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Harlock said:
I had this in the 80s, before earth become an extension of disneyworld.

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Reminds me of the joke in South Park about the chocolate gun.
However, the post is pretty valid. In the 90's, we had commercials promoting B.B. Guns and Paint Guns. Call of Duty being marketed for the younger crowd is nothing new. They have to put the mature rating, but we all know the target audience is 10 to 20 year olds.
 
I played Mortal Kombat as a kid (I was actually like 14, so not too young), but I didn't get a cake with a decapitated head on it or Kano's hand holding a bloody heart.

This cake reminds me of when I worked at a game store during college. A kid came in to buy a new Grand Theft Auto and I denied him per policy that you have to be 18 or have a parent or guardian with you to buy M rated games. He took it pretty well.

A few hours later, he comes back with him mom and she was pissed. She berated me/us for not just selling him the game because she had to leave work early or something to come all the way to our store and buy the game for him. I asked if she knew what kind of stuff was in GTA and restated the policy. She blew me off and just slammed her credit card down and told me to get on with the transaction.

After she left, me and the few coworkers on duty at the time were stunned. A true, is this real life moment.
 
You don't have to be 18 to play the game, just to buy the game.

I was watching horror movies and playing violent games when I was younger than 10, it's up to the parents to determine if their child can handle it. Not every kid is the same.
 
SkeptiMism said:
Don't be stupid.

Nobody's claiming that obviously (and obviously nobody actually becomes a mass murderer because of playing video games).
The thing is, that games can affect us, in both good and bad. The effects are subtle though and no child is going to say "hey I don't think it was good for me to play that violent game".
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Please tell the subtle effects of playing these games.
 
Doran902 said:
You don't have to be 18 to play the game, just to buy the game.

I was watching horror movies and playing violent games when I was younger than 10, it's up to the parents to determine if their child can handle it. Not every kid is the same.
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You have to be 18 to play it/watch it or whatever as well.

In this it is 16 though.
 
DirtyLarry said:
My initial reaction was not the best of parenting, but then I quickly realized who the hell knows the true story behind this cake. Now granted we might actually know the true story, I did not investigate enough to see if there are any facts tied to this picture. With that said, some possible scenarios...

  • Perhaps it is from a father whose custody of his child was taken away from him for reasons unknown and he was really trying to win their love back.
  • Perhaps it was presented by a grandparent who just simply did not know the game is not meant for kids that age.
  • Perhaps this young child is in fact very, very sick. And one of their last wishes was to finally get to experience the same game their older siblings play.
  • Perhaps it is just a truly irresponsible parent who is barely an adult themselves.

None of us really know so it is quite easy to sit here and judge.

While the picture itself could in fact be categorized as disturbing, I think it is equally disturbing that so many people are quick to judge others based on a single snapshot of time in another persons life.
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All I'll say is it's a typical family and none of those cases apply
 
FriedConsole said:
Please tell the subtle effects of playing these games.
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Lol, do you actually think playing violent video games can't affect a child at all?

Here's some reading for example:
http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2009/Video_Games_Affect_the_Brain—for_Better_and_Worse/

Things like increasing aggressiveness (not necessarily behavior, but thinking and feeling) are fairly common. Also, it's important to remember that every single person is different. Even if you're not affected much or at all in your opinion, someone else might be affected slightly more.

And obviously the effects of video games aren't only negative. Games can affect us in good ways too (not only in physical ways such as reactionary things, but things such as increase empathy).
 
SkeptiMism said:
Lol, do you actually think playing violent video games can't affect a child at all?

Here's some reading for example:
http://www.dana.org/Cerebrum/2009/Video_Games_Affect_the_Brain—for_Better_and_Worse/

Things like increasing aggressiveness (not necessarily behavior, but thinking and feeling) are fairly common. Also, it's important to remember that every single person is different. Even if you're not affected much or at all in your opinion, someone else might be affected slightly more.

And obviously the effects of video games aren't only negative. Games can affect us in good ways too (not only in physical ways such as reactionary things, but things such as increase empathy).
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Yes and there are plenty of studies that have disputed those and found no link between increased violence and videogames...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099867

http://psychcentral.com/news/2013/0...ied-to-violence-in-high-risk-youth/58934.html

Point is, this is why its up to parents to decide what is and isn't right for their kids -- not the government or some stranger on an internet forum. If your kid starts playing and you notice he's becoming more agressive and you ignore it.. then you become a bad parent.
 
