Comments on: Speechless (Except Not) http://nestpasblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/speechless-except-not/ thinking "out loud" Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Dave http://nestpasblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/speechless-except-not/#comment-171 Dave Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:39:00 +0000 http://nestpasblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/speechless-except-not/#comment-171 @sarah:<br/><br/>I'll agree that *ultimately* it doesn't matter much. But instead of holding our breaths for a better future, I think it's worthwhile to fight for our rights today. (Sounds really cheesy but whatever.)<br/><br/>As for misconceptions and prejudice against VGs not hurting the industry/gamers? Haha. Take a peek at any of the following links:<br/><br/>German game developer Crytek gets raided by state police:<br/>http://gamepolitics.com/2006/12/15/crytek-developer-offers-frightening-account-of-german-game-crackdown/<br/>http://gamepolitics.com/2007/08/22/1371/<br/><br/>Indian government is considering outright banning all violent games<br/>http://gamepolitics.com/2008/01/12/indias-parliament-considers-violent-game-ban/<br/><br/>Manhunt 2 receives AO rating from ESRB and denied a rating in the UK, effectively banning it from all of N.America and the UK. (Tasteless? In my opinion, yes, but still.)<br/>http://gamepolitics.com/2007/06/19/breaking-manhunt-2-rated-adults-only-by-esrb/<br/><br/>I can't track down a good link for this, but in China there's a law that you can only be on the internet for 2 hours at a time. This was implemented right after a couple of idiotic parents played WoW for a few days straight and neglected their baby, which died. This is bad for Blizzard, since you pay for WoW by the hour in China, and that's where the majority of their subscribers are.<br/><br/>...As for the care bear thing, instead of tarnishing my stellar reputation with your mother, I think I'd rather just make fun of Erica for not being allowed to watch the wussiest show on earth. (Unless you're talking about your step-sister...whose name I forget. =/) @sarah:

I’ll agree that *ultimately* it doesn’t matter much. But instead of holding our breaths for a better future, I think it’s worthwhile to fight for our rights today. (Sounds really cheesy but whatever.)

As for misconceptions and prejudice against VGs not hurting the industry/gamers? Haha. Take a peek at any of the following links:

German game developer Crytek gets raided by state police:
http://gamepolitics.com/2006/12/15/crytek-developer-offers-frightening-account-of-german-game-crackdown/
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/08/22/1371/

Indian government is considering outright banning all violent games
http://gamepolitics.com/2008/01/12/indias-parliament-considers-violent-game-ban/

Manhunt 2 receives AO rating from ESRB and denied a rating in the UK, effectively banning it from all of N.America and the UK. (Tasteless? In my opinion, yes, but still.)
http://gamepolitics.com/2007/06/19/breaking-manhunt-2-rated-adults-only-by-esrb/

I can’t track down a good link for this, but in China there’s a law that you can only be on the internet for 2 hours at a time. This was implemented right after a couple of idiotic parents played WoW for a few days straight and neglected their baby, which died. This is bad for Blizzard, since you pay for WoW by the hour in China, and that’s where the majority of their subscribers are.

…As for the care bear thing, instead of tarnishing my stellar reputation with your mother, I think I’d rather just make fun of Erica for not being allowed to watch the wussiest show on earth. (Unless you’re talking about your step-sister…whose name I forget. =/)

]]> By: Sarah http://nestpasblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/speechless-except-not/#comment-170 Sarah Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:46:00 +0000 http://nestpasblog.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/speechless-except-not/#comment-170 I read that article yesterday. It confused me a lot because I hadn't played Mass Effect. After confirmation from Boy that the game is not in fact the best-kept-secret sexfest out there, it made me laugh. Doesn't infuriate me because the comments on the article show that the world is nowhere near tolerant of his bullshit.<br/><br/>I know, I know, you get really mad about the principle of it, people's misconceptions about videogames being ohsobad. But honestly? I don't think it's hurting the industry, or gamers, one bit -- just like various generations' condemnation of rock'n'roll, comic books, what have you, ultimately accomplished squat. Have you ever met someone, irl, who legitimately thought vg are the devil? Other than my mother, who decreed Care Bears too violent for her eldest daughter to watch? (That is not a joke, ask her about it sometime.) I read that article yesterday. It confused me a lot because I hadn’t played Mass Effect. After confirmation from Boy that the game is not in fact the best-kept-secret sexfest out there, it made me laugh. Doesn’t infuriate me because the comments on the article show that the world is nowhere near tolerant of his bullshit.

I know, I know, you get really mad about the principle of it, people’s misconceptions about videogames being ohsobad. But honestly? I don’t think it’s hurting the industry, or gamers, one bit — just like various generations’ condemnation of rock’n'roll, comic books, what have you, ultimately accomplished squat. Have you ever met someone, irl, who legitimately thought vg are the devil? Other than my mother, who decreed Care Bears too violent for her eldest daughter to watch? (That is not a joke, ask her about it sometime.)

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