Poor Sales, Plummeting Stock Price Plague Left Behind Games

[Ian David]

Poor Sales, Plummeting Stock Price Plague Left Behind Games

Looks like our public awareness campaign to expose the religious right’s recently released video game, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, was a success.

You’ll remember that our efforts garnered a great deal of national media attention:

* Front page article in the San Francisco Chronicle;
* Stories on CNN’s American Morning, ABC World News, and Canadian TV;
* A live debate with religious right leader Jay Sekulow on CNBC;
* Articles written by the Associated Press, Reuters, Boston Globe, and UPI;

Just to name a few….

Now, not only do media reports coming out of Southern California reveal that the game has received mediocre sales, but a simple look at Left Behind Games Inc (LFBG) stock performance — in the words of DefCon advisory board member and Christian Alliance for Progress director Rev. Tim Simpson “you didn’t think this was a ministry, did you?” — reveals over an 80% drop in the stock’s price since the game was released in November.

More evidence the backlash against the religious right is growing. Their intolerant agenda is dangerous, and the American people know it.

More:
http://defconblog.org/2007/01/poor-sales-plummeting-stock-price-plague-left-behind-games/

And I, for one, am doing my part by visiting Target and Wal-Mart and hiding their copies of the "Left Behind" games in the deep, dark recesses of the stores.

[jwirr]

1. Good. It couldn't happen to a more deserving group. I go to rummage

sale and buy any Left Behind junk so I can throw it in the garbage.

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

2. here is a review,

be sure to watch the video,

http://www.g4tv.com/xplay/reviews/1367/Left_Behind_Eternal_Forces.html

[tridim]

6. Oh man, that video is hilarious!

Thanks for posting it.

[hatrack]

3. Well, at least no one working at Target or Wal-Mart will assume you're shoplifting

:evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

4. holy snap look at the chart-plummeting is being kind.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=LFBG.OB&t=1y

[blm]

5. Good. For years I've been calling WalMarts and told them Left Behind was financed by RevMoon

and I would do the same with Christian book stores.

I am glad that the recent books outing Bush's insincerity towards the Christian right have knocked the wind out of the sails of the whole movement manipulating the millions of believers.

[jbonkowski]

7. Violence is only okay in books

You know, like in the Bible. Once it is brought to life, on film or animated, it becomes bad.

Can you imagine what would happen if someone made a movie or a game that recreated all of the violence in the Bible? The same people who read these books would try to ban it.

[Ian David]

10. You know, that gives me a great idea!

How about we create a game that re-creates famous biblical battles and catastrophes.

That includes the ones where Gawd says to smash the heads of babies against the rocks.


Psalm 137:9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/ps/137.html



A whole game where all you do is either:

1) Carry-out divinely ordered massacres, slaughters, and various misdeeds.
2) Try and survive various divine retributions-- for example, get your family out of Sodom and Gomorrah before Gawd nukes the city... and then get drunk and pass out while your daughters fuck you! (Don't blame ME, it's in the damn BIBLE!) Gen 19:30-38


Lot and his daughters camp out in a cave for a while. The daughters get their "just and righteous" father drunk, have sexual intercourse with him, and each conceives and bears a son (wouldn't you know it!). Just another wholesome family values Bible story.
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/gen/19.html

See also:

Cruelty and Violence in the Bible
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/cruelty/long.html

[dysfunctional press]

14. i don't know about that...

i never saw mel g's 'the passion of the christ', but from what i nderstand, it was just short of being a 2-hour snuf film...and the religoids flocked to see it.

[Warpy]

8. Aw, they can cry me a river

then jump into it and drown.

I suppose there weren't enough explosions and blood spatter patterns.

[Cass]

12. LOL! You made me choke on my rice cake!

:spray:

[jackster]

9. Thanks IanDB1...

you always have some very interesting stories in your posts - I look forward to them and just wanted to say thanks - especially for all the Bay State tidbits.

:toast:

[Ian David]

13. You're very welcome. I like to do what I can. And thanks!

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[jackster]

15. I'd love to subscribe

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[Ian David]

16. Try using Google Reader

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[jackster]

17. Thanks,

I'll give it try when I get a chance!~

[SanCristobal]

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