Re-Mission: A Shooter with an Upside

Shooters have long been the bane of the video game industry, not because gamers dislike them, but because they tend to get the industry a lot of bad press. So when a company comes along that can make a third-person shooter for a good cause, they tend to get very little press at all. While unfortunate, that's what HopeLab has done, created a shooter for a good cause.

HopeLab's game, Re-Mission, follows the heavily armed female nanobot Roxxi as she searches the body to destroy cancer cells. The game is designed to teach teenagers affected by cancer how they can treat their disease, and also helps relax them and let them feel empowered over it. Since its release, HopeLab has delivered 76,000 copies of the game, which is distributed free to download from their website www.re-mission.net

Interestingly enough, the game has also been put before the ESRB, and has received a Teen rating. The game comes in English, French, or Spanish, and fans of the game can contact each other through the website. HopeLab is a non-profit organization.

HopeLab: www.HopeLab.org
Re-Mission: www.Re-Mission.net

Creation of Games Politburo

Hello, my name is Evan, and I have created this blog purely for the purpose of discussing politics, law, medicine, and benefits concerning video games. As an avid gamer, I take a great interest in what the government has in store for video games, as well as economic factors, potential medicinal qualities, or any other matter concerning video games. I also believe in education, and hopefully this blog will help people come to understand more about games than they already do. I have been playing video games for roughly twenty years of my life, and have participated in several organizations and expositions about games, as well as written about them for websites, newspapers, and academic purposes.

I hope you like the site.