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Subject: Why do video game developers do this?

Why do video game developers take out chunks of a song that is featured in their video game?

Let's look at an example: NBA 2K13 has a song called Mercy. But it has its own version of the song.

Let's look at the original song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRA_AQ-Azo4

Doesn't sound too bad.

Now let's look at the version in NBA 2K13:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9H-qbVLkgc

Hmmm...things don't seem quite right. First of all, the "Lamborghini mercy, your chick she so thirsty" part is completely gone. Secondly, the song seems much shorter than usual. Finally, the song seems more choppier, as if many lines of lyrics were left out. I think this song got butchered.

Which leads me to my question: Why do video game developers butcher songs like this?

  • 12.11.2012 11:32 PM PDT

dafuq kinda music is that?

The beginning scared the crap outta me.

  • 12.11.2012 11:34 PM PDT


Posted by: Chicharito 14
dafuq kinda music is that?

The beginning scared the crap outta me.
You've never heard this song before? Seriously?

  • 12.11.2012 11:35 PM PDT

It has to be edited to fit what they want and make it appropriate for target audiences. You can lower game ratings by edited songs.

How do you not know this?

  • 12.11.2012 11:35 PM PDT


Posted by: This is a person

Posted by: Chicharito 14
dafuq kinda music is that?

The beginning scared the crap outta me.
You've never heard this song before? Seriously?

You call that a song?

  • 12.11.2012 11:36 PM PDT