What is the Philly Inquirer saying about night vision?
The Inky’s video games blogger professes his love of “fake realism” but thinks the NVGs being offered with Modern Warfare 2’s “Prestige Edition” are akin to “giving away a free race car with Gran Turismo.” Rob Watson, the “Bare Knuckles” blogger for the Inquirer, doesn’t want to come off as someone railing on the evil of violent video games. Still, he says “this is a bad idea. “I would say 99.9999 percent of gamers who buy the Prestige edition will have a blast with these new goggles, innocently playing around at night with them. Yet, it is also like giving away a free race car with Gran Tourismo or Forza – someone is going to cause a highway wreck. In Modern Warfare 2’s case, I shudder (just a bit) to think of someone, who may have a hard time with reality anyway, donning these goggles for real mischief or even worse.” I know, I know, I’m cringing at that kind of dot-connection, too. But before you go ripping off this guy’s head (well, virtually anyway), maybe his point could be rephr
Someone help me out. I am kinda stuck between my love of video games (and all the freedoms that should be allowed in developing them) and my concern for something that could potentially lead to some unfortunate events. Look, I love Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare game. It strikes the right balance of fun and fake realism (only in the video-game world is such an irony regarded so highly). All of my friends play it and there is nothing more satisfying than accumulating enough kills to earn the chopper or air strike and watching the opposing team run for cover while you sit back and laugh. That being said, the sequel to Modern Warfare (creatively called Modern Warfare 2) will be released Nov. 10. It is expected to hit store shelves with a special “Prestige Edition” that could cost $150 – possibly more. It includes all the doodads of a premium game – metal case, art book, unique downloadable content, and . . . um . . . night-vision goggles. Night-vision goggles that work. This
The Inky’s video games blogger professes his love of “fake realism” but thinks the NVGs being offered with Modern Warfare 2’s “Prestige Edition” are akin to “giving away a free race car with Gran Turismo.” Rob Watson, the “Bare Knuckles” blogger for the Inquirer, doesn’t want to come off as someone railing on the evil of violent video games. Still, he says “this is a bad idea. Sources: http://kotaku.
