The United Arab Emirates has banned Grand Theft Auto IV, according to a report in The National.Monte: trolls are just at their absolute worst when it comes to women and feminist. You could bet good money that if the developer were male the trolls would be silent and the conversation would actually focus on the journalism.10/18/2014 - 9:18pm
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Monte: Papa: Not the first time we've had a journalism scandals before, but the harassment never got close to this level; the difference with this scandal is that feminists are involved. Without the feminist angle, their would be A LOT less harrassment10/18/2014 - 9:15pm
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Papa Midnight: Monte: That's honestly rather short-sighted. As has been proven with other persons who have been targeted, if it wasn't Quinn, it would be someone else.10/18/2014 - 6:26pm
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Avalongod: I think that's part of what gives an esoteric news story like this real life...it taps into a larger narrative about misogyny in society outside of games.10/18/2014 - 3:29pm
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Avalongod: @Monte, well the trolls made death threats that came to police (and media attention). I think this is tapping into a larger issue outside of games about how women are treated in society (like all the "real rape" stuff during the last election)10/18/2014 - 3:28pm
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Wonderkarp: Zippy : Havent tried the PS4 controller. might later.10/18/2014 - 2:37pm
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Monte: Seirously, If Quinn was not involved and GG was instead about something like the Mordor Marketing contracts, the trolling would have never grown so vile and disgusting. There have been plenty of movements in the past that never sufferred from behavior..10/18/2014 - 1:57pm
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Monte: We have seen scandel's before but the trolling has never been as vile as what we see with GG. Trolls usually have such a tiny voice you can barely notice them, but its like moths to a flame whenever femistist are involved.10/18/2014 - 1:53pm
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ZippyDSMlee: Wonderkarp: You might be able to if you had a PS4 controller.10/18/2014 - 1:00pm
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MaskedPixelante: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327940/ Night Dive starts charging for freeware.10/18/2014 - 12:21pm
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Matthew Wilson: the sad thing is there are trolls on both sides of this. people need to stop acting like their side is so pure.10/18/2014 - 12:19pm
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MechaTama31: So, only speak out on a scandal that hasn't attracted trolls? I wouldn't hold my breath...10/18/2014 - 10:49am
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Monte: I feel like GG just needs to die. The movement is FAR to tainted by hatred and BS for it to be useful for any conversation. Let GG die, and then rally behind the NEXT gaming journalism scandal, and start the conversation fresh.10/18/2014 - 10:33am
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quiknkold: and we dont have a Dovakin to call a cease fire10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: The whole thing is Futile. Both sides are so buried deep in their trenchs that there isnt a conversation. Its just Finger Pointing, Name Calling, Doxxing, Threats. there needs to be a serious conversation, and GG isnt it.10/17/2014 - 7:37pm
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quiknkold: I thought it was a good article. Jeff is right. I feel like GamerGate did destroy its message. I am for Ethics in game journalism, but man. so much hate. and its on both sides. I've seen some awful stuff spewed on twitter. Its a big reason why I exited..10/17/2014 - 7:34pm
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Matthew Wilson: while he focused on gg, he did call out both sides crap.10/17/2014 - 7:18pm
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Papa Midnight: That was a damn good read offered by Jeff Gertsmann.10/17/2014 - 7:17pm
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Matthew Wilson: http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/letter-from-the-editor-10-17-2014/1100-5049/ deferentially a nice write up.10/17/2014 - 6:44pm
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james_fudge: I think Evan killed it. He's a great guy and super smart.10/17/2014 - 6:38pm
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Comments
Re: GTA IV Banned in UAE
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Re: GTA IV Banned in UAE
actually, it is available in dubai. the duty free will get a new shipment soon. it is also there in a games and toys store in lulu hypermarket in al barsha the shop is called hi 5. also in the games store in union coop hypermarket in jumeirah next to safa park. you can also bid for it at souq.com . it is there also in marina mall in abu dhabi.
Re: GTA IV Banned in UAE
i hate jews....srry couldnt hold my self...
freaks!!
