The latest Extra Credits video, as seen on The Escapist, takes on the Schwarzenegger vs EMA Supreme Court case, offering a rather complete overview for those who might not be totally up to speed on what this action could mean for gamers.
Thanks Andrew!
Grif: Hearing rumors that Anonymous plans to take down PSN for at least four days. Can anyone verify this? I can't find anything on it.02/14/2012 - 4:54am
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Cheater87: R18+ heading for Australian parliament http://www.gamespot.com/news/6350339.html02/14/2012 - 1:14am
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Uncharted NES: David Jaffe Rails Against Storytelling Games- http://slashdot.org/palm/10/12/02/13/1943236_1.shtml02/13/2012 - 5:04pm
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DorthLous: Australian government holding anti-piracy talk behind closed door: http://delimiter.com.au/2012/02/13/govt-holds-second-secret-anti-piracy-meeting/02/13/2012 - 12:31pm
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DorthLous: SONY new CEO says Hardware is important, but the future lies in content and service: http://www.techworld.com.au/article/414925/incoming_sony_ceo_hot_gadgets_aren_t_enough_anymore02/13/2012 - 12:27pm
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Andrew Eisen: That article is over five years old, Uncharted. A fun blast from the past though.02/12/2012 - 10:47pm
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Uncharted NES: Critics: 'Left Behind' game glorifies violence- http://tinyurl.com/wu64s02/12/2012 - 4:34pm
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Zen: I felt Brutal Legends was a funny & beautiful look at the world of rock from Double Fines point of view. The only parts I wasn't hot for were the RTS bits as it felt forced. Otherwise fantastic.02/12/2012 - 1:34pm
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DorthLous: Passed 1.5M$. And I'd also say that Brutal Legend is far from being a bad game. I just think it was a few levels under what people expected from the people working on the project.02/11/2012 - 8:25am
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Technogeek: Brutal Legend wasn't bad so much as "marketing had no idea how the game actually played", causing it to suffer accordingly.02/10/2012 - 10:38pm
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RedMage: It looks the CIA's website has been DDOS'ed. Anon?02/10/2012 - 7:52pm
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RedMage: Brutal Legend.02/10/2012 - 7:52pm
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ddrfr33k: Has anything Tim Schafer ever made been of crap caliber? I'm struggling to think of one...02/10/2012 - 7:37pm
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Guamish: I think it is in good hands. Tim did a game for the GDC award show and that was fun for how short it was.02/10/2012 - 12:22pm
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Andrew Eisen: It'll be tragic if the game ultimately sucks.02/10/2012 - 12:17pm
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james_fudge: $1.3 million02/10/2012 - 11:32am
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Uncharted NES: Germany Says It Won't Sign ACTA [Update: ... Yet]- http://tinyurl.com/7r2twrg02/10/2012 - 11:21am
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Andrew Eisen: Damn. Double Fine's Kickstarter fund has already passed a million dollars.02/09/2012 - 8:16pm
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Andrew Eisen: Audrey didn't quote the sassy parts. Here's IGN's article: http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1218359p1.html And here's my original post: http://tinyurl.com/7y68a3902/09/2012 - 7:50pm
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james_fudge: I hope you some said something sassy! Where's the link?02/09/2012 - 7:46pm
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Comments
Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
I've always loved this guy's work.
And honestly, the optimist in me wants to say that the Supreme Court agreed tp hear this so they can halt these waste-of-tax-money laws.
And the only reason things were changed even slightly was because these laws are made by these religious and morally self-superior "My way or the highway" jerks only so they can score political points with lazy scared parents without actually doing anything.
Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
Some of these people, while misguided, are genuinely sincere and trying to do what they think is good. "Don't sell certain games to minors" is a policy that's already in place at most stores, it's just not backed up by the force of the law. So to some of these people, this kind of law seems like common sense. But that's because they aren't gamers themselves, and don't see the "slipperyslope" implications inherent in their actions.
So it's not all about "moral superiority" or interfering with other people's lives. Sometimes it's just someone trying to help out where help is not needed or wanted, or they've been misled into believing the wrong things about the "dangers" of the medium.
Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
Alas, as the saying goes, the road to hell is often paved with good intentions.
Government regulation is a nuclear weapon. Like the bomb, its very use is guaranteed to cause lasting damage, and it should be reserved only for those times when the harm it prevents is much worse than what it causes, and absolutely no other lesser option can do the task. It seems like many people have forgotten that, and the inclination is to ask the government to get involved first rather than as the absolute last resort.
The solution to the issue of violent videogames is the same as the solution to violent TV, movies, or any other content deemed objectionable for minors too young to make distinctions between fantasy and reality. PARENTING. It not is not the responbsibility of government to play ham-handed babysitter for parents who are too negligent to take an active role in the lives and entertainment of their children.
Having a child is a committment to putting the best interests of the life you create above any other concern in your life. People who can't make and hold to that committment should not have children.
Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
Very good, I've always liked his videos. He probably could have had a few sentences on parental rights to choose the let their child play a game, but otherwise very thurough.
Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
On a related note, I got an email from EA asking me to sign a petition to be given to the Court which supports keeping games protected the same as music, movies and art.
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Re: Extra Credits Outlines SCOTUS Case
Great video. :)