Argentina 'invades' Falklands

[Mikal]

An Argentine company has developed a map for the popular online game Counter Strike in which players fight British "terrorists" on the Falkland Islands.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-21948000

The setting created by Dattatec.com has clocked more than 9,000 downloads in a few hours, after "going viral".

Despite the pro-Argentina stance of the game, the developers say they mean no disrespect.

Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falklands, but last month islanders voted overwhelmingly to remain British.

The game opens with a promotional video that says "in 1982, Argentines fought the English to claim back the sovereignty of the Malvinas" - the Spanish name for the islands.

'A tribute'
As in any Counter Strike game, there are two opposing groups of four players: police and terrorists.

In the Falklands version, the Argentines are the police and start the game in the Argentine Cemetery.


Players can fight next to famous Falklands landmarks, such as Stanley Cathedral
Their foes have their base in Port Stanley, the Falklands capital, but it is identified with its Argentine name, Puerto Argentino.

The Argentine web hosting company responsible for the online game told the BBC it was not seeking controversy, but wanted to honour Argentine troops who died in the 1982 Falklands conflict.

"It's a tribute. We wanted to honour our fallen heroes. We went to the Malvinas last year and deposited a bottle in the cemetery, full of messages people left for the soldiers," Dattatec press officer Fernando Llorente told the BBC.

Local landmarks are reproduced in the game, but no Union flags can be seen.

"In the Malvinas map, there are no English flags on show due to the respect, glory and honour to the fallen," the company's press release says.

The game's release comes amid tension over the islands, as Argentina continues its diplomatic campaign for sovereignty.

On Tuesday, Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman asked the United Nations to mediate in the dispute.

Mr Timerman presented his case at meetings with the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, and the head of the UN Decolonisation Committee, Diego Morejon.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has also asked the newly elected Pope Francis, who is Argentine, to intercede in the dispute.

In a two-day referendum on the Falkland Islands earlier this month, just three residents out of 1,517 voted against remaining British.

In 1982 Argentina's military invaded the Falklands but was repulsed by a British task force.

An estimated 650 Argentines, 255 British servicemen and three islanders died in the conflict.

 

[Reece]

They want to give a "tribute" to the troops who died trying to take something that doesn't belong to them? Ok then...

[murdoxix]

What is so funny for you? Mikal

[SugarD]

What is so funny for you? Mikal

I think he's laughing at the fact that someone bothered making it, rather than what it's about.

Personally I see this to be absolutely ridiculous. The company is only trying to provoke another war by making themselves stand out, and spread their personal opinions of the situation in a incredibly propagandic way.

[Reece]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html

[KhornateMonkey]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html

Go go UK!

[murdoxix]

Personally I see this to be absolutely ridiculous. The company is only trying to provoke another war by making themselves stand out, and spread their personal opinions of the situation in a incredibly propagandic way.

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You think is 'absolutely ridiculous' remember dead soldiers?....

[SugarD]

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You think is 'absolutely ridiculous' remember dead soldiers?....

No, I think it's absolutely ridiculous to provoke a war that will lead to more dead soldiers. The company did this in reference to recent diplomatic arguments reigniting between both countries over who owns the islands.

[[WS]Jacob]

As long as the terrorists all have the faces of David Cameron fair enough

[murdoxix]

No, I think it's absolutely ridiculous to provoke a war that will lead to more dead soldiers. The company did this in reference to recent diplomatic arguments reigniting between both countries over who owns the islands.

I don't think a CS map can provoke a war   :roll:

[SugarD]

I don't think a CS map can provoke a war   :roll:

It's not the map itself that is provoking it. It's the fact that a company in one of the countries involved is trying to punish their opinions onto players, which is making massive headlines, likely on purpose.

[proshchat]

I don't think a CS map can provoke a war   :roll:

He was not being literal...

[murdoxix]

It's not the map itself that is provoking it. It's the fact that a company in one of the countries involved is trying to punish their opinions onto players, which is making massive headlines, likely on purpose.

Still, that won't cause a war.

He was not being literal...

Yes, he was.

[AK47]

Yes, he was.

He meant you, /facepalm

[Mikal]

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/gaming/falklands-counter-strike-british-hackers-attack-argentinian-developers-website-8554627.html

HELL YEAH! :hurray: :banana:

"The attack," Llorente continued, "was 5 Gbps in strength - the equivalent of 5,000 PCs connecting to the sites at the same time every second

:wow:
I honestly hope the hacker continues to cause problems for this company, it will teach them a lesson for slandering the UK over a video game, but saying that, the only way Argentina will ever successfully invade British territory is over a video game.. :roll: