Video game witch hunt continues

[CptStern]

and now that GTA has been self-censored (think the next gta will run the risk of allowing modding? think again). This time it's Atari's turn to burn under the witchhunt spotlight


"New York City Council Member Peter F. Vallone, Chair of the Public Safety Committee and leader of the fight against graffiti, has called for Atari to scrap plans to release a graffiti based video game that is described as "a groundbreaking graffiti game play system, designed to sharpen your skills as you tag with aerosol spray cans, rollers, markers, stickers and stencils."
"From what Atari's putting out, it appears they want to make crime exciting and to teach children how to get away with breaking the law," stated Vallone, a former prosecutor. "I'm just glad they aren't giving out cans of spray paint with this game."

"I think Atari will soon learn that they are going to be a 'Company Under Pressure,'" threatened Vallone"


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gta was just the beginning

 

[Icarusintel]

f*ck me...f*cking new york politicians.. first Hillary now this asshole... where's the mob when you need em?

 

[TheSomeone]

gta was just the beginning

Pffff, GTA is far from the beggining of the video game witch hunt.

 

[CptStern]

Pffff, GTA is far from the beggining of the video game witch hunt.

yes I realise that as I've been a gamer for over 20 years ...it's been the most successful to date. Not only did they revoke their rating but they crippled sales of the game and set a precedent ...okay can we go back to the topic and stop turning every thread into an argument on semantics? ...it's really getting annoying

 

[Foxtrot]

The game sounds like shit anyway, and they do make a point, you know some kids are going to go outside and replicate the game (although far fewer than they think).

 

[Lemonking]

15-20 years people will have authority that understand Gamers then this crap will end.

 

[Reaktor4]

**** america. The sensible ~half of the population should move to canada and let the others stay there in their right wing utopia where its illegal to fart or play games or for women to show their ankles but legal for kids to hone their murder skills on animals.

 

[French Ninja]

I must apologise, my state is famous for banning stuff due to some irresponsible morons. First firecrackers, then firepits now this. :|

 

[Foxtrot]

I must apologise, my state is famous for banning stuff due to some irresponsible morons. First firecrackers, then firepits now this. :|

We lost fireworks in Minnesota, but just last year we got them back, and I wish we didn't. 30 days before and 30 days after July 4th assholes launch off their fireworks every single night at midnight and sometimes until 1 or 2. I can't call the police on them because I have no idea where they are, and even if I did by the time the police get there the fireworks would be over.

**** america. The sensible ~half of the population should move to canada and let the others stay there in their right wing utopia where its illegal to fart or play games or for women to show their ankles but legal for kids to hone their murder skills on animals.

That was pretty ignorant, if you assume everyone who voted for Bush considers themselves right wingers then you are wrong, you are also wrong to assume most people who voted for Bush agree with this kind of censorship.

 

[Foxtrot]

i dont think he assumes that, but it's pretty much true. Trying not to be ignorant but half the population is very conservative.... maybe even more. I'd love to move to canada but it's not just as easy as moving there... trust me i tried.

Half the population is not "very conservative" I live in Minnesota which pretty cloesly relfects the results of the election.

 

[Kangy]

Heh. Jet Set Radio Future already did the concept of this game x_x Ugh, I'm pissed off about this. I wish it were possible to tell people to **** off and take responsibility for their owned damned messed up kids that they raised.

 

[gh0st]

good I hope they cancel this game. maybe if games ever had any quality to them, i'd care. half-life didnt have any gratuitous sex scenes, and look how successful it is. oh lets make a game where we SPRAYPAINT shit. good, **** that game. no one cares. they've tapped the creative well dry on this one.

hooray for shitty games
hooray for fear mongering!

 

[Is This Tea]

Bah... You heathens need good Christian games like Super Noah's Ark.

 

[CptStern]

you're going to try to kill that sheep with a sling shot? that's not a slingshot ..THIS is a slingshot ....and it comes with accessories :naughty:

 

[kirovman]

The bible should be given a AO rating, because someone drew some boobies on the first page of mine...

This is quite ridiculous, why is the games industry just taking the punishment if they know it will hurt their cause in the long run?
Shouldn't there be a games developers/publishers union or something to unite against this kind of thing. With the likes of Microsoft and EA behind it, it would be powerful.

 

[Kyorisu]

It's gets worse before it gets better.

 

[Is This Tea]

you're going to try to kill that sheep with a sling shot? that's not a slingshot ..THIS is a slingshot ....and it comes with accessories :naughty:

Oh no no no... you don’t "kill" anything. You put them to sleep.

 

[CptStern]

drat ...how are you supposed to sacrifice it to the goat god?

 

[CptStern]

The bible should be given a AO rating, because someone drew some boobies on the first page of mine...
.

.................... can I see these boobies?





mmmmmm sacrilicious boobies :E

 

[kirovman]

.................... can I see these boobies?





mmmmmm sacrilicious boobies :E

Something along the lines of:

( . ) + ( . ) Hallelujah!

That's a crucifix btw

 

[CptStern]

Lol!!! they're perky