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Maddie ref. an "unfortunate coincidence" News
Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese
Bungie has said the reference to 'Maddie' in the teaser trailer for the studio's next Halo project is an "unfortunate coincidence" to that of missing five year-old Madeleine McCann.
The trailer appeared at the end of a countdown yesterday, and fans combing the short CGI promotion for information came across the line, "Maddie, where are you?"
This prompted plenty of speculation that it was a reference to Madeleine McCann, the child whose 2007 disappearance sparked a worldwide media campaign.
"This is an unfortunate coincidence but there is no connection between Bungie's game and the tragic disappearance of that little girl," wrote Brian Jarrard, community voice at Bungie, on a Halo fansite.
Writing in the official Bungie forums, the studio's Luke Smith has also stated there is no connection between the game and real-world events.
"As always, all of the characters in our games are fictional. Any similarities between real life and the characters in our games are purely coincidental," wrote Smith.
"That said, this is both an unfortunate and unintended coincidence."
Eurogamer has contacted Bungie and Microsoft for comment.
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""This is an unfortunate coincidence but there is no connection between Bungie's game and the tragic disappearance of that little girl," wrote Brian Jarrard, community voice at Bungie, on a Halo fansite.
Eurogamer has contacted Bungie and Microsoft for comment." Stop the planet. I want to get off. Why the hell would they need to comment on such a stupid question? |
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Triggerhappytel
26/09/08 @ 09:25
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Not surprising really. I expect it's either something which will become clear in the game or something personal to Bungie/one of their employees.
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EG. get a f*... grip. keep up the quality standard i have been enjoying here for some years now. this is just crap journalism.. beceause it isn't ... journalism.. get it... it's gossip. total crap... stupid AND painfull for the parents to get this ALL up in the news again!
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Thunderbolt!
26/09/08 @ 09:31
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LOL. People get off your high horses
Its not like you are paying to read EG. I for one am pretty impressed with the high editorial standards of this website. |
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PearOfAnguish
26/09/08 @ 09:33
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Luke Smith has also stated there is no connection between the game and real-world events.
That's good to know. I can finally stop worrying about alien invasion. |
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A totally pointless "news" story IMO... there was absolutely no need for Eurogamer to even mention this. I thought they were better than that and I'd have thought they'd credit their readers with more intelligence too since it's bloody obvious that Bungie's reference to Maddie has absolutely zilch to do with real life events. Tut!
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cubbymoore
26/09/08 @ 09:40
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I enjoy this sort of thing, why's everyone up in arms? Bungie should've said "of course it was intentional, we're sick of this shit too!"
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Al_Swearengen
26/09/08 @ 09:42
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Why the need for an additional comment from Bungie or Microsoft? It was a coincidence so let's move on.
It was ridiculous for this to blow up in the first place. The comments should have been requested BEFORE posting the article not after. |
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andywilkie35
26/09/08 @ 09:51
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"Luke Smith has also stated there is no connection between the game and real-world events.
That's good to know. I can finally stop worrying about alien invasion." hahahaha! |
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squarejawhero
26/09/08 @ 10:00
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See the HDF are out in force.
Regardless, MS Europe should've noted something before release. I guarantee a head is rolling somewhere. |
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Eighthours
26/09/08 @ 10:07
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ever had your child kidnapped ? then you will understand this...
I can almost guarantee that you haven't either, to be fair, so the same thing applies to you. |
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Okay i think it is fair enough to ask for a comment on a story (even though blown out of all proportion) still needs an official comment on it.
If this issue came to me i would say something like "Although the comment in the video released from Bungie has absoulty no connection to the disappearance of Madeline McCann, we appoligise for any upset that this comment may of caused but the wok in question is a Fictious account and any connection to real life characters is purely coincidental. We deeply sympathise with Madelines parents and no upset was meant or caused." But i mean i watched this vid a couple of times and i didn even notice this seems to be controversy for controversies sake. |
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Anyone remember Die Anna from Carmageddon. Several papers called for the game to be banned (again) because of the obvious reference to some adulteress former princess who didn't have the sense to wear a seat belt. Of the course the fact that the game was released before the same journalists ran her off the road was conveniently ignored.
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tomkuryakin
26/09/08 @ 10:37
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Everyone who writes, edits, reads, posts comments to, accidentally clicks on to Eurogamer is an idiot. Everyone unhappy now?
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I agree it was probably the parents, but that isn't the point of this news article.
The point is Bungie has made a game trailer with some words on it, they happen to say Maddie, where are you? so fucking what, Bungie aren't the sort of dev to joke about such things on their game anyway. it was badly chosen, true, but no harm was meant. anyways who do you trust more Maddies parents or foreign police? |
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RazorObsession
26/09/08 @ 10:53
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of course, if you keep pushing Bungie on it, and stamping your feet and telling them that they are sick bastards, they may well end up telling us what the reference is really about, in order to avoid further controversy, thereby giving us an extra snippet of gaming news they would otherwise withhold.
so go, lynch mob, go! |
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