Gamepolitics writes:
"Last Month, British Parliamentarian - and frequent video game industry critic - Keith Vaz sparked a bit of controversy by claiming that interactive rape is depicted in video games.
A top aide to Boston Mayor Thomas Menino apparently offered similar commentary at yesterday's hearing by the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Judiciary concerning HB1423, a proposal designed to restrict the sale of violent video games to minors.
As reported by the Boston Herald, Larry Mayes, Mayor Menino's director of Health and Human Services, claimed that gamers score points for, among other acts, raping women:
Larry Mayes, Menino's director of Health and Human Services, urged lawmakers to view for themselves some "Mature"-rated games, many of which award players points for shooting people, raping women or setting people on fire. Mayes pointed to several researchers who have found a correlation between such games and aggression.
"I'm sure you will conclude Mayor Menino is in fact right to do all he can to protect children, even if it means pushing back on a multi-billion-dollar industry."
Testifying for the video game industry were ESA VP Gail Markels and Sean Bersell, VP of the Entertainment Merchants Association (EMA), the trade organization which represents video game retailers. As reported by the Herald:
Markels… said the industry has a board that rates games' appropriateness for youngsters, and it is up to retailers whether to sell or rent to minors, based on a game's rating.
"While the state may regulate minors' access to materials defined as harmful under state law," [Markels] said, "such restrictions are limited to depictions of sexually explicit conduct that is obscene to minors."
GP: As we asked Keith Vaz when he made similar remarks, can Larry Mayes name even a single game which features rape as a playable option?"
A gorgeous real-world Miraidon from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been created in Japan by the Toyota Engineering Society.
JDR thinks the gaming industry needs more licensed IPs. It's basically a cry for Firefly: The Game, and why not? JDR delves deeper into why more isn't adapted for the interactive screen.
Nah. Video games are their own thing they wouldn't be improved by leeching off Hollywood more.
Read the article and it gives no mention of the many problems prevalent with licensed IPs, such as games and dlc being delisted when their licenses expire, Adult Swim games being the most recent example.
Only if they're good, if its going to be a 2D sprite art game, you can get away with a small team and small budget. But if you're going to make it a 3D polygonal game, you're going to need a large team with a large budget, and often times these licensed games are quickly pushed out the door, unpolished, rough, boring, bland, snorefest at best, and downright broken at worst.
We have an Indiana Jones and James Bond game currently being developed by two veteran teams with I assume fairly sizeable budgets. Let's hope they turn out to be worthwhile.
A new Mad Max game to coincide with the upcoming film would have been awesome. I loved the first game, I'm guessing it didn't sell too well as they never bothered following it up.
"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.
Its wierd when they make accusations like this and have no basis or proof to do so.
rape simluator game :p
Actually there's one game: Colonel "something", an old game in which you rape indian women. In fact, its the sole objective of the game. Still, it hardly qualifies as an example to criticize the industry as a whole.
CRIMSON WOLFE: yes, that one too. Those sick japanese...
I'm so sick and tired of retarded old people claiming there is this and that in games when if you put a damn PS3 or 360 in a room alone with them they wouldn't even be able to turn the damn things on. They need to do some damn research and stop bashing stuff that know absolutely nothing about. This happens all to often and its gotten to the point where it is no longer funny.
i feel that sometimes they do take games too far. as a gamer i see that there has to be some type of middle ground. I find it funny that people on this site hate republicans, but its always dummycrats who try to limit these games. who do you think wants to put a sin tax on games? It just goes on and on. some of you need to learn the issues before you speak out of your butt about something you know nothing about.. Dont they teach government in school anymore??