This guest post is excerpted from Rutgers student Marcus Biddle’s Camden Writes project:
According to the official Twitter of Ubisoft Entertainment’s Watch Dogs, the video game franchise is hinting at plans to feature the City of Camden (in some capacity) in its upcoming sequel, Watch Dogs DLC.
“Our data indicates surveillance has become more prominent in high-crime areas,” the Watch DogsTwitter account recently tweeted earlier this week. An image with texts was accompanied stating, “The city of Camden, New Jersey had the highest crime rate in 2012. A 24/7surveillance program is now in effect_”
Camden’s role in the upcoming game remains unclear, but considering Watch Dogs’ themes of information infiltration, crime and vigilante justice, it makes the fall sequel all the more eyebrow raising.
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Many criticize the media’s portrayal of Camden City, but normally, it is directed toward mainstream news outlets. It is too early to speculate whether the Watch Dogs sequel will cross the line with its portrayal of Camden. But soon, it might beg the question as to whether there are certain lines that should not be crossed when art imitates life.
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