After 20 minutes of delays in a crowded train, Mack snaps and pulls out a gun. The game starts with a video depicting a character named Mack, a construction worker who becomes increasingly agi- tated during a torturously slow SkyTrain ride. “Clearly it hit a nerve.” On Wednesday, TransLink asked media to refrain from linking to the video game, which “appears to advocate violent behaviour against Sky- Train employees and passen- gers.” “Playing clips from the video over and over again, and informing the public of where they can view the video, is ir- responsible and does not serve the public interest,” TransLink CEO Ian Jarvis said in a state- ment. “After a really long crappy day at work, too … just like the character in the game,” Wildman told Metro in an email interview. Wildman said he was among the thousands of passengers af- fected by the system-wide fail- ure and he felt compelled to create the browser-based game. The man, who goes by the name Alexi Wildman, said he created Main Street Massacre as an honest but metaphorical reflection of how many tran- sit users feel about two recent SkyTrain shutdowns during the rush-hour commute. BC Licence #: 50040 Alberta Licence #: 333012 Shoot-’em-up game stays put: Creator A Vancouver man says he has no intention of taking down a gory online video game he claims to have created that de- picts a transit passenger going on a violent killing rampage at the Main Street SkyTrain sta- tion. Complete contest rules available at any Instaloans branch or visit **Some restrictions apply including, but not limited to, loan amount restrictions based on the borrower’s net pay. Transaction not required to participate in the Contest. Thursday, Augmetronews.ca | /vancouvermetro | /vancouvermetro 26 ENTER & YOU COULD AT INSTALOANS.CA/FREEF * PAYDAY LOANS MADE EASY You’re pre-approved for up to $ 1,500 ** *NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
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