The Russian rock band Psyrus has taken advantage of the controversy triggered by the suspected connection between Rusian hacking practices and the victory of President Trump in the latest POTUS elections to promote their latest single called Hitcher.
The new wave rock/EDM crossover band from St Petersburg, composed by lead singer and MC Andrew K, Tony Checkmar (drums), Dmitry Windom (keys, MIDI controllers) and Sergey Toom (guitar), shows Donald Trump as a plugged puppet controlled by hackers and the real alien power behind these Russian hackers in a heavy satirical video to launch Hitcher .
Produced by Russia-based Pantheon Production, Hitcher (the video clip) recently surpassed 1.6 million views on YouTube. So viral has become the clip that a network of Russian game developers is to lauch a namesake video game.
Based on real hacking tech, Hitcher (the game) allows the users become part of a secret gang of Russian hackers and take part in some missions like stealing information, taking controll of the electric power network of their cities, influencing general elections to make one candidate win, hacking protected databases, or keeping control of govenments in the world.
Small missions like controlling electricity supplies and financial data lead to bigger challenges like election-rigging and using WikiLeaks to generate scandal and intrigue. All these must be done while competing against other hackers. Players only find out whom they’re working for once the game ends. The Goal is using information and access gained to build an alternative geopolitical picture of the world.
Image over the headline.- Plugged and controlled Trump. Frame of Hitcher (the music video). © Psyrus/Pantheon Production
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