This is AWESOME!!!

This post is a textbook definition of irony!

So you are going to protest Sony's "attention whoring" by well...
BRINGING ATTENTION to their event.

"a technique of indicating, as through character or plot development, an intention or attitude opposite to that which is actually or ostensibly stated. "http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/irony


BTW this party sounded awesome. I wish I could have gone, or even been invited. Given it's description I doubt that I will see pictures of it either.

If you eat meat get used to the idea that what you are eating used to be a live breathing animal. Don't get so upset when someone points this out to you.

As I said, THIS IS NOTHING COMPARED TO REAL ANIMAL DISMEMBERMENT ART. Everyone is overreacting.


Find some obscure art studios with disgusting cut up and mutilated animals and campaign there.

Everyone bitching about animal rights activists really need to shut the hell up. The extent of their reaction to the stunt, according to the article was
[i]The International Fund for Animal Welfare said it was "outrageous" that the animal’s death had been used "to sell a few computer games".

A spokesman said: "We are always opposed to any senseless killing of an animal and this sounds like a gruesome death. We condemn Sony’s actions. It is stupid and completely unjustified."[/i]
How is that overreacting? They're not picketing or throwing paint at people or anything, just a statement condemning an action they disagree with. You people are far more guilty of sensationalism than they.

The problem here was that they were exploiting the mutilation of an animal corpse to do nothing more than sell something. I can understand people not being personally offended by it(seeing as they shovel animal carcass into their guts on a daily basis anyway), but doing something like for PR this just seems irresponsible. It could establish a precedent for that kind of questionable act. Given the nature of PR oneupmanship, it could very much lead to unnecessary animal cruelty. It's also not setting a very good example for da kidz.

But shit, I reckon I'm preaching to the damned here, so I'll just drop it.

I like how the Daily Mail are still bitching about videogame/murder links that were disproven YEARS ago. *cough*MANHUNT*cough*

Allegedly would be an even better word.

>Silly me.
Yes.

alright, this makes me want a ps3 just a little bit more. the goats already dead, who cares if they bring it to a party. go sony, best move in years

Remember the post by maddox saying for every animal you don't eat, he'll eat two? Do you think he actually does that? Of course not. As you well know, that site is a pisstake. Using anything he says as an argument in a serious conversation is patently ridiculous. While it's true some animals are probably killed by those machines, the number is probably very low, and there's little the harvesters can be reasonably expected to do about it.

To you, perhaps most animal rights activists are biased morons. That is dependant on your experience with them. Not all are as idiotically singleminded as the peta douchebags, they just unfortunately tend to be the ones who catch the eye of the media more often(sort of like the columbine shooters fucking up for us gamers). Animal rights organisations have done a lot to ensure animals are treated more humanely, in all manner of areas. If you're genuinely of the opinion that people should be able to do whatever the hell they want to an animal, for whatever reason the like, there's little I can say to you. Otherwise, quit speaking through your posterior.
Besides, the people who I was calling out were those complaining about activists in relation to this particular event, seeing as all they did was issue a statement.

amd I failz @ bb ; ;

Goats aren't people. They can't work their stolen ipods.

@ Sir Depressive:

Quit failing, or GTFO my Destructoid. Jesus, sometimes I'm ashamed I share the same planet with such humorless twats.

I'm surprised that nobody has drawn the obvious conclusions yet: Sony = El Chupacabra.

I don't think it was a very good point. Accidents are by their nature beyond people's control. If I accidentally kicked an empty can on to the street, and someone at some stage tripped over it and got their head crushed by a car, there would be no reason for me to feel guilty. The person didn't die as a result of intent or negligence, just an unfortunate set of circumstances.

I also don't think natural selection applies to humans any more. We have don't have any natural predators nor a natural prey; we have the power to pretty much choose freely any type of food on the planet. However, we also have the power to observe the consequences of our actions, and alter our behaviour based on that knowledge. Anyone who willingly brings about the suffering of another creature when it is not necessary is the very definition of a "bad person" in my books. Also, natural selection does not remotely apply to us within our species. A person's genetic worth often seems to be inversely proportional to how much they breed(watch idiocracy for reference, it's brilliant).

-> Sir Depressive: Congratulations, you just completely failed the internet.

@brad drac
I just got one-upped, and good. Congrats on your triumph over all things interweb.

More likely than not this was a PR firm's idea, not someone directly employed by Sony. They really need to look into hiring some less insane relations firms.

