Gaming's 10 Biggest Scandals 96
GamePolitics has a list of ten of the most well known gaming scandals to hit the games industry. Starting back in 1993 with the senate hearings on Night Trap (a game that arguably led to today's ESRB), the list catalogs some things that the companies responsible would probably just as soon forget. "Hot Coffee (2005) - needs no introduction. Cheeky Rockstar programmers left hidden sex animations (accidentally or otherwise) buried in the PS2 code of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Modders made sure they didn't stay buried for long. Rockstar's denials only made things worse. And then Hillary got involved ..." At the post's close they call for additional nominations, as it's definitely not an exhaustive list. They left off the ESRB's decision to re-rate Oblivion , for example. What 'scandalous' gaming events can you see rating with this topics?
Hit whoring (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:WhereTF is Mortal Kombat? (Score:5, Insightful)
Jack Thompson (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Jack Thompson (Score:3, Insightful)
He's not worth mentioning.
Re:WhereTF is Mortal Kombat? (Score:5, Insightful)
"Digg it" link at the bottom of the article, check.
Welcome to the new age of "publishing".
I bet they did... (Score:5, Insightful)
I mean, they were busy blaming everything they could get their hands on for Columbine. There was so much blame that even on PBS, there was barely time left to mourn...
Here's my all-time favorite quote, though:
Re:DC Sniper (Score:3, Insightful)
Ridiculous? I find your conclusion just as or more so. Neither GTA nor a FPS (none that I'm aware of) really show how to hold, fire, care for, and maintain a firearm. But either can easily point out tactical and strategic positions for shooting from a distance.