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Battlefield Hardline Trailer/Box Art Causes Controversy in Wake of Ferguson Shooting

CraveOnline: "Considering the current tumultuous relationship the US populace is sharing with the police in the wake of the Mike Brown shooting in Ferguson and Eric Garner’s death (and the subsequent ludicrous ruling that the officer who murdered him wasn’t found guilty of any wrongdoing), the latest Battlefield game, which sees police go head-to-head with civilians in the middle of a drug war, was always going to have a hard time selling itself without causing controversy."

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yarbie10003452d ago

Quick...call Kmart & Target so we can get it pulled

Funny...allllll this controversy. And this is the first I've heard about it. Some people need to grow a pair

TheJacksonRGN3452d ago

EA should have chosen a different time to air their trailer is all. No need to stop selling the game.

DarthZoolu3452d ago

FTPolice i wasn't gonna buy this from the time i heard cops and robbers. First Battlefield game ever that I won't be playing.

theshonen88993452d ago

Battlefield was never a good fit for a police story. I would have loved a game built from the ground up involving the more focused and personal conflicts of police officers like LA Noire but building it on the foundations of a military shooter just doesn't work.

venom063452d ago

only a DUMBA$$ EA/Battlefield hater would equate the box art of a damn video game with what happens in real life.. people are stupid incredibly stupid its becoming nauseating. So if folks are butthurt over that, then why be butthurt of the killin of cops that in the game?? why not be butthurt over the police killin of criminals on GTA5??? Good lord, i swear some of these butthurt EA/Battlefield hatin people were born 5 months premature...

LackTrue4K3452d ago (Edited 3452d ago )

Funny, never Hurd of this shooting, is it races/school/bank robber related? In the end, if it is/isn't....what dose it have to do with gaming again??

Immorals3452d ago

People just need to let go and just get on with their lives. The world would be a much better place.

Razjin3452d ago

Wow i'm black and i'm not offended why are people so sensitive about this trailer.....damn I just lost hope for humanity over this.

Soulscare3452d ago

I don't understand what race has to do with it tbh... Surely it should "Police shoots kid" rather than "Police shoots black kid".

BX813452d ago

Depends on the situation. Yeah there are some race issues but not every damn one. That's just out of control. also who in the hell riots over this? Yeah let's destroy our community store while we're at it and steal tvs..... That'll fix it.

Ashunderfire863452d ago

#BX81

It's not the that fact many black people in Ferguson was rioting, it's the fact Agent Provocateurs started the riots, so the mainstream media can blame black people for destroying their neighborhood. It started out as a peaceful protest, the cointel pro New Black Panthers hijack the protest and start riots, the police and the national guards so called America's heroes to save the day for the media to report. Wake up people we are being played out. Most of those rioters are out of the of Towners .

BX813452d ago

It's also the fact that they were rioting and looting their own businesses. Lets say the black panthers start rioting, well if you don't join like an idiot then it's only the black panthers rioting. Too many people wanna play the race card when it's not needed then loot and riot where they live. That doesn't solve crap.

Dirtnapstor3452d ago

Someone somewhere will always attempt to make unnecessary connections. This is cops & robbers, something we all played as little kids.
Cover looks pretty cool.

loganbdh3452d ago

Love the TV show presentation of the trailer makes me wanna watch 24 all over again... I'm black and not offended at all.

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There are no "thoughtful" ads in video games, EA

There are no thoughtful ads in Video Games, EA. Leave them be.

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northpaws4d ago

I think the only type of games that can gets away with it would be sport games, having those sponsors ads on the side like on real life.

But don't put freaking Doritos ads in Star Wars or something, it breaks the immersion. If it is a pop-up ads, then big no.

Hofstaderman4d ago

EA can thoughtfully eff themselves.

Makersbreath24d ago

EA coming back for the crown of being perceived as the worst company in gaming.

Chocoburger3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

One of my favorite series is the THPS franchise, and it was packed with ads, but it didn't bother me. Posters for skateboard companies, JEEP, and Nokia phones. It did sort of fit in with the game world, but that was the past, these days ad would be intentionally intrusive or unskippable loading screen type of imagery. Ugh, I know EA would do it in a horrible fashion. Screw them.

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Report: Sexual Misconduct Investigation Conducted at EA, Suspects Named and What They Did Revealed

EA senior staff has been investigated for sexual misconduct involving female coworkers, and these said people have been named publicly.

isarai9d ago

Aye just call Phil, i mean he somehow made Bobby Kotick's scandal disappear and gave him a few million dollar high five on the way out.

Cacabunga9d ago

I wonder if it will be censored with some in game ads.

MrBaskerville7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Microsoft did, Phil Spencer played a minor part. He instigated the buyout that led to Kotick escaping all his controversies while getting a golden handshake.

Someone on Twitter calculated that the people hired in Tango and Arkane Austin could get a decent salary for roughly 17 years for the money Kotick was paid.

InUrFoxHole6d ago

Yeah some thing tells me Kotics $ was already guaranteed before MS made the deal. As for the studios... Let's be honest here... none of those studios made system sellers.

XiNatsuDragnel9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

EA about to go down like Activision and then Phil saves the day saying.this is good for the industry and consolidation will help create competition. /s.

MrBaskerville7d ago

Then they shutdown Codemasters and studio behind Jedi Survivor.

Atleast they could hardly do much damage that EA hadn't allready done. EA has shut down most of their studios by now.

ravens529d ago

What's up with all these horny creeps. You gon be horny, fine. Just not at work take care of that shit before you go in. Rub one out if you have to. Don't be a creep at all. ESPECIALLY at work. But don't be one AT ALL.

Extermin8or3_9d ago

I mean part of the issue is that things transpired outside of work....

MrBaskerville7d ago

That's the thing he mentioned about not being a creep at all.

KwietStorm_BLM9d ago

You think deviants care where they are? Work sometimes makes it an even better situation for them because they can abuse their power.

mudakoshaka8d ago

Nerds think they are Gods when they are making video games.

NotoriousWhiz9d ago (Edited 9d ago )

"it seems that according to EA, given the events transpired outside of work between two adults, and the fact that once investigation has started that the alleged perpetrators didn’t do it again, the investigation is considered closed. [...] The victim still has to work with the people that harassed her."

Yep, EA is disgusting.

Extermin8or3_9d ago

I mean the fact stuff happened outside of work puts EA in quite a difficult position legally. These women don't seem to have reported the matter to the police which kinda ties EA's hands on what they can do. If they don't file reports of the crimes then yeah from EA's perspective it is stuff that happened outside of work. The only exception is the guy that apparently referenced things in the slack channel for work, spending on what he said proving it may be very hard and he may well be able to get away with plausible deniability. I don't like EA and I think these people need to be dismissed but without any legal action being taken, EA can't really do much without risk of being sued themselves for unfair dismissal etc.

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EA to Spend Billions Boosting Share Prices After Mass Layoffs

EA has announced it will engage in a shareholder-pleasing share buyback program just a couple of months after mass layoffs at the studio.

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Yi-Long13d ago

Well, anything to make those shareholders happy, I guess. They're all that matters in this industry nowadays.

badboyz0913d ago (Edited 13d ago )

EA stocks haven't been profitable in over 5yrs. They better hope Take-two don't get the FIFA license lol.