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Jaffe Responds to Sensationalist CNN Anchor

Jaffe-"Dear @ErinBurnett : you, ma'am, are at best an idiot that @cnn should be ashamed to have as an anchor. At worst, you are the worst kind of American: one who has allowed the healthy desire for success to morph into a capitalistic cancer that makes it ok to ignore the facts in order to make your product more appealing, regardless of the consequences. To make matters worse, your own views about video games- which you seem to have no problem sharing with your hundreds of thousands of viewers- clearly have not been formed by any actual research or real life experience with the medium.
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LOGICWINS4095d ago (Edited 4095d ago )

I agree with David, but I disagree with the way he said it. This is no where near as mature as this

http://n4g.com/news/1163995...

Theres a difference between lashing out and and making a sound counter argument. Jaffe tends to get over-emotional. The mainstream media believes that gamers are angry, violent immature brats. Jaffe's tantrum only solidified that stereotype.

grifter0244095d ago

LOGICWINS- Difference between the two is that Sessler did not get steam rolled and bullied into the argument or get talked over, they gave him time to talk and say what he had to say without putting in a lot of arguments. Watch other videos on Fox with Sessler and see what they do even to him and see how he has to defend his stance on FOX.

NLV- Did you SEE the video? She was dead set on making the psychologist say out right "Games make people kill." How in your mind is that something that should be on television? How come no one says that all the tv shows about cops and shootings on national tv don't cause people to kill?

I agree with David, yes he says stuff that makes no sense sometimes but in this case I agree with him 100%...she is trashing his way of living and I bet she would do the same if he trashed hers in a video game.

LOGICWINS4095d ago (Edited 4095d ago )

Does anyone have the link to the video Jaffe is responding to?

EDIT: No need. gt it dwn below :)

dcbronco4094d ago

Logic,

Sometimes someone needs to lash out. You can as eloquent as possible and get nowhere. So when trying to remove a wall sometimes you have to use a sledgehammer. If news channels had any class this wouldn't have been a story. But few people in the business do anymore. They use witch hunts to make a profit. It's not about addressing real issues.

People have always been violent. And the US congress has a lot of nerve speaking out about anything. But any reporter will give far more weight to that congressperson than they will to a developer. If you want to look at who causes violence look at a school shooter and a congressman. A school shooter just happened to play games. Or watched a movie. Before those things existed, people still did a lot of killing. Children were taken to executions as a day out. So there is no evidence that games cause violence.

Look at a congressperson. They vote for declarations of war. They vote for money to continue wars. They buy the weapons. They know that enemies hide within the civilian population and they bomb them anyway. It's estimated that as many as a million Iraqi civilians were killed during the war. And since congress allows tens of thousands of armed contractors to remain you can bet many more Iraqi civilians still die.

Video games win on the amount of deaths caused a million to 0 compared to a US congressman. SO to blame a developer should make them lash out when so many are still stupid enough to put any weight behind the words of members of the media or congress.

Aceman184095d ago

i agree with everything Jaffe said after watching that segment i'd want to cuss that b*tch out.

my aunt took me to see horror movies at the age of 4, and i've been playing games since then and not once till this day (now 39) have i wanted to go out shoot people or kill anyone. i knew all that stuff was just fantasy.

adorie4095d ago

I want to see David Jaffe with a lightsabre now.

Dirtnapstor4095d ago

Curious....
what about "slander" or "libel" issues when it comes to the media outlets spewing erroneous rhetoric concerning the issue and showing game play footage/images of the various shooters? Should the likes of Activision and EA be outraged???
I'd be pissed if they were tossing my product around with such associations and inaccuracies!

showtimefolks4095d ago

I am with Jaffe on this one, it seems like to me gaming has taken cheap shots from all ends yet when someone from our side is aggressive than All of the sudden it's wrong

So y'all can blame all your issues on games yet not looking at anything else but when Jaffe says something it's regarded as he is not coming across right?

Killing on name of religion
Killing for sake of killing
Killing because you have s sick mind
Killing because you are mentally ill or retarded
Killing in useless wars on terrorist

So I am sure when someone raises a gun to shoot someone it's because they played GTA or COD. In new Orleans where I live people are shooting each other left and right so is this on gaming too?

And what happened in that school shooting is all fake anyway. How could it be that the so called kids who died never existed? Those names belonged to already dead senior citizens?

How could it be that Facebook pages were created for those kids 3-4 days before the shooting actually happened?

How could it be that one of the dead kids who was a hired actor mt Obama but she was suppose to be dead?

All this shit is done to blame 2 things

Controlling guns
And blaming entertainment media such as games

mechlord4095d ago

HEHE :) Epic :)

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I'm not sure what makes your argument look more ignorant: the fact that you don't back up your idiotic statement by showing a correlation to the current health of America's agriculture sector with the popularity of Farmville OR the fact that the sick, deranged evil loser who killed those poor kids in Norway had picked such a poor 'training' tool that after 700 hours of play, he was only capable of hitting little kids with his bullets versus the well armed pretend terrorists and highly skilled virtual soldiers that he was battling in the game
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Tultras4095d ago

When has journalism ever been about reporting the facts?

