Tivo Alert: Playing to Win on CNBC Tonight
Tivo Alert: Playing to Win on CNBC Tonight
May 29, 2008
CNBC will air Playing to Win at 10 p.m. Eastern tonight.
The show features a look at the video game violence issue, a trip inside EA, a segment on Games for Health and more.
If you miss it, Playing to Win will be repeated on Sunday at 9 p.m.
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Posted 07/04/09 at 09:24pm
PHX Corp: For those that want to know what i watching it's called man vs cartoon(a.k.a fixing Wile E. coyote's Mistakes one trap at a time by EMERTEC)
PHX Corp: For those that want to know what i watching it's called man vs cartoon(a.k.a fixing Wile E. coyote's Mistakes one trap at a time by EMERTEC)
Posted 07/04/09 at 08:20pm
GoodRobotUs: Went out for my Mum's 65th Birthday, which is the only relevance 4/7 has in the UK for me ;)
GoodRobotUs: Went out for my Mum's 65th Birthday, which is the only relevance 4/7 has in the UK for me ;)
Posted 07/04/09 at 08:18pm
Andrew Eisen: Beach + fireworks + root beer + strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, whipped topping, and pound cake = my Fourth of July!
Andrew Eisen: Beach + fireworks + root beer + strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, whipped topping, and pound cake = my Fourth of July!
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:58pm
GoodRobotUs: Which seems to be the only point Jack proved, that some people find some games offensive. i.e. Nothing.
GoodRobotUs: Which seems to be the only point Jack proved, that some people find some games offensive. i.e. Nothing.
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:57pm
GoodRobotUs: The discussion was supposed to be whether games were dangerous not 'Do you find some games offensive'...
GoodRobotUs: The discussion was supposed to be whether games were dangerous not 'Do you find some games offensive'...
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:55pm
GoodRobotUs: Some agreed, some didn't, but it was their choice to make, not the governments.
GoodRobotUs: Some agreed, some didn't, but it was their choice to make, not the governments.
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:55pm
GoodRobotUs: By asking the audience their opinion, he more or less proved that it's a matter of personal choice
GoodRobotUs: By asking the audience their opinion, he more or less proved that it's a matter of personal choice
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:55pm
GoodRobotUs: Meh, he ended proving Mark's point for him
GoodRobotUs: Meh, he ended proving Mark's point for him
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:26pm
Erik: Jack if you are reading this you are a LIAR. There is no legal weight to the MPAA's ratings.
Erik: Jack if you are reading this you are a LIAR. There is no legal weight to the MPAA's ratings.
Posted 07/04/09 at 07:24pm
JDKJ: I still think my buddy the midget who rides a unicycle backwards while juggling four bowling pins would have been a much bigger hit with that crowd. And he can make up statistics and misinterpret studies, too.
JDKJ: I still think my buddy the midget who rides a unicycle backwards while juggling four bowling pins would have been a much bigger hit with that crowd. And he can make up statistics and misinterpret studies, too.
Posted 07/04/09 at 06:33pm
Alyric: Of course, Mark falls into the common trap about Columbine, which had nothing to do with bullying, etc. See: http://slate.msn.com/id/2099203/?GT1=3256 for a more thorough explanation.
Alyric: Of course, Mark falls into the common trap about Columbine, which had nothing to do with bullying, etc. See: http://slate.msn.com/id/2099203/?GT1=3256 for a more thorough explanation.
Posted 07/04/09 at 06:32pm
PHX Corp: Read this http://www.destructoid.com/sgc-09-liveblogging-the-jack-thompson-debate-138502.phtml#ext
PHX Corp: Read this http://www.destructoid.com/sgc-09-liveblogging-the-jack-thompson-debate-138502.phtml#ext
Posted 07/04/09 at 05:54pm
PHX Corp: JT is afraid of such ban then advocates it That's what i call a total Hypocrite
PHX Corp: JT is afraid of such ban then advocates it That's what i call a total Hypocrite
Posted 07/04/09 at 05:50pm
PHX Corp: AE: JT is a -Bleeping- Jackass
PHX Corp: AE: JT is a -Bleeping- Jackass
Posted 07/04/09 at 05:07pm
Andrew Eisen: JT "knew it would be a good audience." Not what he said on Tuesday.
Andrew Eisen: JT "knew it would be a good audience." Not what he said on Tuesday.
Posted 07/04/09 at 05:01pm
Andrew Eisen: VG cause violent behavior. VG companies influence behavior to get sales. Yeah, that makes sense. (To be fair, the Twitter feed makes deciphering JT's point pretty tough.)
