Analyst Scott Steinberg, CEO of TechSavvy Global and monthly columnist on GamesIndustry.biz has decided to drop his analytical front in an attempt to defend Electronic Arts' Bulletstorm from Fox News criticism.
Mr Steinberg was asked by Fox to provide a counter-argument in its outrageous news piece linking rape to video games via Bulletstorm.
He did so - you can read the full response here - and Fox refused to run any of it.
He was asked, "Do you think the game goes too far, why or why not?"
He responded, "Answer: No - because it's an unapologetically and straightforwardly satirical game meant for discerning adults that's written in the vernacular of the times and speaks in a cultural context that's the same as that its target audience has long been indoctrinated in by mainstream media and pop culture."
"From Saw to South Park, look at what passes for modern entertainment at the movies or on basic cable, let alone on the Internet - this isn't the first blockbuster (or big-budget game, for that matter) to aim below the belt or slather on the salty language. Yes, it's shameless, but also knowingly so, because it actively aims to parody much of both the gaming field and larger cultural zeitgeist's more asinine elements.
"The designers make no secret of their intentions, or to whom the title caters - The Oregon Trail, this isn't. The giant M for Mature rating on the front of the box says it all: Only discerning adults need apply"
Bad that Fox refused any balance.... bad.
Mr Steinberg was asked by Fox to provide a counter-argument in its outrageous news piece linking rape to video games via Bulletstorm.
He did so - you can read the full response here - and Fox refused to run any of it.
He was asked, "Do you think the game goes too far, why or why not?"
He responded, "Answer: No - because it's an unapologetically and straightforwardly satirical game meant for discerning adults that's written in the vernacular of the times and speaks in a cultural context that's the same as that its target audience has long been indoctrinated in by mainstream media and pop culture."
"From Saw to South Park, look at what passes for modern entertainment at the movies or on basic cable, let alone on the Internet - this isn't the first blockbuster (or big-budget game, for that matter) to aim below the belt or slather on the salty language. Yes, it's shameless, but also knowingly so, because it actively aims to parody much of both the gaming field and larger cultural zeitgeist's more asinine elements.
"The designers make no secret of their intentions, or to whom the title caters - The Oregon Trail, this isn't. The giant M for Mature rating on the front of the box says it all: Only discerning adults need apply"
Bad that Fox refused any balance.... bad.
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