Bonofied Merc

Postat: 2006-07-11 kl. 09.40

Rockmiljardären Bono i U2 har blivit hatobjekt för tunga kändisdebattörer i USA.
Han har investerat i ett våldsamt dataspel som får debattörerna att se rött.

Expressen Bono hatad efter våldssatsning (2006-07-11)

Expressen får ju ta och skriva ut vilket spel det gäller så man slipper göra egen research:

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™ is an explosive open-world action game set in a massive, highly reactive, war-torn world. A power-hungry tyrant messes with Venezuela's oil supply, sparking an invasion that turns the country into a warzone.

But for you, international crisis is all upside: You are a mercenary, and you profit from chaos. Mercenaries 2™ features a slew of potential clients, all willing to pay you to do their dirty work. Dirty deeds, done for exorbitant fees. These are world powers with deep pockets, deep grudges, and enough arms and ammo to start World War III. This is your kind of environment.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™ Game (2006)

Spelet utvecklas av Bioware/Pandemic Studios som är delvis finansierade av Bonos riskkapitalbolag Elevation Partners. Spelet utvecklas till PlayStation 3 och blev utnämnd till Runner up i kategorin Bästa spel för PS3 på E3, av IGN, härom sistens.

Om Expressens Micke Ölander orkat göra egen research så hade han ju passat på att göra en egen vinkel på att en av protagonisterna i spelet är svenske före detta fjälljägaren Mattias Nilsson från Arvidsjaur:

Mattias is a prodigiously gifted mercenary who makes his way in the world solving other people's problems with the skillful application of force. He knows not to ask too many questions, and lives by one guiding principle: "everybody pays".

Between jobs he parties as hard as he fights, and his life is a continuous cycle of filling then emptying his bank account - spending it on booze, gambling, and guns. Addicted to Swedish death metal and salted licorice, Mattias has a black sense of humor that shades into sadism.

Born and raised in the sub-Arctic north of Sweden by tough and salty Swedish hillbillies. Was a juvenile delinquent, and rarely attended school, preferring to hunt elk and ignite firecrackers.

Mercenaries 2: World in Flames™ The Mercenaries: Mattias Nilsson (2006)

Originaluppslaget kommer från början från en pr-kampanj som arbetar mot amerikansk inblandning i Venezuela. I pressmeddelandet uttalar sig spelmakarna om varför Venezuela valdes ut som spelplats:

Although Bono remains silent on the matter and Pandemic insists that "Mercenaries 2: World in Flames" is "a work of fictional entertainment" and "Venezuela was chosen for the setting of Mercenaries 2 (because it) is a fascinating and colorful country full of wonderful architecture, geography and culture[.]"

Venezuela Solidarity Network U2's Bono Backs Videogame with Venezuela Invasion Theme (2006-07-07)

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