Bully's boy-on-boy scenes causing a stir

[wraggster]

Rockstar Games' Bully has been the subject of controversy since it was first announced more than a year ago. The game shipped to retail last week after a failed 11th-hour attempt by Florida lawyer Jack Thompson to have it banned.

However, the controversy surrounding the game might not be over with just yet. In navigating the angst-filled halls of Bullworth Academy as 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins, players can participate in some extracurricular tonsil hockey with significant others. But while these significant others are typically female, there's at least one other boy in the game whom Jimmy can successfully court, as documented by this in-game video from GameBrink.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board surprised some people last month when it issued a T-for-Teen rating for the game. The content descriptors listed for the game on the ESRB's Web site are crude humor, language, use of alcohol and tobacco, violence, and sexual themes. When asked about the boy-on-boy make-out sessions, the ESRB told GameSpot, "That content was considered in the assignment of the rating."

Thompson addressed ESRB president Patricia Vance in an e-mail he claimed to have sent to "every major news organization in America and the UK," as well as a host of lawmakers and industry representatives.

"Dear Ms. Vance," Thompson wrote, "We just found gay sexual content in Bully, as Jimmy Hopkins makes out with another male student. Good luck with your 'Teen' rating now, Patty."

A representative from Bully publisher Take-Two had not responded to a request for comment as of press time.

[skater9269]

umm in america if that changed the game rating gay activist groups would be suing like son ma bicks.

[stotheamuel]

Hmm.. that shouldn't change it.. a boy making out with a girl, is no worse than a boy making out with a boy.

[wolfpack]

haha thats sad, gay action almost caused M rating

[zidanerick]

Big F*ing Deal, who cares, there has been a lot of games where you could do this, and i imagine that this will not be the last

[SnesR0X]

Lol, there's a video on joystiq about this, an they have a video from gaygamer.net that shows tem making out 4 times

[Makaveli777]

Well its not like the force you to kiss boys or encourage you to. Its on your own free will. So if you aint gay dont kiss the boys!!!!!!

[SnesR0X]

or like in fable where you can have mutiple spouses, of both sex, nobody really minded that, and in this it's only kissing. unlike the noises they made when the screen went dark

[geise69]

Ummm...I guess Thompson forgot about a very popular game called Sims 1 and 2.

[LilSwish722]

Ummm...I guess Thompson forgot about a very popular game called Sims 1 and 2.

ok good point. NOw when thompson retires or dies...whichever comes firsst then the kids now will be able to play more games aand not having to worry about raising money fast before the game they want is pulled from the shelfs. Now after thompson there will probably be another retard tryin to take the kids gaming freedom from them...SO END THIS BS NOW!!