Terrible British "newspaper" The Daily Star got its hands on a mocked up image of a Grand Theft Auto game based around Northumbria murderer Raoul Moat. Even though the Star admitted that the doctored image was the "only evidence" it had, the story was still ran the story "RAOUL MOAT: VIDEO GAME, FILM AND BOOK PLANS CAUSE FURY," as if it were an iron-clad fact.
The source for the image was attributed to a number of "games websites", although we sure as Hell have never seen it.
Even worse is the fact that the Star told the 69-year-old grandmother of one of Moat's victims about the game so that she could -- understandably -- get upset over the idea.
"It is sick -- it's blood money. The game is beyond belief," said Mrs. Ann Hornsby. She was right about it being sick, but it was the people interviewing her who deserved the criticism, not Rockstar.
The story has since been quietly pulled from the publication's website. Hardly surprising, considering it's perhaps the most libelous, irresponsible, grotesque example of pure shit to have ever been posted in a paper famous for its libelous, irresponsible grotesque shit.
And yet there are people out there who claim videogame bloggers need to act like real journalists. If the apes who write for the Star are allowed to call themselves journalists, then I am proud to be a "mere" blogger. I've never heard of a videogame blogger upsetting the relatives of murder victims just to tell some juicy lies, no matter how many people try and claim we're the "worst" examples of journalism out there. As long as 90% of British newspapers exist, I'm glad to know I can never be the worst writer in town.
Raoul Moat GTA story makes Daily Star look like idiots [CVG]
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12:20 PM on 07.21.2010
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Tabloids make up stupid crap all the time. The Star is up there with the worst of 'em.
but he did have accomplices , which could mean co-op play.
Haha, speaking such truth in contrast to the false story above make my eyes hurt from the change ^^
But to go and *tell* the grandmother of one of the victims? That's terrible. I really hope the Daily Star get the pants sued off them.
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news
There's a dead link to it. Seriously :D
The Sun, The Mail, The Star...
What the hell england!!!!!!
and they would believe it's real, seriusly, this is just pathetic
People who only read tabloid print media and are actually credible enough to believe an obvious shop is real just aren't very relevant anymore.
And don't they sponsor a porn channel somewhere?
That is all.
Also, the image looks to me like something 4chan or Something Awful would knock up. 'Twas all in good fun!
Only Sexualchocolate should have his back though.
Oh I mean absolute shit. Well done Daily Star, well done.
I don't think there's anything else I could possibly say about this... Congrats for hitting a depth I didn't even think were humanly possible though.
True? Yes. Necessary? Ehhh.
This is some deplorable shit though.
I save that honour for the Daily Mail
LOL way to use this story to further peddle your Anti-Xbox propaganda.
From a guy who owns both and has played online on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network, there are idiots, homophobes and rampant immaturity on both. You need to shut the fuck up.
They had a fucking whole page about how Jordan and Alex are having relationship troubles because a pig likes him more. Anyone who reads this paper for pure facts is stupid.
Well said,sir. Here is a cookie.
'' is baffled by the fury of adult gamers! These are grown (?!?) men who sit around all day playing computer games with one another who've today chosen to enter the real world just long enough to complain about my story slamming a Raoul Moat version of Grand Theft Auto! You would think I'd denied the Holocaust!!! Think I'...ll challenge them to a virtual reality duel....stab....I win!!!''
I can't actually describe how much a tool this guy actually is! he clearly has no idea about games anything.