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Sony pulls Killzone 2 ads in Toronto following complaints

Sony Canada has decided to pull about 300 bus shelter Killzone 2 ads throughout the Greater Toronto Area following a string of complaints by parents regarding the violent imagery. Davis Mirza, a 4/5 grade teacher, contacted Sony Canada when he noticed one such ad on display at a bus shelter near his Scarborough school.

Chris3996283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

The ads are no more offensive than half of the action-movie posters that we see. Tropic Thunder could be singled out for the same reason.

http://image.mcomet.com/iw/...

BrunoM6283d ago

like i said down there in number 5 ive seen here in TORONTO more stupid adds than these .. like the ones for sex in the city and so oon but is ok wen PARENTS like it right right these is bull

i dont get these weird ideas people have they pic what they like and dont so if they think is not ok what about every one else that thinks they are ok ???

so next time i see some sex and the city add im going to call the cops or the add people for indecent exposure??? or movies like angels and demons or the da vinci code for not supporting my views of history and what note ( note that da vinci code and angel and demons are my top 2 books lol )

but ya u guys get my point ... is stupid

Mikerra176283d ago

had to pull adds from there busses in washington because it showed the whitehouse burned down and destruction

but I do say this is funny

Man_of_the_year6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

I don't think it is so much more the Look of the poster but the fact that it says "KILLZONE" in the name in big white letters. Parents and Teachers i guess feel in these times of shooting sprees in schools that a game called KILLZONE is not a very positive message to developing minds.

I agree with the teacher and that these types of advertisments should have set limits of how close they can be to schools. The games are rated for a reason...

As for Sex and the City...i think the term "SEX" is more accepted than the word "KILL"

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LoveGames6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

By Bruno M i think is 5.2 or somethig and i cant agree more .. im from buffalo..

""i do see what you mean but come on ... its an add we saw here in toronto handCOCK adds all over no one said anything GTA adds i remember the BIGG ones in he buildings no one said anything motorstorm the ad was the truck about to land on the bike guy no one said anything Foulout3 D.C blown up no one said anything ..

im starting to think that South park is right man about kyles mom that once a month she needs to have something to fight i think is the same with some people mai that be in the US or CA .. come on we can accept movies like the passion of christ adds allllll OVER North America pushing that movie on us but WE (some people) fight over dumb things..

theres more to worry about here in toronto than these adds the growing number of guns that come from buffalo to toronto the fact that EVEN tho not as big as any us city we already had 6 murders here in toronto since Jan 1st ... ???? drugs on the street come on fight something that DOES change something .. if people are just going to fight things just for the hell of it man then im going to fight something to those damn MC adds about big mac they make me wanna eat and spend money even wen i think im not really hungry errr ..

get the point ?""

people are full of sh1t and you know what Bruno i think if every one around these parts north america would think like you man maibe some stupid sh!t would stop

table6283d ago

in the UK there are alot of sexually suggestive adverstisements everywhere, you can't escape them. but then for some reason there is always an outcry when it comes to games(GTAIV in UK). double standards...

SiLeNt KNighT6283d ago

sounds like this guy is a Wii fanboy along with his 4th grade class =/

lighten up folks. life gets better.

Ldubbz6283d ago

I thought. The imagery is pretty hardcore, but its probably the name more than anything. "KILLZONE" doesnt really leave much to the imagination, nor does it help the constant barrage of crap coming out of DC against vid games.

Personally I dont really care, but I dont think those should necessarily be right next to schools either, so I understand the backlash.

BrunoM6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

Ldubbz dont get me wrong but i get what you mean but if your going to complain about something do it about everything not only some stuff is these an add to be next to a school i saw it here in TORONTO same place where the news comes from ... next to school and malls and what ever .. what u think ? ?

http://www.hecklerspray.com...

whats that an inspiring add ??? ^^^^

http://home.people.net.au/~...

ok thats the killzone add that u see here in toronto i do get it it says Killzone but the HandC0CK movie does say c0ck 50cent movie does say die trying sex in the city does say sex ... i get it it says KILL but if u dont like one thing dont leave it open for others because then teres people like me that find it weird that SOME people alow some things but dont others and its PARENTS job to let their kids know wats an add and wats real life ..

theKiller6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

like news channels, cartoons etc are causing more damage to children then any game could ever do!

watch this if u want to know whats really happening in the media department.
http://video.google.com/vid...

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@na2ru1
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! u r so right!!!!

Buttons6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

Fascists suck.

Ldubbz6283d ago

Im definitely not complaining; like I said I personally dont care.

But with the current environmet, a game called "KILLZONE" is an easy target.

I think its all BS; if a game is rated MA, then its MA. Same for movies.
But when youre talking about ads in public, especially close to schools, things can get a bit murky.

Just looking at ads since I was a kid...I remember Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man everywhere (though this CA in the article). Ads for beer...they pretty much put a lid on that stuff. Billboard advertising in general has come under attack;

Here in Los Angeles, people are currently fighting the digital billboards that have started springing up, because they arent supposed to be allowed to build them, but they are anyway. And in Rio De Janero, Brazil, they outlawed ads all together outside.

