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This one is unbelievable: Sony Decapitates Goat to Promote Violent Videogame

Sony displayed a beheaded goat carcass at a launch party in Greece for God Of War II, a newly released title for the company's PlayStation 2 console.

The gory "sacrifice" of an actual goat in a commercialized ritual of domination was clearly meant to advertise the vividly rendered violence that characterizes God Of War II, which has earned the game a rating of M for mature (ages 17 and up). However, this supposed safeguard will not prevent underage gamers in the UK who subscribe to Sony's official PlayStation magazine from getting an eyeful of the headless goat in the latest issue, which includes a two-page photo spread of the launch party. Though Sony pulled 80,000 copies of this edition from newsstands last weekend, it has already been mailed out to subscribers and cannot be recalled.

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Action Alert: Tell GUESS to Stop Selling Fur

If you think GUESS should get with the times and stop selling the products of cruelty, please let them know.