I just love how the retarded woman that has no experience with games says, "this game should be rated A." Um hate to break it to the tard, but what happens in the scene in question is nothing more than you would see on a pg-13 movie. God don't get me started on the pretentious jackass that thought she was the smartest shit by quoting random studies as if they were 100% on the money. Either way I'm glad I don't have that channel.
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IMO, the show wasn't that bad, just that they don't accept videogames as they are. Maybe if they would, things would be different.
favorite quote of the whole thing "i mean you have to pick the box up and look at the back to see the rating you really have to be involved." oh wow so much work picking up a game and turning it over, my god if they think thats alot of work i must be a body builder seriously. nobody ever talks practicality in these things, ok lets say they release a full on pronorama 4 hour nonstop ball to jaw suck-screw fest... it's still easier and faster to get on your parents computer and type "sex" into a search engine and get some porn videos, actual porn videos, the people who are paid to do it nasty and objectify women while making sure you can see the good stuff, it's even easier now with the invention of video search. the safesearch features don't catch it all it's easy as pie and takes less than a second.
and you know what i'm damn tired of my intellegence being insulted by being told kids can't distinguish between fake and real violence, i've been playing videogames since i was 12, i played doom and diablo when they first came out, AND i've been watching porn on hbo and the internet since i was 14, granted i don't recomend that but the fact is i'm fine, i don't objectify women.
i have to say i liked the woman who never even saw the game saying "and it's a MAN choosing who he has sex with" well excuse me all to hell, i thought men were aloud to choose their sexual partners just like women, but then again maybe she's only had sexual experience with women, nothing says "i munch box" like the distain in her voice for men. the whole comment about teaching men not to value women is not only wrong it's the oposite, in mass effect you really do learn the value of your teammates lives regardless of man or woman, i mean it's a fully simulated relationship between all of them.
i don't agree with hitting women but next time i see that chic i should jack her jaw because NOT hitting women is sexist and obviously not a man's choice
and you know what i'm damn tired of my intellegence being insulted by being told kids can't distinguish between fake and real violence, i've been playing videogames since i was 12, i played doom and diablo when they first came out, AND i've been watching porn on hbo and the internet since i was 14, granted i don't recomend that but the fact is i'm fine, i don't objectify women.
i have to say i liked the woman who never even saw the game saying "and it's a MAN choosing who he has sex with" well excuse me all to hell, i thought men were aloud to choose their sexual partners just like women, but then again maybe she's only had sexual experience with women, nothing says "i munch box" like the distain in her voice for men. the whole comment about teaching men not to value women is not only wrong it's the oposite, in mass effect you really do learn the value of your teammates lives regardless of man or woman, i mean it's a fully simulated relationship between all of them.
i don't agree with hitting women but next time i see that chic i should jack her jaw because NOT hitting women is sexist and obviously not a man's choice
Makes me wonder what happened to actual journalism, instead they're pretty much reporting as fact what they heard in what appears to be a really out of control chinese whispers effect. It seems Journalism has become the art of getting peoples attention, and probably moreso to make money as opposed to, and god forbid, actual facts reported. I have lots of respect for Games journalists, if only for trying to get the good word out there and trying to at least show the community it serves what it needs to, and wants to know.
As for this particular episode, I think the most shocking thing as always with anything from a media outlet as large as fox, is the fact that most people will take what's reported there as pretty much an accurate representation of what's going on right now. This doesn't apply to any of us, but for the average person who doesn't know anything about video games, they only press about it they'll actually believe is negative press. It's either that there's too much mis-information from Fox and all the media put together and the asshat brigade led by one Mr.Thompson. That or most people themselves are already biased against games anyway, after all, any person who actually cared about what the industry and games and community is about, wouldn't need to take a minute to look online and find out. The fact that it's reported the way it is doesn't exactly speak well of the media (not that I could speak well of it aside from the issue), It will always continue to be viewed as such until the gaming industry works it's way up to be big and diverse enough that even the most ignorant of people will eventually, be able to form thier own opinions based on thier own experiences and reports like this will matter little to everyone anyway.
Until such a time though, the media will continue to report opinions as fact, because it is shock tactics to it's core and does nothing but make money for everyone involved. Good for them, just a lot of head-slapping for everyone else.
As for this particular episode, I think the most shocking thing as always with anything from a media outlet as large as fox, is the fact that most people will take what's reported there as pretty much an accurate representation of what's going on right now. This doesn't apply to any of us, but for the average person who doesn't know anything about video games, they only press about it they'll actually believe is negative press. It's either that there's too much mis-information from Fox and all the media put together and the asshat brigade led by one Mr.Thompson. That or most people themselves are already biased against games anyway, after all, any person who actually cared about what the industry and games and community is about, wouldn't need to take a minute to look online and find out. The fact that it's reported the way it is doesn't exactly speak well of the media (not that I could speak well of it aside from the issue), It will always continue to be viewed as such until the gaming industry works it's way up to be big and diverse enough that even the most ignorant of people will eventually, be able to form thier own opinions based on thier own experiences and reports like this will matter little to everyone anyway.
