Deeply disturbing news: regardless of whether there’s any truth to these accusations, the idea that developing a game could lead to a human being’s death is simply horrific. One of the developers of the infamous and oft-criticised Kuma/War series – which regularly releases game recreations of real-life, contemporary military conflicts, most recently the last stand of Gaddafi – has been sentenced to death in Iran, on charges of being paid by the CIA to create pro-US propaganda in the guise of games.(more…)