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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 8:50PM (Unverified) said

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Look at the old guy trying to be 'hip'.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 8:53PM TheDarkWayne said

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right that's why he's wearing the suit. It isn't about being hip, it's about getting developers to come to Boston so the city can make money out of it, and showing that he understands what the ESRB does, unlike the entire legislature of California is a big step
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 11:02AM Mr Itcher said

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That's Mumbles Menino himself.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 8:59PM spin cycle said

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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:01PM spin cycle said

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oops. typo.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 10:20PM AUserName said

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lol You beat me to it. All this from the people that are afraid of LEDs and partical board? Yep...
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:00PM Haggard said

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Captain Obvious would have been a somewhat better frontman for this campaign.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:00PM vidguy said

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We need more public info ads like this.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:10PM s ls said

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no we dont -_-'

There's a sign at every legit video game or electronics store that clarifies this even more.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:12PM TheDarkWayne said

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but if we have more signs like this, maybe Arnie and Blindy will stop wasting taxpayers money on retarded laws that never pass. Blindy is new york governor david patterson in case you dont follow politics
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:17PM s ls said

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Yeah I live in NYC.. but I love SNL skits on Governor David Patterson.. LOL
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:25PM Shmil said

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We really do. There are far to many parents out there that don't know anything about the ESRB rating system and they opt to buy a game for their kid to shut them up. More education of the ESRB means that less parents will buy M rated games for their kids. This would give a big middle finger to all of the people who blame school shootings and random acts of children stupidity on video games. That would result in hacks like Jack Thompson not having jobs. Gamers, developers, parents, children and everyone else wins.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:30PM vidguy said

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But that's the problem, InFaMoUs1. Grandmas who buy their 8 year old grandsons Grand Theft Auto IV don't go to "legit video game" stores. Plus, there is still the stigma that videogames are for kids. To have an advertisement say flat out that some games aren't for kids will maybe help get the message across.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:38PM s ls said

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dude wtf are you talking about I seen a shit load of mothers and old women buying video games at wal mart, target, etc. where the fuck do they go then?
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 10:15PM WiredKnight said

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@ infamous

I think the better question is:

What are you doing at Walmart in the first place?
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 10:36PM vidguy said

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Yeah, cause Walmart and Target are real "legit video game" stores concerned with making sure a parent knows about ratings systems. If they sold porn at Walmart the **wonderful** employees would sell it to a 5 year old.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:01PM Haggard said

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Captain Obvious would have been a somewhat better frontman for this campaign.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:02PM Haggard said

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Aw what?!
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:02PM (Unverified) said

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I've seen these ads all over the T (Boston's public transit system).

The thought of Mayor Menino playing videogames is hilarious, and there's a few of them where he's looking real excited, holding a PS1 controller.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:03PM Rikerbot said

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Harmonix is situated in Boston. That makes it a hub of game development to me.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:04PM Rikerbot said

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Sorry, Cambridge. Serves me right for not fact-checking...
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:07PM (Unverified) said

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There's quite a few in the area (Rockstar New England, Turbine, Harmonix, 38 Studios, Demiurge, 2K Boston) but I can't think of any in Boston proper. Hell, 2K Boston is in Quincy.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:04PM MrSpaceCowboy said

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It looks like the mayor is playing a good ol' rape 'n murder simulator.

Good for him! :D
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:40PM One Stomy Night go watch it said

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No Tom Menino; this will NOT help your run for mayor.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:39PM (Unverified) said

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Something like 90% of this type of nonsense comes from the Democrat camp, yet Republicans are constantly framed as the ones wanting to control entertainment content. Crazy.
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 10:15PM Roto13 said

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What the hell are you on about now?
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 4:09AM Nick the Hero of Canton said

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Old 'joke':

Democrats want to censor violence
Republicans want to censor sex
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 9:42PM warxroutione said

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dadgum democrats...!!!

*flees*
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Posted: Jun 11th 2009 11:25PM HoopyHobo said

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The sad thing is there are a ton of parents out there who would be like, "Whaat? I thought all video games were for kids!" Idiots.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 10:38AM Snake Robot Podium said

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It sounds stupidly obvious to us, but a lot of people just don't understand that some games aren't for kids.
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 11:12AM alakai said

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Is he smack talking the poor kid? "oooh you like that Billy? Owned!"
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Posted: Jun 12th 2009 6:06PM mdo7 said

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Jack Thompson saying this guy is raped by the video game industry and saying the Boston's mayor is defending his rapist and no longer should be trusted in 3...2...1
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