I don't know what your problem is, but Slashdot's comment is one of the most true statements I've read in a long time. Xplay is one of the few review sources I completely trust, because it's one of the few that don't pull punches and actually just tell it like it is, and also is among the minority of non-biased reviewers. Adam and Morgan are the only two competent people on that entire network now, and the only 2 people on G4 that I have any respect for whatsoever. They may not act serious for the sake of comedy, but when it gets down to reviewing a game, they're among the best in the business.
I'll never understand why this issue is a problem...
There's a simple solution sitting in front of everyone's face, but I guess gamer's think it's to harsh and the government thinks it's to light.
We have this great thing called the ESRB. They rate games. They do a pretty fair job too. So tell me, what's the problem? If it says M or AO, kids shouldn't have it. That's the idea, so I don't see the conflict...if the government feels they need to better enforce this, than they just pass a law that says "minors can't buy M or AO games. If you sell a minor a M or AO game, your in deep-s#%$." That's all. No more, no less. There ya go.
Any gamer who would complain about a law that cut and dry is most likely just a 12-yr old whining because he can't buy GTA (and if you ARE a whining 12-yr old, that proves you don't have the maturity to think on an adult-level and thus shouldn't be playing the game regardless).
Any government official/lawyer/Jack "Hot Coffee" Thompson who has a problem with a law like that needs to just shove it in his pipehole, because going beyond that is encroaching upon 1st-amendment rights. The government has the right to regulate the sale of adult-material to minors, but it does NOT have the right to choose what people do for entertainment.
Minors can't get into R-movies, why is it so hard to keep M-games out of their hands? The games industry doesn't need MORE regulation, is just needs EQUAL regulation...
lol, I can see it now...
"Nintendo's for kids, eh?:click-click: This shotgun pointed at your head says otherwise."
lol, but, anyway. Yeah, I'm sold on ANY system that lets me play Duck Hunt. But why no Super Scope mock-ups? Did anyone other than me have a Super Scope back in the SNES days? I loved that thing, it was like a friggin' Bazooka. And anything involving a bazooka is just plain good fun...
You have no idea how right you may be......with all the media against violent video games these days, I fear Nintendo may be too afraid to release a lightgun device...
Your completely correct. People use code switching on a regular basis, and it's probably the only way people can probably function in the modern-day world. No one's going to go up to their boss and start talking street to him.
But my argument is the concept of one becoming desensitized to it in a way that may permit them to use such language in an inappropriate situation, especially in a situation of intense frustration or emotion.
I'm not saying I think every child is going to have this problem, and I think with parental intervention, I definitly think any sort of negative effect could be avoided. However, that's rare these days, as it seems more and more people care less and less about these kinds of things.
My argument comes down to this: Is there a single positive reason that a kid/teenager should play a game such as Grand Theft Auto? Is there any positive result? As a video game, the desired result should be to invoke a temporary amount of enjoyment. However, if such a game has an intense, or even subtle, possibility of having a negative effect in the process, why should that be risked? There are thousands of other games on the market that can process the same, if not more enjoyment, thus there's no good reason that a game of that particular sect needs to be played, especially considering the circumstances.
Swearing is inappropriate in a modern-day business setting, i.e., if you want to be successful, you can't curse out your boss. Personally, I'd prefer my kids not to be losers, and make something of their lives.
Personally, I don't think cursing should be at all offensive. I think it's ridiculous that people get offended by such silly words. The whole concept of vulgarities is beyond me. However, it's been established in society as negative, thus, it would do well to try to avoid unnecessary exposure to such material.
It's not like I think you can prevent someone from cursing by trying to hide them from it. It's everywhere, they're going to hear it somewhere. It's just, there's a fine line between hiding it from them, and teaching it to them. A good parent should do neither.
Now, it's one thing to say you don't feel something like cursing is truly inappropriate, and don't think it necessary to hide it from your kids. However, if your saying you want to actually teach it to them, then I strongly hope someone stops you from having children, because nothing positive can ever come from that.
Just so you know, Bungie says they probably will NOT have Halo 3 ready by the PS3 launch, but of course that depends a lot on when it launches.
I think everything hinges on the PS3 and Revolution launch dates. I expect them within a month of each other, but when in 2006 is beyond me. I was pointing towards March for the longest time, but I'm beginning to think summer '06 is more feasible. However, I think if they're going to wait that long, they may just hold off until late fall so they can hit the holiday rush.
