"Slavery - The Game" is not a real game but a viral

It turns out that the highly controversial game trailer 'Slavery -- The Game', that was launched September 1st, is in fact a viral. The trailer shows how gamers may trade slaves, conquer countries and even choose their means of torture and their personal burning marks. It was revealed today that the notorious trailer is fictional.

The purpose of the trailer is firstly to confront people with an important, but often-neglected part of history. Secondly, the trailer aims to increase awareness about the existence of present-day slavery. From Sunday September 18 onwards, Dutch public broadcaster NTR brings a TV series called 'De Slavernij' ('Slavery' in Dutch). This explicit TV series shows both the obscure past as well as the present situation considering slavery.

Watch a video statement of Dutch public broadcaster NTR about this campaign: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUW3AJjTp1Q

Read a written statement of the Dutch public broadcaster NTR about this campaign: http://www.perspagina.nl/de-slavernij/trailer-slavery-a-the-game-is-viral-to-...

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• viral public broadcaster
• not real
• computer
• video game

[TheWizardWoz]

I'm waiting for the "Rise of the Righteous Republican!" expansion, it's still got all the racism you know and love but it's much easier to start wars... though the economy stuff made no fucking sense at all.

[TheWizardWoz]

@sk8erfreak9242

It was a joke intended to work within the context of the game world and modern day.

The fact is the Republican party of Lincolns day was the progressive party that hasn't been the case for quite some time, I'd argue that you don't actually have a progressive or liberal party anymore.

You've got a centre right party and a far right party.

Ronald Reagan would be too liberal for modern day Republicans never mind a modern day Abraham Lincoln.

[justdrop]

@plumwalk2 Did you even read the description or are you truly this unintelligent?

[MountAnalogue]

This looks awesome

[thewhitetyranitar]

I would buy this

[plumwalk2]

If it is not a game, then what is it? A satiric joke? A friend of mine would say the creators were running the idea up the flag pole to see if anyone would salute. I wonder what they have decided. Saying that it is NOT a game gives us a clue.

[MisterGriffin20]

wtf look how many people liked this shit though

[sk8erfreak9242]

@TheWizardWoz lol its funny because the democrats were the ones who wanted to keep slavery. and lincoln (republican) freed them!

[HypocriteSkeleton3]

There's a sequel to it. Ku Klux Klan: The Revenge. lol The irony of this fake trailer is that the narrorator sounds African American.

[SlyGlacier]

@Mikeisdamn Was there a choose a weapon to beat your peasant segmant? I don't think so

[invock]

I've been playing Europa Universalis for a long time and i can't see anything new here...