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Adam Sessler has had about enough of all this Mass Effect garbage. Well Adam, that makes 1,345,456 of us, but regardless I'm glad to hear you weighing in on the situation. Between mass exodus on Cooper Lawrence's Amazon.com page (as if you haven't heard enough of this woman lately, she wrote a book too) and EA going for the throat, the drama is flying high.
 
Frankly, this is likely just the beginning. Not only did you not do your research proper, Ms. Lawrence, but you made the biggest failing of all by underestimating us -- the gamers. Not only are we passionate and dedicated, the last thing we're going to let happen is to have some yuppie who's uneducated on the subject tear it down. Enjoy your hate mail.
 







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Surf314's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 08:55
Surf314
This sounds like a call to arms, or um keyboards. Bloggers Ready! Trollers Ready! Flamers Ready!!! TYPE!!!!!
KGBrAm's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 08:56
KGBrAm
Amen! Gotta love it when nerds stand together for a common cause, putting all fanboism aside in a beautiful ballet of flames!

Brings a tear to my eye.
ShinAmano's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 08:58
ShinAmano
WARNING...The above video has GRAPHIC SEXUAL ACTS...I am offended.
Josh Wanamaker's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 08:59
Josh Wanamaker
Adam Sessler needs to have some speech therapy sessions. The man has a serious impediment.
skankerzero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 08:59
skankerzero
sweet!

go Adam!
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:03
Snaileb
I think these are getting worse and worse.

Before, he at least would play Devil's advocate and view both sides of the arguement and at least have real idea's and concerns on said arguement.

Now he's just ranting and telling this guy off. Then he goes into politics? Oh man.. I love it when Adam Sessler gives a piece of his mind, but this is ridiculous.
Gato's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:09
Gato
holy shit, the dude can talk.
nademagnet's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:09
nademagnet
Obama, the GAMERS president. lolololololololol
dEM0N's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:09
dEM0N
Oh! He is speaking so fast that He cant even breath... one other anti-game news coming and he will kill himself.. relax man :) go play Mass Effect :P
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:12
deiga-the-semivaliant
Adam Sessler honestly needs to shut up. He gets way too excited over stuff that everyone kind of already knows.
Elrando's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:22
Elrando
I'd just like to point out that someone posted about her on 4chan, and now her Myspace is set to private.

Lol Anonymous.
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:22
Samit Sarkar
Well, Sessler’s rapid-fire rant may have been breathless, but I’m less impressed by the content than by the fact that he didn’t stutter once during the entire segment. Still, it’s good to see people (especially journalists in positions where they’re likely to be noticed) defending games. You go, Sessler!
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:27
Sharpless
Sessler rocks. I wish he'd mentioned the Fox News report, though.

Just please, please, please, guys... don't make the situation worse by being total assholes. Use your brains and debate her, prove her wrong. If she stoops lower, then meet her there, but until then, let's take the high road. It's the only way we'll truly win.
BigPopaGamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:33
BigPopaGamer
I'm not a fan of Sessler most of the time, but he hits it on the nail here. I can just imagine the hate mail coming in.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:38
Holyetheline
I'm gonna pwn some nubs over mass effect.
digitaldemigod's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:39
digitaldemigod
I don't understand the Mass Effect bashing... don't the anti-game groups know that Pong is the cause of all war, murder, rape, and sex in the world?
evyrew's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:41
evyrew
Sessler is right up to a point. But his rant against conservatives is off the mark. Almost every congressional hearing (or discussion about censorship) concerning videogames is lead by Democrats. Don't be hatin' Sessler
Midknight's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:43
Midknight
100% with you on that one Sharpless. The pen is mightier than the sword, unless the writer is a tool.

I'm still laughing at the AO rating comment in the FOX report. - Epic side boob LoL -

I totally agree with this guy when he was talking about the 50s and being scared of comic books and everything, the times have changed but somehow people have managed to pass on an intolerant and ridiculous mentality that should have been washed away before the 90s even began, never mind in 2008.

Mountains out of mole hills, the whole thing.
blitzio's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:46
blitzio
Well said sessler, hahah
martinine's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:47
martinine
Here's my fav thing said about Cooper, from the Amazon link above:

"After reading this book it doesn't seem to offer anything that average people don't already know. I get the feeling that Mrs. Lawrence is quite out of touch with reality."
Jphive's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:49
Jphive
Sessler sounded like he was trying to give yahtzee a run for his money there in the middle.

