Far Cry 5 has totalitarian religious cults, things to murder all over Montana, and jokes about DeflateGate.
‘Far Cry 5’ has a hidden DeflateGate joke about the Patriots
We will never escape it.


James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Look, video games take a long time to develop — so maybe you can forgive developer Ubisoft for referencing a three-year-old controversy in their game. But it’s still a little weird. Does anyone really care about DeflateGate enough anymore? Let alone referencing it during a bizarre raid against a murderous religious cult?
In this version of America, yes — and it’s terrifying.











