This sh*t is true! I’m not f*#king with you. My brother sent me this article from gamepolitics.com.
I went on to research it further and came across this article on towardfreedom.com. It seems that Sony used a metal ore called coltan to produce a bluish-gray powder called tantalum, which is defined as a transition metal. This tantaum was used to make the PS2 and other products. This coltan was being mined (exploited) in parts of war-torn Africa by Rwandan Militias looking to finance their war. The Militias used POW’s and children to mine this coltan to sell to many companies (including Sony) to make everything from cell phones to laptops and… PS2s. I am not bullsh*tting you check it out:
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OK… lets start with the Wikipedia definition of Jack Thompson:
John Bruce “Jack” Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American attorney and activist, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson, a Christian conservative[1], is known for his public advocacy of conservative Christian moral standards. He is also an activist against video games such as Grand Theft Auto and Bully.
His involvement with music, gaming, and the media (and especially use of legal threats) have raised questions about First Amendment rights. The Florida Bar is currently seeking sanctions against Thompson for inappropriate conduct.
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Yesterday Hollywood lost one of its Icons when Stan Winston passed away. Stan was an innovator in special effects make-up, animatronics and digital FX. He has created such master pieces for films like Terminator, Jurassic Park and Aliens (to mention a couple of hundreds). I have worked on films that he has been on but never had the pleasure of meeting him in person. It’s genius like him that inspires future generations to make their dreams happen. Here’s some excerpts from an LA Times article:
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I have at least 10 games I downloaded from Xbox Live, and I played them for a while… then the novelty kind of wore off. I was kicking ass on Robotron (Williams Electronics), for a while. But as always with the older arcade games… it just gets too f*#king hard after a certain level… So ya give up. Well it looks like Xbox live is now taking titles off their Xbox Live Arcade… well… for the simple reason that some games suck and aren’t getting downloaded. So f*#k it… pull’em. Here’s some sh*t stolen from Gamespot.com:
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Apparently the Wii Fit (Nintendo) called a 10 year old girl she was fat, and her mother got quite irate! So Nintendo wrote a formal apology. Check it out:
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