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- TalkingBanana, on 01/23/2008, -2/+335"As video games continue to take audiences away from television, we expect to see more TV news stories warning parents about the corrupting influence of interactive entertainment. But this represents a new level of recklessness."
...and the gloves come off... - Lonecow, on 01/23/2008, -6/+222Thank God! It gets frustrating being a lonely voice on a blog when none of the big companies seem to back you up.
Hopefully this is the start of a change in the industry.
Let the revolution begin! - lotkrotan, on 01/23/2008, -6/+193Good work EA. These past couple years you've been upping your game. More new IPs, embracing the wii/ds with more than just gimmick controls, better ports, and now sticking up for your developers.
- inactive, on 01/23/2008, -2/+171Wow! I'm cheering for EA? Ah WTF! Go EA, fight for the truth!
- WasabiBomb, on 01/23/2008, -4/+165EA versus Fox? It's like watching the Borg Collective go up against the Death Star- you don't know who to cheer for, but you know it's gonna be a lot of pretty explosions.
- swaddict, on 01/23/2008, -1/+104Awesome "This isn't a legal threat" = The next letter will be a legal threat
- Einchy, on 01/23/2008, -2/+86Awesome. That whole interview they had pissed the crap out of me. I hope they read this on their show.
- Fragarach87, on 01/23/2008, -1/+62Personally I think EA should sue Fox claiming damages, demand an apology, and that Fox on air admits the mistake and corrects their audience. One boob is not FULL nudity.
- inactive, on 01/23/2008, -3/+63EA should sue Fox News for slander.
- dsmx, on 01/23/2008, -0/+58I bet everyone feels so soiled being on the same side as EA.
- funnydale, on 01/23/2008, -2/+56I bet 10 bucks that Fox News doesn't bother to issue a retraction unless EA actually threatens a lawsuit.
And even then, this is the same news network that once sued for the right to lie during a newscast....and won.
http://news.propeller.com/story/2006/10/10/fox-new ... - ChinezePanda, on 01/23/2008, -7/+61Never thought I would see the day that I would be rooting for EA. But I literaly lost 7 hours of sleep when I watched that broadcast a few days ago.
What Fox has done to slander this game is downright wrong. With their slogan "Fair and Balanced" you think they would research the game and its content a lot more before proceeding to label it as Mass Porn Effect.
I wrote and sent a direct letter to Mr Rupert Murdock himself to correct his networks "reporting" and sent the statements from EA as well as a little over a Thousand user testimonials. I have not gotten back a reply, but since he had to sign for it... I am a little optimistic that he recieved it.
All in All...
What the media does to target the Video Game industry is DESPICABLE!!!
The countless Commercials for male and female enhancement, Victoria Secret, and countless Sex acts on prime time network television.. which is DIRECTLY EXPOSED TO OUR CHILDREN... IS FAR WORSE THAN A GAME THAT CAN ONLY BE BOUGHT BY 17 YEAROLDS AND OLDER.
Fox.. Get your facts straight.. get them straight quick.. Cause You are soon to be blacklisted...
this list will soon include: Replacing Gamespot as number 1...
1. FOXNEWS
2. Gamespot
3. Myspace
4. Facebook
5. Gizmodo
6. Ginger Kids.
7. Terminator the TV series. - thejames, on 01/23/2008, -1/+54Good. I'm sick of the media blaming everything on video games.
- MadTom, on 01/23/2008, -0/+41Don't know about you, but I'd be rooting EA all the way.
- mechakucha, on 01/23/2008, -4/+44Good job EA! Thanks for standing up these idiots who've had free reign too long and demanding the respect our industry deserves! I'm starting to forget why I hated EA a few years ago. Stuff like Orange Box, Rock Band, Bioware, now this just add to a new sense of fuzziness when I think about them, as opposed to the kind of sicking dislike of the old days.
- cambob76, on 01/23/2008, -1/+41TV should be afraid. I'm pretty sure those +10M wow users watch a hell of a lot less TV than they used to. Not that I'd know anything about that personnally ;) And there isn't much to watch these days, even discounting the WGA strike. I'd rather be interacting with my entertainment than being force-fed commercials and recycled jokes...
- chestertonb, on 01/23/2008, -1/+36To be honest the Fox version sounded better, I would have bought that.
- FlagrantDrugUse, on 01/23/2008, -2/+35"That whole interview they had pissed the crap out of me."
Does that mean they peed in your butt? - elnerdo, on 01/23/2008, -0/+32In case you can't tell, this letter is the first step in building that case. First, they ask politely, and then if they don't receive an apology, they have a really nice stepping stone for their slander case. Fox won't be able to pull a "Oh, I'm so sorry! It was a mistake" defense if they've already said "We stand by our words."
- Magnus150, on 01/23/2008, -1/+32It felt funny agreeing with the giant megacorp EA for once. It felt...tingly, and kinda nice.
- DavidGuetta9, on 01/23/2008, -0/+29In the actual fox news story, that chick with the black hair said " watching this [Mass Effect] made me feel old. what happened to pong (and others)?"
