Iran's Basij militia has unveiled a video game where players will seek to prevent George Floyd from being murdered by US police
The killing of 46-year-old Floyd in May 2020 sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades.
Iran's Saheb News, which is close to the Basij – a volunteer militia loyal to the establishment – said the game was presented on Tuesday during a digital production conference it held in Tehran. In the "Nejat-e-Azadi" 3D game, developed by the Basij's IT department, the player must overcome obstacles and side-step enemies across 30 levels of difficulty.
"I thought if we want to have a message to the international audience, we should design a game in which Iranians free this oppressed American from under the knees of American police,” NaghdiThere are at least 32 million gamers among Iran's population of over 80 million, according to a report from the Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation.The killing of 46-year-old Floyd in May 2020 sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades.
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