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

[HEXUS]

Reprint issued as London Evening Standard withdraws videogame reference.

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[.havoc]

Finally - common sense has prevailed! Hallelujah!

[iworrall]

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

[Stephen C]

There are still copies of the original print in circulation.

[crossy]

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?

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?

[Stephen C]

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.

[danroyle]

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.

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

[Andi-C]

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

LOL...Very good !


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

"Blame game"

[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 Is there something I am missing?

[usxhe190]

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

[crossy]

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 Is there something I am missing?

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.

[[GSV]Trig]

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...