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Todd

Games I play

FPS are my favorites, followed by
Third-person action/adventure,
with a dash of Roleplaying.

Recent Favorite Games

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Bioshock
Call of Duty 4
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Deadspace
Doom 3
Fallout 3
Gears of War
Gears of War 2
God of War II
God of War III
Half-Life 2
inFamous
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Metal Gear Solid 4
Red Dead Redemption
Resident Evil 4
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Currently playing

Dragon Age II

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reclusivespirit@yahoo.com

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RonBurgandy2010
ABC News' M-Rated Investigation
ReclusiveSpirit | 9:54 PM on 07.25.2008 16 comments




The Investigators. It brings to mind an old school team of 1940's superheroes led by the Shadow and the original Dark Knight. Hmm, that sounds kind of interesting to this comic book junkie. But rather they are an "investigative" reporting team for ABC2 News, of Baltimore, Maryland.

And what is this news team investigating that will break new ground in journalistic excellence? Is it about Obama vs McCain? Or perhaps it's about the high cost of gas in a country who's economy could use a little help. Maybe they're investigating the fact that the polar ice caps are melting? Nope, nope, and nope.

It's really about underage purchases of M-Rated games. And reporter Joce Sterman covers the story with the fresh hip hop title of, "Who Got Game?" And in this video, she sends a secret underage shopper (He's 15.) into three different Best Buys and Targets to see if he can buy some M-Rated games. Who do you think stopped him? Or did both of the stores fail miserably? I wonder who got game?



I find some irony in the fact that the last name of the secret shopper is Fink.



If you're interested in what happened on the following day, click here.



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13 comments | showing # 1 to 13
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Great Heat Engine's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2008 23:03
Great Heat Engine
sex in DMC4?
what did i miss?
ReclusiveSpirit's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2008 23:07
ReclusiveSpirit
@Great Heat Engine...hey...are you calling Joce Sterman of the Investigators a liar? How dare you sir!
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2008 23:09
MrSadistic
I like how they are treating video games like some sort of pornographic material. Well... maybe I really shouldn't be surprised.
ReclusiveSpirit's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/25/2008 23:18
ReclusiveSpirit
@MrSadistic...I totally agree with you. Sadly, it's typical of that kind of "journalism".
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 00:00
braulio09
i liked how they criticized the blood and gore but still showed it on tv

also, i've been carded when buying games at Target. I've always thought it's more of a cashier thing. If the person cares, he/she will do it.

Also, BioShock has sexual themes? Man, I've got to finish that after I'm done with Lost Odyssey
Arttemis's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 00:03
Arttemis
Lucky fucker got away with a nice haul of games.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 03:59
Jetsetlemming
No video? Pah. :|

Nice rig, btw. Real posh.
Too Much Coffee Man's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 06:35
Too Much Coffee Man
@ENJOYGAME001
DIE SPAMMER


@ReclusiveSpirit
I'm not surprised; it all depends on the store & the employee working there. a teenager would probably sell to another teenager because they don't want to be a dick.

I used to get into R movies all the time when i was 13-16; it didnt screw me up & the guy who sold me the tickets probably realized i was mature enough to handle it by talking to me.

The whole rating system is designed to keep borderline retarded, easily suggestible children from mimicking unacceptable behavior from violent/sexual movies. & it does it at the expense of the majority of people who are sensible enough to distinguish between fantasy & reality.

That's my take on it.
RonBurgandy2010's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 08:58
RonBurgandy2010
I don't want to be that kid at school the next day. Whether I want to be there is a different story.






Wait, it's summer. Guess I'll have to do this myself...
Cinda's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 09:10
Cinda
An extremely well done write-up. It seems T.V. "investigative journalists" always focus on such shallow and trivial things. I suppose it's an easy way to get ratings. It would be way too challenging for them to tackle a more serious issue like you mentioned. Front page stuff Reclusive.

Bravo!


By the way, I saw what you did there, Gotcha......journalism......clever. ;)
Y0j1mb0's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 09:51
Y0j1mb0
Why isn't enjoygame001 spammer bot 2000 not banned yet?
ReclusiveSpirit's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 12:37
ReclusiveSpirit
@Jetsetlemming...thanks. It's a total blast to game on.

@Cinda...What can I say? You're always so kind. Thank you.

Sorry for the late responses...stuff to do today, and lots of it.
WDot's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/26/2008 13:38
WDot
I've been carded a lot recently at various Best Buys and Gamestops. I'm almost 19, but I'm babyfaced so I guess they have to check. As long as the system works without government intervention I'm cool with it.

In general I can't really even get mad at local news stations when they make these kind of stories. Local news is the equivalent of a high-budget blog. Sure, some blogs are good (like this one), but others are just made for grabbing people's attention at any cost.
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