Friday, March 1, 2013

In ‘Riot,' anarchy is a game

Riot game

Last year, as many Italians gathered together protesting the construction of a high speed rail line that would require a potentially destructive tunnel through the Alps, one of them had an idea. A combination of his own experience at the protests coupled with what was going on elsewhere in the world, particularly the unrest in places like Egypt, led Leonard Menchiari — previously an editor and cinematographer at Valve — to start working on a game that would capture that feeling. Development on Riot began six months ago, and earlier this month Menchiari launched a successful crowdfunding campaign to cover some of the development costs. This won't just be a game about anarchy, though. Instead, the team wants to teach players what it's...


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