I just called up Toys 'R Us to see if they had Saints Row 2 and Dead Space in the store right now...and they said they won't be carrying Dead Space due to it's mature content Though they will happily sell Saints Row 2, Silent Hill: Homecoming...I don't know, but this just seems absolutely retarded.
Dead Space
Game » consists of 13 releases. Released Oct 14, 2008
Engineer Isaac Clarke battles a polymorphic virus-like alien infestation that turns human corpses into grotesque undead alien monsters called "Necromorphs" while trying to survive on board an infested interstellar mining ship named the USG Ishimura.
Dead Space Too Mature For Toys 'R Us!
"I just called up Toys 'R Us to see if they had Saints Row 2 and Dead Space in the store right now...and they said they won't be carrying Dead Space due to it's mature content Though they will happily sell Saints Row 2, Silent Hill: Homecoming...I don't know, but this just seems absolutely retarded."Dead Space has huge buzz at the moment for being particularly grim and gothic. I suppose you have to presume the average Toys R Us manager doesn't properly understand the content of the games they are selling so while we can see the hypocrisy, I suppose they aren't even aware.
It is stupid though.
"I hear there is a side mission where you can rape puppies."Skinless, sharp toothed puppies without eyes of course.
I know a kid who works at our local Toys R Us, and he said they have it in stock in their store. Don't know why that douche would claim the store isn't carrying it due to content.
"I have called up 4 Toys 'R Us stores and only that one gave me the "too mature" line, but none of the stores have the game or know when they are going to get it. One lady just hung up on me when I asked her when they might get it in..."Customer service at it's best! Those multi-nationals care!
I am just going to go to my local store and ask them when they think they're going to get the game...if they say "I don't know" or "on the 20th" I'll just pick up a different game for that deal this week. I'm kinda annoyed right now though...I was starting to get really pumped for this game.
awwwwwww. well there goes the buy 2 get 3rd free for me :( i was getting it for socom and dead space and w/e looked good. guess ill need to find a different game
If they don't want to carry it.....oh wel. It's understandable, really. Did they carry Grand Theft Auto?
I'm guessing because of that Lullaby trailer that was banned everywhere. They want to want customers to assume Toys R Us are selling something scary like that to their children, trust me if Saints Row 2 got into advertisement controversy you wouldn't see it on shelves either, Toys R Us is just trying to preserve it's customer image.
"http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?kwCatId=&kw=dead%20space&origkw=dead%20space&f=Taxonomy/TRUS/2254197&sr=1"I know that they sell it online (and that it's listed release date is Oct. 20th), but I don't want to have to pay shipping if I don't have to. With the release dates they have listed online...I wouldn't be able to get the deal on them.
"I hear there is a side mission where you can rape puppies."Dude, there's a sex mini-game in SR2...I think...
"Bass said:thats a big reason why. man i hope its at our toys r us. i was really hoping to get dead space there :("Why are you transfixed on getting the game from toys r us?"Buy 2, get 1 free this week...that's why."
"DualReaver said:No wai."I hear there is a side mission where you can rape puppies."Dude, there's a sex mini-game in SR2...I think..."
"I hit every store in town today. All of them said the same thing:It's because there was no mail service on Monday due to the Federal holiday."We have a delayed shipment so it will be arriving tomorrow morning".I was pissed...and it shot my day all to Hell.Tomorrow, tomorrow...there's always tomorrow..."
Hmmmm I was thinking something was up. Went to Blockbuster today to rent it and they told me that it wasn't even in their system....maybe I'll wait for Christmas and just buy the game when I have money...win win either way
"Do you have to buy it at the toys r us? cant you go to another store or something? it HAS to be from toys r us?"How many times must I keep restating the whole Buy 2 get 1 free deal at Toys 'R Us deal this week...that is the reason for the specific store. It's the only reason I would even consider buying the game right now. I don't think it has to do with the holiday on Monday either because they had copies of SR2. I don't know...even Best Buy has their release date at the 15th so maybe it will be in stores tomorrow.
My local Toys R' Us didn't have it either. Although he didnt' say when they would be getting the shipment in. I'm thinking because of the big deal they got going on, with the buy 2 get 1 free, they're purposely delaying Dead Space so you can't do the deal with it.
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