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Subject: EA forced to remove gun shop links from MoH site
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Links to browse and buy real weapons featured in popular war-based video game Medal of Honor have been removed from the title's website.

It followed pressure from groups suggesting that video games were responsible for inciting real-world violence.

A representative for publisher EA said: "We felt it was inappropriate and took the links down."

Company logos, and descriptions of the weapons, remain on the game's website.

On the website for Medal of Honor, which has for years been a major seller for EA since the first title's release in 1999, news updates on the latest title discuss "partnerships" with weapons manufacturers.

A partners page displays 14 logos of companies producing combat equipment - but no longer link directly to the firms' individual sites.

In a separate news item on EA's main website, Medal of Honor's executive producer Greg Goodrich writes: "So head over to the Magpul website and gain an unfair advantage!". It refers to a Colorado-based firearms firm.


I..I.....I just don't know where to begin with this, so much of this is wrong.

I heard of ingame advertising but literally putting links to gun shops on the website?

Any thoughts on this, I just don't know where to start.

  • 12.27.2012 6:51 AM PDT

Wow...just wow...

  • 12.27.2012 6:52 AM PDT

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Gun Laws, etc are going downhill.

  • 12.27.2012 6:52 AM PDT
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Warfighter is a terrible game anyway

  • 12.27.2012 6:53 AM PDT

Money of Honour.

  • 12.27.2012 6:53 AM PDT
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Foman is my favorite moderator. <3

So?

I don't see the problem. Unless OP really thinks Medal of Honor/Call of Duty, with millions upon millions of titles sold, contributes in any meaningful way to gun crime.

  • 12.27.2012 6:53 AM PDT

BAN ALL BRONIES

All i gotta say is, thats not going to stop this "gun violence" stuff. People cause violence, weather its a gun or a freaking pencil. Stupid.

  • 12.27.2012 6:54 AM PDT
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I guess I understand why they pulled them off. It's more of a PR move than anything.

  • 12.27.2012 6:55 AM PDT
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Posted by: A Good Troll
So?

I don't see the problem. Unless OP really thinks Medal of Honor/Call of Duty, with millions upon millions of titles sold, contributes in any meaningful way to gun crime.
I don't think that but why link to gun shops when its a site for a video game??

It's like call of duty advertising for the army.

  • 12.27.2012 6:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: Android Spartan
popular war-based video game Medal of Honor


No

  • 12.27.2012 7:00 AM PDT

Recon Number 54 -
If they are still looking, then while holding the snarl, I let drool start to drip from my mouth, I stand, curl my fingers into claws and with a hunched over crouch, I then make slow and deliberate steps towards them. When I get close enough, I let them hear my agonized and gasping growls and then, if they continue to stare, when I get within arm's reach? I kiss them on the nose, and run away giggling.

Having the links in the first place was a little stupid.

  • 12.27.2012 7:06 AM PDT
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Posted by: Android Spartan

Posted by: A Good Troll
So?

I don't see the problem. Unless OP really thinks Medal of Honor/Call of Duty, with millions upon millions of titles sold, contributes in any meaningful way to gun crime.
I don't think that but why link to gun shops when its a site for a video game??

It's like call of duty advertising for the army.

Because those interested in games like Medal of Honor are males aged 18-30, which is also a large demographic for those that make weapons purchases. Stands to reason that the gun manufacturer is going to want to advertise to a group that is more likely to purchase what they want to sell.

No different than Viagra advertising in golf magazines or a wedding shop advertising on Lifetime movie network.

  • 12.27.2012 7:06 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hunter S7
All i gotta say is, thats not going to stop this "gun violence" stuff. People cause violence, weather its a gun or a freaking pencil. Stupid.


This, and just as likely they are to blame pens and pencils for misspelling their words rather than their own idiocy.

  • 12.27.2012 7:07 AM PDT

http://i.imgur.com/fsISj.png

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Posted by: Android Spartan
popular war-based video game Medal of Honor

No

  • 12.27.2012 7:11 AM PDT
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I understand nothing because my life is a conspiracy.

They did this after Aurora. Sort of old news, but it was overlooked by many.

  • 12.27.2012 7:19 AM PDT

Currently studying Computer Science & Software engineering. Hope to work on mobile devices of the future! When a certain game's credits roll, look out for my name! ;)

You will -blam!- bricks when you see what game it is! =)

"EA" <-- what did you expect?!

  • 12.27.2012 7:38 AM PDT
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Posted by: Aang the Avatar

Posted by: Android Spartan
popular war-based video game Medal of Honor


No


Lol "popular"

  • 12.27.2012 7:51 AM PDT

Halo 3 is where the morons of the universe congregates.

I am thinking of an old story. "Three Billy Goats Gruff" (hint the troll dies at the end)

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Warfighter is a terrible game anyway

  • 12.27.2012 8:24 AM PDT
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I'm sorry that I made you guys mad but I hate people that are muslim do to the fact that the quaran specifically says kill or convert the infidel. You can look it up if you want. I have a mild learning disability. And I am being serious that I have a mild learning disability. I'm in LLD classes for acedemics.

Wait, people play MoH?

  • 12.27.2012 8:26 AM PDT
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For all questions with answers unknown to you, the proper procedure is to assume the answer is peanut butter.

While that may be true, I'm just going to pretend otherwise.

Because the gun companies were willing to divulge information about their products so the devs could make a better game. It's just EA showing some gratitude by getting those companies more publicity.

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Posted by: A Good Troll
So?

I don't see the problem. Unless OP really thinks Medal of Honor/Call of Duty, with millions upon millions of titles sold, contributes in any meaningful way to gun crime.
I don't think that but why link to gun shops when its a site for a video game??

It's like call of duty advertising for the army.


[Edited on 12.27.2012 9:06 AM PST]

  • 12.27.2012 9:05 AM PDT
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Posted by: Hunter S7
All i gotta say is, thats not going to stop this "gun violence" stuff. People cause violence, weather its a gun or a freaking pencil. Stupid.
I would rather someone attacked me with a pencil than a gun.

  • 12.27.2012 9:06 AM PDT