From the Euroweenie department comes this news: UK retailer Curry's has refused to stock Bully. Why? The usual jackassery:

t has been accused by MPs and charities of glamorising bullying in schools with violent and intimidating scenes.

Canis Canem Edit, Latin for 'Dog Eat Dog', invites players to adopt the persona of Jimmy Hopkins.

He is a teenage hoodlum who has been expelled from every school in his area.

Jimmy is made to attend the ultra-strict Bullworth Academy, a reform school, where he falls foul of school gangs, prefects and corrupt teachers.

Points are awarded for beating up other pupils, catapulting eggs, throwing stink bombs, setting off fire alarms and head-butting teachers.

There are points for humiliating other students — such as making them punch themselves or wiping spit on their faces.

Wow, that imaginary game they're talking about there sounds pretty fun. Too bad it doesn't actually describe Bully.

Kotakuite David B. writes: "At Curry's, Grand Theft Auto, Scarface, Metal Gear Solid and other violent games are acceptable. But wedgies are not." Florian Eckhardt

Bully is banned by Currys [The Sun]

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