Ubisoft’s depiction of Bolivia in the upcoming Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands has not gone over well with the actual South American country.
According to a Reuters report, Bolivia’s interior minister, Carlos Romero, has filed a formal complaint with the French embassy in hopes of getting that country’s government to intervene with the game’s French publisher, Ubisoft. The trouble stems from the game’s interpretation of the country as a lawless state ruled by drug lords.
“We have the standing to [take legal action],” Romero told Reuters, “but at first we prefer to go the route of diplomatic negotiation.”
Ubisoft reportedly defends its title by clarifying that the game is a work of fiction. Speaking with Reuters, Ubisoft stated, “While the game’s premise imagines a different reality than the one that exists in Bolivia today, we do hope that the in-game world comes close to representing the country’s beautiful topography.”
The “beautiful topography” of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands can be admired very soon, when the game launches on March 7th for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, followed up by plenty of post-launch content.