-Caveat Lector- Video game makers to remove some images of destruction from new releases By ANTHONY BREZNICAN, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (September 18, 2001 8:15 a.m. EDT) - Video game makers announced Monday that they will purge images of destruction involving New York City from new releases and will postpone the debut of terrorism-themed adventures after last week's attacks. Activision indefinitely postponed release of its Playstation game "Spider- Man 2 - Enter: Electro" a day before it was to hit stores because the superhero battles villains atop skyscrapers resembling the World Trade Center. A redesigned game will be available by the holidays, Activision president Ron Doornink said. Ubi Soft Entertainment said it would delay release of "Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear: Black Thorn." The game, originally set for release Oct. 9, will hit stores only after themes similar to the terror attacks on New York and Washington are removed. "Any events involving planes and terrorism will be the first thing we look at eliminating," said Cassie Vogel, Ubi Soft spokeswoman. The company wants "to avoid stirring emotions unnecessarily and unwillingly offending the public," she added. Meanwhile, Microsoft Corp. has said it will erase the World Trade Center from the skyline of its upcoming "Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002" - a series so realistic that some student pilots use it for training. And copies of Electronic Arts' war game "Red Alert 2" are being altered because the cover depicts the World Trade Center and New York skyline in flames. Because the game hit shelves more than a year ago, Electronic Arts is also offering retailers the chance to trade old covers for new ones, spokeswoman Trudy Muller said. The game, which involves warfare in models of real cities, will not be altered, she added. The terrorist attacks already prompted Electronic Arts to suspend "Majestic," a game involving murder and sabotage that is played through the Internet. Many in the entertainment industry have reviewed upcoming products in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist attacks. The record label 75Ark changed the cover art for anti-capitalist rappers The Coup's new album "Party Music" because it featured the World Trade Center towers exploding. Steve Wingate, Webmaster ANOMALOUS IMAGES AND UFO FILES http://www.anomalous-images.com <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
