Apparently Microsoft doesn’t feel they’ve done their part to foment prejudice against the Differently Animated yet, so they’re putting Anti-Zombie titles on sale:

If that doesn’t quite sate your gaming appetite, Live is also throwing a random “Back from the Dead” promotion by cutting the price of Zombie Apocalypse and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai to 400 Points ($5) each. Plants vs. Zombies will continue the promotion the following week by going on sale for 800 Points ($10).

We’ll probably pick up The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai game to review; we already reviewed both Plants vs. Zombies (which didn’t receive a formal rating at the time, but could be safely pegged as Anti-Zombie) and Zombie Apocalypse (which the ZRC rated as Living Supremacist).

Microsoft has tragically made their Xbox 360 platform a premiere venue for virtual violence against the Differently Animated, with everything from Resident Evil 5 to Dead Rising 2 and lots of games and ports available on Xbox Live. We don’t know what has inspired this animus; it might simply be that such deplorable violence sells well.

Still shocking and appalling behavior from one of the world’s largest media companies, and this latest promotional event is a sad reminder of their irresponsibility.

Details of said irresponsibility follow:

January 10 – 16
Zombie Apocalypse – 400 Microsoft Points* (50% off)
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai – 400 MSP (50% off)

January 17 – 23
Plants vs. Zombies – 800 MSP (33% off)

Tags: Videogames

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