Black pudding.

As for the scene itself, until we play it, it's only as controversial as we make it out to be.

It's amazing how predictable the news media can be after the predictable predicted outrage from the videogame news media.

But let's disregard that and rage about the news media.

RAGE!

This is so fucking pathetic. People like him are the reason of the games still being a medium, that can't be even compared to movies or music.
Why do i still have to hide the fact that i enjoy playing video games, so i won't be considered as a childish person, that can't even wipe his ass correctly.
IT'S BECAUSE OF HIM
RAGE
I will eat him! NOM NOM NOM

It's stuff like this that makes me angry.
Why on earth would be waste time sorting out the economy or immigration when we can witter and moan about video games?

You don't see people complaining so much about the film industry when controversial films such as Natural Born Killers, that contain a lot more graphic scenes that COD MW2 could ever dream up, are available on any HMV shelf.

Silly British government.There's a reason why it's an 18 rated game.
We have a ratings system for a reason, so why get all uppity about it?

I still think people should be able to buy what they want. Liberalism ftw!

Ban this sick filth.

Although, fun to note; there's more picture than text in the Daily Hate's article. Seems that despite the headline's sensationalism, they couldn't actually find that much wrong to actually say about the game, or anyone other than Keith Vaz to get nasty quotes from.

ParaParaKing: This story isn't on the outrage of the gaming press, something I've already previously addressed. As a man who prides himself on research, I thought you'd at least know that.

One of the many reasons why I hate Britain these days. The other three thousand being chavs.

They need to actually play the game before they say things like this, and even then it's just pointless mud-slinging. Just because everyone with a brain has gone to the internet for news, doesn't mean you can just make shit up.

Oh this makes me so mad I'm going to write a long blog post explaining why nobody takes games seriously next to films or whatever

Here we go again...

SHOW ME YOUR RAAAAAGE! WHERE'S YOUR ANGER?!

<mgs4>

Just two more days until I get my hands on the game... just two more days! Dont delay it now!

if they're not going to ban it they should shut the fuck up.

I was going to boycott it, but i saw the us in flames bit and the rage over the terrorist bit and pre ordered the fucker!

Well done hate mongers you secured at least one sale!

Any publicity is good publicity.

Oh joy, they don't even live in America. What's wrong with playing a terrorist attack scene? Isn't the game you vs. terrorists anyways???

... they may have taken the bait... but Infinity Ward was the one who stuck the bleeding half dead deer out in front of the wolves den...

@ Project

Mine was dispatched friday morning, so (fingers crossed) it'll be mine tomorrow!!!!!

HU FUCKING RAH

@taumpytears "Man, I am really getting tired of the reactionary gaming press. It would be amazing to see a site like Destructoid examine both sides of the issue in an article like this."

Agreed. This is the industry and society in general: it is perfectly fine to say an opinion, throw in a link, and exhibit anger, but when it comes to actually backing up the things you say in detail and taking in the other side as possibly having some points to make, that is not being objective. This isn't just blogs, but how people respond to things in everyday life. When was the last time you were able to talk to the people in this gaming community without being heckled or told that a viewpoint is correct in a single sentence? But, when it comes to publishing stories, maybe some more journalistic integrity is needed. It isn't easy to write objectively, but when you don't write and act objectively, it garners disrespect. Look at what this game is doing to the companies making it, the people reacting to it, and those reporting on it. The issue is not really the game it all, it is that we lack the ability to consider that there isn't necessarily a correct right vs wrong way of looking at things. You, me, anyone can justify their thoughts as much or as little as they want, but when you aren't willing to even think from another person's perspective, than how well do you know people at all?

... sorry, I'm ranty today.

If you cover a touchy subject, then you have to accept the backlash that comes with it. I don't see the problem.

ManHunt 2 was dis-tasteful in every extreme, and a crap game to boot. I think it was fairly flogged as violence for the sake of violence.

If Infinity Ward are going to include a scene as a terrorist in an airport, the they have to take the flak with that. If they didn't want the backlash, don't include the scene in the game. Simple as that.

this is madness!

but seriously, everyone wants a bit of scandal

Take it up with Parliament, Vaz. See who backs you up.

Wait, are we going to ignore that some of this outrage was started by Destructoid? There was one of the first articles written hear to decry how the scene which the writer did not play had affected him ... pretty much the same thing Destructoid is now accusing Vaz of doing? There was no bait, as the outrage displayed here was not some measure to draw out the news media, but a story meant to capitalize on the drama as well. The video game media is the one to blame this time if any such bannings or further drama appear over this game, they started the hoopla, and would be the reason people like Vaz even heard of it to make an issue of it.

Just to make something clear, Destructoid did not plan a 2 part pro and con article segment on the issue, one writer wrote a con, agreeing with the drama children over something he never played, much like Vaz, and later another writer decided to write a counter piece. It was never mentioned or expected to be treated as a two part. Maybe if we weren't so dramatic, maybe Vaz would have never heard of the issue in the first place.

@zer0faults

Good point.

You just ripped Keith a new one, Sterling! Go you!

I guess no one else noticed that they brand Activision as the creator of the game twice, when they are merely the publishers. They should really get their facts straight before saying "Activision" included checkpoints in the game.

Jim, is this a pun worthy of one of your articles?
The Gayly Fail

Other than the homophobia in it, I think I did rather well, don't you? Right? right?