Daily Mail calls for new Call of Duty to be banned

krudler · 07-06-2011 04:17PM #1

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390672/Fury-Call-Duty-game-recreates-7-7-Tube-bomb-attacks.html

Ah the Mail, at it again with their "zomg someone think of the children!" ignorance, calling for a game that hasnt been released yet to be banned.It will be an 18's rated game made for adults, marketed to adults and only can be sold to adults, yet stupid parents will continue to buy these for their precious darlings and then be ringing Joe Duffy and the like a few days later with mass hysteria and ignorance.

from the "article":

An ultra-violent computer game which features explosions and scenes of destruction on the London Tube and at the Houses of Parliament is to be released later this year.

Supporters of those affected by the 7/7 suicide attacks in July 2005, which killed 52 people, called for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to be banned.

The game's trailer, which is described as 'inappropriate' for children, depicts military helicopters, rocket launchers and black-op style soldiers in balaclavas.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390672/Fury-Call-Duty-game-recreates-7-7-Tube-bomb-attacks.html#ixzz1ObUHJosz

Call Of Duty 3 has not yet received an age certification and shows soldiers running through the streets of London with machine guns while bombs explode and buildings tumble to the ground.

Big Ben is clearly visible as are police cars and a London bus amid the violent scenes.

In one particularly vivid shot, an armed soldier on a truck cuts in front of a Tube carriage, derailing and causing it to explode.

Other scenes show aerial attacks on New York and grenades exploding on the streets of Paris and Berlin.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390672/Fury-Call-Duty-game-recreates-7-7-Tube-bomb-attacks.html#ixzz1ObUMYNQw

The game, which can be pre-ordered for £45 and will be officially released on November 8, has a voiceover saying: 'It doesn't take the most powerful nations on earth to create the next global conflict, just the will of a single man.'

Vivienne Pattison, spokesman for campaign group Mediawatch UK, said: ‘I have concerns as these games are hyper-real and take place in a landscape we are familiar with. In light of the fact we have just had the 7/7 inquests, it is in incredibly poor taste.'

One reviewer at gaming website kotaku.com described the latest instalment in the Call Of Duty series: 'Players take on the role of an SAS operative who is tasked with stopping a delivery of weapons of mass destruction at a London dockyard.

'A gun battle ensues, and the agents are chased through the London subway. The mission culminates with a series of unmarked trucks exploding in front of the House of Parliament, releasing a deadly chemical agent.'

Activision, who make the game, said: 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a fictional action game aimed at mature adults and set in World War Three. The scenes in the game are entirely fictional and are not intended to recreate any historical events.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1390672/Fury-Call-Duty-game-recreates-7-7-Tube-bomb-attacks.html#ixzz1ObUSgARD

Mena · 07-06-2011 04:19PM

Banning the Daily Mail will have a more positive impact on society I feel.

RachaelVO · 07-06-2011 04:20PM

Ah the Daily Mail, doesn't even make good toilet paper it's so full of its own sh1t!!!!

Sykk · 07-06-2011 04:22PM

Daily mail and banned in the same sentence... Lets just go with it shall we?

Overheal · 07-06-2011 04:22PM

He wants to ban it for all the wrong reasons: the game is crap. Not violent. This is violent:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mU6aBs98-mQ

Pauleta · 07-06-2011 04:23PM

I dont see where the Daily Mail call for it to be banned. I do see where Mediawatch.uk are expressing concerns over the game. People whinge about the Daily Mail for distorting things to suit their agenda. Anti-Daily Mail types are equally as bad.

OutlawPete · 07-06-2011 04:23PM

krudler wrote: »

Daily Mail calls for new Call of Duty to be banned,
Ah the Mail, at it again with their "zomg someone think of the children!" ignorance, calling for a game that hasnt been released yet to be banned.

Is this not just a case of: "ZOMG look what the Daily Mail said, right wing nut jobs rabble rabble .."

Supporters of those affected by the 7/7 suicide attacks in July 2005, which killed 52 people, called for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to be banned.

mikemac · 07-06-2011 04:24PM

Anyway, that article backfired. Reading the comments, many watched the trailer and now will definitely buy the game, it drove up sales

Fukuyama · 07-06-2011 04:26PM

Battlefield 3 is where it's at anyways...:rolleyes:

Iwasfrozen · 07-06-2011 04:26PM

Overheal wrote: »

He wants to ban it for all the wrong reasons: the game is crap.

Are you mad? That game looks brilliant!

MitchKoobski · 07-06-2011 04:29PM

Can we please stop linking to tripe from that paper? The internet would be a better place if we all just ignored it.

