Opinions and Perspectives on Politics in Game Companies

Colin Campbell, “Why Are Game Companies so Afraid of the Politics in Their Games?,” Polygon, June 20, 2018, https://www(dot)polygon(dot)com/2018/6/20/17480666/video-games-companies-lying-politics (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Charlie Hall, “Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 ‘Is Not Making Any Political Statements,’” Polygon, June 12, 2018, https://www(dot)polygon(dot)com/e3/2018/6/12/17451688/the-division-2-is-not-making-any-political-statements (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Heather Alexandra, “The Division 2 Is Political, Despite What Its Developers Say,” Kotaku, accessed June 16, 2018, https://kotaku(dot)com/the-division-2-is-political-despite-what-its-developer-1826776710 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Edwin Evans-Thirlwell, “If Ubisoft Wants to Cling on to Clancy, It’s Time to Talk Politics,” Eurogamer, June 22, 2018, https://www(dot)eurogamer(dot)net/amp/2018-06-20-the-oppressive-afterlife-of-tom-clancy?__twitter_impression=true (Links to an external site.)
You have been presented with 4 perspectives on the same critical question of how to engage with political statements in games. Referring to at least two of these readings, identify the key argument/ideas and then tell me where you stand in relation to this debate. Explain your opinion. Refrain from extensive introductions or preambles, just get right into the key ideas. UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS, YOUR OPINION IS WELCOME, as long as you refer to the readings and show you have read them, by being specific about them.
Please use paragraph format, and spell-check—no bullet points. Keep a copy for yourself on your computer or storage device in the event that the submitted assignment is lost or destroyed. Responses will be assessed based upon the quality and specificity of your summary as well as attention to key ideas from the talk.
Length: 300 words