Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive has done it again.
The company, which has come under fire in the past for offensive content in its games, is now testing the taste barrier with its latest sports video game, All-Pro Football 2K8, which features O.J. Simpson, unquestionably America's most infamous athlete.
A game trailer on the Game Trailers Web site shows Simpson game highlights as his team, "The Assassins," moves down the field. Toward the end of the clip, Simpson scores a touchdown, prompting a large hooded mascot (above) above the scoreboard to make stabbing motions with a large knife.
Game Trailers, a division of Viacom's MTV Networks, publishes video game trailers, previews, reviews from all publishers. Take-Two doesn't dispute that the Simpson clip represents the game's contents.
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Yeah but they didn't make t... (Below threshold)1. Posted by furlough | July 21, 2007 3:51 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yeah but they didn't make the clip and they aren't responsible for it's production.
I'm not defending that murderer OJ in any way, but Take Two made a videogame and they decided not to pay the exorbitant NFL licensing fees to use real team names. Hence the name "Assassins" for a team.
They did defend the inclusion of OJ - the game is called All-Pro Football, not Current Year football. Not the best defense, but OJ is IN the Hall of Fame.
And this is just my opinion, but it looked to me like the person playing the game had to score many touchdowns in order to get the scary Assassin "stabbing" motion from the big doll.
Overall, a big MEH from me.
Ron Mexico is in for more trouble than this game over the next few months!
1. Posted by furlough | July 21, 2007 3:51 AM |
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