Section 2: Freedom of Expression - Part 2

Six Days in Fallujah was a documentary game developed by Atomic Games that was a third person combat simulation of the famous second battle of Fallujah in Iraq. The U.S. marine corps had been working with Atomic Games to develop simulation training tools when the battalion they had been working closely with were sent to Iraq. The marines that returned described their experiences in Fallujah with the Atomic Games developers and expressed their desire to share what they had lived through. Working closely together, the game was developed and was set to be published by Konami. However, the announcement of the game was received with a heavy backlash of criticism from various groups that argued that making a game about the second battle of Fallujah would disrespect those that died there.  

Fearful of reputation loss, Konami dropped out and Atomic Games was left without a publisher. Atomic Games failed to find a replacement publisher, and the financially struggling studio folded soon after.