Actually, this was a pretty interesting article, at least for PC Gamer standards. Really does beg the question of how the Red Cross allocates their funds.
Okay so what about every game a red cross is featured in? There's probably over a thousand. Did they all call the ICRC and get permission? (Which by the sounds of this article they would refuse) Why is Prison Architect the first time I've heard of them going after a game for using the Red Cross
[QUOTE=TheTalon;51679882]Okay so what about every game a red cross is featured in? There's probably over a thousand. Did they all call the ICRC and get permission? (Which by the sounds of this article they would refuse) Why is Prison Architect the first time I've heard of them going after a game for using the Red Cross[/QUOTE]
Like the article says, a bunch of games used the red cross and eventually changed it to something else.
I think it's a bit silly to protect such a simple shape though.
[QUOTE=paul simon;51679890]Like the article says, a bunch of games used the red cross and eventually changed it to something else.
I think it's a bit silly to protect such a simple shape though.[/QUOTE]
Glad I have an RGB keyboard so I can change my + to be a different color. Phew. I recall Battlefield 2 used it and never changed it
[QUOTE=TheTalon;51679892]Glad I have an RGB keyboard so I can change my + to be a different color. Phew[/QUOTE]
Honestly makes me wonder how far the ruling goes.
Let's make a content-crawler bot that looks through youtube videos for pixel arrangements that fit the description, and then report them for breach of the geneva conventions.
[QUOTE=TheTalon;51679882]Okay so what about every game a red cross is featured in? There's probably over a thousand. Did they all call the ICRC and get permission? (Which by the sounds of this article they would refuse) Why is Prison Architect the first time I've heard of them going after a game for using the Red Cross[/QUOTE]
a very long time ago runescape had to change the health skill icon from red to green because of the red cross
TF2 and Half Life have both used it for ages. The Medic in Battlefield 1 has the symbol prominently displayed on his satchel. Overwatch uses a variation of it.
I'm curious why the Red Cross decided to go after Prison Architect, when that symbol is virtually ubiquitous in both videogames and greater society. As far as I'm aware, this issue has never come up before, has it?
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[QUOTE=Untouch;51679973]a very long time ago runescape had to change the health skill icon from red to green because of the red cross[/QUOTE]
I thought the health symbol there was always a heart. I can't ever remember it being a cross. Granted, it's been ages since I played.
[QUOTE=El Periodista;51679978]TF2 and Half Life have both used it for ages. The Medic in Battlefield 1 has the symbol prominently displayed on his satchel. Overwatch uses a variation of it.
I'm curious why the Red Cross decided to go after Prison Architect, when that symbol is virtually ubiquitous in both videogames and greater society. As far as I'm aware, this issue has never come up before, has it?
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I thought the health symbol there was always a heart. I can't ever remember it being a cross. Granted, it's been ages since I played.[/QUOTE]
It has, there was a WWI game in development (now ceased) that was going to raise funds for the Red Cross, so they put a banner for it on their page and they ended up having to cancel that drive because they were told they couldn't use the Red Cross logo at all and that.
The Red Cross organization might be going for the more 'offensive' games, [URL="http://labzerogames.com/valentine-the-red-cross-and-you/"]since Lab Zero famously changed Valentine's pallete before anything happened,[/URL] or big publishers work out their issues beforehand. Go take a look around, most packs don't feature a red cross at all. OW has it slanted, BF has it white, etc etc.
[QUOTE=El Periodista;51679978]I thought the health symbol there was always a heart. I can't ever remember it being a cross. Granted, it's been ages since I played.[/QUOTE]
It was the bandages in castle wars, they used to have the red cross and then they changed it from red to green
[img]http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/halo/images/0/02/HReach-HealthPack.png/revision/latest?cb=20131027135641[/img]
Even halo changed it on the remaster
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