Sony kills goat for God of War II promo

[Eternal Tune]

The fact that the story is most likely fake still seems to be lost on you blowhards.

20 bucks said Sony started it to get the goat fanboys all hot and bothered.
Man + Goat = Holy Union?

[Sweater Fish Deluxe]

That's a very pig headed an arrogant stance. You state that there's no difference but you don't really prove it. YOu're just stating your beleifs over and over again.

Yeah, you're right. I got a little...overzealous there. Sorry. But actually, my point was precisely that this is the sort of thing that can't be "proven." It's a matter of perception. Would you ask me to prove to you that green and blue are different? I can't do that any more than you can prove that they're the same. It's a matter of perception, not reason.

Oh and there is a real difference between Morals and Ethics. http://atheism.about.com/od/philosop...s/p/Ethics.htm

Oh man! I guess I shouldn't be too critical of an article about ethics from about.com, but this guy makes a ridiculous error. He's contrasting ethics with *MORALITY*, not morals. He says:

morality refers to moral standards or conduct while ethics refers to the formal study of such standards and conduct

Morality--like ethicality--is action or attitude informed by what is moral or ethical. Ethics--like morals--is a body of knowledge about what is ethical or moral. So of course they have different definitions, but only because they represent different categories. He should either compare ethics to morals or he should compare ethicality to morality, but he can't take one term from one category and the other from the other. Unless he *WANTS* his argument will be totally misleading, that is.


...word is bondage...

[Nature Boy]

Oh, and by the way, there were a few other ancient Grecian rituals I think they should have incorporated. Like homosexuality.

Dude, have you ever been to Mykonos? There's nothing ancient about some things...

(BTW: The previously mentioned Greek anti-video game law was totally thrown out).

[Promophile]

Normally, I don't nitpick people's spelling mistakes, but Vagitarians? Are those people who only eat...nevermind.

Misspelling was intended. If someone is not eating meat for health reasons, thats fine. If someone of those chest thumping PETA freaks, then give it a rest. Look up how many animals are killed each year when the grain you eat is harvested.

[Gamereviewgod]

I cannot believe anyone thinks this is real......it's sort of funny.

It is real:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/30/so...d-goat-antics/

[Juganawt]

it's shock tactics... remember they did a similar thing with PSP and the "racial slave" poster, along with the "take a running jump here" poster where 20 kids commited suicide when PSP started to flop?

As they're taking losses left right and center, and people are starting to lose interest in Sony, so Sony release some major shock tactics, get some free press, then say "sorry, we fucked up" as they sit back and wring their hands with glee as interest in their products go through the roof.

Sony's amazing PR at work...they sure do get people talking about them.

Off topic - not a bad rack on the girl in the pic... shame about the red titty paint. Why not just let em go paint free?

[Guru of Time and Space]

Misspelling was intended. If someone is not eating meat for health reasons, thats fine. If someone of those chest thumping PETA freaks, then give it a rest. Look up how many animals are killed each year when the grain you eat is harvested.

It's never too late for you to see the light.
So change your ways, and do what's right.

-GoTaS

[cyberfluxor]

Normally, I don't nitpick people's spelling mistakes, but Vagitarians? Are those people who only eat...nevermind.

Oh, and welcome back Eternal Tune.

[meancode]

I stayed out of this one, but Njiska told me to read it.

GRG, your crazy. This isn't suicide, its the Sony marketing machine at its best. They didn't do anything wrong here, in fact, they took steps to make sure it was done correctly. It was already dead, bought from a butcher, no food was eaten from the carcus. Its called a show, a spectical, and it was done quite well from the looks of it.

I just read the magazine author never even attended the event! Its all selacious jornalism at its finest.

Now where is a baby seal when I need one.

[goemon]

I'm not sure why, but after reading this topic I got a serious craving for Gyros. Has anyone else experienced this? (Lamb, not goat. AFAIK there's only one place in my city that sells goat and it's a sketchy looking warehouse in the ghetto.)

[64Bits]

It is real:

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/04/30/so...d-goat-antics/

I honestly couldn't believe it, simply because of the absolute cheesiness of the photos....unbelievable.

[meancode]

I'm not sure why, but after reading this topic I got a serious craving for Gyros. Has anyone else experienced this? (Lamb, not goat. AFAIK there's only one place in my city that sells goat and it's a sketchy looking warehouse in the ghetto.)

Actually I could go for some mutton and mint jelly right now...

[Push Upstairs]

Well this goat thing worked, here we are talking about it!

[Icarus Moonsight]

I'm not sure why, but after reading this topic I got a serious craving for Gyros. Has anyone else experienced this? (Lamb, not goat. AFAIK there's only one place in my city that sells goat and it's a sketchy looking warehouse in the ghetto.)

Hmmm, sketchy looking warehouse in the ghetto eh? It's most likely stray-cat gyros not lamb.

I get my gyro-fix at a Greek place. It's lamb/beef mix and soooo yummy.

LMAO @ Vagitarian

[cityside75]

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...src=rss&rpc=22

[rbudrick]

Hate to tell you guys, but if you oppose what Sony did, you have inadvertantly helped them anyway by posting in this thread and creating buzz.

The apology was written well in advance, I'm sure, because no company is that dumb. See, when they issue an apology, the buzz starts all over.

Sony wins.

-Rob

[Buyatari]

I completely agree.

Oh, and by the way, there were a few other ancient Grecian rituals I think they should have incorporated. Like homosexuality. In ancient Greek culture, homosexuality was very common. In fact, many Greeks partook in pederasty (sex between an older man and a younger boy, which had often been kidnapped). Plato once described Socrates as "boy crazy," and it is suspected that he was executed for having sex with one too many little boys.

True but a modern day party based on homosexuality would just be gay.

[heybtbm]

Hate to tell you guys, but if you oppose what Sony did, you have inadvertantly helped them anyway by posting in this thread and creating buzz.

I am confident that this thread created absolutley zero buzz and is responsible for zero copies of GoWII sold.

[Nature Boy]

I am confident that this thread created absolutley zero buzz and is responsible for zero copies of GoWII sold.

You'd be wrong though. I wasn't aware of GOWII before this thread started (I don't really pay attention to PS2 games now that I've got a 360), but now I'm thinking of buying it. After I finish the original GOW that is.

[jajaja]

I ordered my copy of GoW 2 a few days ago Had nothing to do with this article or discussion tho.