Posted Apr 29, 2007 at 10:28AM by Karl B. Listed in: Off Topic Tags: PlayStation Magazine, Sony, PS2, Daily Mail, Official PlayStation Magazine
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Sony's Greek party for God of War II (pic edited) - Image 1


British middle-market newspaper The Daily Mail reports that Sony is receiving criticism for a promo stunt gone bad. According to the newspaper, the electronics giant used a "freshly slaughtered goat" as the centerpiece of a party to promote the PS2 title God of War II. The stunt has sparked the ire of critics and animal rights organizations.

Images from the party in question, which was held last month in Athens, reportedly appeared in Sony's official PlayStation magazine, but according to the Mail, Sony issued "an apology for the gruesome stunt and promised to recall the entire print run." The magazine was due to hit newsstands on Tuesday. According to the Mail, however, subscribers have already gotten their copies.

A spokesman from Sony said that the animal had not been slaughtered for the event but had been bought from a local butcher by the Greek company hired to stage the event. Sony is currently conducting an internal inquiry into "aspects of the event in order to learn from the occurrence and put into place measures to ensure that this does not happen again."


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   by .... (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » How hard is it Sony...?

To realize that you shouldn't have a real dead animal for a shoot? You think that would be something you wouldn't have to learn from...


   Re: bob (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » lol

I SEE NIPPLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Re: lol (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » me too

ME TOO

   Re: psphackman - 2007-04-29
 » sweeeeeeeeeeet

me too

   Re: SpruceMoose (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » agreed

they should have used at least 2 goats... you know, since it is God of War 2

   Re: manaox2 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » wow

Thx for the rack of lamb with that goat.

   Re: tret (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » aweraw4

yea they souldent have, but 1 goat?
thousands are slautered every day!!!

   Re: Gino D. (QJ. NET Staff) - 2007-04-29
 » err...

yeah.. thanks for *pointing that out* LOL! as you guys can see... we've... PG'ed the image to be more suitable for the younger audience.

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   Re: Super6 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » Nipples Nipples Nipples Nipples Nipples !!!

WOAH>>>>> That chic is Hott... and she has some nice Nipples +))

   Re: Wicked Insider (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » Ok, now I'm Pissed!

I could give two 5h!ts about a dead goat and
finds nothing wrong with this but what I do have
a problem with is that QJ sensors the girls
breasts. I chalk it up to all the immature posters
saying nothing about the post other than
"NIPPLES!". Grow up people and QJ don't be a flock of ASS holes, leave the photos as they come. You forget this is the internet and that we've all seen much worse than titties. For Crist sakes these were titties shown at a SONY party and this is a SONY forum, leave the god damn titties alone and put them back or suffer looking like a buch of weenies for sensorship. If SONY thought it was ok, I think it's ok!

   Re: Kristian (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » It was PG enough before...

You're blocking out the animal... now you're blocking up a body painted that can show barely a nipple? I bet that I could show you 20 magazines (not porn) that have printer ads with women painted...

Understand blocking out violence and gore for the children... that is a horrible thing.
The human body just isn't.

   Re: duh (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » go b!+ch

" I could give two 5h!ts about a dead goat and
finds nothing wrong with this but what I do have
a problem with is that QJ sensors the girls
breasts. I chalk it up to all the immature posters
saying nothing about the post other than
"NIPPLES!". Grow up people and QJ don't be a flock of ASS holes, leave the photos as they come. You forget this is the internet and that we've all seen much worse than titties. For Crist sakes these were titties shown at a SONY party and this is a SONY forum, leave the god damn titties alone and put them back or suffer looking like a buch of weenies for sensorship. If SONY thought it was ok, I think it's ok!"

Why are you crying, are you to cheap to buy pr0n or can't afford the bandwith for a movie? haha

   Re: Fade (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » ...huh?

Uh...why did they have a dead goat, again? Dead goats have nothing to do with God of War, AFAIK.

   Re: someone (Unregistered) - 2007-05-10
 » Wicked Insider

its true...why are you even complaining?
   by faker (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » lol

Fake news lol

   by unregistered (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » wow.

Who cares if you have a dead goat at a party. I cant stand when people complain about 1 goat getting killed if you have that much time on your hands go bother everyone who has hit a squirle while driving of people who eat meat.


   Re: CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-04-29
 » True

On the way to work, I took a rabbits head clean off. On warm days I kill hundreds........ of bees that is that fly in front of my car. Sometimes I even run over snakes. I was lucky that a huge owl I hit didn't shatter my windshield. It smacked hard into the roof of my car.

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   Re: solidus4prez (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Yeah

Agreed.


BOO HOO Somebody's always gotta ***** about something

   Re: evilscarycomputergeek (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » you hit it?

if an owl dive bombs your roof does that really count as you hitting it? You're sounding like that guy from Kung Pow: "Behold my nuts to your foot technique"
   by Sonny (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Nice

The lady's hot..!