The later the two release, the cheaper the 360's price drop will be. Although, I think it's more likely early on to see software bundle deals instead of hardware price drops.
I meant in comparisons over the entire life-cylces of the systems.
The PS3 features brand new technology, such as Blu Ray, which will see a strong drop in price. However, it will be over a long period of time, and the PS3 is possibly looking at a 10-year lifespan, which will space price drops out even more.
Microsoft recently claimed their going to cut the 360's price once a year. That's a bold statement, considering it would be almost free in a decade. We'll have to see how that turns out, because they could mean $10 cuts or $50 cuts, so...
As for the Revolution, that's anyone's guess. It's the hardest system to price, although I think $250 is a good guess. But that controller really makes it's pricing curve a big question mark. And being the cheapest, it of course has the least room to manuever.
So, I think the reason why you can't compare the current-gen pricing to next-gen is simply that there's too many X-factors, at least at the moment. There's just to many things we don't know that make it hard to predict the next-gen cycle. That's all I'm saying...
Allowing people to make their own decisions, as long as those decisions don't harm anyone else, is always better than the alternative.
I definitly agree with that. I'm a strong fighter for human rights and giving people the right to choose and do what they want, assuming they're not harming anyone else in the process. That's one philosophy I firmly side with.
However, minors can be an exception in many cases. I think they deserve more rights than they're given, especially within the school systems. However, exposure to inappropriate material is a different arguemnt I think...
When it comes down to it, the argument centers around an issue that has been controversial for a long time, and that's: "at what age is a person 'mature'?" I personally don't think any of us are qualified to answer that, and I honestly think it varies drastically from person-to-person. However, I feel between 16 and 18 are certainly good places to set an average, because of course you couldn't enforce the concept of maturity difference between people.
Maybe I don't think there's a single good reason to allow even a teenager to go skiing or eat ice cream. There's no snowy slope good enough that it has to be skiied down, no dessert good enough that it has to be eaten. But luckily, that's not how we decide whether to allow a recreational activity. You don't have to prove you need to go skiing; anyone who wants to keep you from doing it has to prove that you shouldn't.
My argument isn't about recreational activity in general, it's about inappropriate content specifically. The difference between doing something like skiing and playing GTA is that skiing doesn't help desensitize them to things like cursing, things that are inappropriate in today's modern world.
So do you think GTA should be banned for everyone, regardless of age, or is there some magic age where a game about stealing cars, killing gangsters, and running from the cops starts being "necessary" or stops being "inappropriate"?
It's not a matter of it at a certain age not becoming inappropriate, it's a matter of how your brain subconsiously processes the experience. Studies prove that younger minds are much, much, much more easily permanently altered than those of an adults. Thus, opinions and feelings on the concepts of sex, drugs, cursing, and other controversial issues are mostly defined by ones childhood experiences. Thus, if one is inappropriately exposed to these things in a negative manner, such as playing GTA, it can subconciously affect their feelings on these matters in the future. Scientific studies prove this.
I'm certainly not saying their going to grow up to steal cars or anything like that, but I would go so far as to say they would be more likely to curse and such.
Yeah, I don't know exactly why you decided to go on that little rant of yours, all I did was post what I thought the next-gen prices would probably be...I wasn't complaining about them, I was just saying that I'm literally on that tight of a budget to where I probably couldn't afford anything but the Revolution. The prices really don't surprise me one bit...
And, for the record, you cannot compare last-gen to next-gen in terms of pricing. It's going to be an entirely different ballgame.
Xbox 360
Perfect Dark Zero
Wireless Controller
Headset, Media Remote, + 20GB HD
Partial Online Access (Live Silver) Total: $450
PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Wireless Controller
Media Remote
Online Access? Total: $450
Nintendo Revolution
Super Smash Bros. Revolution
Wireless (Revolutionary!) Controller
Analog Stick Attachment
Full Online Access Total: $300
Depending on how the Rev controller thing turns out with Smash Bros., I personally have to go with the Revolution. If, for no other reason, because that's all my wallet can handle, and it might not be able to handle that!
My little brother is 14, and he was watching and playing GTA Vice City when it was still new. I don't see anything wrong with that. Teenagers know the difference between fantasy and reality.