Go away troll, you're just boring everyone now.

-> Mxy: Aye, that folly I must concede. I was just using the post as an excuse to plug that film, 'cause it's fskin' brilliant.

-> Angry: You don't give animal advocates enough credit, methinks. If certain actions aren't taken to protect our crops, we run the danger of not having enough food. Very few animal rights protesters(aside from the aforementioned peta type douchebags) actively try and prevent the populace from producing and consuming meat products. They realise these are very complicated issues, and that eating meat is very deeply ingrained into our culture. As the old adage goes, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs. You can not ensure your survival without protecting the means to your survival. Besides, I'm pretty damn sure all animal righters use organic products whenever possible. There are definitely hypocrites and assholes, but don't assume they're the majority.

As for natural selection, I don't think it means what you think it means. Feel free to clarify.

OOOOOKKKKKKAAAAAAYYYYY. I think people are overreacting way too much. I mean it's not like the sacrificed it right there or anything. This is pretty much no different then somebody displaying a cooked Turkey in their store window on Thanksgiving.
Also this sort of pisses me off that sony would do something so incredibly dumb. Especially after Virginia tech and the attempts to blame violent videogames. Videogames don't need anymore bad rep.

Also I have a question. If by chance people did start piling up dead bodies for a release of a WW2 game would PETA care? Do they care about people? Or just dead goat carcasses?

I must be an idiot... cuz I don't get it :(

I don't understand what the point of this is...honestly parading around a corpse, still warm( I mean come on, don't act like all of you have balls big enough to even want to hang out with something like that) and asking people to eat Offal(aptly named) straight out of it is revolting. And it's not revolting because something died or it's for the sake of selling something...but more so because it's slightly savage in that gruesome manner that we don't have to be anymore. And honestly the past history of a culture is not something to just flaunt for the sake of dollars, especially when its some thing so far removed from your every day situations. And no I'm not saying that it never happens anyway, ie: the pig roasts and such...or fish heads left on the bodies, soups made from heads of animals, etc... but orgies in blood and to have something realistically dead there is a little perverse. So what if it was perverse back then, or we call it perverse now, it's just not something that is appropriately displayed by Sony. This wasn't an exhibit to teach people how it was, or to show where Greeks came from...it was a promotional situation to point out their product. And for me to stand around something dead and spilling out hot meat that I'm supposed to eat from in a very disturbing manner is just unappealing and slightly insulting to the history of the situation...but a lot of people have done a lot of fucked up things in the past, this doesn't mean we should mimic it. Why is it that just because they did hold orgies and have vomitoriums to gorge and re-gorge, and giant festivals based on death and deities...btw gods? give me a break. The fact that anyone anywhere has died for a 'god' is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Homosexual pedophiles, inter species love, decadence and over indulgence, rediculous policies, malicious behaviour, pig headed leaders, over zealous conquesting...the list goes on and on. The funny part of this is that it seems they didn't bother to showcase all the wonderful things the Greeks were able to accomplish in their past. What a shame they had to Jerry Springer it up once again...and that is exactly why it is offensive...it's so low brow and silly. And just because you all have a hard-on for these situations of being the biggest or the baddest or the coolest(though I don't see how showcasing a corpse makes you awesome), or even the type to stand up against the social norm, and support those that 'push the envelope' when all they really did was jerk off in your face...and you licked every last drop up. Somewhat like the trend that booth-babes included into E3...why were they there? To accent the great time and effort put into the entertainment they are SELLING you? Yeah sure...except it is an odd and uncomfortable situation when this super-hot woman has to cater to a bunch of knobs who would never have the chance to speak with them otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I like hot women too...most guys do haha But honestly stop trying to defend this with "Oh but it shows the history of a beautiful culture and blah blah blah" Go fuck yourself with that...Honestly, you ask a Grecian what it is that made them proud of their culture and history. Orgies in blood, sex with horses, boy fucking, toppless whores, crazy heads of state, and animal slaughter will not be things of pride. So please...before you even try to defend the idea that this is somehow a brilliant display of Greek culture, go sit with a corpse, eat something from its warm stomach and then smear the rest of it all over a bunch of hot women that will be screaming for help because this idiot that has jumped on them is as savage and barbaric as it is to praise people to re-enact anything along these lines.

There's a difference between hunting and eating and promotional materials for a fucking video game...

I tried to read it, but gave up half way. Wall of text = bad. Lrn2format plz.