Historical video games: Good idea or bad idea?

Thanks to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, I found this article.  It's worth reading, even if you aren't a history major. Essentially, it examines Assassin's Creed III's interpretation of the American Revolution, and what that means for video games and for history. My answer? Nothing. The largely plausible events in Assassin's Creed III are far superior to what…

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