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Post by Thing Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:27 am

GammaSquad wrote:Rockstar Games States the Obvious Reddeadredemption

BBC Radio 1 recently interviewed Lazlow Jones, one of the developers of Red Dead Redemption and the voice of DJ Lazlow in the Grand Theft Auto series. They asked him how he feels about accusations that games like theirs cause violence in children. A question that shouldn’t even be asked because it’s so frikkin stupid, and he explained the stupidity of it succinctly:

Lazlow Jones wrote:Our games are not designed for young people. If you’re a parent and buy one of our games for your child you’re a terrible parent. We design games for adults because we’re adults. [BBC via Kotaku]

I want to tattoo that on the inside of the eyelids of any newscaster who reports the manufactured controversy that game manufacturers are somehow beholden to only produce games for children. Oh, Becky and Jason didn’t realize there might be violence in a game called Grand Theft Auto so they let little Madosyn and Dakota play the game and the little angels saw adult-themed things, like cars getting stolen? Cry me a river, you stupid, sh*tty parents.

I liked this quote from the interview also:

Lazlow Jones wrote:If you tell a gritty crime drama with violence and profanity and call it The Sopranos you’re handed a load of awards to put up on the shelf. You do the same and call it a video game and you’ll have certain organizations up in arms.
I don’t have a joke for this or anything. I just like this dude. He can steal imaginary cars with me anytime.

Original post here. Thoughts?
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Post by Dray The Fingerless Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:00 am

i always loved Lazlow, back from Vice City times. he is a funny funny man, and straight out always right. However, i dont like Red Dead for some reason....
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Post by Drist Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:16 am

Eh, so we live in a world where parents abuse their kids, and some repotter who is trying to egg on some dickhead hardcore conservatists by saying some game causes more violence than that?

Shoot yourself, please.
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Post by Aardvark Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:53 am

He's got a point. Why don't they go after the Sopranoes like that? I mean, if you just heard that out of the blue as a TV show name is the first thought in your head really going to be gratuitous violence?
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Post by BgFighter/Ghost Sun Jun 13, 2010 5:17 am

Yeah ,i agree with Lead&Gold more
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Post by Champion Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:24 pm

So glad that companies are taking a stand against these idiots. Its assumed that video games are meant for kids only, BULLSHIT. We need more companies to call out the media on their idiotic crusade. If you want to point fingers at anyone, point them at parents.
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Post by Thing Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:43 pm

But I lub my mommy... Sad
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Post by Champion Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:51 pm

What I am saying is they are villainizing the companies so much for advertising to kids when the fact remains that the parents are the ones who need to control what their kids play and what their kids belief and value systems are structured around.
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Post by Thing Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:53 pm

I know...


It was a joke.
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Post by Champion Fri Jun 18, 2010 8:57 pm

And I used your joke as a soapbox.
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Post by Dray The Fingerless Fri Jun 18, 2010 9:00 pm

Rockstar Games States the Obvious 5_0
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Post by Nihil Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:09 am

Did anyone else notice the subtle political message in that game?

wasn't very subtle I think Razz
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Post by Disturbed Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:15 am

no since most of us haven't played it yet. Anyways...the problem is both parents and peer pressure. Most parents dgaf and then there are independent kids and they all want these popular new games that are rated M but still get them despite being underage. Parents buy them but
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Post by Aardvark Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:20 am

The game rating system is behind the times. Current graphics levels and realism put pretty much any game that involves fighting into the M category. I'm sorry, but Halo? Not an M game to me, no mature theme, not excessively gory either. Or how about Splinter Cell Double Agent? Not even any blood besides some minor splatter. The rating system needs to be revised, and games with just blood splatter or some mild language need to be reclassified as Teen.
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Post by Nihil Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:22 am

Halo was never an M game, but, as long as the parents keep their interests and money towards this stuff, not gonna happen.
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Post by Aardvark Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:26 am

I also find these as excuses. "My kid played GTA so that's why he went on a sociopathic rampage through town!" Bull shit, your kid can't tell reality from fiction because you never explained that shit to him. You want to keep kids from doing stupid shit? Talk to them, if you can understand it, then so can they.
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Post by Thing Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:40 am

I guess people are just getting stupider.
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Post by Disturbed Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:19 am

thing944 wrote:I guess people are just getting stupider.
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Post by Aardvark Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:31 am

thing944 wrote:I guess people are just getting lazier.

Fixed.
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Post by Champion Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:47 am

The rating system has never worked properly and is more of a shitty guideline than anything. They really need to reorganize it like they do on TV, telling people directly whats in the game and thats it. Would also be nice to see 3 levels for each warning, so a level 1 gore warning might mean some blood and violence, while a level 3 would mean dismemberment and decapitations etc.
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Post by BgFighter/Ghost Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:10 am

Its obvious Rockstar is nuub.
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Post by Thing Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:04 pm

Rockstar games doesn't take care of the ratings... The ESRB rates the games.
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Post by Dray The Fingerless Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:23 pm

Damn, i imagine if it was Rockstar making COD 6. they would of made a ton of jokes in the Airport scene. lol. Infinity Ward on the other hand, even puts warnings: "The level your about to play is disturbing and might shock or insult you. you can choose to skip this level, with no repercussions to your scores and game completions"
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Post by Ðaaaaa Thu Jun 24, 2010 9:15 pm

Lawl yeah I remember that. Also on an unrelated note, Red Dead is a fun game ^.^ HI PPL MISS ME?!?!
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Post by Thing Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:51 pm

FUCK YES!
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