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British Official Calls for Investigation of Al Qaeda Video Game
September 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Police in the U.K. may soon be tracking down the creators of a computer game designed as an Al Qaeda propaganda tool.
On Monday, GamePolitics reported on Night of Bush Capturing, a crude first-person shooter in which the player targets President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The widely-covered story even made its way […]
Sep
8
Japan Celebrates Resident Evil with Stamp Series
September 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Following the example of France, which last year commemorated video games with a stamp series featuring the likes of Mario, The Sims, Pac-man, and other well-known game characters, the Japanese postal service will issue a series of stamps honoring the 10-year anniversary of BioHazard, better known in the West as the Resident Evil series.
Gibbons Stamp […]
Sep
5
Anti-Bully Game Under Development
September 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment
While you may have heard a thing or two about an upcoming game called Bully, you probably don’t know as much about what’s being called “the anti-Bully game.”
As reported by GamaSutra, Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, in cooperation with eight other colleges, has announced development of a game designed to teach 10 to 12-year olds anti-bullying skills […]
Aug
30
Bully-basher Interviewed, Elaborates on Concerns
August 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment
John Callaham of Firing Squad has scored an interview with Jayne Hitchcock, the online safety expert who decided to give Bully a wedgie yesterday. Among Hitchcock’s comments:
“…bullying is so prevalent today and is a real life problem that many kids and teens face. Some victims of bullies have committed suicide and I would hate to […]
Aug
25
Manhattan Bully Protest Confirmed For Today
August 25, 2006 | 1 Comment
GamePolitics has confirmed that the Peaceoholics, a Washington, D.C.-based community group, will stage a protest demonstration outside the Lower Manhattan offices of Take-Two Interactive later today.
Ronald Moten, co-founder and chief operating officer of the Peaceoholics, confirmed to GamePolitics last night that group members would board buses this morning for the trip to the Big Apple. […]
Aug
24
Bully Info Starting to Flow
August 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment
It’s the most-vilified game that no one has ever seen.We’re talking about Bully, of course, Rockstar’s controversial title scheduled for October 17th release. As we edge closer to the game’s launch, Rockstar is beginning to pull the curtain back a bit.A new Bully trailer showed up on YouTube yesterday and logged over 300,000 viewings.
The brand-new […]
Aug
23
Protest March at Take-Two HQ ??
August 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson has indicated that there will be a demonstration, apparently against the upcoming release of Bully, this Friday outside Take-Two Interactive’s Manhattan HQ.
According to a terse e-mail from the activist lawyer, the protest will be staged by “ a group of children protesting Take-Two’s targeting of kids with their adult entertainment.”
Thompson, […]
Aug
17
Dead Rising Zombie Ban
August 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment
Pity the poor zombie.
The living dead just can’t seem to get much love these days, at least not on the international scene.
Capcom’s newly-released Dead Rising was refused classification - effectively banned - in Germany. And, according to various reports will likely be censored in Japan as well.
Those plucky Brits, however, seem to have no fear […]
Aug
16
While everyone seems to be buzzing about Bully of late, at least one respected financial analyst thinks sales of the game won’t match the hype. Bully is scheduled for October release on the PS2.
Michael Pachter, who covers the video game industry for Wedbush Morgan, told Red Herring, “I think it sounds like a dopey game. […]
Aug
15
Daily Dose of Bully
August 15, 2006 | 1 Comment
Will we be talking about Bully every day between now and its October 17th launch?
Seems like it.
There’s a trailer now available for the game. The short video clip seems to depict a story with a fairly complex plot and some interesting characters.
Oh, and wedgies.
GP: Thanks to reader Matt Parsons for shooting us the video link!
Aug
15
First Test Post
August 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment
The critics, it seems, are lining up to rip Rockstar’s upcoming Bully. GamePolitics has reported on several over the last week.
But a free speech advocate sees the game in a different light. In an interview with Rocky Mountain News reporter Brian Crecente (you may know him better as editor of Kotaku), Joan Bertin (left), executive […]
