Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.)

[Feba]

Parents horrified as most violent video game ever to launch on 'family friendly' Wii | Mail Online

Ah. Awesome.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

. . .

WTF do they care? Don't buy the damn game if you don't like it. Jeez are people that ignorant? Do they think their kids only play Barbie games when they go over to a friend's house? Absolutely amazing...

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

/facepalm

If you really don't like a game, just don't buy it. Is that so hard?

[Aksannyi]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

God, people get their panties in a bunch over absolutely nothing these days.

[TheGrandMom]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Survey: Parents more concerned with kids' exposure to videogames than alcohol, porn, and violence - PS3 News, Wii News, Xbox 360 News, PSP News and more!



"A recent survey from What They Play, a parental advisory website, revealed that parents seem to be more worried about their children's exposure to videogames than alcohol, pornography, or violence. Furthermore, a second survey by the group showed that parents considered content showing sex and sexuality as more offensive than depictions of violence.

Here's an excerpt from the What They Play press release, courtesy of GamePolitics (external link):


Nearly 3,000 respondents in two separate What They Play polls concluded that drinking beer and watching pornography were less objectionable activities for children than playing certain video games. Further, viewing violence was more acceptable than seeing content involving sex and sexuality within games.


The first survey What They Play took was conducted from April 4-10, 2008, and asked 1,266 participants what they were most offended by in videogames. Here's the breakdown, according to the poll:

a man and woman having sex (37%)
two men kissing (27%)
a graphically severed head (25%)
multiple use of the F-word (9%).
The second survey, done from August 1-6, 2008 looked at what parents were most worried about their kids indulging in while at a sleepover. Here's what the press release said about that:


More than 1,600 respondents revealed they’re more apprehensive about their child smoking marijuana (49%) and playing the video game Grand Theft Auto (19%), than watching pornography (16%) and drinking beer (14%).


While the usual social issues (alcohol, drugs, and porn) are all present in many a parents' list of worries, it seems videogames are slowly emerging as a social issue that many parents fear can be detrimental to their kids. While it's probably a good thing that videogames are becoming more emergent in the social consciousness, the representation of games in the public eye (especially if Rockstar North's GTA is the only game people can remember) leaves much to be desired."

[Vyuru]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

So basically...

Blah blah blah, blame video games, blah blah blah.

Nevermind the fact that video games can have sex, drugs, violence, and booze so of COURSE parents are gonna be more worried about a game that could have all of the above rather than each single act.

My God people, can you introduce more bias into your poll?

I also like how they downplay the use of the word "certain" here:

What They Play polls concluded that drinking beer and watching pornography were less objectionable activities for children than playing certain video games.

Then proceed to comment on "all" video games.

[Jarre]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

What makes me laugh is that if kids were supervised properly i.e. parents actually do something called "parenting" there would not have these concerns as...

1. The game will be rated and the reason kids play these games is because in the majority of cases the parents buy the fecking things for them!!
2. during a sleepover the parents have a responsibility to keep an eye ont eh kids to prevent them from drinking alcahol, smoking mutt and watching porn etc.

Everyone blames the manufacturers or producers of the stuff, when they really need to look at the real problem, parents not doing their job properly!!

[Pai Pai Master]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Bu-bu-bu-Family friendly!!!

[Grizzlebeard]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Slow news day.

[Ameroth]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Yeah. Moms are ruining the world. What else is new?

We live in a society where instead of taking personal responsibility, we have politicians to draw up legislation. Don't you love democracy... or at least the sick, twisted, and decaying form of democracy we call our own?

[Aksannyi]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Moms are ruining the world.

I think TGM will agree when I adamantly flip you the bird.

[Fliegar]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Think of it this way. Without moms, none of us would be here at all, so I can accept when they get a tad peeved about videogames, as long as nothing happens to my precious waste of time.

[Feba]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

Without moms, none of us would be here at all

And this would be a problem why?

[Yellow Mage]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

I think TGM will agree when I adamantly flip you the bird.

I'm pretty sure it was obvious that Ameroth did not mean to include cool moms like you two. >_>b

[Aksannyi]

Re: Daily Mail finds out about MadWorld. Finally. (Hilarity ensues, morans.

I'm pretty sure it was obvious that Ameroth did not mean to include cool moms like you two. >_>b

Made me feel better. Thanks.