NYC Officials Upset by GTAIV - VGF

***Ynot Shane*** · 03-31-2007, 04:38 PM

For those who don't want to read the whole thing, I'll sum it up for you:

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NEW YORK (AP) — The latest version of the popular, murder-your-way-to-victory video game "Grand Theft Auto" unleashes its violence in a city with an uncanny resemblance to New York — and city officials are upset.

"The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers," said Jason Post, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

In previous versions of the game, players killed both police officers and prostitutes, and sold pornography to children.

Trailers of the latest game, released Thurday on the Internet, show the Statue of Liberty, the Brooklyn Bridge and Coney Island's Cyclone, while a voice is heard saying: "Life is complicated. I killed people, smuggled people, sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different."

Political leaders say New York and Grand Theft Auto IV have little in common beyond visuals.

New York is the nation's safest big city, according to crime statistics that show a 58 percent drop in auto thefts since Bloomberg took office in 2002. The city's murder rate is down by 28 so far this year, compared to last year.

"It's despicable to glamorize violence in games like these, regardless of how far-fetched the setting may be," Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly told reporters Friday.

The game will hit stores in October.

**Crazyswordsman** · 04-01-2007, 10:46 AM

First Boston and now this. When will governments learn to stop being so damn defensive? -CSM

Tazy_10 · 04-01-2007, 11:25 AM

When they die

Slife · 04-01-2007, 05:10 PM

I was under the impression that GTA didn't have a point system...

Demonicus Prime · 04-01-2007, 08:14 PM

This is like saying Crackdown is bad because it looks like L.A.

Retards.

ShyGuy727 · 04-02-2007, 11:07 AM

The hell?

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and sold pornography to children.

Double Genocide · 04-03-2007, 03:39 PM

I've played GTA3 and Vice City. I've never seen any pornography being sold to children. I'm not sure if they had it in SA or the GTA: "Stories" games.

The Doctor · 04-03-2007, 03:46 PM

In Vice City, you can buy into a Porn Business, and how can anyone forget the Hot Coffee mod for GTA:SA.

But then again, the game isn't aimed for Children so, it's who ever lets the kids play these games that is in the wrong.

**Crazyswordsman** · 04-03-2007, 08:34 PM

Yeah, but no one gives a crap about the Hot Coffee Mod. It's there and I don't use it. Haven't seen anything porn related in LCS.

GTA:NYC is actually the only reason I'll buy a PS3. Rockstar actually realizes that they have to make huge improvements from game to game and don't milk their cash cow by making "GTA the movie." -CSM

The Doctor · 05-01-2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

Yeah, but no one gives a crap about the Hot Coffee Mod. It's there and I don't use it. Haven't seen anything porn related in LCS.

GTA:NYC is actually the only reason I'll buy a PS3. Rockstar actually realizes that they have to make huge improvements from game to game and don't milk their cash cow by making "GTA the movie." -CSM

A few things, the pointless "HC" mod is what people are raving on about with the Porn bit, just because nobody uses it doesn't mean people willn't complain about it.

Also, the is a film already called Grand Thief Auto.

Chunky Kong12345 · 05-01-2007, 07:06 PM

Won't, nomyt.

Won't.

Demonicus Prime · 05-02-2007, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman

GTA:NYC is actually the only reason I'll buy a PS3.-CSM

*coughwhat'swrongwith360cough*

The Doctor · 05-03-2007, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

Won't, nomyt.

Won't.

Same thing.

wariovswario · 08-07-2007, 04:46 PM

I'm a little surprised they are just now getting to the point of NYC. I thought Liberty City was a lot like Staten Island.

Gussimus333 · 10-23-2007, 07:15 PM

This is rediculous, and for the record the hot coffee mod is all dry humping with clothes on. I've seen worse things on the Tom Green show.

***ZeldaGirl*** · 10-23-2007, 07:17 PM

^Please try to not bump old topics, thank you!

**March of the Covenant** · 10-23-2007, 07:25 PM

Sorreh ZG, I forgot to mention that to him, haha.

***ZeldaGirl*** · 10-23-2007, 08:11 PM

S'okay. No real harm done.

**Wyborn** · 10-25-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ZeldaGirl

^Please try to not bump old topics, thank you!

It was like the fourth topic down in the entire forum.

***ZeldaGirl*** · 10-25-2007, 02:31 PM

Oh. I never really come here, I only saw that it was older.

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