News - Sense prevails as London Evening Standard retracts video game blame

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Reprint issued as London Evening Standard withdraws videogame reference.

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Finally - common sense has prevailed! Hallelujah!

So, just an edited reprint, and not an actual retraction then?

There are still copies of the original print in circulation.

LES = cockney tabloid?

I'm actually surprised that it's taken this long to make a connection. Lazy journalism is rife. How long before there's some backbench MP calling for bans/restrictions on such "dangerous" entertainments? :rant:

That said, I can't remember anything in GTA that parallels what the thugs were up to, (is there something in The Lost & The Damned?). With the Norwegian massacres being partially blamed on CoD, and now this the games houses must be feeling under a bit of pressure?

There was also a murder in Leicester, the victims mother claimed the killer had mimicked the game Manhunt.

I'm off to asda to eat all the cherries and hold Pacman responsible.

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Originally Posted by Zap

There was also a murder in Leicester, the victims mother claimed the killer had mimicked the game Manhunt.

I'm off to asda to eat all the cherries and hold Pacman responsible.

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Damn you i was already to make a some kind of joke about a goverment study linking obesity to pacman but you beat me to a joke about it.

I hope one of the ghosts gets you in the freezer aisle

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Originally Posted by Zap

I'm off to asda to eat all the cherries and hold Pacman responsible.

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LOL...Very good !


Don't think you can loot in GTA ?...I play these games & what rubbish !

"Blame game" :censored:

I don't think GTA is very realistic. When I shoot people on there money appears near the body. I tried it in London today and no money appeared :shocked2:Is there something I am missing?

Yea blame GTA and the people's skin colour! That's the way to go! :lol:

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Originally Posted by Badbonji

I don't think GTA is very realistic. When I shoot people on there money appears near the body. I tried it in London today and no money appeared :shocked2:Is there something I am missing?

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Your sights need adjusting? ;)

Amusing this morning watching the news media dragging on all the "experts" to explain why the disaffected/disenfranchised youth are making this "protest". Funny that it doesn't seem to have spread - or is life all wine and roses for the yoofs in Newcastle, Glasgow, Cardiff, etc? No? Didn't think so!

Personally I blame SimCity - poor players thinking that they can make good real-life governments.

They go on about how people rioting are blaming computer games..

Yet, they mention pacman, how many drug addicts blame pacman for them taking pills and listening to repetative music...