In 2008, the game was upgraded to the Xbox 360, Wii, and PC as Bully: Scholarship Edition, giving new groups the opportunity to experience its story. I played from start to finish, exploring every detail, squeezing everything I could have out of that game. Rockstar delivered as they always do successfully creating a rich and believable world for players to exist in.
The game was everything I imagined it would be.
But as Jimmy, rather than get sucked into this culture, you resist and try to bring peace and justice to the school. The school has a clear hierarchy and bullying is rampant. The school is segmented into groups - jocks, greasers, nerds, and preppies. In it, you play as Jimmy Hopkins, a student recently enrolled in Bullworth Academy. They caved and I finally bought the game for $20. Not only was it untrue, but my parents had no leverage once I turned thirteen. The game stirred up a lot of controversy prior to release, being accused of glorifying school bullying. I need this."Ĭonvincing my parents to allow me to play it was a struggle, even if it was rated T for teen. "It's the world of GTA put into a boarding school," I thought to myself. I remember it so clearly-the environments, the characters, the freedom. How could they do this to me? How can they let me miss out on a game like this?īut then I see a trailer for a game called Bully, and everything changes. Even three years following the game's release, I'm upset by this. I'm twelve and well on my way to puberty still never having played Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
"No watching," they told me. As if being banned from playing wasn't enough I was now sentenced to torture, knowing my brother was playing in the next room without me. My older brother pre-ordered the game and my parents grip grew tighter. My parents took action, implementing a new rule to the household: No M-rated games. I could play whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. Life was good.īut with the release of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and the controversy surrounding its violence, things changed. I spent dozens of hours fighting for the noisy crowds of Def Jam Vendetta, roaming the bustling streets of Midnight Club, and breaking ankles in NBA Street. The Rockstar Games logo with the "Red Dead Redemption" red background.You see, when I was a child, video games were my life.
There are a lot of explanations why companies update their trademark and most of these reasons do not involve a sequel in development. Not updating filed trademarks could mean losing it, eventually. Companies and owners of trademarks, however, are required to update to prove they are using it and show how they would continue doing so in the future. While these things are probably unrelated, it may have something to do with the sequel of the hit action-adventure title released a decade ago for hopeful fans.įiling a trademark and updating it, most of the time, does not mean that a game is nearing its announcement. The other factor that revived "Bully 2" rumors is the gaming studio's job listings, which sought game testers. Speculations about "Bully 2" started to make rounds online following recent actions of Rockstar Games.įans thought that Rockstar Games updating the trademark of "Bully" three times in just 24 hours a few days ago indicates that the developer is doing it in preparation for the game's rumored announcement.