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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: theomen on December 09, 2002, 03:22:57 PM
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http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2898397,00.html
As part of the NFL\'s efforts to limit hard hits by players on the field, the league is investigating whether games that use its license are glorifying violence.
According to an ESPN.com story, the NFL is taking a closer look at NFL-endorsed games\' portrayal of illegal hits and other behavior that the league is trying to discourage on the field. As a Sports Illustrated column pointed out a couple of weeks ago, the after-the-whistle hits in Midway\'s NFL Blitz run counter to the message the NFL is trying to send by cracking down on excessive player penalties on the real turf. While the focus of the attention is clearly on NFL Blitz, the report also pointed to the fact that penalties can be turned down or off in the simulation-style games from Sega and EA.
The core issue is that serious penalties are on the rise in the NFL. The players who have been hit by heavy fines from the NFL have pointed to the disparity in how the NFL is trying to limit violence on the field, yet keeps its trappings in media portrayals like highlight reels and also allows a more intense version of the game to be marketed in video games.
At this point, it\'s unclear what sort of action the NFL review may lead to. Both the NFL and the NFL Players Association earn licensing fees from allowing games to use the NFL logo, rosters, and player likenesses, so they do have a business interest in the continued success of football video games.
Not that it\'s going to hurt my gaming experience any, because I always play full simulation style but still, the NFL is going a bit far here.
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I agree with the NFL.
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i agree that the nfl has a stick up it ass but not because theyre considering limiting the violence in their videogames but because their over aggressive fining of defensive players for socalled Unnecessarialy rough hits
let the guys play
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Originally posted by EThuggV2
I agree with the NFL.
go back to the 60s hippie.
it is a videogame...the fun part is doing stuff u cannot do in real life. screw censorship agencies and all they stand for.
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Don\'t play NFL franchise games if you don\'t like it.
I can\'t go to the 60\'s, but if I could... whhheeeeeee!!!!
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lol
ill go to my grave saying that they are just video games and nothing more. A form of entertainment.
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lol
ill go to my grave saying that they are just video games and nothing more. A form of entertainment.
If the NFL is trying to do this, than why dont they censor Remember the Titans and The Longest Yard
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This is rediculous. Just like how alot of people watch racing to see crashes alot of people watch football to see the hits. And the NFL is trying to get away from that? :confused:
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NFL Blitz is such a pathetic excuse for a football game anyways.
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Originally posted by Clowd
This is rediculous. Just like how alot of people watch racing to see crashes alot of people watch football to see the hits. And the NFL is trying to get away from that? :confused:
Those people are retarded, and don\'t deserve the same oxygen as me.
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*continues breathing EThugg\'s oxygen anyway..*
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Give it back you bastard!
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Too late!!
*runs off giggling like a schoolgirl*
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Now see, if NFL players were playing that game than there would be some serious sueing going on. All anyone does is complain.....
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Isnt it nice how they go after a game that is about as much football as burnout is about driving a car.
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*Loves NFL Blitz - is the only football game I actually enjoy* < - hate\'s sports!
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Man to me NFL Blitz is just a party game nothing wrong with those are there? What do you think that the MLB and NHL are gonna start in on violent videogames?
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Originally posted by Bladez
Man to me NFL Blitz is just a party game nothing wrong with those are there? What do you think that the MLB and NHL are gonna start in on violent videogames?
The NHL already did that years ago. They complained that EA\'s hockey games in the 16-bit generation had too many fights, so EA\'s releases after that had less fights per game, at least for a couple of years.
:alien:
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What about those hockey and baseball games I see commericals on the tv of the players fighting? with fire coming out of their fists and all that good stuff
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They will probably jump on the bandwagon soon as well. They just need excuses to whine.