   Re: CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS - 2007-04-29
 » Yes She Is

I would give her the goat!

   Re: ok (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » ...

um, not really

   Re: kefka12 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » dude

they complain about the goat, yet you can totally see that chick's tits right through her shirt.

   Re: Vipre77 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » That's not a shirt

It's just red paint over her b00bies! I bet it's strawberry flavored.

   Re: yea (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » ...

Sony would never use nudity to sell their products, so they insist in having an ALMOST nude woman holding two green dild0s, next to some guy getting it off to a dead goat. (trust me, ive seen the unedited pic)
   by G.C (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » EEEEEEWWWW

What Is That Man Getting 5uck3d Off By A Donkey? *Pukes*


   Re: Sonny (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » No...

Firstly, it's a goat not a donkey.
Secondly, the man's not getting head, the image is blurred because it's a "freshly slaughtered goat."

Dude, you need to read the article first..!
He he!

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   Re: G.C (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Ehh...

Firstly, ITS A JOKEEEEE!!!!!!
Secondly, Hi

   Re: Sonny (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Ha ha

Touché
   by Gimmie lamb (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » goat you say?

This shouldn't even be an issue.

Just PETA palette pushers whining and *****ing again. Get over it.

   by Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » .

Oh NOOS! A dead goat, that was already dead when they bought it. How cruel!
Why do so many people have sticks in their asses?

   by Zentari (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Huh?

In Greece?Weird,I don't recall hearing about a party like this...

   by jaydogg691 - 2007-04-29
 » Easier way to promote GOW II

"God of War II. It's coming"

Is that so hard. Why do you have to show a dead animal. That's not cool. Also, good thing you censored the picture.


   Re: JustMe (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Grow Up

Get a grip and hold on tight. Ever eaten a hamburger? WE EAT MEAT. MEAT + ANIMALS. Generally they don't hold still to be eaten until unless WE KILL THEM FIRST. Sheesh...

   Re: datnizzle (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » censored

You are not serious, are you? You can see there's an animal on the table. Aren't you mad they didn't blur it's legs or body. Ever seen roadkill, or do you stop and clean it all up.
   by Mister Common Sense loves xbox playing little boys (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » That's a great ad!

Damn good work sony!! I love it!! Dead animals and topless girls :) they could never release that in america, so they didn't. Why do they try to make it a big deal in europe, where there is ***** like that on tv all the time!!!


   Re: yea (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » ...

that girl is so topless

   Re: PS3 Fantard (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » .

Instead of promoting a great game that really needs no promotion they do a stunt like this.

Also, what kind of butcher sells goat meat?

The topless chicks would be fine and still in great taste.
   by love (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » dem

titties

   by Ranguvar (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » F**kers

Yeah, would you like it if they had a [I]human[/I] body there to promote the game!?!?!

I don't care wether it was killed for this purpose or not... real life slaughter and videogames should stay separate.


   Re: B4H4M00T - 2007-04-29
 » lol

twit go back to peta camp

   Re: haha (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » lol

yeah a human body woulda been so cool

   Re: cali-cold (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » yea

A pig is probably more humane lol

   Re: Fade (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » @ cali-cold

Don't talk like bsd. He's a retard.
   by Muratcan (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Daily Mail Bull*****!

Don't believe the tabloids! The Daily Mail are making this up, typical tabloid sensasionalist crap.

   by Zman0690 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Welcome to the real world

OMFG welcome to the real world. Animals get killed all the time, not only by us but by their natural predators. GET OVER IT!!!! NO ONE SAYS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT!!! Its a goat not an endangered species. It really pisses me off that we have people and organizations in this world that think they need to regulate to morality of the rest.


   Re: you suck (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » you're an idiot

people die all the time as well, who cares about virginia tech, columbine.. people always die! there's more than enough people 6 billion? pfft we're not going extinct!

   Re: Sayenthy (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » correct, yousuck.

And the deaths of people slaughtered during school killings are, however unfortunate, a part of life: death. It happens. Expect death to be banned because of content.

   Re: someone (Unregistered) - 2007-05-10
 » Zman0690

learn some respect to life and that is all things alive...
and its a picture, you can't stop it from processing it into ur brain
   by SYM (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » And yet...

Hundreds of children starved to death in Third World countries today.

+While some D-bag bought her fluffy an overpriced sweater and matching scarf

+While "Tinkerbell" got treated to a more respectable lifestyle then most decorated war veterans will ever see

+And PETA worried about cruelty to animals whose sole purpose is to become food

+And activist in Greece hounded SONY about a publicity stunt that happened for one day

Yeah humans are animals when you strip them to the bare bones but c'mon people when did Fluffy become more important on the food chain then our fellow dreamers, patriots and children? (i.e. our future)


   Re: excuse me? (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » ok

No one is saying fluffy is more important you are way off the mark. If you are so concerned why are you posting on a PS3 blog? Quite frankly PETA are a bunch of loonies. There was one guy standing outside a school handing out leaflets about how milking cows was harming the cows?! He was in a full size cow costume. Thankfully the pupils kicked the $:it out of him ;)
   by MINE (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » goat

T3H G0AT I$ MINE !!


