How Videogames Help Fund the Arms Industry

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Eurogamer has an expose of the shady world of games developers licensing guns (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-01-shooters-how-video-games-fund-arms-manufacturers). From the article: '"We must be paid a royalty fee — either a one-time payment or a percentage of sales, all negotiable. Typically, a licensee pays between 5 per cent to 10 per cent retail price for the agreement. [...] We want to know explicitly how the rifle is to be used, ensuring that we are shown in a positive light... Such as the 'good guys' using the rifle," says [Barett Rifles'] Vaughn

http://games.slashdot.org/story/13/01/31/1744224/how-videogames-help-fund-the-arms-industry