“No, I’m not going to defend Bully at all. Instead, I am going to invite Ms Noble [head of the CTF] and her counterparts to examine it with me, and to enter into a critical discussion of its merits and the difficulties it may or may not pose to students and to teachers… whether the concerns of these individuals - our de facto authorities on bullying - are not explored in a game like Bully, soon after perhaps Bully is nothing but sensationalist junk. On the contrary - whether Bully does illuminate the social realities of Bullying… next not only is it more than sensationalist junk - it is arguably an fundamental work. Perhaps even a work that students should be playing in school as a part of their education in order to safely explore notions of bullying while having to neither engage in, nor be subjected to it.

“…I am interested in the debate, but I’m

not interested in the trite and dull perspective that the uniformed are bringing to the table… I welcome - even actively inspire - any informed debate on the value of games, or even of a specific game. whether you want to talk about these issues as informed professionals with potentially conflicting perspectives in need of thoughtful resolution - I’m game. whether you want to enter into ideological debate about whether or not Bully should be banned, I’ve got better things to do - and frankly, I would like to think you do as well.” - Ubisoft Designer Clint Hocking

See…that is what we need. Ubisoft has no ties to Bully, yet Mr. Hocking realizes that that sort of attack is ridiculous. The industry really needs to come together on these kind of issues, not just leave the developer/publisher to deal with them.

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