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Konami Comments on Future of MGS2
An official statement from KCEJ about the MGS2 rumors afloat since Tuesday's tragic events.
September 13, 2001
After most of the initial shock of the horrific events that occurred Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 began to sink in, some Americans began to wonder how it would affect certain things in their lives that seemed much more important just a few days ago. Much of the questions we've received here at IGNPS2 over the past 48 or so hours have been regarding the status of certain games that deal with violent issues.
The game brought up the most was Konami's highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which happens to feature terrorists in New York City as one of the game's adversarial parties. The speculation that has been circulating is that the game would either be delayed or cancelled in the West because of the recent happenings in the United States. Today, we've received an official statement from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan regarding the effects of the simultaneous terrorist incidents in the United States on its upcoming product.
"We do not know what effects there will be upon Metal Gear Solid 2 at this moment. We are currently collecting and analyzing information regarding this matter and would like to express our condolences to the victims of the tragedy."
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I don't wish to appear as though I'm more concerned about the release of the game than I am about Tuesday's events, as nothing could be further from the truth. However my personal thoughts are that the game should be released as planned.
My reasons? Well, the subject of the game is - I believe - far removed from reality enough to avoid direct comparison, and the terrorist activity in the game differs significantly from that which occurred on Tuesday.
Your opinions?
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Konami Comments on Future of MGS2
An official statement from KCEJ about the MGS2 rumors afloat since Tuesday's tragic events.
September 13, 2001
After most of the initial shock of the horrific events that occurred Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 began to sink in, some Americans began to wonder how it would affect certain things in their lives that seemed much more important just a few days ago. Much of the questions we've received here at IGNPS2 over the past 48 or so hours have been regarding the status of certain games that deal with violent issues.
The game brought up the most was Konami's highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which happens to feature terrorists in New York City as one of the game's adversarial parties. The speculation that has been circulating is that the game would either be delayed or cancelled in the West because of the recent happenings in the United States. Today, we've received an official statement from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan regarding the effects of the simultaneous terrorist incidents in the United States on its upcoming product.
"We do not know what effects there will be upon Metal Gear Solid 2 at this moment. We are currently collecting and analyzing information regarding this matter and would like to express our condolences to the victims of the tragedy."
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I don't wish to appear as though I'm more concerned about the release of the game than I am about Tuesday's events, as nothing could be further from the truth. However my personal thoughts are that the game should be released as planned.
My reasons? Well, the subject of the game is - I believe - far removed from reality enough to avoid direct comparison, and the terrorist activity in the game differs significantly from that which occurred on Tuesday.
Your opinions?
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We cannot bow down to terorism in any way. It may be a touchy situation at the moment, but the game was in development far longer than the event, and no one could have anticipated the attack which took place on Tuesday.
With the news community drawing it;s attention to the ability of people to learn to fly from flight simulators, there will surely be more to follow from the group who is trying to sue the games industry for corrupting today's youth.
The fact of the matter that the games industry is merely an entertainment industry, it is not a terrorist community and it is not a teaching community, it provides a form of entertainment. If people are not entertained by computer games, their is no force in our free democratic societies to force them to play the games. If people feel they will be effected by a game other than in a way which they are being entertained, then it is their personl choice whether they buy it or not. The whole point I am getting at here is our personal freedom.
The whole reason behind the attacks in America was against the personal freedom of the people who live in the modern democratic world. We can follow any religion we chose, we can be entertained in any way we chose, we can learn anything we chose, and we can chose not to let terrorism kill our freedoms and our societies. The very reason that these terrorists were able to learn to fly planes and board the aircrafts is because of our free society. Our society however is constrained by laws putin place by our democratic gavernments to protect the people living in the nation.
Games do not make people terrorists, guns do not make people terrorists, planes do not make people terrorists, religion does not make people terrorists, people make themselves terrorists, it is our laws that make terrorism illegal, it is our freedom which makes us targets and it is our freedom which we should protect without reservation.
