Comments on: Sony Promotes Gods of War II with Decapitated Goat http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/ CEO. Angel Investor. Entrepreneur. Adventurist. Wed, 16 May 2012 14:54:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: alice http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/comment-page-1/#comment-1133 alice Sat, 12 May 2007 16:56:15 +0000 http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/#comment-1133 I echo Katie's skepticism. If it did happen, then yes - really stupid move. Also, gratuitous. But unless you're a vegetarian (I can't remember if you are, but I'm guessing no, since I tend to remember fellow veggies), getting offended by dead animals seems strange; it's something that happens every day, we're just insulated against what it looks like. I echo Katie’s skepticism. If it did happen, then yes – really stupid move. Also, gratuitous. But unless you’re a vegetarian (I can’t remember if you are, but I’m guessing no, since I tend to remember fellow veggies), getting offended by dead animals seems strange; it’s something that happens every day, we’re just insulated against what it looks like.

]]> By: Katie http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/comment-page-1/#comment-1132 Katie Tue, 01 May 2007 02:07:30 +0000 http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/#comment-1132 Maybe it's so unbelieveable because it's quite likely a hoax? Why is the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, the only news source for this incident? Every other news agency just quotes the Daily Mail article. The fact that Sony apologized is also quoted from the Daily Mail, so none of this may have actually happened. Considering how big Sony is, this would have showed up on a major news network by now. Or at least on FOX, which would have seen some anchors screaming moral outrage by now: dead goats and naked girls? I think American media would have noticed. Or at least someone other than the Daily Mail, given that this launch was apparently attended by many journalists. Maybe it’s so unbelieveable because it’s quite likely a hoax? Why is the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, the only news source for this incident? Every other news agency just quotes the Daily Mail article. The fact that Sony apologized is also quoted from the Daily Mail, so none of this may have actually happened.

Considering how big Sony is, this would have showed up on a major news network by now. Or at least on FOX, which would have seen some anchors screaming moral outrage by now: dead goats and naked girls? I think American media would have noticed. Or at least someone other than the Daily Mail, given that this launch was apparently attended by many journalists.

]]> By: Sempre Libera http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/comment-page-1/#comment-1131 Sempre Libera Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:02:34 +0000 http://shankman.com/sony-promotes-gods-of-war-ii-with-decapitated-goat/#comment-1131 Ugh, that's disgusting. Who on earth approved that idea?! And I wonder if it would even sell more games with the target audience - I feel like even they would know (and be disturbed by) the difference between dead goats in a game and in real life. Ugh, that’s disgusting. Who on earth approved that idea?! And I wonder if it would even sell more games with the target audience – I feel like even they would know (and be disturbed by) the difference between dead goats in a game and in real life.

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