Its about time more people start calling the mainstream and in this case far right field media to task for their bullshit.
digitaldemigod's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:53
digitaldemigod
I agree fully with you Evyrew! It was Tipper Gore that started the PMRC to try and censor all that "devil music" back in the 80's. It always appears to be a conservative approach when trying to get things banned, but yeah, it's usually the Democrats pushing for censorship.
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:54
foxhound009
Nice post Colette..
Sphinx 13's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 09:56
Sphinx 13
lol @ the 50+ pages of verbal ownage
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:00
loki d20
I can't stop laughing after seeing the "FAIL" photo someone uploaded to her Amazon.com book page. And some of those reviews are freaking inventive, to say the least.
Origim's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:02
Origim
I am glad to see this isn't going away just yet. As I have said in the past these people need to be brought to task and Fox and Cooper lawrence certainly have been. We do need to go the high road though as a few other people have said.
bluki's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:10
bluki
this is getting more and more interesting
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:16
Rucksack
I really don't understand all the Sessler hate. I *gasp* enjoy watching X-Play because it's cheesy!

Anyhow go get 'em man.
Rucksack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:17
Rucksack
Sorry for the double post.

I forgot to add: a huge thank you to my fellow geeks bringing the fight to Cooper Lawrence's myspace and Amazon pages!
martinine's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:18
martinine
I just sent this email to her. Everyone else should send something too. It would be awesome to crash their email server over this.

Dear Mrs. Lawrence,

I recently watched your segment on the game Mass Effect. Please be informed on a subject before trying to tackle it. Your critique of Mass Effect was terribly one sided and mostly dead wrong. It was the equivalent of saying:

Romeo and Juliet is a terrible excuse for children to become sexually promiscuous and disobedient to their parents. Having Romeo and Juliet in your house is like keeping a loaded revolver next to your child's pillow, one day they will pick it up and pull the trigger, but in this case, it will be turning the pages of sexual deviance. Sadly, people reading Romeo and Juliet cannot even tell the difference between it and reality, and unfortunately parents will now have to monitor what their children are reading. Mixing love and adolescents could be detrimental to society.


Unpropitiously, my critique of Romeo and Juliet actually holds more president because I have read the play. Good luck in your pursuit of the facts in the future.
SourGr8pes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:19
SourGr8pes
At this point, Ms. Cooper has made a mortal enemy of the Internet: NO ONE declares war on the internet and lives to tell the tale.
Those attacks on her book were wonderful though....

NOW APOLOGIZE!!
ThelolDranger's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:23
ThelolDranger
Sessler's alright. Don't forget that he's on OUR side, and HE is actually on TV. So things he says are actually, you know, heard by other people instead of just the community of gamers on this site. Keep in mind.
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:31
AlucardX24
Do not deny the Sess. He knows what he's doing. 8)
Samit Sarkar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:39
Samit Sarkar
Oh, man...the alternate images people have posted are fucking win; here’s one of them:

AfroJoel's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:41
AfroJoel
Sessler's my hero. Just kidding, but still.
Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:43
Orionsaint
Yes bow sessler's cromagnum forehead.

Orionsaint's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:47
Orionsaint
Hahaha looks like that cooper bitch got flooded with messages on myspace, because her settings on myspace suddenly changed. Now when you try to send her a message you get,

You must be The Cooper Lawrence Show's friend to send The Cooper Lawrence Show a message.
martinine's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 10:54
martinine
ugh, fail. my sp check changed precedent to president bc I spelled it precident. dammit
RJDog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 11:23
RJDog
Vote Sessler in '08!
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 11:35
ceark
it's good to see people on television stepping up though.
harrmonica's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 11:57
harrmonica
truly a classic moment on the internets...how long will Amazon let it go on is the question...goes to show you, don't f**k with video game nerds in cyberspace!
1Trace1's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:02
1Trace1
I'm just glad to see someone publicly call the media's bullshit on Mass Effect.
d e v i l e's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:16
d e v i l e
Oh my god, does that Sessler guy not need to breathe air, or what?
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:52
vexed alex
I don't hate Adam Sesseler! There. I said it. I think he's an OK guy.
DrNutt's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:53
DrNutt
Actually you morons that keeping saying "Democrats are for the game censorship" are off base. Both sides are for censorship, it's just that the Democrats want to censor graphic violence and the Republicans are concerned about sex acts. Christ, I realize it's Destructoid but you people don't seem to have any grasp of politics.
vitus's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:54
vitus
First off, sessler makes some good points, but is still kind of a tool. I haven't got a chance to play mass effect yet and all of these shenanigans are only driving my want to play... as I absolutely love side boob. This whole argument is ridiculous IMO because its like arguing with a fucking creationist, they just refuse to see the fact...actually i think it is arguing with creationists... those people are fucking stupid.

as for the political rant, FUCK OBOMA anyone who is for censorship it technically against art. RON PAUL is the defender of the internet and if in a magical dream land he gets elected i could finally play that game where i shoot flaming babies at small children.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:55
vexed alex
Also, Republicans and Hillary Clinton annoy me.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:56
vexed alex
Ron Raul? What is this, Digg?

Do you like Macs and the XBOX 360?
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 12:57
Cheeburga
I'd rather have a 30 minute segment of this than x-play, at least he is real here.
Jim's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/24/2008 13:02
Jim
FauxNews - so stupid, so sad.
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