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Jan 25, 2008, 02:01 PM // 14:01
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: May 2006
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Mass Effect is Porn
According to Fox News, Mass effect is apparently porn
link to vid: http://kotaku.com/347350/keighley-se...ht-or-tries-to EA response (sort of): http://www.firingsquad.com/news/news...searchid=19246 discuss |
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Jan 25, 2008, 02:16 PM // 14:16
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Zookeeper
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Australian Discussion Posse HQ - Glorious leader
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herd her book wuz gud
http://www.amazon.com/Cult-Perfectio.../dp/1599211793 (read the reviews) As ridiculous as it is, it's FOX news, what do you expect? |
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Jan 25, 2008, 02:37 PM // 14:37
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Hall Hero
Join Date: Feb 2006
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And movies aren't, amirite?
At least I can give credit to EA (the ONLY time I'll give credit to them) for kicking back with a fistful of logic. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 03:02 PM // 15:02
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Crimson King
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Anyone else notice the stupid idiot said you get to choose how you have sex?
Edit: Wow, watched the whole thing; I wonder how many gallons of sewage your mother had to drink to be eligible to be on that panel. Talk about a bunch of zarking retards.
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Jan 25, 2008, 03:52 PM // 15:52
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Dec 2006
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well I'm not trying to defend them but I mean it is FOX News...when don't they blow crap out of proportion.
Only difference is now the person they are deciding to attack is fighting back. If I was EA I would have foregone the request for a retraction and gone right for the lawsuit. They would have never seen it coming. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 05:23 PM // 17:23
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Canada
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EA is angry with them.
When EA gets angry, companies get shut down. I hope EA pulls out the big guns and uses their immense funding to completely shut Fox down. Or to just buy Fox and then fire the employees in question. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 05:35 PM // 17:35
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Ancient Windbreaker
 
Join Date: May 2005
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I don't see the reasons for attacking Fox. They reported a story and had people comment on the topic. Why do some people hate Fox so much?
IMO it's an alternate source of news .... news with a different viewpoint then the same old tripe put out by the other 'Network' news outlets. I won't comment on the game. Haven't played it. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 05:40 PM // 17:40
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RAGE INCARNATE
Join Date: Apr 2006
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The reason for the attack on Fox is the way that they presented their bit on the game itself. They were completely wrong about the facts of the game and the only way to look credible was to bring in that guy from Spike TV, who they tried to shut up when he was starting to speak the truth. I expected a much harsher reaction from EA tbh.
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Jan 25, 2008, 05:51 PM // 17:51
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Krytan Explorer
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Location: Pennsylvania
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I personally cant stand CNN, OR Fox News. CNN can be just as bad. I perfer BBC, or NPR news. They tend to be just the story, and no fluff tryign to explain it to unintelligent apes.  Have not played Mass Effect because I don't have a, xBox, and it's not ported to PC. But from what I HAVE seen, the susposed "sex" scene is like 60 seconds of an encounter, but you only really see some butt crack, and maybe 5 seconds of side boob. So, like, it's really not porn at all. I mean, you see more on some of the TV Dramas these days. Which any young boy can tune to, ya know? |
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Jan 25, 2008, 06:00 PM // 18:00
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Ancient Windbreaker
Join Date: May 2005
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BBC is not bad, but NPR? They are as bad as some claim Fox to be, only they lean the other way. Biggest difference is Fox is a commercial entity and NPR is paid for mostly with our tax dollars. Taxpayer sponsered propaganda.
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Jan 25, 2008, 06:55 PM // 18:55
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Lion's Arch Merchant
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"According to the 2005 financial statement, NPR makes just over half of its money from the fees and dues it charges member stations to receive programming, although some of this money originated at the CPB itself, in the form of pass-through grants to member stations. About 2% of NPR's funding comes from bidding on government grants and programs, chiefly the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; the remainder comes from member station dues, foundation grants, and corporate underwriting. Typically, NPR member stations raise about one-third of their budget through on-air pledge drives, one-third from corporate underwriting, and one-third from grants from state governments, university grants, and grants from the CPB itself." Even if it was funded with taxpayer money, wouldn't that mean that the propaganda they are spreading would favor the government, hence forth leaning to the right just like FOX News? But to answer your question. No one on that panel played the game, no one contacted the ESRB (they even said so) to figure out why it was only rated M. No one even mentioned the fact that you have to be 17+ to buy that game. No on mentioned the fact that the Average age of Video Game players is 33. Hell no one even had the forethought to contact EA, and even for Geoff Keighley who was there to provide actual info on the game got like 30 seconds of time, and was constantly cut off. It is the duty of any journalist (regardless of who they work for) to go through and report all the facts and do the research instead of going off and reporting things as truth because you heard it some where. That my friend is called Slander, and and more than likley it's also in print so thats Libel. That is why FOX News is taking heat. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 08:34 PM // 20:34
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Grotto Attendant
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Jan 25, 2008, 08:56 PM // 20:56
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Wilds Pathfinder
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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. Also, the lobby for television and film is enormous. The video game industry hasn't reached that level yet. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 08:59 PM // 20:59
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Debbie Downer
Join Date: May 2006
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I'm almost finished my Insanity playthrough. I am going to sex up Liara with my Female Shepard.
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Jan 25, 2008, 09:10 PM // 21:10
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Ancient Windbreaker
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Anyway .... I've taken this too far off topic, even for an off topic thread, so I will quietly back out of the snake pit and look for the nearest exit.
Last edited by quickmonty; Jan 25, 2008 at 09:14 PM // 21:14.. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 09:20 PM // 21:20
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: stranded in vabbi this time
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honestly the beginning of that clip makes me want to start playing again.
and, as always, the discussion degraded to ppl who had no idea about video games talking about how its impossible to control what kids play. /cough rating blocker /cough. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 09:28 PM // 21:28
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Jan 25, 2008, 09:53 PM // 21:53
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Jan 25, 2008, 10:06 PM // 22:06
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That is so f****ing hypocritical it is not even funny. First off, you can tell, and some even admitted, they don't play video games and have no clue. And they complain about 30 seconds of ass crack and side boob, but didn't the Terminator knockoff have two people naked on a highway in the opening episode? What channel is that on again? Oh, right, FOX. And on FOX's website they have the good terminator topless with only her hair covering her chest. Besides the fact that any kid in America can see more (of the real thing even, *gasp*) at the mall than was in the game is pure stupidity.
EDIT: wanted to throw this nugget in from EA's repsonse Quote:
Last edited by wetsparks; Jan 25, 2008 at 10:10 PM // 22:10.. |
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Jan 25, 2008, 10:36 PM // 22:36
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Feb 2006
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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! |
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