Bully gets name change News

That's not gonna go down well with the chavs...why not just Dog Eat Dog?

presumably thats going to turn out to be the motto of the academy the game is set in. I like it, good way to avoid any more ludicrous protests by idiots who have no idea what the games going to be like.

Presumably they're reckoning it'll take the protestors so long to figure out what it means, that it'll already be released by the time the next Institute for Freeing Parents From Responsibility For Children press release is sent out.

It was indeed the title rather then the actual game content that got the protestors riled about.

Is this name change just for the UK, or worldwide?

That name will kill sales.

I can see why they felt that they had to do it, but the fact that they had to purely because of the pressure of banner waving idiots is pathetic, frankly.

BAN ALL THIS POLITICAL CORRECTNESS NONSENSE NOW!!!!!!!

I get the feeling that this name change was intended from the start, so they could use the name "Bully" to whip a bit of controversy (and therefore free publicity), then change the name before it goes on sale, so they don't get completely lynched by the press/pressure groups/morons.

That said, I'm surprised at the name they have chosen. As Kiigan said, I can't see it helping sales at all.

For a moment there I thought it said 'Biggus Dickus' at the end there...

Oh Monty Python, you slay me so!

SELLOUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That new name isn't going to do much for its chances commercially, Latin hasn't been taught as standard in American (or British for that matter) schools for a long time, is anyone going to have any idea what that means?

Like coojam says, why didn't they just call it Dog Eat Dog?

If they really really wanted to use Latin, they should have used just one word, at least that would have sounded mysterious instead of baffling.

They can't protest a game they can't pronounce!

Meh, its made by Rockstar, people have know about the game for ages. Chances are people will see the Rockstar logo and pick up the box to take a look. Pretty much instantly sold to a fair few people =/.

Well know from all the rendering and cut scenes and in game graphics with the new logo, whether this was the title decided

long long ago.......

"Meh, its made by Rockstar, people have know about the game for ages. Chances are people will see the Rockstar logo and pick up the box to take a look. Pretty much instantly sold to a fair few people =/."

That's not a good strategy for the future though, this indestructible reputation used to surround all kinds of companies from Atari to Sierra to Origin, but they all came to a sticky end.

now ancient romans will protest as they will assume the player will control a dog that will attack and eat other dogs (especialy puppies)

this game is bananas!

Enough people bought Disgaea and that isn't even a word (is it Japanese for something?) so I don't see why latin should be a problem.

Disgaea is easy to remember and pronounce though. This new title is rather more clumsy. The "edit" bit seems almost glued on.

That said, I'm sure game store staff will know what the kids are on about when they try and regurgitate the title from their mindsocks. So even if they saunter in and ask for "that game wiv the stoopid title that sounds like homework" they will probably get what they ask for (age restrictions allowing of course...).

Enough people bought Disgaea and that isn't even a word

Except the kind of chavs who'll be buying this wouldn't have gone anywhere near Disgaea even if it was called Giant Magic Gangbang IV. It might have sold a few, but not to the same crowd.

[Edit: I knew I should have included the original comment in the first place - that kangarootoo, I swear he's watching me type just so he can jump in before I finish ;) ]

I think its a good name, have no idea about sales. I think when you balance it with the hype of 'GTA in a school' then it should still do OK.

i like it. it automagically sounds 'clever' thanks to the Latin, and it'll give its critics something to chew on. It's a lot easier whipping up a fuss about something called "Bully" rather than CCE..

who cares if some people "dont get it"?

This is a joke, right? It has to be a joke.

Very odd,

i guess it will be known as Bullworth, as that's the only word on the cover that sounds like a name.

Maybe it should be called 'Lovely Liberals'...that should get the heat off.

Biggus Dickus!

In agreement with the_dudefather, this game really does look

"B.A.N.A.N.A.S"

:P

dang, i always have trouble with the spelling of banananananananas

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Should have called it 'School Daze' and included authentic colour clash. :)

The hell am I asking for a game at the store with that for a contrived title! It'll always be Bully. I can't believe that Rockstar would do something so blindingly bloody stupid!
Oh well, we're a year(ish) from GTA IV which may yet be able to buoy my belief in R* anew, and reassure me of their strength of commitment to their projects; rather than their newly unveiled ability to pander repeatedly to a bunch of whining, agenda-led (and ultimately entirely ignorant) attention-seekers.

The thing that should matter is the game, and its integrity. All these PC clowns that have no interest in gaming other than to squeeze it's boundaries to further their own ends, should have their mics essentially switched off. The developer/publisher should have stuck to their guns.

According to CVG, it's still Bully in the US. Not that I'm naturally inclined to take CVG at their word, but it seems like a stupid thing to just make up.

I CANT HELP BUT NOTICE THE 15 TBC