This Company Wants To Change Video Games For The Better

The gaming industry often gets a bad rap for its depictions of violence and female objectification, but Games for Change, a New York-based development company, hopes to slowly change that. Founded in 2004, G4C creates and distributes games that focus on social impact, human rights, poverty and other issues. The customary gun-toting badasses are gone, replaced instead by characters with a strong sense of moral responsibility and a mission to educate players worldwide. Watch the video above to learn more about the company's efforts to create a new niche in the gaming market.