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This just makes me sad, like everytime videogames "are to blame."
Ironically enough, like a rape victim, we just have to sit back and take it.
Ironically enough, like a rape victim, we just have to sit back and take it.
It's especially frustrating, considering just how tame the videogame industry actually is when it comes to the topic of sex. We can be as virtually violent as imaginable and nobody bats an eye, but even a PG-13 depiction of intercourse (see: Mass Effect) gets people talking like it's something bizarre and ridiculous.
Hold on! What's that Mr. Jack Frost? You want me to Mabufu that bitch up the ass? Yes... YES I'LL DO SO O_O
In other news, Mario Kart causes car crashes
In other news, Mario Kart causes car crashes
I had never before read a FOX news article until now.
It is wondrously written. Such force in its arbitrariness, such verve in its adjectives and assertions...
It feels comforting, safe, like a large bear pulling you up and embracing you. It feels like the truth in its purest, most digestible form.
No wonder Murdock makes such a shit-ton of money off this. Hats off to these people, they are brilliant.
It is wondrously written. Such force in its arbitrariness, such verve in its adjectives and assertions...
It feels comforting, safe, like a large bear pulling you up and embracing you. It feels like the truth in its purest, most digestible form.
No wonder Murdock makes such a shit-ton of money off this. Hats off to these people, they are brilliant.
is it even legal to call fox news "Fox News"? nothing on there is even news, its all opinion and bullshit
The large increase in rape is usually attributed that woman are now more socially equal and powerful and report rape in higher numbers. Oh and also because that fucking whore princess keeps running away from mario and his natural urges.
Because only gamers know where Kirby likes to spin his epic yarn. Next its going to be "Nailing Tali in ME2 promotes unsafe sex". yes kids, you should always make sure the girl takes the necessary pills first. Does Fox even criticize modern music and music videos as much as games???? I'm pretty sure a celebrity standing on a stage surrounding by adoring fans singing about sex and drugs is far more influential in terms of group psychodynamics than a five second sideboob shot in a videogame. Fox needs to stop criticizing the supply of creative goods, and start increasing the demand for good parenting.
Also I'm totally basing my opinion on race increase on some article about sweden I read last week. At least I'm backing up my "facts" better then that retard on fox.
"The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), rates all video games as a guide for parents; each game carries a letter-label at retail (T for Teen, M for Mature) and an online-only summary. Lieberman and others say it's useless, because it isn't enforced at retail."
BULLSHIT! I am 27 years old with a full beard and still get carded at Best Buy and Gamestop when I buy M-rated games. Parents complained in the early 90's and we got the ESRB, now that isn't good enough anymore? Lets go ahead and deny adult gamers with access to violent games, that let them get rid of pent-up frustrations, and we will start seeing the real violence happen.
This is nothing new, sources like foxnews keep themselves up by creating controversy on topics such as video-game violence. Remember that 'expert' foxnews had on a couple years back to discuss all the sex in Mass Effect? She even later admitted that Fox paid her to say everything she did, mentioning that she hadn't actually played the game or even watched somebody else play.
I hope Epic sells the shit out of Bulletstorm.
BULLSHIT! I am 27 years old with a full beard and still get carded at Best Buy and Gamestop when I buy M-rated games. Parents complained in the early 90's and we got the ESRB, now that isn't good enough anymore? Lets go ahead and deny adult gamers with access to violent games, that let them get rid of pent-up frustrations, and we will start seeing the real violence happen.
This is nothing new, sources like foxnews keep themselves up by creating controversy on topics such as video-game violence. Remember that 'expert' foxnews had on a couple years back to discuss all the sex in Mass Effect? She even later admitted that Fox paid her to say everything she did, mentioning that she hadn't actually played the game or even watched somebody else play.
I hope Epic sells the shit out of Bulletstorm.
"...shooting enemies in the private parts (such as the buttocks)..."
Haha, that's exactly what everybody was thinking, shooting people in the ass. And I guess gag reflex is a sexual innuendo..? I just thought it was choking on a bullet - I didn't take it that far lol. I guess the ESRB might be more twisted than we are.
Also, HAHA DRILLDO.