RichieC · 07-06-2011 04:33PM

The game developers are reading that article with delight. you really cannot buy that kind of advertising.

humanji · 07-06-2011 04:33PM

Is it just me or does it read like an actual ad for Call of Duty, rather than an article about it?

Mr E · 07-06-2011 04:35PM

humanji wrote: »

Is it just me or does it read like an actual ad for Call of Duty, rather than an article about it?

This from the Conspiracy Theories mod.

AnonoBoy · 07-06-2011 04:35PM

Daily Mail? Daily Smail more like.

Am I right?

Huh?

Am I right?

*taps mic*

Is this thing on?

krudler · 07-06-2011 04:39PM

humanji wrote: »

Is it just me or does it read like an actual ad for Call of Duty, rather than an article about it?

Ironically I read the part about there being a bomb going off in London and thought"cool I didnt know about that, gonna be interesting to see how that pans out, cheers Daily Mail!"

RichieC · 07-06-2011 04:44PM

Old media hates video games because it has buried them. gaming is the largest entertainment industry now. their death squawks are quite funny, though.

Dangerous Man · 07-06-2011 04:49PM

I really don't get this mad obsession AH has with tabloid newspapers. If you don't like them don't read them. It really is that simple!

Overheal · 07-06-2011 04:52PM

Dangerous Man wrote: »

I really don't get this mad obsession AH has with tabloid newspapers. If you don't like them don't read them. It really is that simple!

After Hours is a Tabloid. How long have you been here?

ejmaztec · 07-06-2011 04:53PM

The DM must be working on a commission basis for COD, and will do well out of this article.

Dravokivich · 07-06-2011 04:53PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Daily Mail? Daily Smail more like.

Am I right?

Huh?

Am I right?

*taps mic*

Is this thing on?

What?

The Shtig · 07-06-2011 04:57PM

I think more 'damage' would be done to children if they were regular readers of the Daily Mail rather than playing the game.

"The game's trailer, which is described as 'inappropriate' for children, depicts military helicopters, rocket launchers and black-op style soldiers in balaclavas."

No **** that's why it's rated 18's, why try and get a game banned for adults who enjoy the franchise because some parents don't research the content before purchasing it and then want to shift the blame on the creators.

I don't know why there is this media hype that if your little darling plays a video game they will become the next Adolf Hitler. I would imagine most kids have played shooter games growing up and in my opinion there's nothing wrong if they are 13+. They can be very educational, 90% of my knowledge of WW2 pretty much came from the Medal of Honor series when I was growing up.

meglome · 07-06-2011 05:00PM

RachaelVO wrote: »

Ah the Daily Mail, doesn't even make good toilet paper it's so full of its own sh1t!!!!

I found a copy on the bus this morning and I said the same thing to the gf.

RichieC · 07-06-2011 05:02PM

How the paper even survived after being pro fascist/Hitler during the war beggars belief.

Mike 1972 · 07-06-2011 05:31PM

Supporters of those affected by the 7/7 suicide attacks in July 2005, which killed 52 people, called for Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 to be banned.

WTF ?

So it wasnt actually any of the 7/7 victims but some unidentified self appointed individual/s claiming to be their spokespeople hijacking their tragedy to pontificate on an entirely unrelated matter.

Scum total scum !

Herb Powell · 07-06-2011 05:37PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Is this not just a case of: "ZOMG look what the Daily Mail said, right wing nut jobs rabble rabble .."

It's still a ****ing bull**** cause. Those people who were affected by the 7/7 bombings are hardly going to want to play the game, if they are so offended, stay away, simple as that

ejmaztec · 07-06-2011 05:39PM

Overheal wrote: »

After Hours is a Tabloid. How long have you been here?

Not quite, as there are no in your face *bewbs:(

* although there are a lot of tits on here sometimes, but not of the shapely jugs variety.

OutlawPete · 07-06-2011 05:41PM

Herb Powell wrote: »

It's still a ****ing bull**** cause. Those people who were affected by the 7/7 bombings are hardly going to want to play the game, if they are so offended, stay away, simple as that

Don't you ****ing curse at me for **** sake :mad:

Reganio 2 · 07-06-2011 05:55PM

OutlawPete wrote: »

Don't you ****ing curse at me for **** sake :mad:

Your Outlaw tag deceives you

jd007 · 07-06-2011 06:00PM

rabble rabble think of the children rabble rabble

Sea Sharp · 07-06-2011 06:04PM

Wowzer, looks good. I think I'll buy it.

In fairness though, they do have a valid point.
Research shows that the phenomenon of killing of prostitutes to get back the money you paid them skyrocketed soon after the release of GTA, as did random carjackings and killing sprees.

Daily Mail calls for new Call of Duty to be banned

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