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Jan 26, 2008, 03:01 AM // 03:01	#21
Redfeather1975 Forge Runner Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Apartment#306 Guild: Rhedd Asylum Profession: Me/	I believe this all started with CNSnews. They had an article with 'professionals' talking about the perversions in the game and the atrocious nature of the developers for marketing it to minors. The article was complete bull overflowing with total ignorance and hatred. Then a townhall columnist decided to take it one step further. His column was removed by townhall themselves as it was far more inflammatory and bogus than the CNSnews article. Fox News just gullibly ate up those lies and are continuing the ignorant rants. This is why SO many people are upset. It is ridiculous how these right wing conservatives are outright lying about the game and they are doing it with smiles on their faces under the delusion that their sources are accurate. They are literally taking .05% of the game's content, taking it completely out of context and making wild assumptions about it's reason for being there. They cannot possibly understand that the video gaming medium is capable of storytelling at a film medium level. They are under the false impression that mature content in a video game is equivalent to XXX content in movies. The love scene that may happen near the end of the game is neither graphic nor corrupting in nature. You'll see love scenes in PG-13 movies of a more 'blue' nature. I'm being punny there. There is no other love scene besides the one that happens near the end. It happens because it makes sense in the context of the 20+ hour story. 2 people develop feelings for each other and share their last moments with each other before marching off to what could be their deaths. Last edited by Redfeather1975; Jan 26, 2008 at 03:14 AM // 03:14..

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Jan 26, 2008, 05:54 AM // 05:54

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News Corp (of which FOX is a subsidiary) dwarfs anything that EA will ever hope to be. If a court battle were to occur, you can be sure that Rupert Murdoch will out-attorney anyone that EA could afford to retain.

And if News Corp does intervene and it looks like Fox is going to get away with slandering Mass Effect, who do you think is going to step in? Who do you think stands to lose reputation if the product they published is painted as Fox would have us believe? The ones who published Mass Effect (not talking about BioWare, they were developers). That publisher who is willing to spend immense amounts of money to see themselves win.

Microsoft Corporation.

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Jan 26, 2008, 11:29 AM // 11:29	#23
doinchi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Guild: Sheperd of Souls Profession: W/Mo	I have very little respect for both of these companies, but in this case, I would have to side with EA. Their handling of the situation was incredible, kudos to them. Fox News got completely and utterly pwned. And, I thought I'd add, where I come from, Mass Effect was actually banned for a while before being released under an M18 rating. This is one of the few times a game has been given an M18 rating here.

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Jan 26, 2008, 03:08 PM // 15:08

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I have very little respect for both of these companies, but in this case, I would have to side with EA. Their handling of the situation was incredible, kudos to them. Fox News got completely and utterly pwned.

And, I thought I'd add, where I come from, Mass Effect was actually banned for a while before being released under an M18 rating. This is one of the few times a game has been given an M18 rating here.

If Mass Effect was banned I bet that owning a copy of Manhunt 2 would be punishable by death.

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Jan 26, 2008, 03:18 PM // 15:18	#25
doinchi Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Singapore Guild: Sheperd of Souls Profession: W/Mo	Probably :P I don't know for sure, but it was probably banned. Back on topic, someone mentioned EA could possibly sue Fox News. If they can, why don't they?

Jan 26, 2008, 05:07 PM // 17:07	#26
some guy Jungle Guide Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SPAWN CAMPING YOUR HOUSE Guild: We Speed Clear H O H [ HsC]	Well, Mass Effect is a great game with a really deep and engaging storyline. The sex scene is very well done too, it's actually quite elegant and nice. I think EA can sue Fox, and they should.

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Jan 26, 2008, 07:41 PM // 19:41

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Back on topic, someone mentioned EA could possibly sue Fox News. If they can, why don't they?

They are first asking for a public apology. (In short, it's a staring contest of whether Fox will back down and give the apology or whether they'll make a mistake and choose to fight a court battle.) Most of us are hoping they'll refuse and that EA will deal with them in court.

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Jan 26, 2008, 07:59 PM // 19:59	#28
milkflopance Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Guild: The Cult of Scaro [WHO]	http://gamepolitics.com/ Looks like the book reviews got through to her. EDIT: Forgot to say how awesome the game is, i'm on my 6th playthrough now >.> Last edited by milkflopance; Jan 26, 2008 at 08:06 PM // 20:06..

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Jan 27, 2008, 12:23 AM // 00:23

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I want to play mass effect again, but my stupid 360 had the red-ring-of-death and is getting fixed

Owning a 360 in a nutshell.

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Jan 27, 2008, 12:33 AM // 00:33	#30
maraxusofk Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Francisco, UC Berkeley Guild: International District [id多], In Soviet Russia Altar Caps You [CCCP], LOL at [eF] Profession: W/	lol look, fox self pwned themselves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyR_90RdOg oh and btw if u look carefully the stack of papers he flips thru have 1 real sheet and the rest are all blanks LOL.