I was like WTF? you're at least 25, Mass Effect should make you feel young - iLemon, on 01/23/2008, -1/+26EA is not sticking up for the devs. They are protecting their investment in the IP. EA is producing at least two more Mass Effect titles.
- BrandonB1218, on 01/23/2008, -1/+25http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L13Ct40cFIU
Youtube link to the Fox news "report" on Mass Effect. - ferrariman60, on 01/23/2008, -1/+24Never thought I'd be very happy for anything EA is doing anymore, but man. It's about damn time someone stood up for the truth. I might also point out that they are pretty much fully clothed for all but about 5 seconds on screen. I think I went through about 37 hours of gameplay to get there- it wasn't exactly the main mission of the game. An entertaining aside, sure. But this uproar over Mass Effect, when raises the bar for so many things in terms of gaming, is ridiculous.
- innocentsinner, on 01/23/2008, -0/+22Ha! That's beautiful
- poppieprong, on 01/23/2008, -1/+23Hey, that's cool; now I REALLY want to play the game!
- jimmyb3, on 01/23/2008, -2/+22Dude, if it's on TV, it's libel.
- gluon, on 01/23/2008, -1/+21"your stupid as hell" - Irony for the win.
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -0/+19Wow, it takes a VIDEO GAME for people to start demanding corrections from Fox News.
- abhorredparadox, on 01/23/2008, -3/+22Great job, EA! I got so mad I actually wrote an e-mail to Cooper Lawrence, but honestly, Fox is just as much at fault for their shoddy practices.
- MrFisty, on 01/24/2008, -0/+18EA helping gamers? EA? Helping?
Head will explode in three, two, one... - corourke, on 01/23/2008, -1/+19They only distributed the orange box. Valve is NOT owned by EA. Thank Valve Software for everything about the Orange box.
Ea is still gouging their employees but is showing signs (like this report) of going back to the great company they started as. I've got my fingers crossed. - steve693, on 01/23/2008, -3/+20Can you hear that Fox News? That's the sound of you getting OWNED by Jeff Brown.
- norman619, on 01/24/2008, -0/+16I love how that clueless woman actually said based on a study teen males can't tell the difference between a game and real life. That is priceless. If she has a degree in psychology I think it should be revoked for that idiotic comment.
- ultraJesus, on 01/23/2008, -1/+17Its about damn time that game companies started standing up to this bias in the media. This is one of those times where companies like EA can do a lot of good because of their large size and aggressive business model.
- turpenine, on 01/24/2008, -0/+15They cut the dude off and then made a final comment of "I will not let my children play this game etc..."
- inactive, on 08/11/2008, -0/+14lol @ Terminator the TV series :D
- bwdd, on 01/24/2008, -1/+15more like the powergloves.
- Flak88, on 01/23/2008, -0/+13Go EA. I'm starting to think that Activision is the new Borg anyway.
- NathanielJ, on 01/23/2008, -0/+13"FOX isn't saying it, anonymous critics are."
Have you ever watched Fox News? They use phrases like "critics say..." or "some people say..." when they want to spin stuff and cover their asses. Find one of these so-called critics (other than Fox News reporters/correspondents) who says that Mass Effect is being marketed to kids and teenagers? And what does "being marketed to kids/teenagers" even mean? Are they offering ice cream with each purchase of the game? - SnowBladerX, on 01/23/2008, -0/+13Pretty sure most kids saw a lot more when they were breast feeding :D
- fredkreuger, on 01/23/2008, -0/+12*Whoosh*
- fani, on 01/23/2008, -1/+12***** Fox.
Its a sad state of affairs wherein even living in the 21st century we have to clarify on the most basic human nature of Love and sex.
And I hate the dual standards - TV today is full of love/sexual innuendos/display but when its on video games, its suddenly - Protect the children.
***** them. I will protect my own children in a way I deem morally/socially fit. I don't need anyone to tell me. - Shissy, on 01/23/2008, -2/+13I ***** hate Fox news. Just because they have nothing to report on doesn't mean they can take some small modern things and blow it up out of proportion. More than half the stuff on fox is worse than the 30 second seen in Mass Effect.. Why don't they go report how Family Guy is making kids stupider (probably is).. oh wait they are supporting it.
- mitchlourens, on 01/23/2008, -0/+10I wrote a 10 page paper on how video games are not as bad for children as they may seem, and that people should consider the good parts about it.
Video games are not linked to violence, in fact, since 1990, teenage homicides have reduced by 77%, consequently, that's when video games have become popular.
I should put that paper on the internet, and send it to FOX. - LuCiFer6, on 01/23/2008, -1/+11You hope they read this correction on air? This is FOX News home of the Devil Bill O'Reily. They'll never recant this story.
- turpenine, on 01/23/2008, -2/+12not when mass effect is involved. It could be produced by the terrorists in darfur and I would probably still play it. Although I might would pirate it or borrow it from a friend.
- Metalteeth9, on 01/23/2008, -0/+9Same format with Rock Band. EA just distributed it, Harmonix essentially controlled it all.
- opnickc, on 01/24/2008, -0/+9I can see their headline now;
"Video game company sues news station for warning parents of a sexually explicit game." - llamasamurai, on 01/24/2008, -0/+8This is why people who don't play games shouldn't talk about them.
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