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Costumes that saved the world (Feature)

Oct 30, 2008

When the Puritans began settling down in North America during the early 17th century, they didn’t practice cosplay. Those were dark days - dark, costume-less days, filled with famine, toil, and a depressingly short supply of free candy. It would take nearly 200 years for Americans and Canadians to finally embrace Halloween as a mainstream event - and it was mostly thanks to a flood of Irish and Scottish immigrants in the late 19th century. ...

Bully ad too rude? (News)

Jul 13, 2008

The Advertising Standards Authority has heard complaints about the TV advertisement for Bully: Scholarship edition on the wii. The advertisment showed Jimmy Hopkins using a slingshot, also 2 students giving another student a wedgie and a cook sneezing into a pot and others.

According to the ASA a website over 30 people have complained about the Bully ad. Some of them said it was "offensive and distasteful and it encourages bullying to occur, while others thought it was shown at bad times .

The ASA also dismissed the complaints, "Some might find the name and content of the game to be a very very bad taste, the content of the ad was not likly to cause serious offence."

Bully banned in Brazil (News)

Apr 14, 2008

A Brazilian judge has banned the sale of Rockstar's Bully.

Judge Flavio Rabello barred the sale of the game in Brazil (we're assuming that's all versions), following a request from a youth centre in Brazilian state Rio Grande do Sul.

The "aggravating factor" resulting in the Bully ban, says State prosecutor Alcindo Bastos, is the fact that "everything in the game takes place inside a school," which apparently isn't fair ...

Brazil Judge Bans Video Game Bully (News)

Apr 11, 2008

Bully has taken a beating in Brazil, where a judge suspended sales of the video game on the grounds it is too violent for young children and teenagers, a prosecutor said Thursday.

Judge Flavio Rabello prohibited the game from being imported, distributed, sold or promoted on Web sites or in stores in Latin America's largest nation, said Rio Grande do Sul state prosecutor Alcindo Bastos. Companies have 30 days to comply with the judge's order.

Bastos said the judge found the game was inappropriate for children.

"The aggravating factor is that everything in the game takes place inside a school," Bastos said. "That is not acceptable."

Rockstar Games Buys and Restructures Mad Doc Software (News)

Apr 4, 2008

Rockstar Games announced today that it has completely purchased Mad Doc Software, the developer responsible for the recent port of Bully to the Wii and Xbox 360. In addition to purchasing the developer, Rockstar has re-branded the dev "Rockstar New England".

Bully stirring up controversy AGAIN (News)

Mar 5, 2008

The Canadian Teachers' Federation, a group representing four million teachers in several countries, is calling for the ban of Bully: Scholarship Edition, a game it says glorifies bullying. Here we go again... "We're asking retailers to be responsible," said Emily Noble, president of the Canadian Teachers' Federation. "Yes, they can sell it and make a buck out of this, but is this the kind of marketing that they want to be [doing], selling games ...

Bully: Scholarship Edition Now Available (News)

Mar 4, 2008

Bully: Scholarship Edition, the revamped version of Bully/Canis Canem Edit is now available to buy for the Nintendo Wii and Xbox 360 at North American retail stores for a suggested retail price of $49.99. Europe will be getting it March 7th [Friday this week] with a retail price of around £29.99

Bully: Scholarship Edition (Review)

Mar 4, 2008

It's been a year and a half since Bully (Canis Canem Edit in the UK) built up a storm of controversy and then sort of fizzled out of the public eye, but Rockstar Games has refused to let the game die quietly. Instead, Jimmy Hopkins and crew are getting a second chance at life in Bully: Scholarship Edition, a remastered and expanded version that adds updated visuals and a slate of new missions and classes to the already excellent story and ...

Teachers demand ban on Bully: Scholarship Edition (News)

Mar 4, 2008

A coalition of groups representing four million teachers from eight unions in several countries - Australia, Britain, Canada, South Korea, the Caribbean and the United States - is urging retailers to refuse to sell Bully: Scholarship Edition.

Bully: Scholarship Edition features a shaven-headed teenager who adjusts to life at a new boarding school by harassing others, which the organizations say glorifies bullying. The abuse includes dunking pupils' heads in toilets, photographing them naked and physically assaulting them. Teachers are also targeted.

Bully: Scholarship Edition (Screenshots)

Mar 4, 2008

The Top 7... Failed Franchises We Know How to Fix (Feature)

Feb 18, 2008

Videogames, television and movies frequently overlap. With so much cross pollination, you'd think the biggest and best film franchises would have respectable game adaptations by now, but that's just not the case, is it? Sure there are a handful of successful tie-ins, but many series flop around for years, seeing game after terrible game created with little or no regard for the source material. Well, we're sick of it. ...

