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Is Lawsuit Looming Over God of War Shooting?

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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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SPARTAAN - 632 days 23 hours ago
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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 - 632 days 19 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 - 632 days 18 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 - 632 days 17 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 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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1.4 - yea..
....sue the parents, not some random video game company.
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Hellbringer - 632 days 17 hours ago
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Where the hell did they even get a hold of a gun?
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aftrdark21 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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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 - 632 days 17 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 - 632 days 16 hours ago
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3FIXME that is seriously a good point! Good eye.
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devilhunterx - 632 days 15 hours ago
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how dare you use logic around here???!! take it back!
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Kakkoii - 632 days 4 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 - 632 days 2 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 - 631 days 22 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 - 632 days 20 hours ago
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2 - if was anyone other than thomson
spewing his usual bs it might be news...
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chester - 632 days 18 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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Norad6 - 632 days 17 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 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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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 - 631 days 21 hours ago
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hahahahaahha......
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CPTN MITCHELL - 632 days 17 hours ago
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7 - yeah ok
so if i'm home watching menace 2 society and I shoot my friend. can he go after new line cinema
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richierich - 632 days 17 hours ago
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I blame the kid not the game
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Vicophine - 632 days 17 hours ago
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9 - LOL
Guns/games don't kill people, stupid people do.
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adansirs6 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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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 - 632 days 17 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 - 632 days 17 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 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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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 - 632 days 17 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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IzKyD1331 - 632 days 17 hours ago
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oh that jack thompson sure is a silly goose(lol), not only was it never mentioned that the 2 boys shouldn't have even been playing an M rated game, but god of war has absolutely NOTHING to do with guns....its the parent's fault for letting the kids have access to guns, and buying games meant for 17 year olds, the kid who fired the gun obviously had some mental issues (my sympathy goes out to the boy who got shot)
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KratosKilla - 632 days 17 hours ago
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This incident wouldn't have happened if they weren't playing that game. WHAT! Are you kidding me. Why does a 13 year old have a gun in the first place. They must be so unsupervised its crazy. I don't even think these kids were playing videogames. These politicians just add that in to be able to pass there stupid bills of supposed morality. Come on. These are kids who are stupid enough to point a gun at your friend. And their parents were too stinkin lazy to lock the freakin guns away. BADDD CHILDREN! BAD PARENTS! BAD POLITICIANS!
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Qbanboi - 632 days 16 hours ago
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Yeah man. I remember those good times, when i played GOW 1 and 2 shooting the crap out of Ares and Zeus with my shotgun. Oh wait, it wasn't God of War, BECAUSE GOW DOESNT HAVE GUNS. Damn, stupid people.
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Fruit Loops - 632 days 16 hours ago
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wow this story made plenty of sense (sarcastic)
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PS3n360 - 632 days 16 hours ago
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20 - guns dont kill people games do.
1.5 your comment is dead on. One kid shoots another kid and no one even talks about the gun being involved. Might as well blame it on the kids socks. I love playing violent games but I am a non violent person. I don't play them until my 3 year old goes to bed. Parents need to stop babysitting their kids with television and games and start paying attention to them. I play Dora video bingo with my kid, there are games for children GOW is not one of them.
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Kareem - 632 days 16 hours ago
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How did the boy get hold of the firearm and why were they playing M+ rated games to begin with? Oh wait, bad parenting.
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Solid_Snake - 632 days 16 hours ago
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22 - stupid parents
Wow.. how can God of War be the cause of this when there are no guns in the game? Second, how are these kids playing this game anyway, when it is rated mature. Finally, where the hell did this kid get a gun from anyone??? Once again, games are being blamed for bad parenting.. this kid must of been screwed up anyway, because he asked a friend to help him toss the body in a barrel. I played Mortal Kombat when I was a kid, and I didnt go around tearing people's head and spinal cord out of their body, or throw knives at people. Some people just shouldnt be allowed to have kids.. home come we cant neuter parents?????
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RecSpec - 632 days 16 hours ago
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I'm tellin ya, they were fighing over whose turn it was to play the threesome game.
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Adamalicious - 632 days 16 hours ago
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Maybe if he had used some crazy retractable-chain sword thingeys it would be more plausible.
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Perkel - 632 days 16 hours ago
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ehh.. no comment, stupid kid.
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Bubble Buddy - 632 days 14 hours ago
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If there was like a Barbie Island Adventure at the shooting; would they blame it on the game, honestly...
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Enigma_2099 - 632 days 12 hours ago
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27 - And as usual...
... no one's even THINKING about blaming the PARENTS...

"If there was like a Barbie Island Adventure at the shooting; would they blame it on the game, honestly..."

This is Jack Thompson... OF COURSE HE WOULD!!!!!
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THUNDERMARE - 632 days 12 hours ago
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What puzzled me is that many people mention that children shouldn't be playing M-rate game, but you know what, F*** the M-rate. I've been playing m-rate games since I was 12, now I'm a college graduate and working as an investment banker and I never have any violent related crime. What puzzled me the most is that WHERE THE HELL IS A 12 YEARS OLD BOY GET A GUN FROM!!!
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Diugu - 631 days 20 hours ago
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You guys, investment bankers, aren't doing a very good job over there. (Assuming you are from USA)
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bluegoblin - 632 days 11 hours ago
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29 - next thing we know
some one is going to get stabbed while playing CoD4 and they're going to blame the game.Well done you morons!!
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micbelt - 632 days 10 hours ago
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30 - lets just gloss over
the fact that a 13 year old had access to a firearm, wtf?
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Lew_Ijgee - 632 days 9 hours ago
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31 - I don't know about you guys...
but I always give each of my kids loaded firearms when they play video games. Its the best way to know that they will keep things fair.
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bluegoblin - 632 days 7 hours ago
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31.1 - LMAO!!
that deserves some bubbles!!!;D
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The Dark Knight - 632 days 9 hours ago
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okay number 1.

God of war has no guns.
2. there too young.

3.

THERE STUPID FA$$OT KIDS. God damn when will these mo fos and grow up and stop killing each other over a form of entertainment
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