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Re: Black Ops Commercial and Discussion Fox and Ravens Send a noteboard - 08/11/2010 06:37:56 PM
Just wondering if anybody saw the Black Ops commercial that aired this weekend? It featured Kobe Bryant, Jimmy Kimmel and a slew of 'average' people in the middle of a live battlefield with real weapons shooting live ammo and generally blowing stuff up.

As I watched I was equally fascinated and horrified. I love first person shooters and military tactical shooters, but I guess I never thought of it like the commercial portrayed it: gamers locked in combat with each other.

The Jimmy Kimmel and Kobe Bryant cameos were awesome, hilarious, and mildly disturbing.

The tagline, "There's a soldier in all of us," closed the commercial and my stomach turned when I saw it.

Real soldiers are dying every day all around the world. Real non-combatants are dying every day, too.

If there's a soldier in all of us, is there any hope for peace, ever?

I don't know.
I think I need a break from video games after seeing that.



I see what you mean. That's pretty terrible. Basically that's saying "yeah it's ok to go to war and kill people. look, it's fun and very entertaining. Not to mention people DIE BY FREAKING GUNS!" There's a difference between seeing it in a video game and seeing real people...everyday people...turn some place in to a warzone. THAT doesn't sit well with me. There was a chance I'd buy the game before...and maybe I'm taking this commercial too seriously but there is no way I'm buying it now to support that kind of mentality. Talk about desensitizing people...
Go Hokies!

CS/CpE. Yay engineering!
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Black Ops Commercial and Discussion - 08/11/2010 06:24:49 PM 786 Views
I find it a tad bit tasteless, but I'm surprised that you had such a strong reaction. *NM* - 08/11/2010 06:37:31 PM 279 Views
You and me both! - 08/11/2010 06:58:05 PM 702 Views
Re: Black Ops Commercial and Discussion - 08/11/2010 06:37:56 PM 591 Views
meh, it's an advert - 09/11/2010 09:33:40 AM 567 Views
oh and i've bought and it's alright - 09/11/2010 09:34:11 AM 550 Views
Nazi zombies was fun - 09/11/2010 11:57:33 PM 595 Views
couldn't get past round 3 with just me and a mate *NM* - 11/11/2010 01:21:43 AM 268 Views
Highest for me is 7. - 12/11/2010 03:23:02 PM 543 Views
I don't like it one bit - 09/11/2010 01:44:40 PM 762 Views
+1 *NM* - 09/11/2010 06:49:31 PM 266 Views
Re: I don't like it one bit - 10/11/2010 12:31:14 AM 655 Views
Am I the only who thought it entertaining and funny? - 09/11/2010 06:32:03 PM 775 Views
I did. I thought it was great. - 10/11/2010 12:30:22 AM 653 Views
I kind of thought the same thing. - 10/11/2010 02:13:32 AM 745 Views
Re: I kind of thought the same thing. - 10/11/2010 02:22:26 AM 629 Views
Fake as opposed to really shooting people. *NM* - 10/11/2010 04:15:11 PM 267 Views
That sounds like a good thing... yes? *NM* - 10/11/2010 09:41:30 PM 277 Views
Definitely yes. - 11/11/2010 05:27:36 AM 766 Views
I don't play FPS, but - 12/11/2010 10:06:09 PM 664 Views
It was boring. - 12/11/2010 10:16:32 PM 653 Views

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