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David Cage 'shocked' by violent showings at last E3
During David Cage's presentation at D.I.C.E. Summit 2013 this morning, in a talk on his vision for the game industry, he addressed last year's E3's showing of violent, shocking content. The Quantic Dream boss made it clear that he was shocked that some games went over-the-top to show more blood, violence or sex, seemingly in an effort to show more shocking content than their competitors at the event last year. If there's a context, Cage says that any violence or sex is acceptable, but he feels that the game industry is taking it too far lately. He called it a mistake, and said that it does nothing for an industry trying to gain credibility. "Sometimes we go to far and behave like stupid teenagers ourselves," he said. Cage wishes that the game industry should stop doing this as it's a matter of being more responsible to not only the industry, but also to society. He wants game makers to show that they are serious, and that they respect the medium and its customers. I wonder if he's referring to a particularly shocking showing of The Last of Us at Sony's press conference last year, which showed right after clips from his upcoming game, Beyond: Two Souls. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
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A common argument in the ongoing debate over gender and videogames is that women and men both are equally objectified. Is that really true? As always, Emperor God King Jim Sterling puts His holy foot down and delivers wisdom true to the masses. He totally isn't smug about it, either!more
Game Industry International caught up with legendary designer Will Wright who shared his thoughts on the train wreck of a launch SimCity suffered with all of the server issues players experienced when trying to play the game....more
A 14-year-old boy from rural Iowa has been charged with first degree murder after shooting his mother with a .22 caliber rifle he received as a present. Noah Crooks, who was 13 at the time, attempted to rape his mother i...more View all Controversy |


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