Sat, Feb 27, 2010 | 18:50 GMT

PSA: Videogames are being used by Satan to claim your soul

flandersthedevil

Be warned naive and innocent gamers – Satan wants your soul so very badly, that he is using videogames and the publishers who release them to tighten his grip on your life force.

Mwha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!

That’s according to the author of an article in the Philadelphia family paper The Bulletin, which claims videogames are aimed at destroying Christian values.

Called “Buyer Beware: Satanic-Themed Video Games Concern Parents”, the article’s intent is to warn parents about “the rise in the number of satanically-themed video games that target God and Christianity, invite players to make pacts with the devil, and elevate Satan to hero status”.

Speaking with 32-year old Lance Christian, the self-described “avid gamer” believes that the “problem” has been going on for about 10-years now, and has become almost common place with games that have recently been released.

“I feel that the devil has a new tool to work with in this age of technology, and the majority of adults in a position of responsibility are left in the dark,” he told the paper citing the following examples”

Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation To Darkness–Players “make an unholy pact and sell their soul to Satan in exchange for power” with the object of the game being to ensure the resurrection of Satan and obtain his power.

Nocturne—A game in which the hero (a demon) destroys the three Archangels St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, then goes on to destroy God.

Shadow Hearts—The hero uses his power to intercept and destroy God and “save the world.”

Dragon Age: Origins—The game revolves around the story of God going mad and cursing the world. A witch attacks believers and players can “have sex” with her in a pagan act called “blood magic” so she can “give birth to a god.” Another scenario allows players to have sex with a demon in exchange for a boy’s soul.

Other offenders in his eyes included include Dante’s Inferno, Guitar Hero, Devil Summoner, Koudelka, Trapt, Bayonetta, and Darksiders.

The article also implies that publishers are “cashing in on the satanic, anti-Catholic and general anti-religion content themes” and use these as a “draw for buyers”.

Toward the end of the article, it even calls out the ESRB for not mentioning the “overt satanic content of the games” it rates.

Jesus Facepalm Christ.

Maybe after playing games like this, one should go to confession or perform a bit of corporal mortification by taking a flagellum to oneself afterward.

Thanks, GamePolictics.

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33 comments

Stephany Nunneley
27/02/10, 6:48 pm

Maybe I should have said Satin wants your soul…….

Phoenixblight
27/02/10, 6:53 pm

“Dragon Age: Origins— Another scenario allows players to have sex with a demon in exchange for a boy’s soul.”

Was I playing the same game? Only part of that I remember is the demon giving you the specialization of Blood magic if you let her possess the boy at a later date.

Anyways religion is one of the many hindrances of society.

Old MacDonald
27/02/10, 7:03 pm

He wants my soul? What an idiot.

DaMan
27/02/10, 7:08 pm

it’s okay to be a satanist or anarchist these days, you don’t stand a chance against the System anyway.

DJ Deathstar
27/02/10, 7:12 pm

I know EA and Activision are bad but thats going a bit far.. seriously though i just played through Dragon Age and that never happened

LANKY
27/02/10, 7:26 pm

ill gladly trade my soul for lag free gameing……. and a bacon sandwhich.

Johnny Cullen
27/02/10, 7:56 pm

What, so, as an Irish catholic, I should destroy my PS3 which has annoyed the fuck out of me since buying Heavy Rain?

Done deal, innit.

*grabs sledgehammer*

Yoshi
27/02/10, 8:36 pm

It had to be done…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJBoHa3GArA

RGW1982
27/02/10, 8:45 pm

No Such Thing As Satan, Hell Or Even Jesus For That Matter.. Your Stupid Religious Are Laughable.

#10

Scyrenn
27/02/10, 8:57 pm

SPOILERS

#11

Michael O’Connor
27/02/10, 9:15 pm

“No Such Thing As Satan, Hell Or Even Jesus For That Matter..”

RGW’s ignorance reigns supreme once again.

#12

TraceableX
27/02/10, 9:18 pm

@12

loooooooool man.

#13

Michael O’Connor
27/02/10, 9:21 pm

Please enlighten me, TraceableX.

At least one of the things he stated in that quote is factually inaccurate and circumstantially provable.