I strongly disagree with that decision. I just don't think there's a single good reason to allow even a teenager to play an M game. There's no M-rated game good enough that it has to be played. It's not a matter of them understanding the difference between fantasy and reality, I just feel it's morally wrong to expose people to unnecessary inappropriate content. I for instance invoke strongly to my little brother that I don't want him to pick up cursing as a habit like I did. In the end, it just makes you sound ignorant. GTA just helps desensitize people to stuff like that.
And then those groups will complain that the law isn't being enforced well enough, or that adults can still buy the game and give it to their kids. Then they'll try to make it illegal to play the game anywhere that a minor can see it, or to allow minors into a store that sells it, etc.. just like they do with pornographic videos.
That's just ridiculous. I don't think anything like that could ever pass into law, it's too extreme. Congress isn't quite that retarted (w/ the exception of a couple pricks).
No, the parents aren't to blame for buying their kid a video game.
Yes, they are. They're 110% responsible. Any parent who dosen't pay enough attention to notice that they're exposing their children to adult-material without good reason is irresponsible and doesn't deserve to have children in the first place. Those that do it conciously are even worse...
Video games don't make people commit mass murder.
Now there's something I agree with. Anyone who blames stuff like that on video games is above and beyond an idiot. However, as per my example, it doesn't mean the media won't take it that way. Just because it's not the truth, doesn't mean people wouldn't accept it as such.
Yeah, I'm all for making things better for the next generation, but I really don't understand how allowing minors access to adult material makes anything "better".
Fine then, lets fire him and then you can have NO gaming news at all. Then you'll have to go cry in the corner because you don't have anything to flame and troll anymore you monkey-licking retarted asswipe. At least he DOES something productive you useless piece of shit.
So posting legitimate information of general interest is being pro-something? That's friggin' ridiculous. Let's go back through Slashdot Games over the past few days, before Nintendo started to get the post time IT DESERVED from TGS, and what do we see? ONE, maybe TWO Nintendo stories. If it deserves to be mentioned, he mentions it. Final Fantasy and PSP seem to get more/. time than Nintendo, so I don't think anybody should be complaining.
That fact is, that if you feel he's biased, that just means YOUR biased.
What the hell is with all the people bashing Zonk in the last couple posts? No one was bashing when interesting stuff was posted about the X360 or PS3...but when Nintendo gets it's 15 minutes of fame everyone goes whining about the admin being biased and what-not.
Christ, you people need to grow up. The man is doing his job, leave him alone. He's supplying information, that's what he's there to do, and he's doing a damn good job, so back off. This subject is offtopic anyway (my own post included, I won't exclude myself from the blame).
Yeah, I really don't know what to say...I guess we need to all sit back and wait 'till we can try it hands on... (You can see my detailed opinion here)
I definitly agree with you that the media and groups are much more afraid of games than they are more passive forms of entertainment. I've heard that quote you mentioned and many more like it, and I understand where your coming from completely.
But seriously, do you think "kids", even in the 13-16 year old category, should play things like GTA? I certainly don't. My little brother is almost 13, but it'll be a cold day in hell before I let him play a game like that in the next couple years. (Sidenote: I feel some M-rated games appropriate for minors over, say, 16. I don't think a 16+ rating would be a bad idea...)
However, based on the premise that you feel an age restriction is fair, I feel that the passing of this bill would be more beneficial to the industry. My theory is that if those underage are completely banned from purchasing Mature-rated titles, than what can groups like Focus in the Family do? They whine and complain about this new, horribly offensive game to Congress, and Congress just points to the new law and says: "Underage persons cannot purchase the game. There's no problem." Now, of course, it could get much more complicated than that, but you see my point.
My fear is that without legislation, we're going to see a large incident directly involving video games and in retaliation have a much more serious law on our hands. For example, if a 12-year old shoots up his school after his parents buy him GTA, then Congress would be pressed into passing a very severe restriction on games, much harsher than we're seeing now. If this bill goes is into effect, however, and it's completely impossible for the kid to purchase the game on his own accord, than hopefully the blame will go where it belongs, the parents (who are the root of this entire epidemic. People who don't care or don't pay attention to what their kids play should be barred from ever having children).
I noticed the ESA made a press release denouncing the bill, stating that California should instead focus on "working with industry in our efforts to help parents make the right game choices for their unique families." That'd be great if it could work, but it's a complete fantasy. That's dependent on having parents that give a damn. It's unfortunate, but there's no law to prevent jackasses and idiots from having children.
