Portal 2 Incident: Video Games and Public Outrage

A YouTube video with the news broadcast mentioning Portal 2, and the controversy involved with a questionable quote from the game has officially gone viral, with over 200,000 views following its upload to the site on May 18. The conflict in question originated from North Carolina, where Neil Staple and his 10-year-old adopted daughter were simply playing the game, as they came across a savagely hilarious taunt ("Fatty... fatty fatty, no parents") from a robot antagonist in the game. Staple viewed this as a direct insult to adopted children and adoptive parents everywhere, claiming how this kind of dialogue was completely uncalled for, even though he and his daughter had enjoyed the rest of the game.

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PPR 40

Let it be known that Press Pause Radio is very two-dimensional, and because of that we are discussing 2D gaming on this week's episode. Nice segue, I know. 2D gaming has been a mainstay on every console since the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System and shows no signs of slowing down. We will delve into this topic as well as discuss new releases such as Bangai-O HD Missle Fury, Portal 2, Hot Springs Story and complain about the PSN downtime.

We also would like to let all of our listeners know about our good friends of the show, Sunken Treasures Games and their brand new store. All the information is available on their website and we have a few pictures of the new location. If you are even remotely close to their store you should definately check it out! Thanks for listening and enjoy the show!

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Press Pause Radio at PAX East: Night Three

Our final day of PAX East 2011 is a shorter experience than the rest of the weekend, due to the events of Saturday night (Thanks 1up!). However we still are able to gather our strength to discuss the games and events of Sunday in Boston, with the help of GeorgieboysAXE, Toast and for her first appearance on Press Pause Radio, Robin! We will converse about Duke Nukem Forever, Portal 2 and an assortment of independent games from the show floor. Thanks to everyone who said hello at PAX, and for all of our listeners who have been keeping up with our coverage. We will be updating throughout this week with previews and impressions from all that was shown at PAX East 2011. It was an amazing experience for all of us, and we are proud to share it with all of you. 

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