Bully: Scholarship Edition - Valentine trailer (Video)

Feb 14, 2008

Take the tough kids down a notch and rule the school with an iron Wii Remote, as thuggish protector of the weak Jimmy Hopkins.

Bully: Scholarship Edition - hands-on (Preview)

Feb 13, 2008

Bully was released near the tail end of the PS2's major releases, so maybe you didn't have a chance to play the game back in 2006 - like, if you sent your PS2 off to Antarctica on a ceremonial burning raft on PS3 launch day. Whether you played or not, the game was great, and messing around with the 360 and Wii versions, Bully: Scholarship Edition, which are due out March 4, reaffirmed that the game is on track to be as good as the original ...

Trailer Trash (Feature)

Feb 1, 2008

This weeks edition of Trailer Trash is bigger than Ron Pauls internet marketing team – its bursting at the seams with new trailers, tech demos, and gameplay footage. Naturally, weve sarcastically criticized each one for no reason other than its fun. Get comfortable, theres an express shipment of delicious streaming video on route to your eyeballs. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed This must-see tech demo shows off The Force Unleasheds three simulation technologies and how they work ...

First trailer for Bully: Scholarship Edition hits (News)

Jan 30, 2008

The most misunderstood game of 2006 is getting a second chance at life on March 4, when Bully: Scholarship Edition stomps angrily onto the Wii and Xbox 360. The first trailer for the game - a revamped, expanded and visually overhauled version of Rockstar's controversial juvenile-delinquent simulator - hit today, and while it doesn't really offer a glimpse of what's new, it should satisfy the curiosity of anyone who's wondering how its cartoony visuals and irreverent mayhem will hold up on ...

Bully: Scholarship Edition - Debut trailer 01-30-08 (Video)

Jan 30, 2008

Take the tough kids down a notch and rule the school with an iron Wii Remote, as thuggish protector of the weak Jimmy Hopkins.

Bully controversy kicks off AGAIN (News)

Jan 22, 2008

Despite the fact it's already been sitting on the shelves for over a year on PS2, another ruckus is being kicked off over Rockstar's Bully, reignited thanks to the upcoming release of Xbox 360 and Wii versions of the game. UK publication Daily Telegraph describes the new Scholarship Edition, as an "even more realistic" take on the 2006 original, which "encourages players to act out assaults on pupils and teachers." Beating a dead horse much? The game's also sparked additional rows by ...

Video game glorifies bullying, say critics (News)

Jan 20, 2008

A violent new video game which is set in a school and encourages players to act out assaults on pupils and teachers has been condemned by anti-bullying campaigners and teaching unions.

The game, called Bully, features a shaven-headed pupil who torments fellow students and teachers at his school.

Critics said the game was "glorifying" school bullying and called for it to be banned.

The PC World and Currys chain of stores said it had already decided not to stock the game. A spokesman said: "We don't think this is suitable for sale in our stores. We are careful about what we sell and this is something we have decided not to list."

Rumor Confirmed: Bully Scholarship Edition Hits Early March (News)

Jan 19, 2008

Although the date wasn't on exactly on target, it seems that GoNintendo's speculation that the Bully Scholarship Edition would hit in early March (based on a listing at Gamestop) was right on the money. Rockstar has announced that the school year at Bullworth Academy will begin in the US on March 5th and March 7th in the UK with all the crotch kicking, swirlies, hiding in lockers, stealing and boy kissing you can handle.

Bully: Scholarship Edition - first look (Preview)

Jan 16, 2008

Jan 16, 2008 For a while there, Bully was 2006's most controversial game - but once people found out it was a relatively tame, bloodless schoolyard romp instead of a teen murder simulator, interest seemed to fizzle. Which is a shame, really, because Bully's compelling story and free-roaming, prank-and-beatdown-focused action made it one of the best games released that year. If you missed it the first time, you'll get a second chance at the game this March, when Bully: Scholarship Edition hits ...

Bully's Scholarly Additions - First Screens, Bonus Features and Release Date (News)

Jan 4, 2008

Rockstar Games is best known for its Grand Theft Auto series, but Wii and Xbox 360 owners will soon discover another worthy title in its library. Bully: Scholarship Edition arrives on Wii and 360 on March 4 in the US and March 7 in the UK. Both version are priced at $49.99 and include the original game along with a bevy of extras.

Added to the original PS2 version are eight new missions, four new school classes (biology, music, math and geography), new unlockable items and clothing, new two-player offline minigames, new awards and, of course, Achievements.

