LITTLEBLACKDOG.COM Forum Index LITTLEBLACKDOG.COM

 
LWD LWD   FAQ FAQ   Memberlist Memberlist   Usergroups Usergroups   Active Topics Active Topics   Register Register  
  Profile Profile   Log in to check your private messages Log in to check your private messages   Log in Log in  
  Who is Online Who is Online   Image Gallery Image Gallery   Chat Chat   Search Search  
  LWDGear       LBDGear  

*sigh* I hate the media
 View next topic
View previous topic
Post new topic     Reply to topic   LITTLEBLACKDOG.COM Forum Index -> Hobbies » Gamers' Corner
Author Message
spelltrap
Leg Humper
Leg Humper


Joined: 18 Aug 2002
Age: 23
Posts: 4770
Location: Limbo
Post Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:23 am   Post subject: *sigh* I hate the media Reply with quote Back to top  

Link


People watch a few clips of a game on YouTube and think that gives them an accurate understanding of the game. I've played Mass Effect--you can find more nudity and sexual content in a James Bond movie than in that game.



Edit - Seems EA didn't like this broadcast, either: http://kotaku.com/348187/ea-calls-fox-out-on-insulting-mass-effect-inaccuracies

_________________
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." ~Groucho Marx
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail AIM Address
noodly2877
StormDog
StormDog


Joined: 22 May 2003
Age: 30
Posts: 2684
Location: The State of Confusion
Post Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:09 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Well duh look at who reported it.

The same company that brought you the OC, Family Guy and Bill O'Reilly

_________________
Genius has it's limits
But stupidity shines infinite

anglachel wrote:
Also a note to any managers out there, a promotion with out a pay raise is like kicking some one in the balls and telling them that is was a blow job.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
spelltrap
Leg Humper
Leg Humper


Joined: 18 Aug 2002
Age: 23
Posts: 4770
Location: Limbo
Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:31 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
http://kotaku.com/348355/quack-gets-amazon-book-rating-spammed

Hee hee.

Personally I just wrote an e-mail to that Fox News show that will probably just be ignored and deleted, but reading the reviews of her book on Amazon did make me chuckle.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1599211793/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Quote:
I don't have to read this book to know it's a horrible brick of words. I was told so by other people. No need to research or read it to form my own opinion, I'll just go along with what others have said.

It's a life lesson I've learned from the author.

_________________
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." ~Groucho Marx
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail AIM Address
twiztid
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser


Joined: 01 May 2001
Age: 27
Posts: 844
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:56 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
It's about time EA stepped up and did something right.

_________________
"...your mouth is talking, you might want to see to that."
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
gregw
Tail-Wagger
Tail-Wagger


Joined: 25 May 2003
Posts: 2549
Location: About 2000 miles south of where I want to be.
Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:50 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
noodly2877 wrote:
Well duh look at who reported it.

The same company that brought you the OC, Family Guy and Bill O'Reilly
You dare mock Family Guy....Blasphemy!

_________________
Some people are like slinkys... not really good for anything but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them down a flight of stairs.
View user's profile Send private message
noodly2877
StormDog
StormDog


Joined: 22 May 2003
Age: 30
Posts: 2684
Location: The State of Confusion
Post Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 5:43 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Not mocking Family Guy at all. Family Guy Rocks(Especially the Blue Harvest/Star Wars Spoof)
I am pointing out the blatant hypocrisy of Fox that would denounce a game for have "full frontal nudity"(not true) yet promote a show that has Peter Griffin run around nekkid.

_________________
Genius has it's limits
But stupidity shines infinite

anglachel wrote:
Also a note to any managers out there, a promotion with out a pay raise is like kicking some one in the balls and telling them that is was a blow job.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
spelltrap
Leg Humper
Leg Humper


Joined: 18 Aug 2002
Age: 23
Posts: 4770
Location: Limbo
Post Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 10:23 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
Cooper Lawrence, having now watched someone actually play the game for a few hours, is recanting her previous statements.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/26/arts/television/26mass.html

I particularly like this line regarding the controversy:

Quote:
Bound by global message boards, blogs, chat rooms and of course the games themselves, gamers are perhaps the single most intense subculture on the Internet — fiercely protective of their pastime and at ease with the byways of cyberspace.

_________________
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." ~Groucho Marx
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail AIM Address
noodly2877
StormDog
StormDog


Joined: 22 May 2003
Age: 30
Posts: 2684
Location: The State of Confusion
Post Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 8:41 pm   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
What is the lesson that we have learned today Kiddies?

Don't F with the Video Gamers Laughing

_________________
Genius has it's limits
But stupidity shines infinite

anglachel wrote:
Also a note to any managers out there, a promotion with out a pay raise is like kicking some one in the balls and telling them that is was a blow job.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Yahoo Messenger MSN Messenger
twiztid
Cat Chaser
Cat Chaser


Joined: 01 May 2001
Age: 27
Posts: 844
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Post Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:15 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
The ECA has called out Fox for a retraction as well.

And supposedly Fox has invited Microsoft, Bioware and EA to do a little one on one to discuss Mass Effect. Don't know how true this is, but we'll see.

Also, Fox News' Martha MacCallum apparently made some mention of Lawrences' quote to the NYT and basically set her up to take the fall for the crap Fox has started.

_________________
"...your mouth is talking, you might want to see to that."
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address
spelltrap
Leg Humper
Leg Humper


Joined: 18 Aug 2002
Age: 23
Posts: 4770
Location: Limbo
Post Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:59 am   Post subject: Reply with quote Back to top  
A great parody of Fox's Mass Effect broadcast:

http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/302/max_effect

_________________
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." ~Groucho Marx
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail AIM Address
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic     Reply to topic   LITTLEBLACKDOG.COM Forum Index -> Hobbies » Gamers' Corner
 
Jump to:  

View next topic
View previous topic
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group
phpBB SEO
All times are GMT - 8 Hours

Help us keep advertisements off this site. Donate today!