PanzerGate! The Forgotten Game Controversy

In this video, I revisit a gaming controversy known as PanzerGate, revolving around the game Codename: Panzers — Phase One. Largely forgotten today, it sparked one-sided tensions between Poland and Germany twenty one years ago — even drawing in the Polish government. So let’s take a walk down memory lane and ask: how did this controversy come about, and was the outrage ever justified?

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Timestamps:
0:00 – Introduction
0:41 – A Controversy is Brewing
1:29 – Panzergate: Media and Political Reactions
6:23 – The Aftermath
7:43 – Reactions from Game Journalists
8:43 – Fact-Checking the Claims
12:00 – Trying to Make Sense of It All
15:12 – Channel Housekeeping