JD_Shadow6283d ago

Why do I have this feeling that your reasoning for agreeing with this decision is a cover-up, and you're really happy that a game that is propelling a system you hate isn't getting as much advertising as you think it should because of this?

From all of the BS you've spewed about Sony and the PS3, I don't think I'm going out on a limb here saying that it's more than a slimy cover-up. You really DON'T want KZ2 to do well, do you?

BattleAxe6283d ago

Toronto, land of the complaining liberal population. People there vote for the Liberals who attend rallies for terrorist organizations like the "Tamil Tigers" and give 10 - 15 years sentences for murderers, but when a Killzone poster gets put up by Sony...........

Glad I'm in B.C. :)

Man_of_the_year6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

Not sure why you would have that "feeling". Maybe if you did some research and actually read some of my posts or even clicked on my Bio you would have seen that i own a PS3 and that i love it. I wouldn't trade it in for anything and i love my blu-ray movies and i own the top games on the PS3 MGS4, LBP, and yes KILLZONE2...again a little research will defiantly reduce your ignorance.

I do believe that with situations that are happening in schools these days like what just happened in Germany and there was a certain incident that happened in a small town called columbine...maybe you have heard of it, that promotions of ANY kind of violence may not be the best place to advertise. Especially if the title has KILL in it. There are more than enough areas to advertise and market where M rated players will be able to buy the game...it is rated M so there is no reason to be promoting it to kids under a certain age...and seeing that you couldn't even take the time to research anything i would assume that you had a hard time getting the game had it not been for your mommy to go in and buy it even if it was against her own best judgment.

Tempist6283d ago

Weren't the Gears of War 2 ads bloody and such? What about God of War II posters? Why did they go into bus shelters? IMHO this was a baseless complaint. Yes it's good for discussion, no this is not a worthy case.

killax35636282d ago (Edited 6282d ago )

I agree. 'School' and 'Killzone' really shouldn't be associated with one another.

Although the actual ad is really really tame, the fact that the game is called 'Killzone' (Killzone 2 to be specific) doesn't help matters one bit.

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blizzard_cool6283d ago

But oh well... How stupid can people get?
I mean it's a game!

PirateThom6283d ago

Canadian schools = Killzoned.

Rice6283d ago

Theres like a billion killzone 2 bus shelter ads near my school. There hard to not look at, very intimidating. But why put 5/5 from playstation magazine its so obvious that it's gonna be bias why not put another site or magazine.

Darkfocus6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

..without playstation in the company that reviewed its name(even though anyone that reads OPM knows it's not biased).
But what do you mean by intimidating how are these ads intimidating in any way?

BrunoM6283d ago

THATS bull sh1t i live in toront and theres killzone 2 adds all over tv busses and stops and a huge one downtown in the cibc building ..

i see more stupid things i remember the sex in the city movi adds is like almost naked woman but thats ok because these woman that dont like killzone adds like damn movies about shoes and what not ..

Man_of_the_year6283d ago (Edited 6283d ago )

Bro i live downtown also and i have not seen 1 single sex and the city add where they were almost naked...and believe me i looked.

And really - do you think the word "KILLZONE" is socially more accepted than the words "SEX AND THE CITY"?

Its pretty cut and dry. The word Sex is more accepted than the word KILL...especially in school areas and especially during these times...Germany being the most recent event.

BrunoM6283d ago

i do see what you mean but come on ... its an add we saw here in toronto handCOCK adds all over no one said anything GTA adds i remember the BIGG ones in he buildings no one said anything motorstorm the ad was the truck about to land on the bike guy no one said anything Foulout3 D.C blown up no one said anything ..

im starting to think that South park is right man about kyles mom that once a month she needs to have something to fight i think is the same with some people mai that be in the US or CA .. come on we can accept movies like the passion of christ adds allllll OVER North America pushing that movie on us but WE (some people) fight over dumb things..

theres more to worry about here in toronto than these adds the growing number of guns that come from buffalo to toronto the fact that EVEN tho not as big as any us city we already had 6 murders here in toronto since Jan 1st ... ???? drugs on the street come on fight something that DOES change something .. if people are just going to fight things just for the hell of it man then im going to fight something to those damn MC adds about big mac they make me wanna eat and spend money even wen i think im not really hungry errr ..

get the point ?

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IAMRealHooman579d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX579d ago (Edited 579d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne579d ago (Edited 579d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro579d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken579d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown579d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72579d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken579d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya578d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast579d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood579d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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OtterX808d ago (Edited 808d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro808d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv72808d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_808d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga808d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos808d ago (Edited 808d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt23808d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball2000808d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin808d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole808d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix808d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989808d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor808d ago (Edited 808d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel1989808d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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SullysCigar1112d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor1112d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar1112d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg1112d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz1491112d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance11381112d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim1112d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC1112d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance11381112d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle1112d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix761112d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM1112d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware7301112d ago (Edited 1112d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger1112d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca1112d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy1112d ago (Edited 1112d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain1112d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright1112d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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