Haha, that's exactly what everybody was thinking, shooting people in the ass. And I guess gag reflex is a sexual innuendo..? I just thought it was choking on a bullet - I didn't take it that far lol. I guess the ESRB might be more twisted than we are.
Also, HAHA DRILLDO.
Could we all just ignore Fox? The are clearly insane and If we just left them alone they would just disappear. But no. Every time they say something stupid we all run to their site to point and laugh, giving them a huge post in page hits and in return ad revenue. We need to stop it.
Poeple are fucking stupid.
"Violent video games like Bulletstorm have the potential to send the message that violence and insults with sexual innuendos are the way to handle disputes and problems."
PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID.
"Violent video games like Bulletstorm have the potential to send the message that violence and insults with sexual innuendos are the way to handle disputes and problems."
PEOPLE ARE FUCKING STUPID.
The moon isn't held up in the sky by fairy magic, but a boy and his fairy did summon four giants to put it back in the sky when it turned angry and tried to land on the planet.
I have a photo of this moon gone rogue!
I have a photo of this moon gone rogue!
@Darren
Well put. Its amazing how much less games are allowed in handeling mature subject matter. Blue valentine gets an nc-17 rating and every film lover rallies against the unfair rating and its reversed. If a game came even close to being as graphic, there'd be a huge outcry and calls for bans. I'm hoping in ten years we'll look back and laugh at the allegations leveled against games. Every new medium has gone through ridiculous accusations and censorship, games will get past it eventually.
Well put. Its amazing how much less games are allowed in handeling mature subject matter. Blue valentine gets an nc-17 rating and every film lover rallies against the unfair rating and its reversed. If a game came even close to being as graphic, there'd be a huge outcry and calls for bans. I'm hoping in ten years we'll look back and laugh at the allegations leveled against games. Every new medium has gone through ridiculous accusations and censorship, games will get past it eventually.
"And with kids as young as 9 playing such games, the experts FoxNews.com spoke with were nearly universally worried that video game violence may be reaching a fever pitch."
really? where did they get that figure of 9 years? from out of their asses?
really? where did they get that figure of 9 years? from out of their asses?
This just sold me on Bulletstorm. No, really. Nothing gets my buying urges way higher than bad criticism.
Speaking of urges, Recettear got me to rape two childs. No, seriously, two.
Speaking of urges, Recettear got me to rape two childs. No, seriously, two.
"Psychologist" is a plant by Epic Games to promote the game through controversy. I'm totally calling it. :-P
As much as the article could have been written by a 12 year old, I can't help but agree completely that age ratings should be strictly enforced at retail. Not least of all because levying fines on the ignorant-as-shit parents everyone sees clogging up retail stores buying GoW for their kid is always a good idea.
%100 bullshit. people are responsible for their own actions, nothing on this planet can force you to do anything. ultimatly its your choice.
Jim don't laugh this is a serious problem. For years tetris caused me to turn into a serial rapist. I couldn't clear a line without raping at least one nun!
They do get sexism in you! Just think about Super Mario: he fights a lot of pixely crap to _GET_ the princess. That dosen't really have a chance, it's either big green Bowser cock, or mustache rides and plumbing.
Ehe. I love when people gets audience while advertising stuff.
Ehe. I love when people gets audience while advertising stuff.
Like anything uttered by any shrink has any credibility anyways. At least to those who understand that a bunch of letters behind your name equate to nothing but a fat student loan debt.
How can people be so stupid? I mean really, compare movies and games, movies have more violence, sex, gore, you name it, than video games, and oftentimes are praised for it. Even think about putting a fraction of that in videogames and people freak. Has there ever been any proven correlation between violence etc in movies to violence in real life? Then why would video games have that much more of a correlation? I actually would imagine the opposite would happen, because, come on, who doesn't cringe at gratuitous violence in a video game? Especially when you just performed it. Sure eventually some people revel in it, but no more than fans of, say Saw do. And I'm referring to the movie franchise, not the game.
Kids as old as 9 playing video games? Wow things have gotten really sad, I started gaming at 4 what happened to that 4-8 year old demographic? All kidding aside though they seem to miss the fundamental problem that 9 year old children don't have money to buy video games with. The legal working age is 15 or 16 years old in most parts of north america which already gives them access to Teen rated games and M rated games are only a year or two away. Any 9 year old playing Bulletstorm or any other M rated game is doing it at their parents consent.
