Chilly Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Dear Mr. Shumer, Go to hell. This is in regards to the attached news story. Thanks, Blue (from http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/20/news_6127865.html) Senator blasts Eidos' 25 to LifeNew York Senator Charles E. Schumer claims upcoming shooter is an "all-time low" and teaches "Little Johnny" to kill cops. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) is embarking on a crusade against Eidos, telling the New York Daily News that the British publisher is readying a game that makes "Grand Theft Auto look like Romper Room." The game is 25 to Life, an action title where players take on the role of a drug dealer named Freeze who gets into gunfights with police officers, uses civilians as human shields, and shoots rival gang members. Schumer is calling on New York retailers not to stock the game or sell it. "There is nowhere that the value of the police force is felt more strongly than here in New York, and to sell a video game that denigrates their value is simply unacceptable," Schumer said. "You certainly don't need a degree in criminal justice to understand that when you make sport of behavior that is dangerous and destructive you reinforce it. The last thing we need here in New York is to reinforce a destructive culture of violence and disrespect for the law." A press release from Schumer's camp calls 25 to Life one of the worst in a string of violent games, finding that it "sets gang members against police and sends them on a mission to fight their way through the streets, killing whatever gets in the way." Not only is Schumer urging retailers not to sell the game, but he is also asking that Sony and Microsoft end their licensing agreements with Eidos. "Little Johnny should be learning how to read, not how to kill cops," Schumer said. "The bottom line is that games that are aimed and marketed at kids shouldn't desensitize them to death and destruction." 25 to Life is currently in development by Utah-based Avalanche Software. The game is scheduled for release this August on the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and PC. For more information, check out GameSpot's previous coverage. By Staff -- GameSpot POSTED: 06/20/05 06:50 PM PST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Dear Senator Schumer: Thanks for the free publicity! Signed, Eidos Entertainment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Dear Mr. Shumer,Go to hell. This is in regards to the attached news story. Thanks, Blue (from http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/06/20/news_6127865.html) 364659[/snapback] Calm down. The government knows what is best for you. Just let them dictate what you can and cannot own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted June 22, 2005 Author Share Posted June 22, 2005 Calm down. The government knows what is best for you. Just let them dictate what you can and cannot own. 364681[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Calm down. The government knows what is best for you. Just let them dictate what you can and cannot own. 364681[/snapback] Can I have a puppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 364684[/snapback] Simple concept, but yet some do not understand. Some have no trouble allowing the government to ban this or ban that. They have no trouble allowing the government to control what you can and cannot own. That is, of course, until they target something that they want. Then, all of a sudden, government intrusion in our lives is a bad thing. Slippery slope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Can I have a puppy? 364687[/snapback] Did you fill out the proper paperwork, vet it through the proper multiple government agencies, had the appropriate background check and wait the appropriate waiting period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Did you fill out the proper paperwork, vet it through the proper multiple government agencies, had the appropriate background check and wait the appropriate waiting period? 364692[/snapback] I'm sorry, I meant a case of hand grenades. They're both so cute... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tux of Borg Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Joshua: Shall we play a game? David Lightman: Oh! Jennifer Mack: I think it missed him. David Lightman: Yeah. Weird isn't it? Love to. How about Global Thermonuclear War? Joshua: Wouldn't you prefer a good game of chess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 I'm sorry, I meant a case of hand grenades. They're both so cute... 364697[/snapback] In that case, go ahead. Just don't ask for a puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted June 22, 2005 Share Posted June 22, 2005 Dear Senator Schumer: Thanks for the free publicity! Signed, Eidos Entertainment 364663[/snapback] Exfrigginzactly. Schumer continues to be a dumbass of epic proportions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beausox Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I like Mr. Schumer. He is a good Catholic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I like Mr. Schumer. He is a good Catholic. 364958[/snapback] I thought he was a Jesuit...big difference, you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beausox Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I thought he was a Jesuit...big difference, you know... 364970[/snapback] In Sen. Schumer's case an enormous difference! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubes Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Nothing like family-first Utah to help produce video games of mass carnage. Family values! Family values! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben Gant Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I thought he was a Jesuit...big difference, you know... 364970[/snapback] At least Schummer's staff replies to my letters. Hillary's staff doesn't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 At least Schummer's staff replies to my letters. Hillary's staff doesn't bother. 365381[/snapback] She doesn't have to. She knows that New Yorkers will still vote for her, regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoachChuckDickerson Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 Calm down. The government knows what is best for you. Just let them dictate what you can and cannot own. 364681[/snapback] I don't think you understand. If they make this game then a PARENT will have to actually parent their 10 year old child and tell them they can't play it. THE HUMANITY!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRC Posted June 23, 2005 Share Posted June 23, 2005 I don't think you understand. If they make this game then a PARENT will have to actually parent their 10 year old child and tell them they can't play it. THE HUMANITY!!!!! 365611[/snapback] Isn't that what I said? Let the government take care of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuntheDamnBall Posted June 24, 2005 Share Posted June 24, 2005 While we're at it, let's ban "The Godfather" and "The Sopranos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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