   Re: Snarg (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » .

You need to give it up.
I've had about enough.
It's not hard to see.
That goat is mine.
   by Laurel (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » HA.

Goat got pwned by Sony. Then Sony got pwned by animal rights activists.

   by BlasphemyHatt (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » i bet...

They probably paid the Ferret beatin, hamster killing guy to slaughter that goat

   by commonman (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Don't see the big deal. Nice tits though

mmmmmm

   by JustMe (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » Whiners piss me off

OK, everyone who complained about this image, and has ever eaten meat or worn leather, GET A LIFE and TRY not to be such a RAGING HYPOCRITE.

   by guy that hates you (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » you humans suck

think about this, if aliens came, started harvesting us. is it ok becuase they're more intelligent than us?
animals are helpless, and their sole purpose is not to be food. and we're not even part of the food chain any longer.

is animals sole purose is to become food than people should eat dogs and cats, and other stupider humans because frankly, there's some animals that are smarter than people i have met.

i feel bad when animals die.
humans?, not as much.


   Re: datnizzle (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » What?

You are an idiot. I'll put you in the jungle where the animals rule and see how long a genius like you would last. See if that tiger in the brush decides not to kill you because you are helpless. I wonder if any of the animals will feel bad for you, what do you think. by the way in some parts of the world people at dogs and cats. I get you are too smart to know that. We are in the food chain because we eat animals. Animals eat people too, you know. It's the circle of life. But I guess you're to busy thinking you are better than everyone else, You don't have time to actually find out what's going on. Dumb@$$

   Re: dat nizzle is an idiot (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » datnizzzle + idiot

you're part of the food chain if you *****in went and killed animals by hand and ate them, if they had a chance at you too then you'd be part of the food chain, animals are farmed and harvested. you're *****ed and you're an idiot.
i dont want animals too feel for me, that's not the point.

have some of your friends been eaten by animals, cuase it's not a *****ing common thing that happens.
you're so dumb, i hope an animal eats you.
becuase in your mind it would be fair. if we can eat them, then they can eat us too. i hope it's painful too when yuou die.

   Re: datnizzle (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » hey dumba$$

People get eaten by animals all the time. And in many countires people do kill animals by hand. Again stop being an idiot and pick up a book, watch discovery TV, do sometthing so that your entire post aren't blind and stupid assumptions. Besides I have shot a deer, and ate it, so I guess I am part of the food chain.
Your posts have no point, at least we agree there.
   by guy that hates you (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » O WOW NO ONE POSTED FIRST!

FIRST!!

   by sashimi (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » What nonsense

"A spokesman from Sony said that the animal had not been slaughtered for the event but had been bought from a local butcher by the Greek company hired to stage the event."
=> next obvious step is blaming the Greek -__-

"Sony is currently conducting an internal inquiry into "aspects of the event in order to learn from the occurrence and put into place measures to ensure that this does not happen again."
=> Now if THAT is not perfect corporate bull shiit...


   Re: i hate stupid people (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » humans suck

they reveled and enjoyed themselves int he death of a living creature. that's sadistic.
the creature deserves respect, it gave it's life to feed people, not so it could promote a video game. and i don't think it wanted to do either.
   by --- (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » ---

Sony Are PERV ! They Bring Naked Girls to sell there games we will see Free BD Porn when you get games made by sony

   by sarita (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » WOW

Just gets from bad to worse for Sony, doesn't it.

   by Skyler (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » OMG

something happened, please stop things happening in future i dont like it.

   by tiptoe (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » typical

This is Typical Daily Mail. LOL!

They think the world is coming to an end. They review the game on page 8. They go on to say how the game is 'evil' and blood lets at every chance making for a 'sick' experience that glorifies death!

Daily Mail is pure entertainment (for all the wrong reasons)


   by ??? (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » blurred

Why is it blurred, is it for comic reasons or what? Whats really going on behind the blurr?


   Re: Gil (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » Re: blurred

Behind the blur is the goat's head sitting on the floor.
   by Dodo - 2007-04-29
 » ...

A party? Why wasn't I invited!!

   by Viper (Unregistered) - 2007-04-29
 » WTF

WTF does a goat have to do with GOW2!?!?!?!
There should be a human sacrificed, KRATOS STYLE!!
Now that would be a funny thing to do!!!!


   Re: j (Unregistered) - 2007-04-30
 » lol

ahaha nice


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