#14

El_MUERkO
27/02/10, 11:50 pm

Oh yeah! What about the sun rgw?

#15

stretch215
27/02/10, 11:54 pm

@ 12 – agreed

#16

The_Villa
28/02/10, 1:53 am

Dragon Age: Origins—The game revolves around the story of God going mad and cursing the world

…WTF?

They didn’t played Dragon Age or they are retarded( my apologises to Sarah Pallin ). In the game, God- referred to as ¨The Maker¨- left humanity because, THEY BURNED HIS PROPHET!!

And for the soul thing, TV and movies thought me that satan only takes the souls of greedy business guys, stupid teenagers and I-just-lost-the-love-of-my-life twenty-something guys.

#17

Retroid
28/02/10, 2:12 am

God’s a dick anyway.

I heard he wants to save arseholes.

#18

Stephany Nunneley
28/02/10, 3:53 am

…….”my apologies to Sarah Palin …”

Okay. I seriously LOL’d loudly on that one. Good one Villa!!!

#19

blackdreamhunk
28/02/10, 2:14 pm

the world is full of ies and lairs when it comes to god and his people!

that said dragon age is not from satin. In fact I would say bio-ware games are ver morle and talks about life.

I know when I see a satanic game like for exmaple brutal lengd.

the prophies of the bible are coming to pass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuUtjW396xU&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlHrL6ymfUI&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8kCYk1LgSA&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPrDeKLP5hk&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keiU9WiyPJE&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwbSzhiVxck&feature=player_embedded

I can show you sttuff you people call parnormal.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaaxMngRwJg&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICWEbGjuTEI&feature=player_embedded

By the way angels don’t have 2 wings they have 6

You people talk about things you have no idea about.

yea the world is full of lies and lairs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgP5rUCJqkg&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toBOML5W4uQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofpa6npXQoY&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa73hEYHS6g&feature=related

#20

blackdreamhunk
28/02/10, 2:36 pm

I could show you a lot more too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN-J6f2Z0RI&feature=rec-HM-rn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBBvvDl25F4&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS8L6ZhNP3o&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpdl3RsDBQg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpmbOtpqBuI&feature=related

#21

Michael O’Connor
28/02/10, 2:53 pm

No-one cares.

#22

Freek
28/02/10, 8:29 pm

Do these people not grasp the concept of fiction?

#23

Aimless
28/02/10, 8:41 pm

They seem the sort to take everything in the Bible literally. So no, no they don’t.

#24

Bulk Slash
28/02/10, 9:04 pm

As an anti-scientologist so my soul is already promised to Xenu.

#25

DarkElfa
28/02/10, 11:48 pm

We believe you RGW1982, your existence on VGF247 is practically proof there is no God.

Now, make sure when you respond that you don’t forget to use the word fag a few times and curse like a 13 year old while flaming incoherently otherwise we may not know its you before choosing to not care.

If that doesn’t work, just try grammar correction, that always makes people sound self assured.

#26

Plainview
01/03/10, 1:14 am

@blackdreamhunk you really have lost your mind

#27

GwynbleiddiuM
01/03/10, 10:14 am

funny people still do believe in religions! what a load of crap. as a master Atheist I’d welcome all those who still believe in such things to go and frak ‘emselves..

#28

blackdreamhunk
01/03/10, 2:47 pm

wow you people talk about things you have no clue about. I wonder how meny of you are even experts in theses matter? Goes to show how really enlighten people. There is the “lie” then there is the truth.

you speak with out proof,History does prove that there was a yeahusa.

In fact you people talk about things you have no clue about!

#29

DarkElfa
01/03/10, 4:43 pm

Wow RGW, that response was so lame it made me feel lame to read it. You need to read your statements before you hit submit, you’re getting sloppier than your mom did the night you were conceived.

#30

JoeX111
01/03/10, 11:46 pm

@RGW:

How appropriate. You fight like a cow.

#31

Aimless
02/03/10, 12:31 am

Given that he’s referencing a game that came out almost 20 years ago, probably not.

#32

DarkElfa
02/03/10, 12:50 am

OK, I’m bored with this now. Moving on…

#33

blackdreamhunk
02/03/10, 3:18 pm