CBS reporter Daniel Sieberg (left) has a Manhunt 2 feature planned for tonight's edition of the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.Andrew Eisen: I admit I didn't know it was another country when I first read the article but that doesn't matter to me. It's 2015 everywhere, after all.02/03/2015 - 2:52pm
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Conster: So apparently there's a conspiracy theory that the newly-revived Pirate Bay is a honeypot: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-pirate-bay-is-an-fbi-honeypot-a-disconcertingly-plausible-conspiracy-theory02/03/2015 - 2:50pm
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Matthew Wilson: @Monte agreed02/03/2015 - 2:44pm
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Monte: just because its another country doesn't make it sound any less silly02/03/2015 - 2:43pm
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james_fudge: Also I don't think commentors understand that this league is in another country...02/03/2015 - 2:17pm
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Matthew Wilson: @Craig R the sad thing is its real.02/03/2015 - 2:12pm
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Craig R.: I'm pretty sure that the folks over at The Onion are cursing themselves for not writing that up first02/03/2015 - 2:10pm
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Andrew Eisen: I'm encouraged to see that the comments of that artcle are chockful of people saying "seriously?"02/03/2015 - 2:01pm
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ZippyDSMlee: Laywers tend to be removed from reailty desu.... seems like a laiblity disclaimer with hints of "help" from the PR depo.02/03/2015 - 2:01pm
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james_fudge: which is strange because they have elected to female presidents02/03/2015 - 1:57pm
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james_fudge: I saw this. Some of it is eastern culture, demographics, and old world thinking02/03/2015 - 1:57pm
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Andrew Eisen: Wow. That's just... jaw dropping. I keep telling myself: "that's GOT to be satire. It HAS to be. There is no way anyone wrote that with a straight face."02/03/2015 - 1:51pm
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Matthew Wilson: http://esports.garena.ph/newsArticle.php?contentid=00000600&cat=NEWS&subcat=LEAGUE+OF+LEGENDS WTF this has to be a joke?! wow how out of touch can they be.02/03/2015 - 1:36pm
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PHX Corp: http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/02/02/halo-mcc-multiplayer-patch-delayed-beta-rethought Halo patch delayed, beta rethought02/03/2015 - 1:01pm
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Michael Chandra: I know. I disagreed with the pretense that people did. It's not an all-or-nothing situation.02/03/2015 - 12:50pm
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Andrew Eisen: Michael - Just to be clear, no one is claiming the damsel in distress trope should never be used at all.02/03/2015 - 12:04pm
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E. Zachary Knight: I could easily make a profit selling the figures individually but the base would be worthless on its own. But my kids would be really excited to play the game finally.02/03/2015 - 11:56am
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E. Zachary Knight: So, I picked up a bunch of Skylanders Giants figures and a base at Goodwill for $5. There are 8 or 9 characters (not at home so can't count). I would need three more figures and a copy of the game to be "complete". Should I complete it or just sell them?02/03/2015 - 11:55am
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E. Zachary Knight: Craig, as far as I can tell is that the "anti-gamer" stuff is really just "stuff I don't agree with was said about games I like".02/03/2015 - 11:45am
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Craig R.: The 'ethics' (ie, harrassment and worse) of women has been non-stop for months. But the antigamer? Please, somebody find me the 6-month old anti-game campaign02/03/2015 - 11:24am
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Sheer brilliance, not talking to Jack.
Stop doing that you idiot, I come to this site to see real post, including the real Jack Thompson comments to know what is going on.
Dennis has already banned people before for doing this nonsense.
When I come to this site, I do not want to get mixed up with who the real Jack Thompson is that is leaving a comment.
Thanks for the great Futurama reference...and I agree, they really should drop it. I'm getting tired of people freaking out to "protect the children" when it's only their views and interests that are coming into play.
Nightwng2000
NW2K software
I might actually watch it.
I find my increasing disdain for television media disturbing....
(Insert Star Wars joke here)
Never try that again. Ever.
That is why I have limited my television intake to only certain shows that are fictional and advertise themselves as such, not these fictional shows that advertise themselves as nonfiction.
E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower
I totally agree with you.
Bla bla bla Bully. Look where that got them!
Anyone seen the sudden surge in school bullying over the past year?
I havent!
thanks
Ben
I've seen a sidebar advert on Joystiq, but it's very non-descript, it's just an image of the cover and the name. But yes, mostly R* have hardly had to pay a dime for advertising this game, the Media and the Watchdogs have saved them a fortune, and will make them a fortune by the increased revenue all this controversy will gain them in sales.
The real irony is that the watchdogs are, apparently, too stupid to figure this out.
Ditto. I wouldn't have known of this game's existence if not for the media frenzy. I just don't look for this type of game.
Amazing.
You doubted for a moment they weren't doing this on purpose?
Or in a few decades what's the new thing they will go after?
Victory goes towards common sense, not Jack.
I don't think we will have to worry to much about this sort of thing in the decades to come. As the next generation of people, with their less oppressive moral values come to power, things that would give the current leading generation a heart attack will not phase us. Our younger generations also have a lot more tolerance for the rights and beliefs of others. This is my hope at least.
This is the closest to a decent mass media take on the subject that I've seen.
Wii Sports. Just because it comes with the system.
The second game? Manhunt 2 - out of spite and enjoyment.
Third? Resident Evil 4
Then I move onto Zelda, Rayman, Metroid, etc, in some order I haven't decided yet.
Katie Couric is still an idiot for her last line at the end the the piece about how she couldn't imagine anyone wanting to play it. I would have liked to throw back the same thing to her about certain movies that are even more disturbing about Manhunt and are more popular.
GP: One Logan Square being the location of (one of) Jack's (many) demons, the Blank Rome law firm...
He make joke, see?
Oh and in order to ensure more free publicity Rockstar needs to only do one thing: Announce the possibility of a sequel.
I understand, video games, movies, tv shows, they're all fake.
I will only accept government regulation of video games if, AND ONLY IF, the government also censors movies and television shows (even more then they do now).
Parents need to be involved. READ how to set the parental controls on their child's console, and more importantly UNDERSTAND THEY LIVE IN A FREE SOCIETY WHERE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ENJOY DIFFERENT THINGS.
If we all found the same stuff repulsive, what would we be?
Dan Rather was much better. Its a shame a some bad information he investigated ended up forcing him to retire. Dan Rather understands neutrality in media, and cherished it. He didn't try to put his own twist on it, like what Katie Couric did tonight. The only reason why the mass media gets away with horse-shit like this is because they know we're not "loud enough" in our eyes.
If CBS did an news story about how violent Saw 4, The Hills have Eyes, or other Halloween B horror films are, I'm pretty sure Hollywood would be in a fuckin' uproar.
/rant off
Yes, M rated games have violent imagery. R rated games have violent imagery. Why does this surprise you?
"Hey, there was a mass suicide at One Logan Square in Philly this evening. It appears game related."
Yeah. Good luck trying to prove a causal relationship in that situation Jack.
They weren't in the CBS piece, the images weren't "devestating", and a mass suicide that isn't on any news site?
Are you trying distraction tactics now? Fail.