IO Apologises for Hitman Sexy Nuns Trailer Outrage

[News Portal]

"We’re sorry that we offended people – that was truly not the intention of the trailer", said Hitman Absolution game director Tore Blystad to IGN. "It really came as a big surprise to us how it all went down," Blystad said, referring to speculation that the trailer was deliberately controversial to create such a reaction. "It was never the intention to provoke people with it." The trailer is reportedly based off a level in the game called 'Attack of the Saints', which features the same latex-wearing nun assassins seen in the trailer.

Source: IGN

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[Bluefire]

Idiots cannot decide what they want to watch or not.. Get outraged because they see something they dont want to..
Heres an idea.. Dont look.

[Denzil]

Nothing to be outraged at here.

[James Pinnell]

I won't barrel on why I thought the trailer was a pretty appalling effort for multiple reasons, but Brendon Keogh does a great job of explaining it in his blog:

http://critdamage.blogspot.com.au/2012/ ... ogame.html

[Joshsux]

This will offend a lot of people, But it's a public forum and I don't know any other way of explaining my view on this story without saying this

1. Nuns are stupid, It's based of religion, Don't force that **** down on me just because you're outraged by it "Get a life"... why would you get offended ?

2. Religion is the craziest, Stupidest thing of them all.

I don't understand this world any more, Religion is all speculation, Did you know we supposidly only been on here for 6000 years, Yet there's scientific proof of stuff that lived far FAR before that ? What a crock of hooey dooey ****, Religious people annoy me the most out of any kind of person.

Shut the door in there faces, Stop harassing devs just because they had a superficial religious character in it.

Sorry if this offended you, But mine is based off fact, Religious people have nothing to stand on in an argument, because it's all based off hooey ****, it's cool you are involved in a religion, Keep it to yourselves. Get offended? Keep your crazy mouth shut.

Look what's happened? An awesome trailer now turned to bad publicity because of some wacko people.... It's terribly sad.

[InAUGral]

I have not heard anything about any outrage until I read this article. The hitwomen in the video were dressed as nuns so they can hide the fact they are assassins(like any good hitman/hitwomen does). I see nothing outrageous about that but maybe that's just me.

This will offend a lot of people, But it's a public forum and I don't know any other way of explaining my view on this story without saying this

1. Nuns are stupid, It's based of religion, Don't force that **** down on me just because you're outraged by it "Get a life"... why would you get offended ?

2. Religion is the craziest, Stupidest thing of them all.

I don't understand this world any more, Religion is all speculation, Did you know we supposidly only been on here for 6000 years, Yet there's scientific proof of stuff that lived far FAR before that ? What a crock of hooey dooey ****, Religious people annoy me the most out of any kind of person.

Shut the door in there faces, Stop harassing devs just because they had a superficial religious character in it.

Sorry if this offended you, But mine is based off fact, Religious people have nothing to stand on in an argument, because it's all based off hooey ****, it's cool you are involved in a religion, Keep it to yourselves. Get offended? Keep your crazy mouth shut.

Look what's happened? An awesome trailer now turned to bad publicity because of some wacko people.... It's terribly sad.

Its generally a good idea to avoid starting a religious debate but so long as no religious fanatic takes the bait we shall be fine.

[Marius]

Shut the door in there faces, Stop harassing devs just because they had a superficial religious character in it.

That wasn't the cause of the outrage. More to do with combining sex and violence in gratuitous ways.

[Mekon]

I'd like to think I'm a fairly well-adjusted individual. I'm happily married, I treat women with respect, with a vaguely chivalrous bent at times. I believe in equality, I don't believe in arbitrary distinctions between men and women - we are all humans. And for that reason... I don't have an issue with the trailer. It's gratuitous, yes. But I don't buy into the feminist backlash.

Dragging rape into it is ridiculous - everyone is entitled to their own opinion, if people don't like the trailer, fine. If they do, that's ok too. I'm in neither camp - couldn't care less.

Isn't it ironic that the feminist cause was for the purpose of allowing women to choose how they wished to live their lives (and participate fully in society), free of male control... yet we still cling to the idea that women dressed in latex or wearing skimpy clothing are sexualised. Doesn't that reflect somewhat poorly on the observer's attitude?

edit: Yes, rape is bad. As pointed out in Brendan Keough's article - you can't blame the victims because of the way they may have dressed, the fault lies entirely with the perpetrator. So why, in a trailer depicting nuns in latex, with no actual sex or rape (unless somehow murder/killing is now defined as rape) is the concept raised?

Clearly people are still confused about just how they should feel about the opposite sex and are projecting said confusion on anything borderline or open to different interpretations.

[Tas]

As usual religious fanatics tryin to dictate what we see.... Sod em to be blunt, If they dont like it dont buy the game. It's as black an white as that.

[Gamer87]

I dont get it... the actors did it by their own free will... why the ****?

[Disco LT]

Idiots cannot decide what they want to watch or not.. Get outraged because they see something they dont want to..
Heres an idea.. Dont look.

Thats it.. Oh whats this I'm watching, I don't quite approve, how about I just stop watching it and go about living my life?

To quote Steven Hughes (I think), so what if you're offended? It's not like you're going to wake up in the morning with Leprosy..

[flabcab]

I think anyone that thinks of raping women when they see that trailer needs to get some help.

I personally wasn't offended by the trailer nor did I find it overly appealing, I also have no problem with people criticizing it because I can just choose not to read there criticisms if I don't agree with them.

Sexuality will always exist in all forms of advertising as long as there are men who find women attractive.

[Joshsux]

Shut the door in there faces, Stop harassing devs just because they had a superficial religious character in it.

That wasn't the cause of the outrage. More to do with combining sex and violence in gratuitous ways.

Ahhh Sorry I must have missed what the full outrage was from. And I know religion can be a pretty controversial thing.

P.S. I have a very dirty sex life, And I truly TRULY didn't see anything really related to rape in it ? I might watch again and LOOK for it.

[Gamer87]

P.S. I have a very dirty sex life, And I truly TRULY didn't see anything really related to rape in it ? I might watch again and LOOK for it.

[Tas]

Personally, I loved seeing the nuns get their arses kicked sideways. I may even buy the game.... or...play it.