First, while reading the review section of the March 2008 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly (commonly known as EGM), there was a paid advertisement mentioning a lawsuit against Grand Theft Auto (commonly referred to as GTA) : San Andreas. It claims that if purchased the game before July 20, 2005, you are eligible in this lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive Studios and its sub company Rockstar Games Inc. (the creators of the GTA series). If the plantiffs win the case, the "Class" (which refers to all those who are willing to be in the case) will receive payments anywhere from $5 to $35. More information can be found at the official site.
Really? Are people getting THAT desperate to pay for their gas that they turn to lawsuits? People (mainly politicians looking to gain the vote from parents and parents themselves) complain that the GTA series has corrupted their children's minds. There are people who have said this before and I'll say it again, just in case you didn't hear the first time (excuse my shouting) : MAYBE IT'S THE PARENT'S FAULTS! Did you ever think about that? You LET them play that game. Moving on...
Don't put away the lawyers yet though, since GTA IV is right around the corner...and with it probably more lawsuits but only time will tell.
The March 2008 issue of EGM also brought us news that EA might have an exclusive deal to be the only one able to make college basketball games but nothing is confirmed.
Well....that's just great...hopefully this isn't true, not because I like college basketball games (I don't play many sports titles at all) but because this is another step towards telling EA to basically "take this offer and shove it!" Congrats to Take-Two Interactive (they seem to get a lot of publicity lately...) for the "slap to the face" to EA by rejecting their offer for a buyout.
Most people who read gaming magazines or keep up with gaming news in general know that EGM was banned from reviewing games from the companies Ubisoft, Midway, and Sony. However, the March 2008 issue of Game Informer (I read more than one magazine to get my information) took a "stab" at EGM in the Editorial section.
What are you saying here Game Informer? That EGM doesn't back their reviews with research or insight? It's people (and things) like this that make me sick and worried for the future of gaming.
Lastly, on a non-gaming related note, I recently saw a commercial of Mirapex, a drug for Restless Leg Syndrome. Now, explain to me HOW one of the side effects can be "increased gambling"? Welcome to society I guess...
So much for the "quick" blog post, but oh well.
Until next time, play hard, play fair, and don't be afraid to Kirbycide!
-Zero
Image sources: http://blog.newsweek.com/photos/levelup/images/original/Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Special-Edition.aspx and clip from Game Informer came from a scanned image of the March 2008 issue (page 10).
4 comments:
I agree with what your saying here and am almost ashamed of society when someone will actually follow through with a lawsuit for $35 over a game that the parent had to buy the child because of the rating level. The entire thing is just ridiculous in my opinion.
I don't see why they hate GTA so much. If you don't approve of it don't buy it, and don't expose yourself to it. I hate this whole video games are ruining people...if someone is seriously going to act out their favorite video game then they have mental problems not caused by the video game...
I agree with you on the GTA thing. Parents need to learn how to parent their children and stop crying to the government for their stupid inability to beat their bratty children! If EA gets an exclusive on basketball, it will become the same pile of suck that madden football. That sucks foe EGM, as thats ALOT of games they are barred from.
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