It's also amazing how they can make statements that sound assertive but cant back them up at all with any kind of actual evidence
It's also amazing how they can make statements that sound assertive but cant back them up at all with any kind of actual evidence
Want to know what this game inspired a semi-responsible 23 year old to do? Play the shit out of the demo and excitedly look forward to something that I can enjoy purely for spectacle's sake when his girlfriend is busy doing schoolwork and exam prep and has not time for me. February 22nd will be a great day for me this year because I get a game with a serious story that I've been looking forward to for a couple years (Killzone 3) and a game that looks absolutely silly involving a crazy shmup style (Bulletstorm) with lots of things to learn and play with.
It has also inspired me to connect with a wider community of people on Dtoid and Kotaku who are interested in cooperatively playing the game.
Want to know what neither Bulletstorm nor ANY OTHER videogame has inspired me to do? Suxually assault or abuse someone. Fine, you want to claim that violent videogames desensitize us to violence and may cause violence in young people, then you do that. I disagree, but I've seen the studies on both sides and that's what I made my decision based on.
But that these games can cause sexual assault, sexual abuse, and rape? As Penn and Teller, well, Penn would say I guess, Teller would just smile oddly and do a magical trick of sorts... Sorry, anyway, Bullshit. The vast majority of games do not even support sex in any form, and those that do are most often behind closed doors, black walls, and at most have shaking scenery or sounds. And you know what else, it's always consensual. Anyone want to tell me the last time a game allowed you to sexually assault someone? Did the "Censor Games League's" favorite bad boy of video gaming Postal even allow that?
Mr. Weichman I'd like to have a word with you, I'd like to understand the logical point A and Z that led you to this conclusion, because honestly, your claims seem to be made, much like HBGary's, for the sake of media whoring and attention mongering and I'm tired of this shit.
It has also inspired me to connect with a wider community of people on Dtoid and Kotaku who are interested in cooperatively playing the game.
Want to know what neither Bulletstorm nor ANY OTHER videogame has inspired me to do? Suxually assault or abuse someone. Fine, you want to claim that violent videogames desensitize us to violence and may cause violence in young people, then you do that. I disagree, but I've seen the studies on both sides and that's what I made my decision based on.
But that these games can cause sexual assault, sexual abuse, and rape? As Penn and Teller, well, Penn would say I guess, Teller would just smile oddly and do a magical trick of sorts... Sorry, anyway, Bullshit. The vast majority of games do not even support sex in any form, and those that do are most often behind closed doors, black walls, and at most have shaking scenery or sounds. And you know what else, it's always consensual. Anyone want to tell me the last time a game allowed you to sexually assault someone? Did the "Censor Games League's" favorite bad boy of video gaming Postal even allow that?
Mr. Weichman I'd like to have a word with you, I'd like to understand the logical point A and Z that led you to this conclusion, because honestly, your claims seem to be made, much like HBGary's, for the sake of media whoring and attention mongering and I'm tired of this shit.
I've been playing videogames for about 30 years and have NEVER raped anyone.
Where do they come up with this shit?
Where do they come up with this shit?
Oh yeah, and if you want the highest point of sexual innuendo. Go to a fucking High School. Those fuckers can make anything sexual. AN.Y.THING.
So in-game ballistic castration leads to real life rape? It sounds as if Fox News is endorsing the idea that the thwarted sex in game (for those on the recieving end of a nutshot)leaks over onto our side in the form of pure rape concentrate or that playing quick-time quickies in God of War leads people to connect sex with the action-command initiated finishing moves.
This free-association game they're playing could easily be used to 'prove' that watching someone get hit in the testicles with a football is teaching children to play with the wrong kind of balls.
Yes,watching prudes display their own depravity by assuming that everyone else responds to things the way that they do is always more ammusing than the things they try to censor,well,until they start actually getting content cut to silence their grinding of their teeth.
This free-association game they're playing could easily be used to 'prove' that watching someone get hit in the testicles with a football is teaching children to play with the wrong kind of balls.
Yes,watching prudes display their own depravity by assuming that everyone else responds to things the way that they do is always more ammusing than the things they try to censor,well,until they start actually getting content cut to silence their grinding of their teeth.
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