In some of
these games violence against women is then used as character development for the protagonist.
Not exact matches
The
game is widely seen as one of the most violent available and includes scenes of mass shootings, prostitutes and
violence against woman.
Last week Sony unveiled a brand new trailer for Naughty Dog's The Last of Us: Part II at Paris
Game Week, with the promo coming in for some criticism due to its brutal
violence, particularly
against women and children [watch the trailer here].
Where is the «accountability» for... > The «entertainment» industry flooding our youth with heinously toxic, cognitively poisonous VIOLENT VIDEO
GAMES and GANGSTER - THUG GLORIFYING music / videos that promote crime, substance abuse, disgusting conduct, mistreatment &
violence against women, anti-educational achievement, anti-positive values, anti-professional careers, anti-healthy, responsible behaviors!
George R.R. Martin explains why there's
violence against women on
Game of Thrones — In which George R.R. Martin uses the history excuse to explain the
violence against women in his work.
This
game... which, as you've indicated... promotes
violence against women, simply has no place in our society.
The investigation itself makes reference to the sales of
games that include «sexual
violence»
against women, and while that may hold true for such infamous
games as Rapelay, the UN leaves it almost open to interpretation on what
games qualify for their looming banhammer.
«To be clear, Duke Nukem Forever makes a
game out of physical and sexual
violence against women.
«The Capture the Babe mode of the Duke Nukem
game, which will be played primarily by young people, sends the message that physical and sexual
violence against women is normal, acceptable, and even funny.
What the market is not factoring in, however, is the downside risk coming Take - Two's way with the sale of this «Mature»
game to kids, which is a murder simulator for
violence against women, cops, and innocent bystanders...
Though not about the abuse of
women, the 2012 indie title Papo & Yo is an example of a
game that respectfully deals with the very serious issue of alcoholism and domestic
violence against children.
The truth is that these
games do not expose some kind of «gritty reality» of
women's lives or sexual trauma, but instead sanitise
violence against women and make it comfortably consumable.
Avowed child development experts and other moral watchdogs took to the chamber to explain, without any tinge of sensational overreaction whatsoever, how
games like Night Trap were making children more prone to aggressive behavior and encouraged sexual
violence against women.
«Following feedback from customers about the
game's depictions of
violence against women,» Target Australia announced today that they will stop selling Grand Theft Auto V.
Now you might be asking yourself, «Doesn't having female enemies in a
game perpetuate
violence against women?»
In the Street Fighter
games, for instance, when Chun - Li and Ryu fight each other, this isn't considered
violence against women, because the two characters are presented as being on more or less equal footing, and because Chun - Li is an active participant who isn't being targeted or attacked specifically because she's a
woman.
Beyond being criticized for the extreme brutality shown in it, the latest trailer for The Last of Us: Part 2 has also come under fire specifically for depicting
violence against women, and using that imagery to sell a video
game.
She's pretty explicit:
Game devs are not supposed to use abuse or
violence against women as part of the setting of their
games unless they are making a critical look at the issue.