Video Games and, Politics Options

[mr_dude]

The Jack Thompson thing has been quite enjoyable of late.

http://penny-arcade.com/

Anyone there play too much GT4 and go drifting afterwards? Play too much GTA and go running people over afterwards?

Edit: The long and short of it is that the main proponent of banning violent video games made a pledge to donate $10k to charity if someone came out with a really heinous game (he provided specifications). Some GTA modders did just that, and he reneged, claiming that his statement wasn't meant to be taken literally.
Penny Arcade, a comic strip, has been at odds with him lately. They actually made the donation, in his name.

This post has been edited by mr_dude: Oct 18, 2005 - 7:26 PM

[lagos]

funny thing happend to me today. i went to buy quake4 today (mature 17+) at bestbuy. go the the register and the teller asks for my id. im thinking, oh ok, some type of credit card security thing... so i give her my ID. then i realize that i didnt even give her my card yet and that im paying with a debit card that needs my pin anyway. so i asked her, "did u card me for the game?" and she said yes. lol i started laughing cause its been a loooong time since i was 17 ..haha guess they are trying to crack down on this rating system.

[mr_dude]

Heh, yeah, all the big chains are scared of these lawsuits (none of which have worked out).

Leaves me to wonder if Thompson is in it for the money/fame or if he's one of those republicans that ironically believes in less personal freedom.* I'm gonna say money.

How is Q4?



* Before anyone has a cow, no bias here. The main theme of the GOP platform is individual rights, but oftentimes the religious element betrays that.

[lagos]

quake 4:

looks and feels like doom 3, only change is that the bad guys are from stroggos now insead of hell, lol. the weapons are a lot better then doom3, i like the monsters more, and the gameplay is slightly better. im having my fun with it, but this game has yet to blow me away . if you liked doom3, youll like this. if not, youll hate it. they could have called it doom4 and it wouldnt make a difference.

[soulshadow]

Video games aren't the only things that will make you perform crazy stuff.
Take inital D for example. After seeeing the anime, I went out high revving the celica at corners, to see any difference and what I found was that I actually WORKS! Higher RPMS = Faster cornering and better handling.

[shid]

I hate Jack Thompson.