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hahaha, the short clip of him in a Blazers jersey has got to sting a little if you're a Portland fan.

Rumble in Kinect? Are we expecting some sort of add-on rumble pack a la the N64? And what would you do with it? Oh I know! Introducing the Microsoft Kinect UltraHD Jitter-Pak Suppository. Only $29.95.

I don't understand how this could be an issue for someone controlling a game with their body. If you want rumble, just shiver.

Classic games + Xbox 360's d-pad = Match made in failure.

I vote no for GameTap. Maybe if it comes out eventually on its own.

The real irony here is that I was perfectly able to play porn DVDs on my PS2, but an AO-rated game is unplayable.

@29. "Guns are perfectly safe when handled properly. There's no reason to have an age limit. The only potential problem is that little kids aren't physically strong enough to hold a gun steady."

While that might be true, it can also be said about pretty much everything. You're going to have a hard time convincing people that age restrictions on everything should be eliminated.

@22. The theater would get screwed in the ass by the MPAA (maybe) and possibly law enforcement as well. The reason is that theaters seemingly have a much more close-knit relationship with the MPAA because of how much power the group wields. The ESA doesn't seem to have as tight a relationship with game retailers. They continue to try to enforce their ratings through various fines and penalties, but I can't say how well it's working. As for trouble with law enforcement, NC-17 is one of those gray areas. If you're talking about pornography and minors, then obviously the rules change.

@23. If you're 6 and want to play violent video games or watch porn, that's something you should take up with your parents. The rights that people are talking about are the rights of people to sell their "art" without government interference. That's basically all this is about. As for guns, I've never heard of an age restriction for owning/purchasing/shooting one. If someone suggested one, believe me, a stink would be made. And an age limit on drinking (which is made on a per-state basis) doesn't violate any Constitutional rights, so it's not part of the discussion.

"Make R, NC-17, et al aplicable to video games and enforcable by law so people treat these things in the same way as movies and know exactly what they're getting. Job done."

Because movies aren't treated this way and the video game industry would fight (and have fought) any effort to make such laws. The movie ratings are not enforceable by law and they have likewise fought government efforts to enforce their ratings.

Look, I'm as vocal a supporter of video games and as anti-Subway/Jared as they come, but this ad has fuck all to do with video games. This is about children's eating habits. The video game is used in the ad as a method of being culturally relevant (using Pac-Man and an Atari joystick makes that effort futile, but I digress). There's a little fat shit chowing on a frosted pastry of some kind and playing a video game in which he's chasing down all sorts of fast food and high fat desserts.

@20. It's not implying anything about video games. It's saying "Your kids are fat because you let them eat shit food. Here, why not let them eat Subway? It's just as fast as Greasy McArteryClogger but tastier and better for them."

"I can't believe they actually announced that the TRAILER is coming out soon...why don't they instead tell us when the game is coming out."

Because they have already: Oct. 16th in North America and Oct. 19th in Europe.