MW3 Banned in the UK ?
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Whether it's fictional or not, it's the timing.
I'm not sure what Activision were expecting really. People are sensitive and the familiar locations along with the timing is poor. With the 7/7 inquest so recent it's incredibly bad taste really.
I'm pretty open and broad minded but even I felt this was too near the mark.
Just my opinion.
But by the same token surely Four Lions was in bad taste as well then? I personally though it was a very good film but it caused a fair amount of controversy and offence as well.
Surely a comedy which (in the eyes of protesters) laughs at the acts of violence against Londoners is worse than a game which creates a serious representation of similar events?
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I've not seen the film you mention but does it not have crows with bombs? It's possible therefore that people won't relate anything in this film to something that actually happened. Conversely, people will with exploding tube trains in London because presently, it bears too much of a resemblance.
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Why would ****ing MOTHERS care when the game is ****ing 18 so to speak ? Women are ****ing me right off lately.
THE GAME IS RATED 18. ADULTS SHOULD PLAY THIS GAME ONLY, IF MOTHERS HAVE A DAMN PROBLEM WITH THAT THEY SHOULDNT LET THEIR GOD DAMN UNDERAGE KIDS PLAY THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE FFS
Why would ****ing MOTHERS care when the game is ****ing 18 so to speak ? Women are ****ing me right off lately.
THE GAME IS RATED 18. ADULTS SHOULD PLAY THIS GAME ONLY, IF MOTHERS HAVE A DAMN PROBLEM WITH THAT THEY SHOULDNT LET THEIR GOD DAMN UNDERAGE KIDS PLAY THE GAME IN THE FIRST PLACE FFS
Yup it is the one with the crows, but they still end up with bombs strapped to them and going into London to blow up the public, admittedly they initially target a fun-run so I get your point, but it just seems like people are far too overly sensitive about any reference to terrorism.
Yes it is upsetting for anybody whose lives have been effected, but the moment we start censoring our media the terrorists have won - they have been successful in disrupting our lives and way of life.
Yes it is upsetting for anybody whose lives have been effected, but the moment we start censoring our media the terrorists have won - they have been successful in disrupting our lives and way of life.
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Actually the rating has yet to be confirmed and it's targeted towards a "Mature audience".
The issue here is it's sensitivity to recent events.
The game also contains (apparently) 9/11-style air attack on New York’s skyscrapers. With the tube as well, can you not see the issue here?
Which is why it's more a question of bad timing..
They acknowledge that the masses couldn't give a **** and did it anyway. Your average sheep who buys CoD because all his mates buy it isn't going to care less that it may contain things loosely related to real-life terrorist attacks (hell it might make it appear even cooler...). The people who got offended by it will probably buy it too just so they can be even more offended.
All they see is free advertising and nothing is going to happen. Its a win-win for Activision, poor taste or not.
All they see is free advertising and nothing is going to happen. Its a win-win for Activision, poor taste or not.
No. Sept 11 nearly 10 years ago and 7/7 were nearly 6 years ago.
Its not like its 6 months after.
Games like this do not offend the families of the deceased, unless they are going to start playing them. Which they aren't. They can carry about their normal business and have nothing to do with them.
Neither is it going to make people commit such atrocities. There are enough wannabe terrorists as it is.
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The timing will never be right. Mothers again Guns can pleasure me orally.
The only thing the game will do is depict the horror of what would have happened on those days so people can see how truly horrific the incidents were. It's not offending, I'd say it's going to help people understand what people went through during those times, it's not going to make a mockery of them and offend people. You can't begin to understand a situation until you're put into a position where-by you can re-enact it in whichever media you choose, or live it out yourself, in this instance it's impossible to have been in the incident itself, because you would be dead, so the only way of getting through to people how bad and horrific things actually were needs to be done through a media, and what's better than a game?
Games can make people experience emotions, like: fear, excitement, sympathy. All of these used correctly build up a state of immersion, and if done right, it will give a great insight into the 2 attacks and allow people to actually see the havoc those 2 days caused for many people.
Games can make people experience emotions, like: fear, excitement, sympathy. All of these used correctly build up a state of immersion, and if done right, it will give a great insight into the 2 attacks and allow people to actually see the havoc those 2 days caused for many people.
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Mothers against guns - they must be running out of things to bitch about. A tiny minority who have taken it upon themselves to speak for everyone. Its as much much about free advertising for themselves than any interest in the issues they whinge about.
And no it won't be banned but then they know that.
And no it won't be banned but then they know that.
That was a great night out.I think we should ban real life because it features violence, rape, drug abuse, paedophilia, murder, sex, alcohilism... etc.
Really though, these people are idiots. If some people can't seperate reality from a video game, they have deeper problems to worry about.