25 to life: bad publicity FTW

[CptStern]

Delaware County law enforcement officials expressed outrage yesterday over a violent video game that pits drug dealers against police.

A similar news conference was held in Bucks County in February, shortly after a national petition drive was launched to have the game removed from store shelves.

But those efforts have backfired, to some degree.

Sales of the game, 25 to Life, have been fueled by the law enforcement protests and online petitions, according to the company that produces it.

idiots, they're making this more than it should be ..even Eidos thinks it's a crappy game:

"Frankly, it is not a good title and under normal circumstances it would not be selling as well," said Michelle Curran, a public relations director for Eidos, the British producer of the game.

She said media attention and protests had been driving the sales.

yet they're still harping on it's content despite it's miserable sales figures ...oh and the game is rated "M"

The online petition drive the officers memorial fund launched began in mid-January and collected close to 270,000 signatures.

Local police chiefs brought the game to the attention of the Delaware County prosecutor. Yesterday, District Attorney G. Michael Green said the shooting deaths of two county police officers in 2001 and 2002 and another this year in Upstate New York were examples of the real violence against police that the game glorifies.

"We as police chiefs don't condone any type of violence," said Joe Kelly, president of the Delaware County Police Chiefs Association, who is concerned that young teens will play the game. "No matter what the rating, it is not good to have out there."

http://www.macon.com/mld/inquirer/n...tm?source=rss&channel=inquirer_chester_county

 

[Beerdude26]

I'm confused... Are us gamers attacked or the game or Eidos or...?
:|

 

[CptStern]

ummm bit of both ..we're attacked cuz they think we're too stupid to decide what we can or cant play ..and Eidos for making the game in the first place

the point of the article is that bad publicity actually sold more copies of 25 to Life

 

[Flyingdebris]

i guess this proves that any publicity is good publicity

 

[CptStern]

ya but bad publicity for us ..I can imagine the soccer-moms jumping on this screaming:

"see? ever since our senseless crusade to target this game kids have been lining up to buy this game! parents lock your handguns, evil entered your house disguised as a video game, may god save your soul!"

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Unless you're featured in a newspaper stating that you're homosexual, and the woman of your dreams reads it and only wants a platonic relationship afterwards. That'd be bad publicity. And probably libel.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[ríomhaire]

Unless you're featured in a newspaper stating that you're homosexual, and the woman of your dreams reads it and only wants a platonic relationship afterwards. That'd be bad publicity. And probably libel.

-Angry Lawyer

Personal experience?

 

[Angry Lawyer]

No, but I thought about it and it seemed fitting.

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Laivasse]

On the bright side you'd have fag-hags all over you.

 

[Steve]

You mean fat chicks? Great.

 

[Lucid]

It's. just. a. game!
ZOMG DEY R SHOOSTING PIXELS!!!!!!111111111

 

[A True Canadian]

Makes you wonder why they don't go after games like America's Army; a game made, and released by the US government:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/americasarmyoperations/review.html

I love the irony.

 

[CptStern]

because it's not a murder simulator like most games, it's a "lawful necessary killing in the name of justice and humanity simulator"

which is probably why no one side plays as the terrorists

 

[Solaris]

Took me about 6 hours to relise that.

 

[Black Pete]

As someone here said, all publicity is good publicity.

 

[CptStern]

not in this case ...bad publicity could put Eidos in hot water ..just like Hot Coffee did ...except in hot coffee's case Rockstar made a killing with GTA:SA so thier huge loss around the controversy wasnt that hard to swallow ...but a game company who've already lost money on a title, further controversy is unwelcome as it could put them further into the red

 

[Black Pete]

not in this case ...bad publicity could put Eidos in hot water ..just like Hot Coffee did ...except in hot coffee's case Rockstar made a killing with GTA:SA so thier huge loss around the controversy wasnt that hard to swallow ...but a game company who've already lost money on a title, further controversy is unwelcome as it could put them further into the red

It makes more people want to buy the game. Doesn't put them in hot water because they've done nothing illegal.

 

[CptStern]

illegality isnt the only concern (public perception goes a long way) ..how anyone could jump to the conclusion that Hot Coffee mod was illegal is beyond me

 

[CyberPitz]

*sigh* This is seriously getting out of hand. People need to stop freaking out about EVERY GAME THAT EXISTS. They are games, don't want kids to buy and play them, DONT LET YOUR KIDS HAVE IT. SIMPLE.

Ugh, on a lighter note, I want this game now.

 

[Beerdude26]

*sigh* This is seriously getting out of hand. People need to stop freaking out about EVERY GAME THAT EXISTS. They are games, don't want kids to buy and play them, DONT LET YOUR KIDS HAVE IT. SIMPLE.

Ugh, on a lighter note, I want this game now.

Review

That'll sober you up.