Fezzan said:
You have to be 18 to play it/watch it or whatever as well.

In this it is 16 though.
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Man I've done my best to educate some of you in here about how the sale of age restricted goods works but honestly sometimes it's like I'm talking to a potato.
 
Pray For Death said:
All I'll say is it's a typical family and none of those cases apply
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Then and no offense, but ..why make a thread about it along the remark of "it making you sad"?

The cake looks great; so there's nothing sad about that.
It is a good/fun game (aside the "lol Call of Duty"), yeah it's "M-rated" and it was for a 10 years old kid but you mention it's a "typical family"; so the kid's fine? Like any normal kid? I know plenty of parents and kids that play GTAV and COD, yet next go to play Lego and go to watch movies like Mr. Peabody. Have good grades, manners and are well behaved.

Heck, you can Google "Call of Duty cake" and see plenty of cakes along different age-ranges. People have used Mario, Zelda and Pokémon for their wedding cakes and there was a recent example of parents of a child that died too early, managed to have a gravestone made with his kid playing a Game Boy and his favorite Pokemon on it.

As long as the kid's alright, and the parents are actual parents and not just use videogames as their babysitter; there's no problem.
 
I am more upset for the kid because of how trash ghosts is.

Not all kids are disrespectful munchins that demand things from their spawners while they play the xbax.

Some of them like violent video games and know better not to repeat said actions. My sister being a prime example, she is was into GTA like at age 10 . A video games do not dictate how good or bad the parent is.
 
fernoca said:
Then and no offense, but ..why make a thread about it along the remark of "it making you sad"?

The cake looks great; so there's nothing sad about that.
It is a good/fun game (aside the "lol Call of Duty"), yeah it's "M-rated" and it was for a 10 years old kid but you mention it's a "typical family"; so the kid's fine? Like any normal kid? I know plenty of parents and kids that play GTAV and COD, yet next go to play Lego and go to watch movies like Mr. Peabody. Have good grades, manners and are well behaved.

Heck, you can Google "Call of Duty cake" and see plenty of cakes along different age-ranges. People have used Mario, Zelda and Pokémon for their wedding cakes and there was a recent example of parents of a child that died too early, managed to have a gravestone made with his kid playing a Game Boy and his favorite Pokemon on it.

As long as the kid's alright, and the parents are actual parents and not just use videogames as their babysitter; there's no problem.
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Admittedly after reading this thread, I feel better about it. Yeah, no point in getting worked up over a cake, and yea we all played violent games 'back in the day'. Still though it still made for a 'shock' moment when I first saw it. I think it's the combination of a grenade, gun, and 18 rating on a 10th birthday cake.
 
Pray For Death said:
Admittedly after reading this thread, I feel better about it. Yeah, no point in getting worked up over a cake, and yea we all played violent games 'back in the day'. Still though it still made for a 'shock' moment when I first saw it. I think it's the combination of a grenade, gun, and 18 rating on a 10th birthday cake.
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It's alright, I did get a laugh about 18 rating on a 10 year old boy's cake. Thanks for sharing the image for that laugh alone.
 
Poltergust said:
Guys, it's not a 10-year-old kid playing CoD, it's a kid turning 10-years-old playing CoD. Furthermore, since apparently CoD: Ghosts is a present along with the cake, that means that he played a previous game in the series when he was 8 at the latest, considering the release date of Black Ops 2.

Personally, that's far too young of an age to play these kinds of games. You barely even qualify for the E-rated games at that point.
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I had a grand old time playing Mortal Kombat 3 with my sister when I was 4. I must be a badass.
 
B1G_A1AN said:
It is illegal in some countries in the EU.

I wasn't playing 18 rated game when i was 10 either, i think i was about 16 when i as allowed to play 18 rated games.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_European_Game_Information#Where_PEGI_is_used

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/pegi-games-ratings-come-into-effect-today/0100368
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Nope...it's absolutely not illegal.

