It’s a free country. I mean, if people want to play games flaming the same kind of corporate entities that brought them their gaming consoles in the first place, then so be it.

For several years, hard-core game players have complained that big consumer brands are increasingly being featured in their virtual game worlds. Even worse, they say, are “advergames,” video games developed by companies to promote products.

Now a new genre of games is flipping that promotion on its head. Known as “anti-advergames,” the new titles satirize big companies and question corporate polices ranging from how cattle are raised to low pay for workers. [Read the rest]

Tags: promotion, the man, hardcore gamers, advergames