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Weekend Confirmed 149 - Nintendo Direct, Strike Suit Zero, The Cave, THQ death-rattles
by Jeff Mattas, Jan 25, 2013 11:00am PSTOn this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett and the two Jeffs are joined by indie developer Brendon Chung of Blendo Games (Flotilla, Gravity Bone, Thirty Flights of Loving, Atom Zombie Smasher). With Nintendo Direct in the rearview, the crew breaks down the resulting news and announcements, followed by some gaming talk about a host of games ranging from the Far Cry series to the more recently-released indies Strike Suit Zero and The Cave. Some talk about the end of publisher THQ and the sale of its studios and IPs is unavoidable, before things get wrapped up with another batch of Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 149: 1/25/2013
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Let me preface this by saying I find the statue gross and I would never own something so gruesome. But I can't see what the harm is that something like it exists. If you don't like it, don't purchase it. Why do we have to project our tastes and standards onto other people?
I don't like violent movies, I can't stand them. And there's some really messed up movies out there. But I don't complain to the movie studios and demand they stop being made because they are outside the boundaries of what I consider tasteful. There's extreme movies and gruesome movie memorabilia out there also. And that's none of my business case it doesn't interest me.
Why shouldn't people be able to have a disgusting gruesome video game prop if they want one? Because you don't like it? That's hardly a sound reason. People were practically saying "I personally find this disgusting, so therefore nobody should be able to have it, and I want to be apologised to".
That's ridiculous to me.
Every day people purchase, consume or participate in stuff I find personally disgusting but as long as they're not hurting anybody, what's the harm?
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Given the reaction, I would say they crossed more than my personal line. On balance, it was decided that it offended too many people and it was removed. The system worked! Perhaps you are confused. I am not saying everything offensive should be banned or removed. But for Pete's sake, why the animosity over the mere letting someone know what you think? I had no idea that feedback was so evil..Perhaps the market is telling enough but I think it is inadequate to tell the whole story.
I'm saying let everyone have their say and the powers that be can decide based on that.
as for the harm issue. I don't find it that simple. What is the harm of one statue? not much. What is the harm of a million? Who knows? But I do know that At some point you have to get off your butt and give a G-D opinion.
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