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by Mr. Kool 12/13/2004, 4:39pm PST |
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Mischief Maker wrote:
Creexul :( wrote:
McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow wrote:
Home invaders hear GTA, flip out
It says they were playing GTA, but they were probably playing GTA San Andreas!
But really, I wonder what is with the thing of reporters always shying away from accurately naming video games in (most) game related stories.
1. Video Game names are getting so much longer and sillier and full of olde english or made up words, or fantasiquely intentionally misspelled wordes and coloned secondary titles that you MUST remember to differentiate it from other games in the series, that it's impossible for someone with only a passing interest in them to remember such tongue-twisters as Kohan: Ahmriham's gift or Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines, or La Pucelle: Tactics.
2. They know the goddamn name, but don't want to sound like a huge NERD by saying it correctly. Much like people who don't watch TV making a big deal about not knowing about TV shows they don't watch.
If it's possible, you're both wrong and right.
When I worked at a newpaper I had to edit the police notes section from time to time. Basically, if the police report said "Grand Theft Auto was stolen with a Playstation 2" from some guy, I couldn't correct it with GTA III because we just report what the cop wrote. Anything else other than what the cop writes is bad journalism. Other than that, #2 is pretty much right.
Journalism Bonus: While computer game titles get capitalized, software titles don't, according to the AP Stylebook. |
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Criminals: still stupid by McMoo the Anti-Drug Cow 12/13/2004, 12:20pm PST 
The LIBERAL media is so fucking stupid. >:( by Creexul :( 12/13/2004, 3:32pm PST 
2 explanations by Mischief Maker 12/13/2004, 3:55pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Creexul :( 12/13/2004, 4:05pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by whydirt 12/13/2004, 4:10pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Creexul :( 12/13/2004, 4:32pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Oom Shnibble 12/14/2004, 7:08am PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Creexul :( 12/15/2004, 5:51pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by whydirt 12/15/2004, 6:25pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by laudablepuss 12/15/2004, 7:17pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by whydirt 12/15/2004, 7:22pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Mr. Kool 12/13/2004, 4:39pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by laudablepuss 12/13/2004, 5:22pm PST 
Re: 2 explanations by Creexul :( 12/13/2004, 5:25pm PST 
Re: The LIBERAL media is so fucking stupid. >:( by Mysterio 12/13/2004, 4:45pm PST 
Re: The LIBERAL media is so fucking stupid. >:( by Creexul :( 12/13/2004, 4:53pm PST 
It was done back in March. Vivendi just wouldn't let them release it by FABIO 12/13/2004, 5:26pm PST 
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