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Is Lawsuit Looming Over God of War Shooting?

In Marble Falls, Texas last month, a 13-year-old boy shot a 15-year-old boy while they were playing the M-rated God of War. Troy is recovering from his wounds, but apparently has lost much of his eyesight. Although some gaming sites reported the news at the time, GamePolitics opted not to cover the story as the linkage to God of War seemed peripheral. Last evening, however, they received one of Miami attorney Jack Thompson's numerous e-mails.

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Published: 96 days 12 hours ago | News | PlayStation 2 | Gaming

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SPARTAAN - 96 days 17 hours ago

1 - GOW doesnt even have guns so how does this have anything to do with GOW

wtf GOW doesnt even have guns and in most of the cases the parents themselves get the games for their kids do they cant even blame the retailers for it

they were playing GOW when the incident occured does that me if im watching tv when someone shoots me then it the tvs fault

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VirusE - 96 days 13 hours ago

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Spartaan I was thinking the same thing. If the kid killed another kid with a blade on a chain while running around half naked in red face paint i could understand but god of war doesnt even have guns!?!?!?

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streeks1984 - 96 days 12 hours ago

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Great point Spartaan! I dont think they realize GOW is a greek mythological game and therefore cannot have any guns. But yet and still they will try to blam the game for that idiots random act of violence. Maybe we should shoot someone while we are watching C-SPAN....hahahahahahaaaa NOOOOOOOOOOOOT!

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Spinner - 96 days 12 hours ago

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Not to mention 12 and 15 year old kids AREN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE PLAYING GOD OF WAR!

Guess the giant "M/17+" sign on the cover went over their parent's heads.

They have no case...

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yesah - 96 days 12 hours ago

1.4 - yea..

....sue the parents, not some random video game company.

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Hellbringer - 96 days 12 hours ago

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Where the hell did they even get a hold of a gun?

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aftrdark21 - 96 days 11 hours ago

1.6 - Why is a

13 yr old and a 15 yr old playing God Of War anyway...

edit@3fixme Exactly...it's an M rated game.

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Genesis5 - 96 days 11 hours ago

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Only in America. Two kids are running around with a gun and a video game(one that has nothing to do with guns). One gets shot. So you sue the maker of the video game?

I think I would be a little more concerned with where they got the gun.

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VirusE - 96 days 10 hours ago

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3FIXME that is seriously a good point! Good eye.

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devilhunterx - 96 days 9 hours ago

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how dare you use logic around here???!! take it back!

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Kakkoii - 95 days 22 hours ago

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Another reason why USA needs to make better Gun laws like other countries have.

The Gun laws in USA are so lenient that almost every damn family has a gun stored in a closet or drawer. It's way to easy for a kid to get a hold of a gun in USA.

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Elvfam511 - 95 days 21 hours ago

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wtf a kid is playing this if they can't control themselves and wtf a gun how the F**k they got a gun at that age that's super bad parenting why sue GoW it's not there fault it's the parents fault man stop blaming games for actions like this people with minds can control there actions well thats it.....

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IntelligentAj - 95 days 16 hours ago

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It's times like these when I really dislike the laws in the my country. These parents are blatantly responsible but they're gonna sue? Be serious.

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gamesR4fun - 96 days 15 hours ago

2 - if was anyone other than thomson

spewing his usual bs it might be news...

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chester - 96 days 12 hours ago

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i love how people blame the game and not the gun......or the kid that used it, or the parents that let it be in his hands.

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Fux4Bux - 96 days 12 hours ago

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Haha blaming a game that doesn't even have guns. How stupid can this crap get.

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Norad6 - 96 days 12 hours ago

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It's just Jack Thompson again. Nothing to worry about. Remember, he has a restraining order from practicing law. For a minute there I thought this was someone els, but I guess wacko Jacko is the only one that cares nowadays.

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vegnadragon - 96 days 12 hours ago

6 - Air is to blame!

The kid was breathing AIR before this happen. So clearly the responsible for this case is the evil AIR.

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DViOUS1ONE - 95 days 15 hours ago

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hahahahaahha......

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richierich - 96 days 12 hours ago

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I blame the kid not the game

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Vicophine - 96 days 12 hours ago

9 - LOL

Guns/games don't kill people, stupid people do.

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adansirs6 - 96 days 12 hours ago

10 - W.T.F.....

The U.S is going to hell in a hand basket.To blame a game for the actions of human beings that should know better further more, What the hell is this kid doing with a gat in the first place? And not even one gun depicted in the game.SHAME.

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rmedtx888 - 96 days 11 hours ago

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I don't think a game will do that to anybody. It's the bad education the kids are getting at home. Besides even if the game had something to do with it, the parents are to blame for buying the game for the kids.

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beavis4play - 96 days 11 hours ago

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i think the parents ought to explain to somebody why their kids are "packing heat" when playing video games they aren't old enough to play.

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thedude17655 - 96 days 11 hours ago

13 - so if i am watching fight club....

and beat myself up and then shot myself in my head and think i would survive like ed norton could my family sue, because i am moron?..or i myself survive with serious injury to my dome piece.

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TwissT - 96 days 11 hours ago

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Ok first off all how the hell did a MINOR get a hold of a firearm? and second of all WHAT IS A PERSON UNDER 17 PLAYING GOD OF WAR FOR!? Jesus Christ, what is with the hate for video games?

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