Andrew Eisen: VG cause violent behavior. VG companies influence behavior to get sales. Yeah, that makes sense. (To be fair, the Twitter feed makes deciphering JT's point pretty tough.)
Posted 07/04/09 at 04:52pm
Andrew Eisen: Yes, it's been proposed but as far as I know it has not been passed. Big difference.
Andrew Eisen: Yes, it's been proposed but as far as I know it has not been passed. Big difference.
Posted 07/04/09 at 04:50pm
Cheater87: http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/xbox360/all-violent-video-games-be-banned-in-germany-$1301757.htm
Cheater87: http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/xbox360/all-violent-video-games-be-banned-in-germany-$1301757.htm
Posted 07/04/09 at 04:49pm
Andrew Eisen: Far as I know, Germany has not banned all violent video games.
Andrew Eisen: Far as I know, Germany has not banned all violent video games.
Posted 07/04/09 at 04:44pm
Cheater87: Jack wants the US to follow Germany's total video game ban.
Cheater87: Jack wants the US to follow Germany's total video game ban.
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Video game violence, eh? I wonder what game will get mentioned!
I smell a video games bash Fox News style...
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I'm going to have to agree. This sounds like a one sided slamfest with comments taken out of context for ratings. I'm sure there won't be any mention of the biggest opposing voice being close to disbarment in this lovely piece.
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Who the hell watches CNBC?
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I'm gonna have to catch the repeat of this Sunday.....
Lost. =\
AMEN, MAH BROTHA! That was most definitely the best season finale of LOST yet!!!
/fellow lostie
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As an investor, I watch CNBC on occasion, and I have yet to hear something vaguely intelligent on that channel. In fact, I'm quite convinced that the reason so many dumb people are in the business world is because all the smart people are scientists doing stuff like curing cancer. Or making video games.
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So speak I, some random guy.
DVRing it :)
At 15 minutes in we are already talking about violence, still it is funny that the nintendo guys doesn't even remember that the blood in mortal kombat got turned into sweat. ESRB is talking now, I dunno I'll give it the benefit of the doubt until the end.
Whoever they have playing DOOM is just plain awful at it.
They are also showing footage from some really awful games as filler, I mean why exactly did they choose the nightcrawler game? Still though the violence part was more balanced then I thought, the announcer is starting to irritate me though.
Was that bloodwake as the first game they showed the two people playing? I know I'm one of five people that played it but it sure looked alot like bloodwake.
Watching right now.
My opinion: eh, it's okay. At least they didn't spin the hell out of the violence issue, and stayed respectably neutral.
I'm watching it as well.
As much as I keep expecting it, I'm glad our self appointed enemy hasn't appeared.
-kurisu7885
GRRRR seeing Hillary makes me mad :P
Ha, it's pathetic how Jack here loves to troll internet forums dishing out "jokes" that I assume he thinks are witty. I guess acting like you're better than everyone else on some website is a nice way to escape the reality of being a know-nothing attorney. (most likey without the "attorney" part after June 4th)
I knew about it from the commercials but then forgot. >_<
So after watching it I'm pleasently surprised, it was a very fair even-handed portrayel. The violence stuff did come earlier than I would have preferred but at least it was short and they showed all the research that shows that there isn't a connection between games and violence. I especially liked that it was people from the industry talking without any of the shrill folks who like to make things up.
All in all I'm pleased with the show, it was mostly complimentary and took a nice look at were the industry is going; still hate the announcer though.
So what you're saying is a little bit of Thompson died inside tonight? Fairness and balance is to Thompson as Arsenic and Lead are to humans. He can handle small amounts, but the more that he experiences the more it affects him, and eventually it's fatile.
Pretty much, we can see that from his comment above. This kind of coverage that acknowledges that gaming is growing and more and more people are going to be gamers and that the old lines about "games cause violence" isn't going to be tolerated. So it's not even so much of an issue of fairness and balance as it is a fact of truth.
There's is a 1AM replay so I'm watching it now. Talking about the MK violence thing, failed to mention the changing of the fatalities on the SNES. I've thought this for years but is it just me or does Lieberman always sound like he's constipated? At least they do seem to have somewhat balanced this.... Well, not really since certain things weren't exactly delved into *COUGHDEVINMOORECOUGHCOUGH* and no real counterpoints or comments from anyone good, plus I think they've recycled some things from their "Game On" program....
Sim Ant? Oh man, I loved that game! Charge, my soldier ants, charge to vic-- RETREAT LAWN MOWER!
I started to watch it...but was willed away by a violent video game
Imagine if you went back in time, and showed the people who were complaining about the video game "Death Race" and showed them GTA IV.