It's not the kind of game that at the end puts up a black screen saying, 'Please, make sure all your diamonds are blood free.'" Rohrer's never been a fan of serious games.

The diamond business is a confusing, cyclical one: full of Western hypocrisy, indigenous tragedy and billions of pounds – issues Blood Diamond skims through with cold, cinematic efficiency.

Far Cry 2 Exclusive Multiplayer Hands-On -- Game Modes, Weapons, and Blood Diamonds. There's nothing civil about this war. By Jonathan Miller on September 22, 2008 at 12:11PM PDT.

Maintaining his reputation for sticking to unexpected inspirations, the game deals with a diamond mining corporation in Angola before current U.N. legislation about 'blood diamonds' came into effect.