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New game explores colonial-era debate over looted artifacts

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A new video game from South Africa turns the fight to reclaim Africa's stolen heritage into a playable mission. The debate over reclaiming colonial-era African artifacts from Western museums has raged for decades.

Breakdown
  • Relooted is a heist game where players reclaim African artefacts taken during colonial times. 6s
  • The game was inspired by a developer's mother visiting the British Museum and features 70 real-life artefacts. 48s
  • Players learn about artefacts and solve puzzles to retrieve and return them in the game. 1m 5s
  • The issue of repatriation is gaining global attention, with Germany returning over a thousand Benin bronzes to Nigeria. 1m 26s
  • Some Western institutions still refuse to repatriate contested artefacts despite increasing pressure. 1m 42s
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