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| Fox News Brings Video Game Violence Debate To a New Low
| from the unpredictable-like-the-tides dept.
| posted by Soulskill on Thursday February 10, @06:09 (First Person Shooters (Games))
| https://games.slashdot.org/story/11/02/10/0534237/Fox-News-Brings-Video-Game-Violence-Debate-To-a-New-Low?from=newsletter
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Fox News took another shot at the video game violence debate earlier this
week when they asked whether Bulletstorm, an upcoming M-rated shooter
from Epic Games, is [0]the worst game in the world. The article links
violent games with an increase in rapes, and suggests there should be
greater penalties for selling to minors. Gaming website Rock, Paper,
Shotgun [1]breaks down the problems with the article's sensationalist
claims and [2]highlights the disingenuous cherry-picking of quotes.
"Scott Steinberg, CEO of TechSavvy Global, and all-round industry guru,
got in touch with me to show me the answers he submitted to Fox when they
approached him for comment. [3]The full answers are reproduced below,
because what results is a fantastic interview on the subject of adult
game content and regulation. Fox chose to use none of Steinberg’s
comments in their final piece, opting instead for the more sensational
claims of those with no expertise in the subject (neither of whom have
found time to reply to our emails). But seeing these answers also
provides further insight into how the mainstream media coverage of gaming
stories works. Far from being a reporter ignorant of the subject and
twisted by naive contributors, Fox correspondent John Brandon was
equipped with a wealth of factual information and informed opinion before
composing his frantic article."

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Links:
0. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/08/bulletstorm-worst-game-kids/
1. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/09/will-bulletstorm-murder-your-children-no/
2. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/09/churnalism-fox-news-selective-quoting/
3. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/02/10/the-fox-news-debacle-techsavvy-update/