Until such a time though, the media will continue to report opinions as fact, because it is shock tactics to it's core and does nothing but make money for everyone involved. Good for them, just a lot of head-slapping for everyone else.
*ok i just want to pretty much level out this story by saying that the people who own fox and the people who own microsoft are partners and this news story is being used as a pinpoint to drive straight into the heart of the public, at the end of the day there is no such thing as bad publicity. people might be shocked and disagree with it but it's still being projected to an audience.
secondly i found it hilarious about how 2 makeup clad sub-model girlies were laying down all this feminist shit about the game... having never played it before that kinda makes you fall into the hypocrite party but we can put it down to ignorance if you read the footnote above.
the game clearly has a certificate rating on it and i think if they checked the key demographic correctly instead of just balling out lies dressed as figures (which they clearly were doing) the target audience is well within means, anyway HAVING ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME MYSELF the 'sex' featured within is no more different than what you see on primetime tv.
if you look at the video really closely, you can actually see the puppet strings connected to the news casters and the 'panel'.
ps. i would also like to state that i didnt really enjoy mass effect but i cant go unspoken when i see people so blatently misled
secondly i found it hilarious about how 2 makeup clad sub-model girlies were laying down all this feminist shit about the game... having never played it before that kinda makes you fall into the hypocrite party but we can put it down to ignorance if you read the footnote above.
the game clearly has a certificate rating on it and i think if they checked the key demographic correctly instead of just balling out lies dressed as figures (which they clearly were doing) the target audience is well within means, anyway HAVING ACTUALLY PLAYED THE GAME MYSELF the 'sex' featured within is no more different than what you see on primetime tv.
if you look at the video really closely, you can actually see the puppet strings connected to the news casters and the 'panel'.
ps. i would also like to state that i didnt really enjoy mass effect but i cant go unspoken when i see people so blatently misled
Remember we're talking about the same network that claimed there were violent lesbian gangs terrorizing America,converting children to homosexuality, beating up straight men, and also raping young women.
Oh, and lets not forget that time they said Obama was secretly a radical Muslim?
Come on, this is Fox News, they don't care about journalism. They want conflict without letting things like "facts" getting in the way.
Oh, and lets not forget that time they said Obama was secretly a radical Muslim?
Come on, this is Fox News, they don't care about journalism. They want conflict without letting things like "facts" getting in the way.
As a huge Fox News fan I'd have to say that went about as I expected. Fox goes to some pains to present both sides of a story, and not unusually one side is staffed by idiots. Also expected, almost all on-air personalities are tech-illiterate, much less video games. (Except for cell phones, PDAs, and Blackberries.) I was shocked to hear the host had actually recently purchased a video game; 10 to 1 it's a Wii.
FNC does use the most shocking headlines they can think up for any story, and distracting them with any tragedy (from the tsunami down to a missing coed) is ridiculously easy. I do think however that historically it's sociology researchers who have conclusively proved they can't distinguish reality, and Geoff should have said that.
I would agree though that it's mostly teenagers who will be attracted to this game from the little I've seen of it. I just don't see the problem. Hell, you can't pass a night of television without a little side-boob nowadays. (Again, I just don't see the problem.)
I should point out though that old folks get their news from ABC/CBS/NBC. And it's NBC who is partnered with Microsoft (MS-NBC), not Fox.
FNC does use the most shocking headlines they can think up for any story, and distracting them with any tragedy (from the tsunami down to a missing coed) is ridiculously easy. I do think however that historically it's sociology researchers who have conclusively proved they can't distinguish reality, and Geoff should have said that.
I would agree though that it's mostly teenagers who will be attracted to this game from the little I've seen of it. I just don't see the problem. Hell, you can't pass a night of television without a little side-boob nowadays. (Again, I just don't see the problem.)
I should point out though that old folks get their news from ABC/CBS/NBC. And it's NBC who is partnered with Microsoft (MS-NBC), not Fox.
Rupert Murdoch only wants money.
And as for the whole videogames are for children schtick, I got only this to say.
Superman + Kyyptonite, repeat until Supes is dead or something.
(If you haven't known, Superman is wholly responsible for the whole " is for the children". I can't be bothered to remember where I got it from. Go Google it or something.)
And as for the whole videogames are for children schtick, I got only this to say.
Superman + Kyyptonite, repeat until Supes is dead or something.
(If you haven't known, Superman is wholly responsible for the whole " is for the children". I can't be bothered to remember where I got it from. Go Google it or something.)
seems the 'expert' is already suffering some consequences of her misinformed opinions: http://kotaku.com/348355/quack-gets-amazon-book-rating-spammed.
Of course, Amazon has since stepped in and censored any and all commentary on her books, invalidating their own integrity. I personally think that -aside from the regretable escalation that occured- she deserved what she got
Of course, Amazon has since stepped in and censored any and all commentary on her books, invalidating their own integrity. I personally think that -aside from the regretable escalation that occured- she deserved what she got