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Hey, Connecticut, Burning Video Games Solves Nothing

Cheat Code Central's Josh Engen writes: "Just before Christmas, Wayne LaPierre, vice president of the NRA, called a press conference to hypocritically deflect any backlash from the Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings onto the video game industry. It was all very entertaining, until you realized that they're being entirely serious. Unfortunately, LaPierre's point of view is shared by enough people to justify an old-fashioned book burning. Except, instead of books, they'll be burning video games."

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MultiConsoleGamer4128d ago

The killer had serious mental issues and his own mother was teaching him to shoot a gun.

His mother left high powered weapons unlocked and unattended in a home with a child known for having serious mental illness. More than anyone this kid's mother is responsible for this terrible crime.

And of course the NRA needs a scapegoat because it's painfully f***** obvious that an irresponsible gun owner is COMPLETELY to blame for this horrible tragedy.

Tetsujin4128d ago

Anymore it's a publicity stunt for the NRA; like you said irresponsible owners at fault, yet they need something to blame to take the heat off the real issue.

Bigpappy4128d ago

"president of the NRA"? He is no president. He is the leader of the U.S gun clan.

I can't recall any video games being found at the seen of the crime. They found a crazy young man with his mom's 3 automatic weapons. The 'Bush Master' had 30 round clips and some of those kids had their bodies ripped apart by up to seven bullets. So the answers is obviously: destroy video games and give everyone for of these harmless guns. If the kids had their own 'Bush Masters', they would have been able to take on this guy, who kill they because the thought he was playing Call Of Duty. If that sounds completely stupid to you, it is because... it is! But this is what the NRA is trying to argue.

SilentNegotiator4128d ago (Edited 4128d ago )

"If the kids had their own 'Bush Masters', they would have been able to take on this guy"

Stop with the "NRA thinks the kids should have had guns" crap. The idea of teachers having the option to carry does not make them "Rambo" and having armed guards on campus (an already frequent practice with police in HS and Universities) doesn't make it a "police state" or mean that we will have "armed guards on every street"

I don't like the NRA or their statements about games any more than you, but STOP WITH THESE STUPID TROPES!! We will never get anywhere in this debate with people mocking everything.

Having military on campus was a ridiculous suggestion, but having an officer stationed where we send ALL of our children for 7 hours a day with TAX dollars isn't a bad idea. Having "all" teachers carry (I'm not even sure this was an NRA suggestion and not another trope exaggeration) is stupid because it entails training and teachers being forced to carry, but letting teachers have the option to protect themselves where otherwise neat little gun-free zones exist (AKA Target ranges for deranged killers, gun wielding or not) isn't any more crazy than letting people have the option to own a weapon for protection anywhere else.

You could make gun ownership more difficult, but that wouldn't have stopped Sandy Hook - he stole the weapon. You could take away all guns...if you're delusional and ignore the fact that taking all those millions of guns would be near impossible and leave only the criminals holding out. You can register weapons and bullets will still be untraceable. You make bullets really expensive and people will cast their own. You can ban "assault" rifles and handguns will still be semi-automatic. You can ban semi-automatic weapons and people will use devices that make them essentially semi-automatic. You can make gun clips smaller and people who go on rampages will still wear clips of ammo.

We NEED a comprehensive, forward approach to mental health. I remember back in school they tested us to try to improve our scores and gain more funding, they tested us for athleticism and rewarded students academically for it, they tested for basic mental health and pushed for social interacti.....no wait, they didn't do those last two things at all. Makes schools less about funding so that they can fix real problems.

Enemy4128d ago

Have they even confirmed that he was a gamer? Let's ignore the real problem here (obsession with real guns, extreme anti-social behavior) and take the easy way out by blaming games because unrealistic video games emulate reality!

Summons754128d ago

I saw twitards fight outside of a twilight movie once...should we burn books because they clearly cause violence???

SilentNegotiator4128d ago

Burn Twilight books? Sir, you are not making a strong case against the idea.

lol

Gamer-Z4128d ago

I wonder if it was the game that placed those guns in his hands and taught him how to shoot with accuracy oh wait that's not possible because its a game.

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Alone in the Dark Developer Has Been Hit With Layoffs

Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive has been hit with layoffs a month after its release, as per the latest information.

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coolbeans11h ago

That genuinely, genuinely sucks. The reboot has clear flaws, but it really felt like a solid first step for this team to receive *greater* investment.

XiNatsuDragnel5h ago

Alone in the dark is a fun game so that's unfortunate

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Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game coming out September 16th.

Shenmue: Reclaiming the Path is a fan game using Dreamcast-era visuals, and tells a new story within the Shenmue saga taking place in both Hong Kong and Guilin. Its expected to release on September 16th.

Inverno6h ago

Something about recreating old school graphics in an era of HD high poly photo realism just hits a spot. I'm not nostalgic cause I mostly played GameCube and GB/A, but it's a visual style that gets over looked even by indies.

Rynxie1h ago

Definitely a fan project. Terrible hand animations. Some characters have very bad body proportions. Some look like little kids in adult bodies. Some have short arms, small head, big hips and so on.

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos3h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto2h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger882h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).