Re: GTA IV Banned in UAE
.....they banned the game in UAE wat does that have to do with races & not respecting ppl & yah u ZippyDSMlee ur a stupid hypecrit go learn about life !!!
shame on u sayin that to arab ppl .. shame
Re: GTA IV Banned in UAE
A little off the topic. But odd that no one is complaining about the 'Gears of War' ban in Germany (among many other games which have been banned in Germany and rest of Europe for that matter)
Ahh I see, only coz it's a 'non-muslim' country, let's 'not' go a-wall on it...
(sorry could not resist...)
Why do you think I mentioned it?
Still people in the Soviet Union were happy, as some Western Europe Communists once told my grandfather at a meeting in Stalingrad you are very happy people, you would be rioting if you knew what you don't have but since you don't know, you are very happy indeed.
dont use streo type on a whole nation.
bin-laden is simply a shameless mark on our history
and anyone who agree with him.
i know its unrealted but 4 real the damge that has been taken by both the east and west is already too sever.
hatred wont solve anything.
I really dont see how this could surprise anyone, we're talking about a part of the world where free speech is a laughable idea. Sortah like Canada now...
I'm with you!The day I listen to these f*ckers about morality will be a sad day indeed.But there are some actually decent Muslims out there,believe it or not,it would be stereotypically AND hypocritical for me to assume there aren't any.
Wow your ignorant.
Well, that is not so far away from reality, but if you are talking about Canada,ok, maybe you are right.
after reading your post I was : wtf is he talking about !? But I realized you were right, we have freedom of speech but when we say something which sound "offensive", the word RACIST is yelled. Just last year in Québec there was a investigation comity about racism and immigrants. Total waste of time and money.
so postal 2... a game that allows you to pore gas on people set them aflame then piss all over them is okay, but GTA4 is bad?
hmmm
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:41 pm
It’s strange how extremist leaders like in the UAE and the “Moral majority” christians can sometimes agree… "
Enough said. No, enough.
,it says:
"For sale in the Middle East only"
None of the content is cut out though, and the ban doesn't seem to be very effective.
Only in a masques
dude low blow...
I disagree with any form of racism, and abuse. I also disagree with ANY form of censorship, but with the r word thrown at every single person who doesn't agree with you speaking up about what you believe just doesn't seem possible.
On topic, again I disagree with the UAE's decision but what can we do about it? Oppression isn't a fun game and that whole regions playing it.
US corporations are trying to sneak a DMCA law into Canada, so yes, the issue of free speech in Canada is potentially in danger...
Now people need to learn:
Don't judge a game by it's case.
In completely unrelated news airplanes weren't included in this version of GTA...
On a more serious note, them banning the game has little to do with their religion. They are simply trying to put up an 'iron curtain' of sorts to try to protect their culture from an ever encroaching and wildly popular west. While it may be wrong, this is done by every restrictive society that is trying to stop the spread of foreign ideas in their lands... Seriously their way of doing it is much nicer then the way everyone else has done it... and yes the west has also done this...
Although, it’s only really the sexual scenes – not that I know what they are yet, my copy is still in the post.
They love violence here. Last week they were showing Terminator 2 at 10am and I once watched Aliens while having breakfast. None of the swearing is cut out either. Compare that to America (or England, where I’m from) and in this sense they have a greater freedom of speech and fewer restrictions.
You'd think then that Rockstar could get away with releasing a version with the hookers or strip clubs. I reckon it would still get looked at severely due to the fact that conservatives in every other country have all called it very naughty and dangerous.
:headdesk:
:headcracksopen:
Medic.....
how safe are you if you want to rail agisnt the church? :P
freedom of speech and media censorship are 2 slightly different things but really each country has its own set of WTF rules and laws.
the US loves sex and violence but its TV is censored with randomly "sponsored" uncensored stuff, however you can get unrated harder than NC17 videos at walmart just not porn.
the UK has less resections on TV but more on home video, and asutraila has uncensored TV and naziatic home video rules......humnas are strange things indeed..
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