Diego Liatis, a game and map designer, has been ordered by Montreal’s transit agency to remove the Berri-UQÀM scene from the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive level he created. The game, which was released last August, allows users to create their own maps and scenes which can then be incorporated into the game for others to explore. Liatis is surprised to have received the cease-and-desist letter as he consulted the STM (Société de transport de Montréal) upon creating the map. He is currently trying to gain support online and through the media, and is consulting his partner in the project on whether to go to court.
Our suspicion is that the STM is concerned with the moral implications of the shooting scene taking place in the metro station. It doesn’t look good on them to have this type of publicity. First, there is the fear of aggression and violent behaviour, being that some crazy gamer might think this would be fun to do in real life. Secondly, there is the whole idea of advertising, and STM not wanting to be promoted through a shooting game, for the mentioned reasons of criminality and bad taste. What do you think? Who should win the battle: the STM or Liatis?
[via CBC]
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Saša Mitrović is a blogger and a Toronto Standard intern. Follow her on Twitter at @thrasheddoll
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