Logan and Trevor discuss the fact that, yes, of course Far Cry is political. They also revisit the reaction and events that surrounded Mass Effect 3’s original ending.
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Time Stamps:
00:00 – Intro
00:05:06 – Far Cry 6 is Political
“Ubisoft Doesn’t ‘Want To Make A Political Statement’ Specifically About Cuba With Far Cry 6” by Jade King, The Gamer
“The Politics of Far Cry 6” by Navid Khavari, Ubisoft
https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/jzZzBMLk8k4XAWgNpXfju/the-politics-of-far-cry-6
“We shouldn’t need Ubisoft to tell us that ‘Far Cry 6’ is political” by Mikhail Klimentov, The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/06/01/far-cry-6-politics-ubisoft/
00:23:51 – The Story Around Mass Effect 3’s Ending (light spoilers)
01:04:39 – Shoutouts:
“Inside IGN’s Battle for Editorial Independence,” by Steven Strom, Fanbyte
https://www.fanbyte.com/news/ign-editorial-independence/
01:06:55 – Outro