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Thursday, May 28
Ars Technica Examines Industry's Struggle to Deal with Gay & Lesbian Gamers
The debate over gay marriage is raging in California and elsewhere, but the video game industry has its own gay rights issues to address. From Xbox Live's banning of certain gamertags to Bioware's recent Star Wars: The Old Republic forum flap, the game biz has handled its relations with i...
Friday, Feb 20
Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV Expansion
Families can talk about why Rockstar likes to push the envelope and garner controversy over its games? Why did they have to put full-frontal nudity in the game if it's not integral to the story? Do they correlate media outrage with extraordinary game sales? Do players expect Rockstar to s...
Tuesday, Dec 2
"Morally Responsible" Investment Firm Goes Gay Bashing in Games
While the usual suspects (GTA IV, Saints Row 2, Blitz the League II) make the list, there are some surprises as well, including the T-rated Bully: Scholarship Edition and World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade. Army of Two: Homosexual Encounters: ...Somewhat homo-erotic undertones b...
Saturday, Jun 14
Podcast: Jack Thompson Has Political Aspirations
If he runs for the Florida legislature, it won't be Thompson's first political campaign. In 1988, Thompson ran unsuccessfully against Janet Reno for the position of Dade County State Attorney. In 2006 Thompson announced that he would run against Judge Ronald Friedman, following Friedm...
Wednesday, May 28
With Subpoenas for Strauss Zelnick, Jeb Bush, Bully Judge & 30 Others Denied, Jack Thompson Will Boycott Sanctions Hearing
And, with federal lawsuits already pending against the Florida Bar and Florida Supreme Court, Thompson yesterday filed yet another suit in U.S. District Court, this time naming the State of Florida as defendant. In the new case, Thompson yet again invokes the loyalty oath issue and seeks t...
Monday, Apr 28
“Morally Responsible” Mutual Fund Won’t Invest in GTA IV Publisher
The Timothy Plan, a Maitland, Florida-based mutual fund group which offers a “biblical choice when it comes to investing,” has issued a press release slamming Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO), publisher of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Wednesday, Apr 16
Bully Bashing Moves to Australia
The public outcry over the recent release of Rockstar’s Bully: Scholarship Edition has largely been confined to Canada. However, a spokesperson familiar with how Bully: Scholarship Edition was rated for the Australian market told the newspaper:
Thursday, Apr 10
Free Speech On the Run in Brazil? Judges Ban Bully, Wordpress Blogs
Free expression does not seem to be an especially important concept in Brazil these days. The nation which banned Counter-strike and Everquest in January has now blocked sales of Rockstar’s T-rated Bully. As reported by the Associated Press: Is Brazil the new China?
Wednesday, Mar 26
Opinion: The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 7): Thompson Cross Examines the Bully Case Judge
What follows is Thompson’s cross examination of Judge Friedman, who became a target of Thompson’s ire after he refused to grant the controversial attorney’s 2006 motion to have Bully declared a public nuisance in Florida. JT: Right. It’s owned by the [video game] industry, the ESRB.
Tuesday, Mar 25
The Bar Trial of Jack Thompson (Part 6): Bully Case Judge Testifies
Thompson’s unusual suit, which charged that the T-rated Bully was a public nuisance, came before Judge Ronald Friedman on the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court. In an early-round win for Thompson, Friedman ordered Take Two to produce the game for an in-chambers viewing prior to its reta...
Thursday, Mar 13
Bully Debate… Teacher: Gamers Don’t Get It… Developer: Teachers Should Play the Game
Clearly, the creators and promoters of the game just don’t get it… A game such as Bully: The Scholarship Edition, which reduces bullying to a mere lark… contributes nothing positive to youth culture. Indeed, it contradicts everything that educators are trying to accomplish…
Thursday, Mar 6
Journalist: Teacher Group’s Bully Bashing Deserves an F
REAL Bully problems: We note reports of freezing and frame rate problems in the Xbox 360 version of Bully: Scholarship Edition. In fact, GP’s own copy locked up on an early mission to hack a bully’s combination lock. Rockstar is said to be “horrified” by the tech issues and working on a fix. Ste...
Tuesday, Mar 4
Bully Controversy Resurrected with Release of Scholarship Edition
An international coalition of teachers is targeting today’s launch of Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360 and Wii. The game is essentially an updated version of the original Bully, which launched amidst a Jack Thompson-fueled storm of controversy in October, 2006. A story appe...
Monday, Jan 21
New Bully Controversy Brewing, But Was the Original REALLY a Problem?
As GamePolitics reported yesterday, video game watchdogs in the U.K. have issued harsh criticism of the upcoming Bully: Scholarship Edition. Triggering the outcry is Rockstar’s plan to release an updated version of its controversial 2006 PlayStation 2 hit for Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wi...
Sunday, Jan 20
New Bully Versions, Same Old Controversy
With new versions of Bully scheduled to appear next month, the controversy seems to be starting up again. Bully: Scholarship Edition has a March 3rd ship date for the Xbox 360 and Wii. Meanwhile, an article in today’s Telegraph sounds the alarm:
