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Rockstar Allows GTA Fans to Call Liberty City Radio Station
NIN1385 writes "Rockstar has sent out a blast email saying that people are now encouraged to call into a Liberty City radio station. WKTT Talk Radio is accepting calls right now allowing people to voice their opinion about what is wrong with today's Liberty City and/or America, and the best will be used on the upcoming GTA IV Soundtrack."
One thing you never hear about when people talk about GTA is throughout the whole serious there has been a serious vein of comedy throughout each game. Its not all mindless violence, its more of a lampooning of stereotypical mindless violence. Not to mention their radio jokes, and sketches are on par with any comedy album I have ever heard.
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I feel really bad for whoever has to screen these calls. That guy is going to have some serious headaches.
How many of the calls will be from Jack Thompson then?
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You should call and tell them that.
If you were blocking sigs, you wouldn't have to read this.
Do you honestly think something like this would be even remotely possible without a disclaimer like that?
You're not signing away your children, just whatever recording you make.
Games could accept VoIP calls, then play it live (or slightly delayed) as in-game talk radio (in multiplayer or even single player games). Ditto, for submitted video or picture content (sourced from webcams or home videos). -- they could be ingame TV or content, or even textures for characters or NPCs.
... ingame radio stations, paid for by gamer subscriptions. Since the multiplayers games companies already charge the users credit card, they could be the intermediary for digital content.
Hmmm.... maybe Internet radio stations being threatended by RIAA royalties have a new niche for
Also, it could work the other way around. Video games that streamed content from my digital TV/radio tuner or digital music collection, as in-game content (e.g., TV or music stations)
*Please let Jack Thompson call up and start ranting*
*Please let Jack Thompson call up and start ranting*
*Please let Jack Thompson call up and start ranting*
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Wow. Sounds like the kind of thing I'd love to be a part of.
What exactly do you object to? Do you think someone who submits a throwaway joke should have a stake in the game or profits, or be able to claim the right to withdraw their submission at a later date (say after a million copies have been sold) because they changed their mind?
I know some companies have pulled shady contests that sould similar (e.g. send us your ideas for a video game, if we make it we'll send you a t-shirt), but this ain't that.
Hey,
Why not stream the radio real-time to the players while they're playing GTA4?
That would be amazing. Have an in-game radio station run by real people somewhere which you can call any time. The XBOX360 is perfect for that (headset).
Why not?
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