Leaked Modern Warfare 2 Footage Causes Outrage 543
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eldavojohn writes "Game Politics makes note of criticism over leaked footage from the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 release. (Spoiler warning.) Footage shows the player engaged in killing civilians with terrorists (relevant video begins at about 1:50, second source in case of DMCA). Several game sites are asking if this is taking things too far. Probably just advertising at work, but the footage is indeed controversial — the question remains whether or not it is out of context."
Re:anonymous (Score:1, Funny)
Running over people was the backup option. I really wanted to run over animals, but have you ever noticed that there aren't any dogs in Liberty City?
Re:anonymous (Score:5, Funny)
There are no dogs in Liberty city because they all got run over already.
Re:OK, new policy. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Good name (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Context people, context (Score:5, Funny)
Before jumping to conclusions I'd like to see the context for this scene.
This scene is meant to visualize players reaction to No dedicated servers for MW2. Young russian gamer mows whole airport full of fat Americans with LMG in frustration.
Re:Well (Score:2, Funny)
They need a better gimmick if they want me to buy it. No server = no buy!
You wouldn't buy it anyway, you dirty PC pirate.
Re:Probably intentional. (Score:5, Funny)
Never played Counter-Strike have you?
Re:Probably intentional. (Score:4, Funny)
The key is not to suppress free expression, but instead simply vote with your dollar or euro
I vote with doubloons you insensitive clod!
Re:Probably intentional. (Score:5, Funny)
Did you watch the video? It's a squad walking around a shopping mall slaughtering everything that moves.
Ahhh, Blackwater.
Re:Modern Warfare (Score:5, Funny)
"I suspect there's a good probability he's using irony"
At least in the cases of 'Ancient Greece Warfare' and 'Mesopotamian Warfare', I believe there is a good chance he was using bronzy instead of irony.
(sorry)...
Re:DOD propaganda (Score:3, Funny)
The last expansion of World of Warcraft had many quests to torture people for information. They also added a quest chain to spread disinformation about a group of dissenters in Theramore, then assassinate their leader. It reminded me of the FBI operation known as COINTELPRO.
Yeah, and they also have a huge number of quests where you help the living dead create a plague that is capable of destroying all life. ZOMG the government is planning to begin biological warfare and is using WoW to trick us into accepting this in real life!
OOOOORRRRR WoW is a game where you play on one of two extremely war-like factions who have engaged in any number of morally questionable activities over the years, and these are just another.
The reason that quest reminded you of COINTELPRO is because that's the historical example that resonated with you, but it could have been any of a hundred attempts to discredit and then behead resistance movements throughout history. For example I bet if you were a Tamil then you'd have a different opinion of who was "pulling the strings" at Blizzard. The Sri Lankan government is well known for their psy-ops, aided by the Indian government. A quick google search will verify this!