I looked up the bill itself and read over the blurp about the ban (the majority of the bill is actually totally unrelated). There is nothing in the bill that would give anyone any more leverage when it comes to the sale of video games. The bill clearly only limits the sale or rental of M-rated video games to minors. So this won't aid any interest groups or anything in their fight against the "evils of gaming." As I said, I think it will probably hurt their cause (which means it helps mine:P ).
Ok, now I'm just fuckin' pissed off. It was a god damn typo, get the fuck over it. Try scouring the internet, or hell, even the Slashdot comments. You'd be hard-pressed to find many posts that DON'T contain errors. About a tenth of the internet just ignores punctuation and capitalization all together, let alone the proper use of a specific word with multiple spellings.
Everyone is permitted to have a typo now and then, and anyone who says otherwise is nothing but a fuckin' troll who has nothing better to do but annoy the shit out of people.
Wow, that was a lot faster than I thought...
Just to update everyone, you can download an english subtitle file for the movie now (seperate download). Expect more and more fansubs over the next 2 weeks.
The subtitle that comes with the movie is japanese, so that's kind of redundant.
Slashdot Mirror
I don't know what your problem is, but Slashdot's comment is one of the most true statements I've read in a long time. Xplay is one of the few review sources I completely trust, because it's one of the few that don't pull punches and actually just tell it like it is, and also is among the minority of non-biased reviewers. Adam and Morgan are the only two competent people on that entire network now, and the only 2 people on G4 that I have any respect for whatsoever. They may not act serious for the sake of comedy, but when it gets down to reviewing a game, they're among the best in the business.
Maybe Trip will hire Thompson and sue The Escapist...
There's a simple solution sitting in front of everyone's face, but I guess gamer's think it's to harsh and the government thinks it's to light.
We have this great thing called the ESRB. They rate games. They do a pretty fair job too. So tell me, what's the problem? If it says M or AO, kids shouldn't have it. That's the idea, so I don't see the conflict...if the government feels they need to better enforce this, than they just pass a law that says "minors can't buy M or AO games. If you sell a minor a M or AO game, your in deep-s#%$." That's all. No more, no less. There ya go.
Any gamer who would complain about a law that cut and dry is most likely just a 12-yr old whining because he can't buy GTA (and if you ARE a whining 12-yr old, that proves you don't have the maturity to think on an adult-level and thus shouldn't be playing the game regardless).
Any government official/lawyer/Jack "Hot Coffee" Thompson who has a problem with a law like that needs to just shove it in his pipehole, because going beyond that is encroaching upon 1st-amendment rights. The government has the right to regulate the sale of adult-material to minors, but it does NOT have the right to choose what people do for entertainment.
Minors can't get into R-movies, why is it so hard to keep M-games out of their hands? The games industry doesn't need MORE regulation, is just needs EQUAL regulation...
Blastris! lol, that game was just annoying...
"Nintendo's for kids, eh?
lol, but, anyway. Yeah, I'm sold on ANY system that lets me play Duck Hunt. But why no Super Scope mock-ups? Did anyone other than me have a Super Scope back in the SNES days? I loved that thing, it was like a friggin' Bazooka. And anything involving a bazooka is just plain good fun...
You have no idea how right you may be... ...with all the media against violent video games these days, I fear Nintendo may be too afraid to release a lightgun device...
But my argument is the concept of one becoming desensitized to it in a way that may permit them to use such language in an inappropriate situation, especially in a situation of intense frustration or emotion.
I'm not saying I think every child is going to have this problem, and I think with parental intervention, I definitly think any sort of negative effect could be avoided. However, that's rare these days, as it seems more and more people care less and less about these kinds of things.
My argument comes down to this: Is there a single positive reason that a kid/teenager should play a game such as Grand Theft Auto? Is there any positive result? As a video game, the desired result should be to invoke a temporary amount of enjoyment. However, if such a game has an intense, or even subtle, possibility of having a negative effect in the process, why should that be risked? There are thousands of other games on the market that can process the same, if not more enjoyment, thus there's no good reason that a game of that particular sect needs to be played, especially considering the circumstances.
Personally, I don't think cursing should be at all offensive. I think it's ridiculous that people get offended by such silly words. The whole concept of vulgarities is beyond me. However, it's been established in society as negative, thus, it would do well to try to avoid unnecessary exposure to such material.
It's not like I think you can prevent someone from cursing by trying to hide them from it. It's everywhere, they're going to hear it somewhere. It's just, there's a fine line between hiding it from them, and teaching it to them. A good parent should do neither.