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Timesplitter144094d ago

I fucking love people like David Jaffe who just barge into a place and speaks their mind, not even bothering about being politically correct.

Awesome_Gamer4094d ago

Gotta love Jaffe. I would have done the same if I were him, sure he is loud but he got his point across.

morganfell4094d ago (Edited 4094d ago )

"I said it before and I am going to say it again, until these journalist realize that ritalin, Prozac, Xenex, Zoloft, and any other antidepressants is the reason for these violence."

And fluoride is used by the government for mind control.

Jaffe is right that games do not make you a better shooter. After all COD isn't the EST 2000. But games do allow you to train tactics which is a wholly different beast from shooting. And if Jaffe doesn't think that violent games and Hollywood do not factor into these shootings then he is wrong.

Notice I do not say that violent games and Hollywood are to blame. No, not at all. The individual is to blame. Period. And the individual should be executed swiftly in a public, gruesome manner. But violent games and movies do desensitize a person.

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Nate-Dog4095d ago

I'd still give her one. Might have to use some brown tape over that mouth though.

iNMyFiN4LH0uR4095d ago

can someone post to what he is responding too?

izumo_lee4095d ago

http://www.escapistmagazine...

Watch the video in this article. Jaffe is right Erin Burnett is an embarrassment to the way journalist should act. I've seen her sometimes in some of these issues & she really is annoying all the time.

Good on Jaffe to speak his mind & not stand for someone who clearly has no idea what she is talking about.

KING854095d ago

Just watched the video and I have to agree with Jaffe on this one. She came out with an assumption and tried to state it as fact. I'm assuming from her dialogue she's had no real exposure to these games, and she cites references GTA as all news journalists appear to do when this topic presents itself. Her journalism in this case was pitiful as it appears she was attempting to coax the interviewee in joining in on her opinion.
I can't say positively if there's an underlying connection between violence and video games as I would have to do more research. What does appear to be possible is that many people who do go on these wild shooting rampages usually have some mental/social condition which has some effect on their cognitive and decision making skills. Bullying, social awkwardness, feeling isolated, etc are often social factors which can play a part in these things. Not implying that these are constant factors, but some of these conditions can be underlying factors. I guess more research has to be done for any sound reasoning to be made.

psyxon4095d ago

got DAYUM. he went in on her.

xXBlondieVanHarlowXx4095d ago (Edited 4095d ago )

lol yeah ^_^ She deserved it. Tomorrow we'll either see her apologising or a new anchor.

Either way Jaffe is such a Badass @_@ <3

PurpHerbison4095d ago

Both of them need a dose of STFU.

jtenma4095d ago

Are you serious?

We have taken this sh%$ long enough! It is about time we said something. This man is sticking up for YOU.

...OR he should be, or else my next question will be "why are you here?"

cl19834095d ago

I believe purp meant the dr and cnn anchor.

PurpHerbison4095d ago

Jumping to conclusions is the best possible thing you can do.

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70 percent of devs unsure of live-service games sustainability

With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.

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thorstein2d ago

It was worrisome to begin with.

It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.

Cacabunga1d 13h ago

I like the sound of that!! I will for sure never support these gaas games.
Sony must be shocked at gamer's reaction, making them cancel a few of these and hopefully go back to the good heavy hitters they had us used to..
now bring on that PSPro reveal and show us some SP 1st party awesomeness.

CrimsonWing692d ago

What’s to be unsure of!? Look at the ratio of success to failure!

DarXyde1d 17h ago

It's pretty ridiculous.

Imagine having a breadth of data at your disposal to see the statistically low success rate of these games, only to be laser focused on the exceptional case studies.

shinoff21832d ago

Yes. Stop all the live service bs.

jznrpg2d ago

Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.

MIDGETonSTILTS172d ago

Helldivers 2 manages just fine…

Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.

Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.

Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.

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The Battle Pass Is The Worst Thing To Happen To Modern Gaming

Nameer from eXputer: "Some exceptions aside, I don't think the battle pass is a net positive for gaming with how they're implemented in most live service titles."

got_dam2d ago

Battle passes AND meta gaming both.

DivineHand1252d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I like the way Helldivers 2 does battle passes. It allows you to make purchases on each level of the battle pass and gives you the option of choosing which item to unlock first. The more purchases you make using medals the further you progress. There is no timer and you can earn medals towards purchasing stuff via personal orders and Major orders.

