It's not rare for a game from Rockstar to be controversial nowadays, but Bully is a special case; it was demonized and protested against before it was even released. Complaining about a game when it's on store shelves is one thing, but protesting against it before you can find out if it really is offensive or not is a whole other level of ignorance.

When October rolls around, uptight parents and other watchdogs will finally be able to load up Bully and decide for themselves if it really is the horrible, amoral game that anti-game activists claim it to be. In a Reuters article posted today, Rockstar spokesman Rodney Walker says, "Finally Bully can speak for itself. People can look at the game and see what it is and what it's not." We couldn't agree more