Shanks was faced with another similar game in April which promoted mass murder, but chose not to classify it as it would give "producers of this game the attention that they were seeking". Shanks said the game was "cheaply and crudely made", and everything about the game – from the name of the shooter to its purchase price of $14.88, which includes the “14 Words” white supremacist slogan and "88", the recognised code for "Heil Hitler" – made it clear it was being marketed to white supremacists.
He streamed the assault on social media in a 17-minute video which was shared widely and remained online for another 12 minutes before being taken down.
On March 15, 51 people were killed and dozens wounded when a 28-year-old Australian terrorist entered two mosques in Christchurch and opened fire. The Christchurch terror attack on two mosques left 51 people dead. "In this game, anyone who isn’t a white heterosexual male is a target for simply existing." “The creators of this game set out to produce and sell a game designed to place the player in the role of a white supremacist terrorist killer," Shanks said in a statement. The main character's name is "Brenton Torrent", which is almost identical to the name of the alleged gunman in the Christchurch attacks.Ĭhief censor David Shanks on Thursday classified the game as "objectionable", which makes it illegal to share, host or download under New Zealand law. It includes several direct references to the mosque attacks. In it, the player goes on a shooting spree in a scenario that mimics a livestream. The game has been freely available in New Zealand for several weeks. New Zealand's chief censor has banned a video game that appears to glorify the Christchurch mosque shootings that killed 51 people.
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