A very funny thing from the internet ! ^^

[Childerich]

(01-08-2011 05:06 AM)kailip Wrote:  [yeah..
Well, in my country the problem with games is that basically right now there is a law slowly advancing that tries to ban every game with violence.

Same here. After a series of killing sprees at schools committed by students, the whole discussion about violence in media (especially video games) picked up pace. As yet, no tightening of the law has taken place, but who knows what the future will bring.

It's only populism after all: By trying to ban violent video games, they're trying to ban violence from society. But games aren't the origin of the violence, they're only made the scapegoats.

[Xanatos]

If anything violent games offer a way for people to blow off steam virtually as much as they want without causing any actual harm. As Yahtzee said, "Painkiller; proof that the best way to blow off steam is to blow off someone's nadgers."

I don't see how they can ban Amnesia anyway since there's no violence in it. Violence is hinted at but the player doesn't actually participate in any of it (except for maybe one hallucination).

[Shev]

Pretty sure the world would be almost exactly the same without censorship.

[Deu sex]

(01-08-2011 05:43 AM)Childerich Wrote:  It's only populism after all: By trying to ban violent video games, they're trying to ban violence from society. But games aren't the origin of the violence, they're only made the scapegoats.

exactly.

[hollowleviathan]

(01-09-2011 03:46 PM)Shev Wrote:  Pretty sure the world would be almost exactly the same without censorship.

Pretty sure it would be completely different.

[Sexbad]

"More blowjobs, less worldwars."

[Shev]

(01-10-2011 08:37 PM)hollowleviathan Wrote:  

(01-09-2011 03:46 PM)Shev Wrote:  Pretty sure the world would be almost exactly the same without censorship.

Pretty sure it would be completely different.

Besides a few annoying things, like "You can't have this game in this country" or some shit. Everything else would be pretty much untouched.

[Sel]

Are you really this stupid Shev?

[Shev]

(01-10-2011 10:19 PM)Sel Wrote:  Are you really this stupid Shev?

Was referring to like violent/sexual censorship in video games/movies/etc, not what the government/media filters out of the news.

I just assumed people would realize I was talking about that, considering thats pretty much what the whole discussion going on here is centered around.

[mattwestwick]

There was a lot of wiener in the game though.