Lame

[Chris]

I don't play video games but this is bullshit.

The game ALREADY has scenes of violence and murder, pimps smacking hos etc. The game ALREADY only can be purchased by adults 18+ And now some uptight lawmakers are bitching because of some poorly simulated sex that needs to be unlocked.

:rolleyes:

Thats bullshit.

BBC

[Whodoe!]

Yeah - trying to censor sex and violence in the Instant Access age is pompous and ineffective.

[bishop]

don't they have anything better to worry about???????

[Prometheus]

You are looking at this all wrong. Parents keep *very* close tabs on what thier children are entertained by, and should know if the game has nuduty in it. That's what the rating system is for. Since those scenes were hidden, the rating was not accurate. The rating was "T" (for teen), which means that the game can have theft, violance, carjacking, gang themes, drugs, cop killing and old woman beating. Just think of it! Those poor parents not knowing that the game in fact had theft, violance, carjacking, gang themes, drugs, cop killing, old woman beating and nudity. All of those parents hoodwinked into thinking that the game was wholesome family entertainment, when in fact it was full of adult themes that they never could have guessed were in it.

And that rating is also very important because "T" games can be bought by 17 year olds, but to buy a "M" game you must be 18. That extra year certainly makes all the difference in being mature enough to handle the content.

[SoccerfreakAB2]

Quote by: Whodoe! Yeah - trying to censor sex and violence in the Instant Access age is pompous and ineffective.

What nudity they missed out on in the game they'll just find on the INTERNET.

[G. Adams]

They didn't exactly smuggle badly realised nudity into this game anyway, considering someone had to write a piece of software to access it.

[Flip Jackson]

Honestly, these games are pretty stupid anyway, so I don't feel bad if they are harder to find. There isn't any real substance. It is a way for normal people to do all sorts of junk they wouldn't or couldn't in real life.

Keep in mind it is some people's jobs to fix stuff like this. If the company said the scenes weren't in there, bit actually put them in, then someone is supposed to fix it. Just a thought.

[Prometheus]

I knew gibbs liked those games for another reason...

[Flip Jackson]

I thught he liked them because he could go on killing sprees of innocent people when he was stressed or bored. Was there another reason?

[Chris]

Quote by: Prometheus You are looking at this all wrong. Parents keep *very* close tabs on what thier children are entertained by, and should know if the game has nuduty in it. That's what the rating system is for. Since those scenes were hidden, the rating was not accurate. The rating was "T" (for teen), which means that the game can have theft, violance, carjacking, gang themes, drugs, cop killing and old woman beating. Just think of it! Those poor parents not knowing that the game in fact had theft, violance, carjacking, gang themes, drugs, cop killing, old woman beating and nudity. All of those parents hoodwinked into thinking that the game was wholesome family entertainment, when in fact it was full of adult themes that they never could have guessed were in it. And that rating is also very important because "T" games can be bought by 17 year olds, but to buy a "M" game you must be 18. That extra year certainly makes all the difference in being mature enough to handle the content.

OK I was mistaken. The game was rated M at first which means no one under 17 can buy it. Now they changed it to AO which means no one under 18 can buy it.


:rolleyes:

[Chris]

this guy says something about it in his site

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....ticket_to_hell

[Cephus]

Quote by: bishop don't they have anything better to worry about???????

Of course they do, but that takes work. Even though crime is rampant, the prisons are overflowing and we have an asshole in the White House, their proudest moment that they can point to is that they fought against a video game.

Why do we keep electing these asshats?

[Prometheus]

Quote by: |Chris| this guy says something about it in his site http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse....ticket_to_hell

Did you not notice that my previous post was not only a joke, but a bad rip off of what maddox said?

[Chris]

yeah I noticed that.

[Libertarian]

The game rating system is totally outdated. The rating group is a group of industry insiders that decide what the rating will be. NO ONE except those that work on/with the rating board know the exact criteria that are used to rate games. This leaves room for varation between different games. And the rating mean little to many persons, for they dont tell what of the many criteria are met with each rating. A game might get a M but you dont really know for what EXACT part it sepreated it from a T.

[Mulkaccino]

Quote by: Libertarian The game rating system is totally outdated. The rating group is a group of industry insiders that decide what the rating will be. NO ONE except those that work on/with the rating board know the exact criteria that are used to rate games. This leaves room for varation between different games. And the rating mean little to many persons, for they dont tell what of the many criteria are met with each rating. A game might get a M but you dont really know for what EXACT part it sepreated it from a T.

There is too much varience in video media to define a universal set of criteria on which games are rated. Ratings are relative to the user, the ESRB just makes a generalized rating call based on current societal values. If a person wants to know what is in a game, they can read a review or check out the content descriptors that are on the back of every single game.

Needless to say, if there are nude sex scenes in a game, the rating should have been AO from the get go. You get in trouble when you hide or fail to disclose things.

[G. Adams]

Quote by: Mulkaccino There is too much varience in video media to define a universal set of criteria on which games are rated. Ratings are relative to the user, the ESRB just makes a generalized rating call based on current societal values. If a person wants to know what is in a game, they can read a review or check out the content descriptors that are on the back of every single game. Needless to say, if there are nude sex scenes in a game, the rating should have been AO from the get go. You get in trouble when you hide or fail to disclose things.

Why? Is simulated sex somehow worse than snapping necks and dumping bodies?

[Osborn F Enready]

People need to monitor their kids, and actually RAISE them.

It is SOLELY THE PARENTS FAULT.

This is more BS legislation aimed at limiting speech and thought.

[Chris]

More lame:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4155568.stm

An official from President George Bush's administration has asked for the brakes be put on the planned domain name until its impact is studied more. The domain was given the go-ahead by Icann (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) in June. But some are concerned that it would encourage more porn on the net.

Give me a freaking break already. its 3 letters for fuck sake.