Newsgame index

Here are links to some interesting newsgames—basically anything commenting on a recent event, ongoing political race, or similar.

To keep things manageable I focus on smallish games made not long after events. I also restrict the scope to games that have some sort of editorial commentary, as opposed to just referencing recent events. I've done a bit of ad-hoc summarization, analysis, and categorization, and link to more in-depth commentary elsewhere, where available.


List by: Date | Name | Author | Platform | Type of commentary | Type of gameplay | Subject


Breakthrough

I Can End Deportation

Conor O'Kane

Harpooned

The Daily Grind

Kimdom Come

Simbabwe

The Democratic Party

Matt Blunt Document Destroyer

Digital Extreme

2004 Everybody Fight

EllaZ Systems

Reelect Bush?

Escape from Woomera team

Escape from Woomera

Game Show Network

So You Think You Can Drive, Mel?

Gonzalo Frasca

Cambiemos

The Howard Dean for Iowa Game

Kabul Kaboom!

Madrid

September 12

INM Inter Network Marketing

Zottel-Game

Jason Rohrer

Police Brutality

Josh On

AntiWarGame

LoveInWar

Useful Voter Guide

Molleindustria

Operation: Pedopriest

Persuasive Games

Activism

Airport Insecurity

Airport Security

Bacteria Salad

Food Import Folly

The Howard Dean for Iowa Game

Points of Entry

Presidential Pong

Take Back Illinois

The Republican Party

John Kerry Tax Invaders

Kerryopoly

Tom Fulp

Al Quaidamon

Pico's School

USC students

Darfur is Dying


Compiled by Mark Nelson. See my main page for email if you have comments/corrections.