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[reaperking]

theres this thing going on i saw on the news yesterday and another day last week that said there is a group trying to ban haze. they say because of its violence and the use of drugs and etc. has anyone else herd of this going on? like i really wana get this game even if it means im gona have to travel to a diff country to buy it. personaly this ban worries me what is with the parents of today and their issues with the video games? first the church of england and resistance next what? anyways whats going to happen is this ban true? is this going to happen? or will everything be peachy and we can all go buy this game when its out with no worries?

[reaperking]

theres this thing going on i saw on the news yesterday and another day last week that said there is a group trying to ban haze. they say because of its violence and the use of drugs and etc. has anyone else herd of this going on? like i really wana get this game even if it means im gona have to travel to a diff country to buy it. personaly this ban worries me what is with the parents of today and their issues with the video games? first the church of england and resistance next what? anyways whats going to happen is this ban true? is this going to happen? or will everything be peachy and we can all go buy this game when its out with no worries?

[deded999]

Huh? Where on Earth did you hear that? What news? It seems highly unlikely IMO...

[reaperking]

it was on sky news and channel news asia if anyone else saw it? i was like wtf! when i herd

[frd_neko]

Er, I've heard of no such thing. And whilst given the current climate I wouldn't rule anything out, there's a lot of games far more likely to attract media attention in this way.

Neko.

[reaperking]

i was really freaked out when i herd but hopefully its false and yea its true that there are more games that would attract more media attention

[deded999]

You sure it wasn't just a more general story on banning games and Haze was shown among other games? I think if this was the case then Ubisoft and FRD wold have heard about it. Anyway, Haze is hardly the only game to have ever used 'pharmaceutical products' as enhancers - Bioshock also uses a similar device if I'm not mistaken, along with many other games...

EDIT: Having checked Sky News site and found absolutely nothing, I call bull unless this turns up somewhere verifiable.

[TerranUp16]

As far as both violence and drugs go, one only needs to delve into Haze to realize that Haze is probably, in a way, more of an ally to such people (censors) than an enemy.

[frd_neko]

'Ally' is probably a bit of a strong word for it but yeah, as far as the overall message of the game is concerned, I think HAZE is very much a case for the defence (of the sort of mature content games can provide), rather than the prosecution.

Neko.

[TerranUp16]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by frd_neko:
'Ally' is probably a bit of a strong word for it but yeah, as far as the overall message of the game is concerned, I think HAZE is very much a case for the defence (of the sort of mature content games can provide), rather than the prosecution.

Neko. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">more of an ally </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

The "more of" part there is key, but I'm also sure that you understood that and were just clarifying.