(The first two screenshots below are from the X360 version and the second two are from the Wii version.)

Rumor: Bully's semester on Wii and Xbox 360 begins March 3 (News)

Jan 3, 2008

Joystiq writes:

"Jimmy Hopkins is supposedly ready to kiss the girls (and boys) at Bullworth Academy on Wii and Xbox 360 starting March 3. Bully: Scholarship Edition will feature "new content" and that's still all about we know at this point. Perhaps we'll get a little hands-on time with it at GDC, but we don't even really know if the Wii version will have waggle and the Xbox 360 will sport better textures."

Bully: Scholarship Edition delayed (News)

Nov 24, 2007

According to French site Jeux-France.com, the remake of Rockstar's PS2 title won't be hitting the Wii and 360 until 7 February. It had previously been listed as appearing this year.

Given that 2007 is now drawing to a close and we've not seen much of it yet, this isn't exactly a huge surprise. Still, if Rockstar feels it needs more time, so be it Â¿ the PS2 version received glowing reviews when it was released in 2006, so a little extra development time will hopefully ensure that the 360 and Wii version are of the same standard.

UK Writers' Guild Rewards Canis Canem Edit News (News)

Nov 19, 2007

After the furore surrounding Rockstar Games' Canis Canem Edit (a.k.a. Bully) eventually died down, few could argue that all the game contained was mild school ground pranks that left a warm, fuzzy feeling of nostalgia inside.

Thankfully, it seems that despite all the negative press, Canis Canem Edit has finally received the recognition that it deserves, picking up Best Videogame Script award at last night's Writer's Guild of Great Britain Awards 2007.

Rockstars Bully revamped for 360 and Wii but not for PS3 (News)

Oct 23, 2007

In spite of all the critical acclaim, most people glossed right over Rockstar Games' Bully; it even received a coveted 10 in the pages of EGM. Rockstar isn't giving up on the new IP just yet, however, as they've announced Bully: Scholarship Edition for both Xbox 360 and Wii, complete with tweaked visuals and additional content.
Other than that, we're in the dark, but Rockstar says the revamped Bully is coming to both platforms this "winter." This could be the perfect game to cool down from the fall gaming season with in early 08 -- keep watching as we learn more -- but here's a question: where's the PlayStation 3 version?

PAL Box Art for Bully: Scholarship Edition (News)

Aug 7, 2007

Rockstar Games released the final Australian box art for Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Wii today.

Bully: Scholarship Edition online play? (News)

Jul 25, 2007

A better look at the logos for Bully: Scholarship Edition for the Xbox 360 revealed the infamous 'Xbox LIVE' logo for the game. Could Bully: Scholarship Edition be going online ?

Bullying the Wii-way (News)

Jul 20, 2007

With the official news that Rockstar is planning to bring Bully: Scholarship Edition to Wii and Xbox 360 this winter, we've done what we always do when we hear of a new Wii port - try and work out how they'll make imaginative use of the Wii-mote. Here's five ways we'd like to see it utilized in ...

Bully: Scholarship Edition coming to Xbox 360, Wii (News)

Jul 20, 2007

It's been a busy week for Rockstar; the company has just announced that it's unnecessarily controversial schoolboy adventure Bully is headed to Xbox 360 and Wii. Scholarship Edition, as it's being called, will feature new content over last year's PS2 release and presumably upgraded visuals as well. In case you missed the original, it has you playing as naughty schoolboy Jimmy Hopkins, who is thrust into run down boarding school Bullworth Academy and left to tackle the bullies, jocks and nerds ...

Bully Strategy Guide (FAQ)

Oct 3, 2008

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Edna The Cook Mask (Easter Egg)

May 6, 2008

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Class Rewards (Hint)

Apr 22, 2008

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Double Tickets (Hint)

Apr 22, 2008

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Get A BMX Helmet (Unlockable)

Apr 16, 2008

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Crash Helmet (Unlockable)

Apr 7, 2008

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Mo-Ped (Unlockable)

Apr 7, 2008

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Passing English (Hint)

Apr 4, 2008

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Rubber Band Ball (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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Pumpkin Head (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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Black Ninja Suit (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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Girls Dorm Without Getting Caught (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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"Kick Me" Signs (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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Double Carnival Tickets (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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Pirate Hat (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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fire man's hat (Unlockable)

Apr 4, 2008

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100 Percent Completion Guide (Xbox 360) (FAQ)

Mar 20, 2008

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Escape Police (Hint)

Mar 11, 2008

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Reindeer Sweater (Hint)

Mar 11, 2008

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Robber Mask (Unlockable)

Mar 11, 2008

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