Jan 27, 2008, 12:44 AM // 00:44	#31
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Jan 27, 2008, 02:28 AM // 02:28	#32
HayesA Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pennsylvania Profession: E/	Ahahahahaha. /b/, and /i/ on FoxNews. That's too much lulz

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Jan 27, 2008, 06:10 PM // 18:10

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lol look, fox self pwned themselves

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pyR_90RdOg

oh and btw if u look carefully the stack of papers he flips thru have 1 real sheet and the rest are all blanks LOL.

well that wasn't really fox news...it was the local FOX Station in L.A. doing a half assed expose'.

here's an article on the NY Times. About the book reviews.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/ar...in&oref=slogin

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Jan 27, 2008, 10:04 PM // 22:04

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well that wasn't really fox news...it was the local FOX Station in L.A. doing a half assed expose'.

here's an article on the NY Times. About the book reviews.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/ar...in&oref=slogin

Hahaha awesome

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Jan 28, 2008, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#35
GloryFox Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Good ol' USA, where everyone else wants to be Guild: Now Plays World of Warcraft on Whisperwind	I would normally expect something better for reporting on Fox they used to have higher standards. However I can agree with most posters here that it was poor reporting at best. Usually I find them [FOX] fair and balanced compared to the main stream of media outlets CNN NBC CBS ABC CW and others but not of late. They seem to have fallen into the drive by media mentality that dominates the mainstream media outlets. I would hope that the community would continue to respond is such a way to persuade not only FOX but other media outlets to stop fabricating news stories for the sake of ratings. Good Job to those who destroyed Cooper Lawrence work and book on Amazon. She reaped what she sowed and got what she deserved. As for "anonymous" you see that mentality in online communities all the time. It's not a "gang" as much as a way of life for some in the online community and its unfortunate for victims who did not deserve some of the treatment they got. Just play GW long enough and you can clearly see the mentality. Lets face it a$$holes are a$$holes [be it "anonymous" or the "drive by media"] best way to avoid trouble online is to be anonymous and remain so no matter what. However as someone who used to work e-mail security in the field of e-commerce support centers many of these anonymous "politics of personal destruction" problem's arise from a lack of personal accountability at the hiring stage in data support centers. I am speaking of companies hiring unethical people to run your data center who have access to personal information ABOUT YOU. For example Cell Phone data support centers. Its scary how much personal information can be gained through the major cell phone companies. BUT that can be a topic of a different discussion.

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Jan 28, 2008, 12:54 AM // 00:54

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Another unbiased and fair story by fox news.

They just make me sick.
EDIT: Oh god! Don't let them see the elementalist dance!

What about the female ranger... bumps and grinds. I always expect to see my ranger throwing off pieces of clothing when she dances.

You know I have to say... I'm a bleeding heart liberal, and I'm also not blind... so I have to admit Quickmonty is correct about NPR commentary... or any information coming from any US print or broadcast news provider... there is no such thing as unbiased journalism in the US. It is all bought and paid for. However, Fox IS notorious for being extremely biased.

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I would normally expect something better for reporting on Fox they used to have higher standards. However I can agree with most posters here that it was poor reporting at best. Usually I find them [FOX] fair and balanced compared to the main stream of media outlets CNN NBC CBS ABC CW and others but not of late.

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=1067

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Jan 28, 2008, 12:57 AM // 00:57	#37
Dante the Warlord Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: W/R	Yea comon one nipple isn't really going to mark a kid forever, plus its a mature rating, parents with a huge problem with that can just not get their kids the game.. I mean its difficult to tell whats too much skin anymore, you go to beaches and see teenage girls in bikinis... You see girls taking topless shots covering their boobs with only their hands, sometimes its even considered "art"...heck i walk past topless statues all the time, you don't see people calling that porn. Fox is just looking for the next "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" Coffee Pot incident to make them look good.

Jan 28, 2008, 12:58 AM // 00:58	#38
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Jan 28, 2008, 01:27 AM // 01:27

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You know I have to say... I'm a bleeding heart liberal, and I'm also not blind.

Yes and I'm a bleeding Heart Right Wing Flag Holding Conservative and even I know that FOX is not what they used to be. It's all drive by reporting in the news be it FOX or CNN it seems. I am very disappointed in FOX for the shabby reporting. However this is not about right or left wing bias media outlets its about bad media reporting practices in General.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_by_media

But thats not to say that Left Wing and Right Wing fanatics can't get along and enjoy or discuss the Great game of Guild Wars together.

Thats what makes this Guru community so fantastic, once we can put political ideology aside we can have room for great discussions and not make it personal.

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Jan 28, 2008, 02:11 AM // 02:11

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* If she does have as much "research" as she does for her tv spots you can expect a book full of complete lies at best. Take everything she writes with a huge grain of salt or better yet save your money.
* Trying to encourage sexual acts in a book made available to young children is unacceptable.
* There's a new study out of the University of Maryland that says this book sucks.
* This author does little research yet since she's a psychologist everything she says is taken as researched fact. Don't blindly trust her.
* Steer clear of this pointless book and save your money, get Mass Effect instead.

* This book is filled with adult-oriented pictures and stories, yet it is apparently available and marketed towards children. I find this unacceptable. You will never see this book in my house.
* Sorry darling, I gotta go with the research here, and the research shows - there's a new study off the Internet today that says that middle-aged, attention-craving women writing generic, run-of-the-mill, rehashed self-help books should not be listened to when they offer their opinions about matters they themselves admit they have never engaged or even done any research in.

Some of the funny reviews of Cooper's book on Amazon.

And here are the tags for her book:
http://img254.imageshack.us/my.php?i...ofperfekd7.png
My favorite one is "alien-side-cleavage-is-the-death-of-america"

Gotta give her kudos about admitting her mistake though, pretty admirable.

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