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GTA IV Trailer Inflames Big Apple Politicians

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the not-on-our-watch dept.

GP writes "The GTA4 trailer isn't 48 hours old yet, but NYC politicians are up in arms because the game's setting, Liberty City, is a virtual version of the Big Apple." Obviously these guys never played GTA3, since it was also set in the "fictional" Liberty City, that also felt a lot like NYC.

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  1. Up in arms? by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Insightful

    They're not up in arms. Some uppity reporter went to the Mayor and the council and said, "Hey, Grand Theft Auto is set in NYC. What's your response?" And neither reponse was particularly vitriolic. Much ado about nothing.

    1. Re:Up in arms? by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 5, Informative

      Just realized.. The submitter created this story in order to generate traffic to his site. Good work, assclown.

    2. Re:Up in arms? by tomstdenis · · Score: 5, Informative

      Yup. Could the /. editors stop these nonsense advertisement ploys? Good lord...

      Tom

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    3. Re:Up in arms? by HillaryWBush · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd like to complain too since it will give me some karma.

    4. Re:Up in arms? by Alastor187 · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is why I never RTFA until after I post a comment.

  2. Oooh! by MWoody · · Score: 5, Funny

    Setting Grand Theft Auto in the safest big city in America would be like setting Halo in Disneyland.

    I think I speak for all gamers when I say this would, indeed, be awesome.

  3. How terribly unfair by Wuhao · · Score: 5, Funny

    This city is a completely unrealistic setting for a story about petty crime, gang violence and ethnicity-oriented organized crime. This is an affront to the citizens, and an insult to its elected officials who work hard to keep it clean. Liberty City is a finest city you will ever find, and for Rockstar to continue smearing it is abhorrent. Why can't they pick a genuine crime-infested hell hole, like New York?

  4. Thank Goodness... by FREAKHEAD · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...that we have movies that only reflect the great qualities of that city. If movies showed violence, cop killing, etc in N.Y., I am sure we would see equal outrage.

  5. Re:Politicians. by The+PS3+Will+Fail · · Score: 5, Informative
    No one was outraged.

    "Setting Grand Theft Auto in the safest big city in America would be like setting Halo in Disneyland."
    No outrage there - just a politician answering a question asked by a reporter. He was spinning the question to point out how safe NYC is. There was no outrage.

    "The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers."
    This quip shows no signs of outrage either.
  6. When "Slow News Day" is way too fast by Mateo_LeFou · · Score: 5, Interesting

    How 'bout "Dead Stop News Day"?

    Meanwhile, the house committee on "intellectual property" ponders how to implement a licensing regime for ephemeral copies of recordings each time they pass through a computer's RAM.

    Sorry, I know I'm not supposed to bitch about rejected stories or (in this case) ones that have been pending for a week... couldn't help it this one time.

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  7. Sequel idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Set it in the Greater Toronto Area next time! GTA: GTA. ... anyone?