Kuma War devs jump on the modern-day pirates boat

Kuma Games, publisher of the free-to-play military FPS Kuma War — and no relationship to this guy — is embracing piracy ... of the modern-day cargo ship hijacking kind. Gamasutra reports that the company has tossed its novelty captain's hat into the burgeoning genre with Somali Showdown: Pirates on the High Seas, a game inspired by the recent headline-making hijacking of the Maersk Alabama.

Likely drawing no inspiration from that other Maersk Alabama game, Kuma is avoiding taking sides in the "Pirates: Still cool or muderous thugs?" debate by allowing players of its game to align themselves with either side — the pirates or the ship's crew. (Psst! We know how it ends for the pirates.) But, maybe you can change that? Somali Showdown: Pirates on the High Seas will begin plundering moral fibers later today via Kuma's website.