Fox news goes at it with Duke Nukem Forever's "Capture the Babe" mode
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I like how they only listed "E for Everyone" and "T for Teen" when describing what the ESRB is, and never once mention the "M for Mature", only "!7 and up". That way, people will automatically make the connection that this game is somehow marketed towards younger audiences as people will skip the numbers and focus on the big letters.
Gearbox should have said "It's a throwback to the games of ole, just like how Grindhouse was a throwback to drive-in theaters. It's not meant to be offensive, just self-aware."
Gearbox should have said "It's a throwback to the games of ole, just like how Grindhouse was a throwback to drive-in theaters. It's not meant to be offensive, just self-aware."
That's odd, Fox seems a bit timid in this article. Well not like their opinion is credible at all anyway.
From the Faux news article:
"Following the what-were-they-thinking response shared across the gaming community, Gearbox announced Thursday yet another delay to the overdue game's release. Duke Nukem Forever, which had been slated for release May 3, is now scheduled for June 14.
The company did not say whether the delay was related to the controversy."
...Yes they did.
From the Escapist article:
"He also noted that the delay did not arise from complaints about the "ass smacking" in the game's "Capture the Babe" multiplayer mode. "Nothing is getting cut because of the delay," he wrote. "Some things are getting better, though.""
Seriously. This info was available. It was on the Escapist on the 25th. The Faux news article went up on the 26th.
Then again, I'm posting this thinking that Fox gives a shit about facts. Never-mind me.
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"Following the what-were-they-thinking response shared across the gaming community, Gearbox announced Thursday yet another delay to the overdue game's release. Duke Nukem Forever, which had been slated for release May 3, is now scheduled for June 14.
The company did not say whether the delay was related to the controversy."
...Yes they did.
From the Escapist article:
"He also noted that the delay did not arise from complaints about the "ass smacking" in the game's "Capture the Babe" multiplayer mode. "Nothing is getting cut because of the delay," he wrote. "Some things are getting better, though.""
Seriously. This info was available. It was on the Escapist on the 25th. The Faux news article went up on the 26th.
Then again, I'm posting this thinking that Fox gives a shit about facts. Never-mind me.
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Umm... what's the big deal with the article? Seemed to be a normal news article to me. I wouldn't even go as far as to say they are raising a fuss about it. More along the lines of drawing attention to some questionable content, but they aren't calling for a ban or anything. Heck they even put the ESRB quote up "If you find that sort of thing offensive, simply don't let your kids buy the game."
i like reading fox stories, it really riles up the blood haha.
cant believe people take it seriously tho, the condescension whenever they talk about games is just disgusting.
also id be willing to bet good many the delay has nothing to do with the controversy so fuck you fox!! (see angry bllod ha)
cant believe people take it seriously tho, the condescension whenever they talk about games is just disgusting.
also id be willing to bet good many the delay has nothing to do with the controversy so fuck you fox!! (see angry bllod ha)
I'm pretty sure FOX news lost all credibility a long time ago... I mean i still haven't raped anyone after playing Bulletstorm.
Well my response to all FOX stories is essentially this
Shrug, shake head and lol XD
Well my response to all FOX stories is essentially this
Shrug, shake head and lol XD
This.OhJohnNo said:
Oh and stop giving them hits people. Stop watching this stuff, thats why they do it. "Courting controversy" and all that [jazz].
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! Duke Nukem 3D transformed the entire world of video games? That's a fantastic joke! Duke Nukem 3D was just Doom with slightly less fun gameplay and a lot more one liners. Duke Nukem 3D didn't transform anything.Fox News said:
Thanks for the laughs, Fox News.
Wierd i got the impression you had to save them from abduction.
Laughed my ass of at that one. Not like the fashion models did the same for young women for ages now by letting then think being that bony/thin is attractive and natural.
the other points are already pointed out here
As much as I really really hate to agree with Fox News, I must admit that I found the idea of "capture the babe" really incredibly tasteless. Now, I realize that it's supposed to be ironic, probably the biggest nostalgia factor with Duke is that when we played Duke games as kids they were wildly inappropriate then, but now that we're adults they have to be even more wildly inappropriate just to keep up. That is to say that they didn't put immature things in because they wanted to be sexist, they put sexist things in because they wanted to be immature. That's fine and all if you realize that, but I do wonder about the image of the gaming community that it creates in the minds of people who don't realize that these things are supposed to be immature because the immaturity of it is the joke.
