Grand Theft Auto under fire

luigi · #1 (**permalink**) 04-29-2008, 03:57 AM

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A best-selling video game series, Grand Theft Auto, is releasing a new version Tuesday amid a firestorm of concern about the impact of violent games on children.

The Chicago Transit Authority is pulling ads for the game off its buses. The Parents Television Council is calling on retailers to keep it away from children. The PTA has a campaign to explain ratings.

More than a dozen bids in five states and four in Congress would limit sales of some games to children. Since 2005, nine states have passed laws to restrict game sales but none survived court challenges.

"These games are patently offensive and violent," says Minnesota Solicitor General Alan Gilbert, who is appealing a court ruling that found no "incontrovertible" proof the games trigger violence in kids.

Rockstar Games, the series maker, declined to comment. The video game industry has responded to critics by agreeing to restrict the advertising and sale of M-rated games. Most major retailers say they won't sell them to anyone under 17. Yet random checks by the Federal Trade Commission found that 42% of retailers did.

Read the full article at http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/200...leaseunderfire

What do you guys think?

Phreak · #2 (**permalink**) 04-30-2008, 02:03 AM

That looks like a pretty cool game I am going to have to think about getting it. I am going to head over now and check out the rest of where that article came from becasue what I read so far sounds very promising.