The Boston Herald: Outrage Over JFK Slay Video Game The Associated Press: Company Launches JFK Assassination Game (Registration required) Managing director Kirk Ewing said the product would stimulate a younger generation of players to take an interest in a fascinating episode of American history." "Traffic said it was aware of the passion surrounding the death of 'one of America’s greatest heroes' and it was determined to promote the game respectfully. Calvin MacKenzie of Colby College in Maine told the Boston Herald, "Aside from being in incredibly bad taste, the idea of marketing it as an educational tool seems to stretch the notion of education beyond belief." David Smith, a spokesman for Ted Kennedy "would not say whether the family was taking any action to stop the game’s release," The Scotsman reported. Traffic said the game challenged players to recreate the three shots fired at the president's car by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald from the Texas School Book Depository." No word yet if Oliver Stone has reserved a copy.
The game is due to be released Monday, the 41st anniversary of the shooting in Dallas. "The Glasgow-based firm Traffic said " JFK Reloaded" was an educational "docu-game" that would help disprove conspiracy theories about Kennedy's death. Kennedy, D-Mass., called the game 'despicable,'" the AP reported today. "A spokesman for the president's brother, Sen. Scottish video game maker Traffic is releasing a video game to recreate the assassination of President John F. And just in time for the holiday season, fresh controversy.