Fox & Friends Shoots at Modern Warfare 2

[Kuchinawa212]

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WHAT!? It's just a game! And if people think it's to violent to kids then don't let them play it. Parents buy it for them they're responsible, not the game itself

 

[stone0042]

It's fox. They broadcast specifically to the uneducated masses that are easy to persuade and rile up into a frenzy. Ignore them.

 

[slopeslider]

Killing civilians in the airport is completely optional. You only have to kill the russian police. I played the level thru without killing a single civilian. SO THERE. If you kill civilians in mw2 it's because you chose to do so of your own free will.

 

[Caligulove]

glad to see they got a nice, sharp lad to represent the debate from MW2 players standpoint

 

[paralost]

"It's fox news, the least credible source of anything ever. Anyone who still takes Fox seriously is either mentally challenged or doing it wrong."

You are a moron. As someone who watches/reads/listens to FOX, CNN, MSNBC, WSJ etc. The only news outlet that is even remotely unbiased and credible is FOX. Are they 100% unbiased? Of course not, but there is no comparison between them and an organization like MSNBC. You are the type of dumbass who probably gets their news from a hack like John Stewart.

Beyond the idiocy of your statement. They had a fluff piece about an extremely violent video game that is not intended for children. Nothing they stated about the game was even slightly off base. Parents should be aware of the situations depicted in the game. It is very graphic in its depiction of death and violence. The fact of the matter is that there is a VERY graphic section of the game involving a massacre. No one should take that lightly, that was not the developers intent. To deride FOX because they ask the question, "is it too far" is simply ridiculous.

I bought the game on Tuesday at midnight. I stood in line with hundreds of people. I saw a whole hell of a lot of clueless parents standing around with 11 and 12 year old kids salivating at the prospects of playing the game.

To say that any criticism/concern of the things depicted in the game are unfounded attacks on a harmless medium is laughable.

"The only news outlet that is even remotely unbiased and credible is FOX"

Wow you're on some real good drugs and would like your dealer's number. did you not watch the clip? so clearly at the end where Jon's outrageous statement that it's the parents responsibility to moderate the games their kids play is vastly outweighed by the verbatim statement: "you bring a game into a house nothing to stop an eight year old kid from becoming a terrorist and shooting people" with good 'ol Jim commenting "that's right" immediately after.

clearly some fucking sense and a grip on whats a game and whats reality wouldn't stop that. and of course the end argument of "it's pixalated violence" is trumped by "it's violence". Football (american and otherwise) is violent but you don't see fans and players taking up arms and murdering the filthy infidels do you(mostly *wink). You are a fool who probably works for FOX,if you are interacting with it that much, and the only way they could be "fair and balanced" is if they were at an actual fare on a see-saw with a really, really fat kid on the other end, and that's only if they could keep their massive erections down from their daydreaming about all the liberals burning in a stew made with an Obama-made broth (sorry my ZP is showing)

and if you think i hate FOX because i get my news elsewhere you're wrong. all news stations are biased due to their filthy, grubby hands stuck in some rich, private third parties checkbook that comes with a long list of how they want that station run. i personally applaud FOX for being open about their evil ways. at least when their brainwashing you with false facts and one sided arguments you know it's happening; like receiving a handjob from a HIV patient with an open palm wound. you appreciate the attempt but know it's so wrong.

 

[katsabas]

The funny thing is that if the media did not shit its pants with the vid and become all like, you play that game, you become a criminal, the majority of people would probably not worry about the effect the game would have on the players (because there is none). TV always makes things twice their size. Kind of like a Viagra pill. Except this time the result is not by any means positive. That anchorman should run for Jack Thompson's son.

 

[TIMESWORDSMAN]

I'm not even gonna bother to watch that.

 

[Therumancer]

It's predictable, and honestly it all comes down to how much the industry is willing to fight. Right now the anti-gaming crowd is going to be very careful to limit the platforms on which the pro-gaming crowd can speak, and are going to carefully handpick the people they choose to represent the other side to give the image that they want.

As far as allowing players to engage in terrorist acts... this has been going on at this level since like Grand Theft Auto 3, and probably longer. The complaints have been constant, but frankly with the amount of precedent they have it's about time for the gaming media to go on a counter-offensive rather than the current posture of defense and compromise.

I myself pointed out in another post that companies like Valve should start organizing protests and perhaps even go as far as something like a "million nerd march" in Australia.

I'll also be honest in saying that I think games could stand to be even more "realistic" on certain subjects. I for example am one of the supporters of the "Seven Days In Fallujah" concept.

Right now I think we need more anti-Middle East propaganda, much like the anti-Nazi propaganda during World War II, and I think gaming is a very powerful medium for this. Truthfully I think we need MORE games where you hit The Middle East and go to town (similar to what you do in World War II games) rather than treating the entire situation with kid gloves.

I am not a big shooter fan, but I see Modern Warfare 2 as a step in the right direction.

 

[JUMBO PALACE]

That's pretty much what I was expecting from Fox. They should have gotten Adam Sessler for the gamer side. He at least would have formulated a cohesive argument rather than a string of "uh"s

 

[ender214]

Fair and balanced right, okay news flash (Data received from QuantCast):
-Slashgamer.com receives 5.9 K visitors monthly
-Infinityward.com receives 99.6 K visitors monthly
-Escapistmagazine.com receives 1.6 M visitors monthly
-Gamespot.com receives 5.4 M visitors monthly

So the gamers could be represented by someone much more qualified. Except for one thing: only an idiot would take an interview with Fox News. The channel even advertises sections of its debates where the reporters attempt to trap the interviewees.

 

[Pigeon_Grenade]

they always go after Games, never T.V, or Movies...

its the most Retarded thing

 

[Super Jamz]

Fox did the same thing with Mass Effect (although the gamer guy actually defended it pretty well), and all that changed was inclusion of a 'one moderate sex scene' warning on the PEGI label.

This isn't that different, except they're blowing it all out of proportion with the inclusion of bloody violence in the game.

 

[Yukinari]

Fox News always go after any sort of media, (in this case games), just to get attention on the matter, then as you know, they blow it way out of proportion.

 

[Bouncing Ferret FIlm]

I don't watch fox (mainly because I'm British), but it seems extremely unfair that they didn't even bother getting an actual gamer to debate. It was all horribly one sided.

yeah, i'm beyond being sick at FOX news. they wouldn't be doing this if it was bush talking to you during the opening cinematic.

 

[Comma-Kazie]

I don't watch fox (mainly because I'm British), but it seems extremely unfair that they didn't even bother getting an actual gamer to debate. It was all horribly one sided.

Fox is horribly one-sided by nature--pretty much they dress up pre-conceived ultra-conservative agenda items and try to market them as, and I quote "Fair balanced news." Honestly, I switched to BBC News a long time ago, and only really watch Fox News when Jon Stewart makes fun of them on The Daily Show.

 

[Ekonk]

I don't know anything about FOX, but from what I've heard I think I'd rather stand outside their HQ with a burning cross and shout GET THE FUCK OUT.

 

[SupaMechaDeathChrist]

It's pixleated violence people! get over it! NOT REAL IT'S NOT LIKE YOU ARE DOING IT IN REAL LIFE!

 

[CompanionCube]

Doesn't Grand Theft Auto, Fallout 3, etc. allow you to kill good people? The reason this is controversial is because due to the terrorist threat of today.