JFK murder now a video game

A British company chose Monday, the 41st anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, to release a video game re-creating the 1963 shooting.

A spokesman for the president’s brother, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.), called the game “despicable.”

The Glasgow, Scotland-based firm Traffic said “JFK Reloaded” was an educational “docu-game” that would help disprove conspiracy theories about Kennedy’s death. It said the game challenged players to re-create the three shots fired at the president’s car by assassin Lee Harvey Oswald from the Texas School Book Depository.

Traffic’s managing director, Kirk Ewing, said the game -- available as an Internet download for $9.99 -- would “stimulate a younger generation of players to take an interest in this fascinating episode of American history.”

Sen. Kennedy’s spokesman, David Smith, would not comment on whether the family was taking any action to stop the game’s release.