Now, it's one thing to say you don't feel something like cursing is truly inappropriate, and don't think it necessary to hide it from your kids. However, if your saying you want to actually teach it to them, then I strongly hope someone stops you from having children, because nothing positive can ever come from that.
I think everything hinges on the PS3 and Revolution launch dates. I expect them within a month of each other, but when in 2006 is beyond me. I was pointing towards March for the longest time, but I'm beginning to think summer '06 is more feasible. However, I think if they're going to wait that long, they may just hold off until late fall so they can hit the holiday rush.
The later the two release, the cheaper the 360's price drop will be. Although, I think it's more likely early on to see software bundle deals instead of hardware price drops.
The PS3 features brand new technology, such as Blu Ray, which will see a strong drop in price. However, it will be over a long period of time, and the PS3 is possibly looking at a 10-year lifespan, which will space price drops out even more.
Microsoft recently claimed their going to cut the 360's price once a year. That's a bold statement, considering it would be almost free in a decade. We'll have to see how that turns out, because they could mean $10 cuts or $50 cuts, so...
As for the Revolution, that's anyone's guess. It's the hardest system to price, although I think $250 is a good guess. But that controller really makes it's pricing curve a big question mark. And being the cheapest, it of course has the least room to manuever.
So, I think the reason why you can't compare the current-gen pricing to next-gen is simply that there's too many X-factors, at least at the moment. There's just to many things we don't know that make it hard to predict the next-gen cycle. That's all I'm saying...
I definitly agree with that. I'm a strong fighter for human rights and giving people the right to choose and do what they want, assuming they're not harming anyone else in the process. That's one philosophy I firmly side with.
However, minors can be an exception in many cases. I think they deserve more rights than they're given, especially within the school systems. However, exposure to inappropriate material is a different arguemnt I think...
When it comes down to it, the argument centers around an issue that has been controversial for a long time, and that's: "at what age is a person 'mature'?" I personally don't think any of us are qualified to answer that, and I honestly think it varies drastically from person-to-person. However, I feel between 16 and 18 are certainly good places to set an average, because of course you couldn't enforce the concept of maturity difference between people.
My argument isn't about recreational activity in general, it's about inappropriate content specifically. The difference between doing something like skiing and playing GTA is that skiing doesn't help desensitize them to things like cursing, things that are inappropriate in today's modern world.
So do you think GTA should be banned for everyone, regardless of age, or is there some magic age where a game about stealing cars, killing gangsters, and running from the cops starts being "necessary" or stops being "inappropriate"?
It's not a matter of it at a certain age not becoming inappropriate, it's a matter of how your brain subconsiously processes the experience. Studies prove that younger minds are much, much, much more easily permanently altered than those of an adults. Thus, opinions and feelings on the concepts of sex, drugs, cursing, and other controversial issues are mostly defined by ones childhood experiences. Thus, if one is inappropriately exposed to these things in a negative manner, such as playing GTA, it can subconciously affect their feelings on these matters in the future. Scientific studies prove this.
I'm certainly not saying their going to grow up to steal cars or anything like that, but I would go so far as to say they would be more likely to curse and such.
And, for the record, you cannot compare last-gen to next-gen in terms of pricing. It's going to be an entirely different ballgame.
Xbox 360
Perfect Dark Zero
Wireless Controller
Headset, Media Remote, + 20GB HD
Partial Online Access (Live Silver)
Total: $450
PS3
Metal Gear Solid 4
Wireless Controller
Media Remote
Online Access?
Total: $450
Nintendo Revolution
Super Smash Bros. Revolution
Wireless (Revolutionary!) Controller
Analog Stick Attachment
Full Online Access
Total: $300
Depending on how the Rev controller thing turns out with Smash Bros., I personally have to go with the Revolution. If, for no other reason, because that's all my wallet can handle, and it might not be able to handle that!
"They think more about making everyone have a good experience than the games."
If they could pull off making everyone happy without even making a game, they really would be the best!
I strongly disagree with that decision. I just don't think there's a single good reason to allow even a teenager to play an M game. There's no M-rated game good enough that it has to be played. It's not a matter of them understanding the difference between fantasy and reality, I just feel it's morally wrong to expose people to unnecessary inappropriate content. I for instance invoke strongly to my little brother that I don't want him to pick up cursing as a habit like I did. In the end, it just makes you sound ignorant. GTA just helps desensitize people to stuff like that.
