Fox News Says Bulletstorm Could Make You a Rapist

[sleeky01]

"The marketing is clearly aimed at children and young adolescents," said Professor Melanie Killen of the University of Maryland. She claimed that the ESRB is a failure because there is no enforcement of ratings, noting that while the FCC monitors television broadcasts and levies fines against those who violate decency regulations, there are no such penalties for selling violent games to kids.

Not to derail the thread, but does anyone really watch TV with a set of rabbit ears anymore? In this day and age all television is coming through either a cable company or a satellite company. If the FOX TV channel shows a picture of a un-pixilated breast then the FCC can fine them substantially, but with one press of a button I can turn to HBO and have something close to soft-core pr0n. Since both channels have the same distribution method, how can one be fined and not the other?

I understand HBO needs to be bought separately, but that is not the point I'm making. The FCC regulates TV transmission in the US, but is not doing it uniformly, therefore I don't think this particular argument holds much weight.

 

[shadowstriker86]

took me 20 minutes to finish reading this article cause i could not stop laughing at just how stupid this is, seriously, ya gaming causes rape and pretty speeches fix an economy, whats next, kicking a midget turns you into a superhero?

 

[GonzoGamer]

It's not really that surprising. Kids shouldnt be playing bulletstorm.

Fox should definitely tone it down though, they're going to end up as a niche news network otherwise.

Yea.
Wait... what are they now then?

I don't remember which one Bulletstorm is (how many "over the top" fpss are coming out this year?) but I'm betting Fox News is more destructive to a young person's moral compass than this game.

 

[Madara XIII]

Now to see what Fox says avout Duke Nukem....??

Dude it's FOX News WTF do you think?

I can imagine it now.

News Reporter: "This just in, Duke Nukem actually encourages people to partake in idecent sexual acts, lude and sophomoric, humor and to shoot people"

Me: *Facepalm*

CAN SOMEONE PLEASE SEND ANONYMOUS TO ATTACK THAT NEWS STATION!?!?

 

[Madara XIII]

What is Fox thinking? Have they actually seen Bulletstorm? They're telling all the thirteen year-old boys in the country "Ohh noo, this game is way too HARDCORE for you!" and Epic's over there like "Thanks for selling our game, you guys." If you want to actually hurt a game like Bulletstorm, you have to say it's fine if you're a girl, or link it to a rise in being totally gay.

Fox news thinks!?

 

[Jaded Scribe]

Ah, Faux News strikes again.

this reminds me of the "fully controllable pornographic scenes" from mass effect 2 that basically amount to you saying "yes" then a vague cutscene showing nothing more explicit than sideboob

 

[BabyRaptor]

It's Faux Noise, the people who said Obama would be a bad president because he likes spicy mustard. Nobody with an IQ required to function takes them seriously.

 

[Truly-A-Lie]

My school librarian is American and overheard me ranting about issues like this today, and she came over and just went "I bet I can guess which news station it was. Fox news?" and explained to me that it isn't just misrepresentation over the internet, Fox News is genuinely that bad. I knew it had its representation for a reason, but some part of me still hoped people couldn't be this stupid.

 

[some1else]

Yea.
Wait... what are they now then?

I don't remember which one Bulletstorm is (how many "over the top" fpss are coming out this year?) but I'm betting Fox News is more destructive to a young person's moral compass than this game.

Of course it is. Every news channel is, with no exceptions whatsoever. I'm dead serious.
I don't care what fox or shmox has to say, I still wouldn't let my children play such games. Even if they would've praised it to the skies.

 

[mrdude2010]

Ah, Faux News strikes again.

this reminds me of the "fully controllable pornographic scenes" from mass effect 2 that basically amount to you saying "yes" then a vague cutscene showing nothing more explicit than sideboob

got ya covered

 

[Jaded Scribe]

Ah, Faux News strikes again.

this reminds me of the "fully controllable pornographic scenes" from mass effect 2 that basically amount to you saying "yes" then a vague cutscene showing nothing more explicit than sideboob

got ya covered

HAHAHAHAHAHA! You just made my day

 

[Madara XIII]

"It looks like this is my lucky day! I'll take 'The Rapists' for $200."

*Alex Trebek facepalms*

Seriously, though...FOX, what are you smoking, boys?

Their probably feasting on those delicious lead paint chips they pass out before every analysis of a new report.

 

[Madara XIII]

Ah, Faux News strikes again.

this reminds me of the "fully controllable pornographic scenes" from mass effect 2 that basically amount to you saying "yes" then a vague cutscene showing nothing more explicit than sideboob

got ya covered

O HAI GUISE!! XD

I can imagine FOX eventually making some horrible report about banning all images of pedobear because viewing said picture might make you a pedophile

 

[Hansinkdu]

Since Mass Effect I have not been able to tolerate FOX news and it's contagious stupidity. I don't want to do this to anyone, but FOX has been a wild child for too long. Anonymous, tear them a new one please, your actions will be condoned.

 

[Madara XIII]

Violence has been around since even before man has. It's "Cause" is still a mystery

Species 1: Hi! Would you like to be friends and pick some flowers with me?
Species 2: RAWR! HULK SMASH!

One of these two species will continue procreating and expanding while the other will not. Can you tell which it is?

Hulk. He obviously smashed the hippy.

If we're on the subject of Violence then I'm all for these two Badasses just busting into Fox News and Megabustering and Z-sabering every sucker in there

FOX NEWS will never see the light of Day after these two have a "Talk" with them

 

[LordXel]

........ Who still watches Fox News? Wasn't Mass Effect sells sex not enough to not listen to them? They know nothing about video games. They believe Sony made the Xbox 360 and Microsoft made the PS3. They are completely biased and the worst news station ever. To hell with them.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Yea.
Wait... what are they now then?

I don't remember which one Bulletstorm is (how many "over the top" fpss are coming out this year?) but I'm betting Fox News is more destructive to a young person's moral compass than this game.

Of course it is. Every news channel is, with no exceptions whatsoever. I'm dead serious.
I don't care what fox or shmox has to say, I still wouldn't let my children play such games. Even if they would've praised it to the skies.

Well, there's certainly no doubt about that: it seems that trying to cover "news" 24/7 results in the most vacuous and least important news one can find. But Fox seems to add an extra tinge of paranoia to their mix. It's like they wont be satisfied until their viewers are whipped up into a furor over things that aren't even true.
Like the "Death Panels" BS.
They managed to get a whole lot of people terrified that Obama would be sending Jack Kevorkian to grandma's. Reporting BS (like this) is one thing but getting people afraid for their lives and their freedoms is just asking for trouble.

 

[OldAccount]

Check out the comments on the original Fox News article. Even their own readership is calling this out as bullshit. XD

 

[Stillve]

You know, I would have found this funny
If the fact that thousands of americans watch and believe that crap wasn't so terrifying.