Rockstar Investigated Over GTA - Vice City

Jubii writes "Seems the State of Florida is about to investigate Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for possibly violating state hate crime laws. This comes right after Rockstar and Take-Two issued an apology and a promise to remove offensive dialog found in the game. This could cause significant changes for 'mature' games in the future." Since Rockstar has already apologized and pledged to update the game, is it just me, or is the state of Florida only looking to line its pockets with some best-selling game profits? Update: 12/12 00:19 GMT by S : Haitian community leaders aren't satisfied either, saying "the manufacturer's pledge to change future editions did not solve the problem with games on store shelves now."

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So frecking useless!

[Txiasaeia]

Should car companies sue Rockstar because GTA and VC take well-known cars, give them a different game, then allow players to bash them up in the streets? Should gun makers sue Rockstar for giving them a bad image?

When I played VC, I *never* once thought, "hey, those haitians, they're pretty bloodthursty!" And you wanna know why? Cuz it's a GAME, not a how-to guide or a travel brochure!

Re:Hate crime

[gl4ss]

you know what? i wish more people just watched southpark and shutted the hell up. the hate crime episode in this case particular.

it's not just about it being a funny show.. it's the social commentary that makes it great.

anyways, how long has the game been on the shelves? hmm? a freakking long time perhaps hmm? somebody fishing for extra points somewhere hmm? being kyle's mum hmm?

it's largely a parody of stereotypes anyways(the game).