Submitted by DavCube - February 29, 2008 at 12:33 pm -0500158.65.119.161
"The game industry is not doing us any favours by continually choosing subject matter and adventures that involve guns, violence and warfare."

Um... how about NOT only looking at M-Rated games, hmmm? Even more than that, well... what sort of 'adventure' DOESN'T have some sort of conflict? What do you want, the market to have nothing but Mario games and dating sims?

"There is a tremendous lack of imagination on the part of the games industry. I think it’s barbaric. I don’t understand why there can’t be a greater diversity of titles."

I don't understand why YOU are apparently blind when you look at a video game cover.

"It would be far too simplistic to suggest that playing a game of this nature would cause someone to want to be a mercenary. At worst, what long-term exposure or even a very sustained exposure to games like this can do is that it can have some effects on the cultivation of attitudes and world views."

...should i even dignify this with a response?

There IS diversity, sir. You're just too lazy to LOOK for it.

Reply

By posting comments on this Web site you agree to abide by the Comments Policy.
The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.

More information about formatting options

CAPTCHA
This image is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. The letters in the picture are all UPPER-CASE.
Image CAPTCHA
Copy the characters (respecting upper/lower case) from the image.

GamePolitics ShoutBox

Posted 07/05/08 at 04:30pm
Jose_Pedro_Ramirez: No one believed that the ice at the North Pole would ever melt, but...
Posted 07/05/08 at 04:28pm
Haggard: Maybe he thought the judges would appreciate it?
Posted 07/05/08 at 03:27pm
Silencets: I'm sure JT had a perfectly good reason sending gay porn....It'll come to me any day now...
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:54pm
Grendal: once you send gay porn to judges, I'm comfortable calling you crazy
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:46pm
eraserheadthelynch: I dont think hes crazy but his values and social skills are slightly wrack
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:38pm
Grendal: Jacks actually a really good example of how not to deal with your mental illness and what can happen if it goes untreated
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:37pm
Grendal: Well most people with a mental illness admit it and get help instead of trolling a website for their ego ala jack
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:32pm
BlackIce: True, that does explain why the Patriot Act is legal, but..
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:21pm
Grendal: As far as I know theres no law banning people with mental illness from holding jobs as lawyers or judges
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:40pm
BlackIce: Sadly, the law banning Mentals from any sort of important job isn't well enforced. Therefore, Jackie is still a "Lawyer".
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:23pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Jack Thompson is drooling right now...
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:23pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: "Two teens were apparently arguing over a Sony PSP in Jacksonville, Florida ended in a shooting".
Posted 07/05/08 at 12:22pm
Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Have you checked this? http://kotaku.com/5022241/psp-at-the-center-of-florida-shooting
Posted 07/05/08 at 11:30am
gameman9: I though Jack Thompson was banned.
Posted 07/05/08 at 08:30am
sqlrob: metal is right. That metal just happens to be mercuryt
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:58am
eraserheadthelynch: mental
Posted 07/05/08 at 02:57am
eraserheadthelynch: but hes still a metal case
Posted 07/04/08 at 08:47pm
eraserheadthelynch: as much as we hate thompson hes only human and he looked happy accepting tha t award
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : (I know that was late but better late than never.)
Posted 07/04/08 at 03:38pm
Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : Everyone! Quick! Repent! The Apocalypse approaches! Jack Thompson has been honored for his deeds! *screams and faints*
Login or register to post shouts