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Fri, Mar 7 Rockstar's been awfully apologetic about the game-breaking bugs and glitches present in the Xbox 360 version of Bully: Scholarship Edition (as they should be). In the latest public apology, a Rockstar Games representative is promising a fix within the next week, in the form of a title up...

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Thumbnail Last Month, Leigh Alexander from Kotaku says (in Bully Ads Are A-OK With ASA) 31 complaints against a TV ad for Take-Two's Bully: Scholarship Edition were dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority. The complainants said that the ads "glorified and trivialized" bullying, but the ASA found that the ads themselves were not in violation of any standards.

Thumbnail And Alexander Sliwinski from Joystiq says (in Bully ad complaints dismissed by ASA) The UK's Advertising Standards Authority has dismissed complaints that a television ad for Bully Scholarship Edition trivialized bullying. The agency said that although some might find the game's content and name in poor taste, the content of the ad was "unlikely to cause serious or wi...

And gamepolitics from GamePolitics says (in In UK, Bully: Scholarship Edition TV Ad Escapes Censure) Several viewers, some of whom had experienced bullying, described it as 'offensive and distasteful'.

Take Two argued that the ad was comedic in nature and that sensationalized media coverage of Bully: Scholarship Edition probably led to some of the complaints. 

And VNUNet.com says (in Take Two dodges bullet over Bully ad)  UK -
A recent TV ad for Take Two's Bully: Scholarship Edition has escaped admonition from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) following several complaints. ...
Official: Rockstar's Bully Does Not Portray Bullying Spong
Complaints about Bully ad dismissed Eurogamer

And The Guardian (UK) says (in School bully game ad cleared by ASA)  UK -
Game maker Take Two Interactive Software, which trades as Rockstar Games, said the ad was no longer on air but that the company was a "responsible ...
Take Two dodges bullet over Bully ad VNUNet.com
Official: Rockstar's Bully Does Not Portray Bullying Spong

And GamesIndustry.biz says (in News: ASA dismisses Bully advertising complaints) Authority backs Take-Two despite 31 complaints from members of the public.

And MCV says (in Rockstar ad escapes ban)  UK -
A ‘violent’ UK TV ad for Rockstar’s Bully: Scholarship Edition has escaped a ban, despite 31 complaints from offended viewers. Complaints to the Advertising ...

Thumbnail 5 Months Ago, Kyle Orland from Joystiq says (in Brazil bans Bully) Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360No sooner does Rockstar finally succeed in getting Manhunt 2 unbanned in the UK than another Rockstar game gets banned in another country. This time around it's Bully: Scholarship Edition that's been banned by a Brazilian judge, as the AP is r...

Thumbnail And Alexander Sliwinski from Joystiq says (in Bully's Xbox 360 patch may need another patch) We're still waiting to hear from Rockstar about what's really going on, but the company seems to have locked itself in the teacher's lounge and refuses to come out. So, what's the word on the virtual streets? Are people still having problems with their copy of Bully on the Xbox 360?Permalin...

Source: Joystiq
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