the Middle Ages. The slave labor of all types of people in early advanced civilizations. This app creator really shows how much we've degraded as a society. :awkney: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo 176 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Yes, the 12 million people that died during the Holocaust is so much of a moral improvement. As well as the insane types of torture practiced frequently during the Middle Ages. The slave labor of all types of people in early advanced civilizations. This app creator really shows how much we've degraded as a society. mess humans are disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannaeDrive 3,412 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Damn, I missed that one, I would have played it. "Fame Is A Boomerang" - Maria Callas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 mess humans are disgusting No, no. All life forms are disgusting and beautiful in their own ways, animals included. Many are ruthless when undomesticated and feral. Cats play with their food maliciously before they eat it, not as a way to eat it, simply as a form of sadistic desire in dominance. Don't get it wrong. The empathy you feel for the less fortunate is simply because humans are the life forms that have the highest amount of empathy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memo 176 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 No, no. All life forms are disgusting and beautiful in their own ways, animals included. Many are ruthless when undomesticated and feral. Cats play with their food maliciously before they eat it, not as a way to eat it, simply as a form of sadistic desire in dominance. Don't get it wrong. The empathy you feel for the less fortunate is simply because humans are the life forms that have the highest amount of empathy. sis I love you but ...k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 sis I love you but ...k Do you honestly think that animals are superior to humans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJHolland 12,725 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 oh........ At least you AVOID the civilians in the game!!! Do you honestly think that animals are superior to humans? yeah........................... I own like 3 of them so........................ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chic 20,830 Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 oh........ At least you AVOID the civilians in the game!!! yeah........................... I own like 3 of them so........................ You care for three of them. If you have such a high level of respect for animals over humans you wouldn't claim ownership over them. Would you 'own' a child you made? Just saying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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