![]() ![]() However, censoring historical games (if that is indeed the reason why the games have been pulled) is always very tricky because those games don’t glorify or promote a cause but, rather, represent historical events using the symbols and insignia of the period. Apple is famous for reaching for the axe rather than the scalpel when it comes to political issues (like rejecting Hunted Cow’s Tank Battle 1942 for depicting Germans and Russians as enemies), so this move doesn’t come as a great surprise.Īpple’s Tim Cook has recently spoke against displaying the Confederate flag, so I suppose this development was to be expected. As of the writing of this story, games like Ultimate General: Gettysburg and all the Hunted Cow Civil War games are nowhere to be found. Now, it appears that Apple has decided to join them by pulling many Civil War wargames from the App Store. Many large US companies, including Walmart and Amazon, have already banned the sale of any Confederate flag merchandise as a reaction to the recent events. Many see it as a reminder of the many pre-Civil War injustices while others see it simply as a way to honor the soldiers who died for the Confederacy. ![]() If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ll know of the huge debate in the U.S over the role of the Confederate flag in contemporary America.
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