With the news community drawing it;s attention to the ability of people to learn to fly from flight simulators, there will surely be more to follow from the group who is trying to sue the games industry for corrupting today's youth.
The fact of the matter that the games industry is merely an entertainment industry, it is not a terrorist community and it is not a teaching community, it provides a form of entertainment. If people are not entertained by computer games, their is no force in our free democratic societies to force them to play the games. If people feel they will be effected by a game other than in a way which they are being entertained, then it is their personl choice whether they buy it or not. The whole point I am getting at here is our personal freedom.
The whole reason behind the attacks in America was against the personal freedom of the people who live in the modern democratic world. We can follow any religion we chose, we can be entertained in any way we chose, we can learn anything we chose, and we can chose not to let terrorism kill our freedoms and our societies. The very reason that these terrorists were able to learn to fly planes and board the aircrafts is because of our free society. Our society however is constrained by laws putin place by our democratic gavernments to protect the people living in the nation.
Games do not make people terrorists, guns do not make people terrorists, planes do not make people terrorists, religion does not make people terrorists, people make themselves terrorists, it is our laws that make terrorism illegal, it is our freedom which makes us targets and it is our freedom which we should protect without reservation.
From IGN...
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Konami Comments on Future of MGS2
An official statement from KCEJ about the MGS2 rumors afloat since Tuesday's tragic events.
September 13, 2001
After most of the initial shock of the horrific events that occurred Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 began to sink in, some Americans began to wonder how it would affect certain things in their lives that seemed much more important just a few days ago. Much of the questions we've received here at IGNPS2 over the past 48 or so hours have been regarding the status of certain games that deal with violent issues.
The game brought up the most was Konami's highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which happens to feature terrorists in New York City as one of the game's adversarial parties. The speculation that has been circulating is that the game would either be delayed or cancelled in the West because of the recent happenings in the United States. Today, we've received an official statement from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan regarding the effects of the simultaneous terrorist incidents in the United States on its upcoming product.
"We do not know what effects there will be upon Metal Gear Solid 2 at this moment. We are currently collecting and analyzing information regarding this matter and would like to express our condolences to the victims of the tragedy."
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I don't wish to appear as though I'm more concerned about the release of the game than I am about Tuesday's events, as nothing could be further from the truth. However my personal thoughts are that the game should be released as planned.
My reasons? Well, the subject of the game is - I believe - far removed from reality enough to avoid direct comparison, and the terrorist activity in the game differs significantly from that which occurred on Tuesday.
Your opinions?
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Konami Comments on Future of MGS2
An official statement from KCEJ about the MGS2 rumors afloat since Tuesday's tragic events.
September 13, 2001
After most of the initial shock of the horrific events that occurred Tuesday morning on September 11, 2001 began to sink in, some Americans began to wonder how it would affect certain things in their lives that seemed much more important just a few days ago. Much of the questions we've received here at IGNPS2 over the past 48 or so hours have been regarding the status of certain games that deal with violent issues.
The game brought up the most was Konami's highly-anticipated Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, which happens to feature terrorists in New York City as one of the game's adversarial parties. The speculation that has been circulating is that the game would either be delayed or cancelled in the West because of the recent happenings in the United States. Today, we've received an official statement from Konami Computer Entertainment Japan regarding the effects of the simultaneous terrorist incidents in the United States on its upcoming product.
"We do not know what effects there will be upon Metal Gear Solid 2 at this moment. We are currently collecting and analyzing information regarding this matter and would like to express our condolences to the victims of the tragedy."
-----
I don't wish to appear as though I'm more concerned about the release of the game than I am about Tuesday's events, as nothing could be further from the truth. However my personal thoughts are that the game should be released as planned.
My reasons? Well, the subject of the game is - I believe - far removed from reality enough to avoid direct comparison, and the terrorist activity in the game differs significantly from that which occurred on Tuesday.
Your opinions?