I haven't played much live service games that have battle passes but I remember some games that have battle passes where you progress through it linearly using an exp system. What makes it really bad is that the battle pass will have like 50 or more levels with the cooler stuff being closer to the end. They also have an in-game shop that sells exp boosters so you can reach the end of the pass before it refreshes. Everyone ilse will have to grind their way through.

lucian2292d ago

battle pass in fortnite is perfect; buy one and it buys the rest for every other season as it gives you more money than the first cost. so 8.50 and season ends with you getting 13.00, it pays for the next and you have some pocket change to save up for cash shop. All of which is optional

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PS5 Pro specs leak video taken down by Sony

Sony is taking actions as video by Moore’s Law is Dead, has been issued with a copyright claim.

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andy853d ago

And people say it's all fake because Sony haven't said anything 😂 conveniently forget the PS4 Pro was only announced 2 months before release.

BeHunted3d ago

It's fake. There's no factual evidence other than his own made up specs.

Hereandthere3d ago

What were the specks Sony was afraid of showing?

Shikoku3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Digital foundry put a video out saying what he leaked was exactly what they also knew about the PS5 PRO. So no it's not just stuff he made up

Babadook73d ago (Edited 3d ago )

If it’s fake what copyright does MLID infringe upon?

😂

andy853d ago

Aye because they'd go to the effort of copyright claiming it if it didn't exist 🙃😂 you'd have to be a special kind to be thinking its not a thing by now

Cacabunga3d ago

They need to reveal it with uncharted killzone or a heavy hitter like this

Ironmike3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

U mean the specs that we'll established digital foundry which said these are the actual specs published a video on 2 weeks ago I mean they are only one of most trusted sites for tech information but they just made up a video for the sake of it

Christopher2d ago

I would love for it all to be fake, but lots of people are saying they've seen/heard the same thing. But, man, we 100% don't need mid-gen upgrades when we're failing hard to optimize current hardware.

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Seraphim2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

if I recall Sony lowered sales expectations for PS5 earlier this year. if that is the case we won't hear anything about a Pro until next year or shortly before/when it's dropping. After all, if the Pro was dropping this year/fiscal year they wouldn't have lowered expectations.

As for squashing rumors. Yeah, shit like this prevents potential buyers from adopting now, just like slim rumors in the past. It only makes sense to keep things under wraps from a business perspective. Despite living in a technological age of unfettered access to information we don't need to know whats going on behind closed doors be that at Sony, Nintendo, MS, or amongst any development studios. When the steak is done we shall feast.

JackBNimble2d ago

By the time games are actually made to take advantage of the pro spec's the ps6 will be released or close to it.

jznrpg3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Just announce it already! I want to preorder one asap. But in reality they don’t want to lessen PS5 sales until Pro is ready to launch so I understand the business part of it. September is probably when they announce it with an early November launch like the PS4 Pro

Ironmike3d ago

Pro won't lessen sales sames ps4 pro never and the ps4 pro was more relevant at the time cos move to 4k this not needed

RaidenBlack2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yea, my brother got his PS4 (coz of a good deal) after the PS4 Pro's release.

darthv722d ago

^^same here. I got a base 4 for only $100 off a guy who bought the Pro. then a few months later I found a guy on craigslist selling a pro for $100 because it was left behind by his former roommate who moved out. That was the beginning of my obsession to buy up the different variants of the PS4 that were released.

As of now I am really only missing the 500m one and the gold slim but otherwise I have pretty much all the other retail ones. https://consolevariations.c...

crazyCoconuts2d ago

Anyone with 4K that appreciates 60fps is gonna disagree about it not being needed.
DLSS is a god send for Nvidia, and there's been nothing like it for AMD...yet ...

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DeadlyFire2d ago

They will announce it around E3 timeframe about May-June whenever they do a showcase for the year.

neutralgamer19923d ago

Just announce it this thing will sell well

Ironmike3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I don't think it will pll still haven't seen the potential of ps5 yet

Cacabunga2d ago

agreed, but it might sell if they announce some 1st party games to lead the way. if people see the difference with the base version they can move on. for my sake I am still gaming mainly on PS4 (still not finished with RDR2 due to lack of gaming time). I have a huge backlog on PS5 I am hoping to get into.

mark3214uk2d ago

why? game makers havnt even come close to maxing out current spec yet, were getting al lthese new TFlops and game maker are making crappy remakes not worthy of the ps3

Minute Man 7212d ago

The guts of the 5 and X are 5 years old

fr0sty2d ago

People keep saying that, yet we still have games running at near HD resolutions, 30fps, and ray tracing features turned off.

PRIMORDUS3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I would take that video and upload a torrent of it, fuck that copyright bullshit. If your going to do something that has a chance of being taken down, make a torrent first share it. Then Sony or any other company is helpless and you can laugh in their faces, taunting them to try to take it down 🤣

LoveSpuds2d ago

With kind of analysis and advice, you could be a lawyer for Trump!🤣

tronyx122d ago

As much as the PS4 Pro didn't represent a major % in the playerbase, announcing a 'better' model will hinder sales from the 'base' model. They are right, business-wise.

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