It's illegal to SELL a game to someone under the age intended for the title, but a parent can walk into any store with the kid standing next to them and buy whatever game they want.

no angel said:
Supply in this instance relates to a contract of sale between retailer and customer, it has never been illegal for a parent to show age related content to a minor in the uk.
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Exactly. It's never been, nor will it ever be, illegal for a parent to buy a game for their own child...regardless of age. It's up to the parents to decide if their child is capable of dealing with the content of any game they play. It's no different than R rated movie laws in the States, parents can take a 2 year old to see Chainsaw Massacre if they so choose.
 
I am trying not to laugh at this thread. You are the same people who will rail against academics and politicians trying to link video games and violence, and then try and shake your head at some kid getting his favorite thing for his birthday, presumably because his parents (who should probably know him best) know his limits.

Amazing the mental flips we do to try and make a point.
 
That's pretty sweet of his parents. I don't think it's a problem that he's playing that game. How many of you guys played Mortal Kombat or other tools of the devil at that age ? I was playing Goldeneye with all my friends in my neighbourhood at 7. Went to those friends' house to play Syphon Filter and stuff. None of us have become violent murderers. None of us are in the NRA and none of us want a gun (though we're Canadians so that may explain it). We were all smart enough and raised well enough to make the difference. Goldeneye for me was not much different from playing laser gun or playing imaginary games at school.

Also : Goldeneye was one of many games we loved. We'd split time between that and Smash and Wave Race and Snowboard 1080 and Diddy Kong Racing and Iggy Wreckin' Ball and Chameleon Twist and Banjo Kazooie and Forsaken and Turok and Perfect Dark and Pokémon and Red Alert and DK Country and some beat 'em ups and fighters like Shaq Fu (lol) and a bunch of other games, some having more violence than the others. Forsaken was pretty gory from what I recall. We don't know if this is the only game he plays and he's obsessed with guns and wants to kill everyone and has parents that can't raise him. If anything, the fact they've done this for him suggests to me they care about him. My dad built me a box that was a sort of Arwing simulator and he'd move it while I played Star Fox 64. I'm thinking this guy's parents care for him and he'll be fine. Better than fine even.
 
I think it's pretty awesome. When I was 10 my Dad bought me Duke Nukem 3D and I loved it. The moment I realised I could pay the strippers to see more boob... omg.
 
Seriously don't see a problem... if the kid is happy that is all that counts. People are way too sheltered nowadays geesh!

Back when I was a kid the level of television violence was way up and we turned up alright!

If the kid is going to be messed up he will be, kids and guns and all those shooting come with some deep rooted psychological issues and mental problems!

Nothing like this will mess up a kid so much they will end up in a shooting...

End of rant, sorry just tired to see people jump on the curtains for trivial stuff!
 
I don't see a problem. Ratings should be used as a tool rather than a rule. If the parents think the kid is old enough to handle the game, then who are we to say otherwise?
 
Kagoshima_Luke said:
I played Mortal Kombat as a kid (I was actually like 14, so not too young), but I didn't get a cake with a decapitated head on it or Kano's hand holding a bloody heart.

This cake reminds me of when I worked at a game store during college. A kid came in to buy a new Grand Theft Auto and I denied him per policy that you have to be 18 or have a parent or guardian with you to buy M rated games. He took it pretty well.

A few hours later, he comes back with him mom and she was pissed. She berated me/us for not just selling him the game because she had to leave work early or something to come all the way to our store and buy the game for him. I asked if she knew what kind of stuff was in GTA and restated the policy. She blew me off and just slammed her credit card down and told me to get on with the transaction.

After she left, me and the few coworkers on duty at the time were stunned. A true, is this real life moment.
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I've worked at a game store for a number of years, and this happened to us a lot.

I think the worst of the bunch was a lady who sent her kid (~11) on his bike to pick up Black Ops on release day. I told him we couldn't sell M-rated games to minors, and he heads home. About an hour later, he shows up again on his bike with his mom's ID. Sent him home again, and he shows up with a cell phone and the angriest god damn woman I've ever heard in my life on the phone. She berated me personally, accused me of putting her life's son in danger (for "making him" ride his bike to the store so many times, lol), and insisted that I would sell the game to him or she would take legal action. I was dumbstruck, but it felt so good to not give her what she felt so entitled to.
 
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