Video Game 'Mods' Under Scrutiny (Is Hittlery getting her way?)

The Associated Press ^ | 7/22/2005 | MATT SLAGLE

[mabelkitty]

It is old.
I live in Ohio. A lawsuit was filed two years ago (at the very least) to sue the makers of videogames for causing the murder of a young girl. It was thrown out of court.
You are giving her achievement and credit she did not earn, nor does she deserve.
Knock it off.

[Reactionary]

We need a GTA mod that features a scumbag president, interns, cigars, loads of Chinese campaign cash, and the enabler wife of a rapist.

Where will "freedom of expression" be then? Out the window, of course. Liberals are only in favor if it when their ox isn't being gored.

[CollegeRepublicanNU]

You are giving her achievement and credit she did not earn, nor does she deserve. Knock it off. Your the only one complaining here. If your not interested in being apart of this discussion then don't post. There is no reason to get harsh. No one forced you to post anything we are not liberals here.

[infidel29]

True many retailers are at fault, but if a parent sees the child playing the game, or any unfamiliar game for that matter, it's their job to investigate what the game is about.

I have 4 step daughters, one of them is heavily into video games, fighting games mostly, like Tekken and Mortal Kombat types. If it were my choice she wouldn't get to play them so much. Unfortunately it's her mother's call, and being a democrat she doesn't monitor the games very well.

[bobdsmith]

Personally I think it is better to expose a child to violence in movies and games so that they are better prepared for coping with it when it happens in real life. At some point they are going to be watching these movies and games anyway, so why not when they are younger?

[infidel29]

I agree to a point, the downside is kids who have emotional problems that aren't readily apparent at earlier ages.

Most kids realize that games and movies are fake, and the sooner they come to that realization the better. Then they won't try to emulate what they see on the screen.

[bobdsmith]

yes that is the most important thing

[Dumb_Ox]

It is NOT the Governments job to censor our lives. Censorship begins at home, where are the parents when these kids are playing these games?

Non-security related censorship is generally not the Federal govt's job, with the exception of postal regulations. However, obscenity laws have a long-standing American tradition lately undermined by the left and their useful idiots. Rockstar Games is no better than a perv who provides porn to underage kids. Worse, even, because they are far more efficient and profitable.

I'm actually a bit surprised that the pornocrats have come under scrutiny for this. Why haven't they wheeled in Larry Flynt or Hugh Hefner, or the latest well-marketed prostitute? What does Paris think about this?

[CollegeRepublicanNU]

LOL

[Duke Nukum]

They should just put in an abortion mini-game and Hitlery would leave them alone.

[Quick1]

In a statement, the Entertainment Software Rating Board's chief, Patricia Vance, called on the industry to proactively protect games from illegal modifications by third parties,

Possibly the most moronic statement I've ever heard. The only way to prevent "illegal" third party modifications is to prevent modifications altogether, and even that doesn't always do the trick. Also, if you restrict modification altogether, how are revolutionary games like Counter-Strike or Day of Defeat going to be created?

I'm guessing the most complex computer game Patricia Vance has played is Windows solitaire.

[Quick1]

Games like that shouldn't be available.

Why not?

At the least all the killing and mayhem should pit good guys against bad guys.

First of all, the world isn't black-and-white, there's almost always shades of grey. Secondly, have you ever played GTA? While you are free to kill all the cops you want, the only cops you are required to kill are corrupt and evil cops in the first place. I could definitely argue that GTA pits good guys against bad guys.

[Quick1]

This imo is better than a game like GTA that if i understand it correctly forces you to play as a murderous thug character

It forces you to play a black guy in a gang, but usually the only killing you are forced to do through missions is crack dealers and corrupt cops and the like.

if you could as easily play and succeed at the game as a COP protecting the citizens of San Andreas from murderous gangsta thugs like the main character

The point of the game is that you ARE actually defending yourself from murderous, corrupt cops. These cops killed the main character's mom, and they're using the main character to do their own dirty work.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Dictionary.com will do. But you left out a hyphen. :)

Main Entry: souped-up
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: mechanically modified to increase the power or attractiveness

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=souped-up

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Secondly, have you ever played GTA?

Nope, not a game player and not generally a prude. It just seems that having fun killing the good guys is not a good thing for kids to be doing especially in today's social climate. I can understand if the bad guys are controlled by the game and good guys get killed. That's life, the same as true war. But to have a player trying to kill the good guys is not an appropriate exercise.

[Quick1]

That was the point of my post. Your character can be a good guy even though he's a gangster, and you are definitely supposed to kill some corrupt cops, the bad guys.

[bigdcaldavis]

The reason stores are pulling the game is probably because AO is considered pornography, and it is illegal to sell, give, and show pr0n to a minor. Take Two and Rockstar will probably face federal charges of marketing pr0n to minors. And remember The Guy Game? It was pulled because one of the topless girls filmed was underaged at the time of filming, making the game child pornography, meaning that it is now a federal felony to sell The Guy Game, transport any copies of The Guy Game (possibly a federal customs violation), send any copies of The Guy Game through the mail (a federal postal violation) or to even be in mere possession of The Guy Game.