Schwarzenegger Not Part of New Conan Game: Because It Sucks
December 11, 2007 1:24 pm Gaming for All 
Over at GamePolitics they’re reporting that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is distancing himself from the Conan game put out by THQ.
The new Conan game is, well, let’s just say overly violent. I mean, it’s not that ripping off people’s arms and cutting off their legs isn’t fun and all, but it tends to be a little, uh, over the top (and no, I’m not talkin’ about the Stallone classic, Over the Top, where he must compete in an arm wrestling championship).
It’s so juicily bloody, that State Senator Leland Yee is criticizing it and wanting kids to make sure not to have it on their Christmas lists (’cause telling kids that something is bad for them always works).
To defend his honor, Gov. Schwarzenegger’s spokesman Aaron McLear came out with a statement that the governor has “no association with this game.”
Some people may say that the Gov. Schwarzenegger is cutting a mean swath through the gaming industry, what with his signing of the video game law in 2005. However, I think he just doesn’t want people to think that he’s associated with such an awfully bad game. Seriously, it’s boring. Were I him, I’d make an official decree that all people who bought this game would learn what is best in life: “To crush your enemies (the people who bought this game), see them driven before you (take that, dumb game buyers) and hear the lamentation of the women!”
December 13th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
THis is a non issue, and this blog post is making a big deal over nothing.
He isn’t distancing himself from the movies. The reason why the third film hasn’t been made has been due to battles over the film rights.
Additionally, the blog post above is inflammatory! They said “no association” because there is “no association”
Lesson for blogger who wrote original story (do your research):
The game is based on the original works of Robert E. Howard. Conan has been around since 1932 and the game was an attempt to return to the character’s roots, the original Weird Tales magazine stories and novels.
The Schwarzengger film is but one in a long line of mediums Conan has appeared. There is NO ASSOCIATION BECAUSE THE GAME HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORIGINAL UNIVERSAL FILMS STARRING ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER! And given the battles that occured over the film rights, it makes sense he has “NO ASSOCIATION!”
A little research, and maybe speaking to the developer would have cleared it up. No hard to understand.
The only association between the GAME and the FILMs is the iconic fictional character that appears in them both… THAT IS IT!
*rubs forehead in frustration*
December 13th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
while i fully appreciate the fact that this game is a return to classical conan rhetoric in which, as howard himself put it, “i wrote a character who didn’t have to think too much, suck in a room? cut through your enemies to get out” it doesn’t excuse the true issue here: this is a crappy game. period.
were i arnold, i’d distance myself as far from this pile of filth as i could. i’m just a little disheartened that they didn’t make the subsequent 10 (that’s right, 10) conan movies that were in the works. *sniffs*
December 13th, 2007 at 4:27 pm
I agree with whatever the little kid said. Arnie didn’t need to associate himself with this garbage video game. If you would have bothered to ask the developer out on a date, you would have discovered that barbarian history goes way back to the days before the Governator.