I’m in ur Xbox savin ur planet
Published July 4, 2007
[Originally found on WorldChanging]
“The folks at Something Awful recently issued a Photoshop Phriday challenge: environmentally-friendly video games. The sleek graphics put a new – and funny – spin on public transportation, fuel efficiency, nuclear disarmament, and other sustainability-related topics. Environmental Club spoofs the movie Fight Club with the tagline, “I am Jack’s greener self” and Need for Speed: Carbon Credit turns hybrids into tough and sexy racecars. The challenge coincided somewhat with the fourth annual Games for Change (G4C) conference in New York where Microsoft announced this summer’s global warming-themed Xbox 360 Games for Change Challenge. While many of the Serious Games described at G4C tackle serious topics seriously, the games proposed by Something Awful contributors address gamers on their own terms…”