And then those groups will complain that the law isn't being enforced well enough, or that adults can still buy the game and give it to their kids. Then they'll try to make it illegal to play the game anywhere that a minor can see it, or to allow minors into a store that sells it, etc.. just like they do with pornographic videos.
That's just ridiculous. I don't think anything like that could ever pass into law, it's too extreme. Congress isn't quite that retarted (w/ the exception of a couple pricks).
No, the parents aren't to blame for buying their kid a video game.
Yes, they are. They're 110% responsible. Any parent who dosen't pay enough attention to notice that they're exposing their children to adult-material without good reason is irresponsible and doesn't deserve to have children in the first place. Those that do it conciously are even worse...
Video games don't make people commit mass murder.
Now there's something I agree with. Anyone who blames stuff like that on video games is above and beyond an idiot. However, as per my example, it doesn't mean the media won't take it that way. Just because it's not the truth, doesn't mean people wouldn't accept it as such.
Yeah, I'm all for making things better for the next generation, but I really don't understand how allowing minors access to adult material makes anything "better".
Ha! They said I was crazy! --> Nintendo Releasing Wireless Router for Revolution
Fine then, lets fire him and then you can have NO gaming news at all. Then you'll have to go cry in the corner because you don't have anything to flame and troll anymore you monkey-licking retarted asswipe. At least he DOES something productive you useless piece of shit.
So posting legitimate information of general interest is being pro-something? That's friggin' ridiculous. Let's go back through Slashdot Games over the past few days, before Nintendo started to get the post time IT DESERVED from TGS, and what do we see? ONE, maybe TWO Nintendo stories. If it deserves to be mentioned, he mentions it. Final Fantasy and PSP seem to get more /. time than Nintendo, so I don't think anybody should be complaining.
That fact is, that if you feel he's biased, that just means YOUR biased.
Christ, you people need to grow up. The man is doing his job, leave him alone. He's supplying information, that's what he's there to do, and he's doing a damn good job, so back off. This subject is offtopic anyway (my own post included, I won't exclude myself from the blame).
(You can see my detailed opinion here)
REVOLUTION CONTROLLER: LINKS OF INTEREST
But seriously, do you think "kids", even in the 13-16 year old category, should play things like GTA? I certainly don't. My little brother is almost 13, but it'll be a cold day in hell before I let him play a game like that in the next couple years. (Sidenote: I feel some M-rated games appropriate for minors over, say, 16. I don't think a 16+ rating would be a bad idea...)
However, based on the premise that you feel an age restriction is fair, I feel that the passing of this bill would be more beneficial to the industry. My theory is that if those underage are completely banned from purchasing Mature-rated titles, than what can groups like Focus in the Family do? They whine and complain about this new, horribly offensive game to Congress, and Congress just points to the new law and says: "Underage persons cannot purchase the game. There's no problem." Now, of course, it could get much more complicated than that, but you see my point.
My fear is that without legislation, we're going to see a large incident directly involving video games and in retaliation have a much more serious law on our hands. For example, if a 12-year old shoots up his school after his parents buy him GTA, then Congress would be pressed into passing a very severe restriction on games, much harsher than we're seeing now. If this bill goes is into effect, however, and it's completely impossible for the kid to purchase the game on his own accord, than hopefully the blame will go where it belongs, the parents (who are the root of this entire epidemic. People who don't care or don't pay attention to what their kids play should be barred from ever having children).
I noticed the ESA made a press release denouncing the bill, stating that California should instead focus on "working with industry in our efforts to help parents make the right game choices for their unique families." That'd be great if it could work, but it's a complete fantasy. That's dependent on having parents that give a damn. It's unfortunate, but there's no law to prevent jackasses and idiots from having children.
I looked up the bill itself and read over the blurp about the ban (the majority of the bill is actually totally unrelated). There is nothing in the bill that would give anyone any more leverage when it comes to the sale of video games. The bill clearly only limits the sale or rental of M-rated video games to minors. So this won't aid any interest groups or anything in their fight against the "evils of gaming." As I said, I think it will probably hurt their cause (which means it helps mine :P ).
Everyone is permitted to have a typo now and then, and anyone who says otherwise is nothing but a fuckin' troll who has nothing better to do but annoy the shit out of people.
Wow, that was a lot faster than I thought... Just to update everyone, you can download an english subtitle file for the movie now (seperate download). Expect more and more fansubs over the next 2 weeks. The subtitle that comes with the movie is japanese, so that's kind of redundant.