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Rockstar/EA Tit for Tat in GTA/Simpsons Feud

Posted by Zonk on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along dept.

Last week we discussed how GTA parody elements were pulled from The Simpsons Game after some of Rockstar's lawyers got into the act. Apparently, the folks at EA who made the game are a bit peeved about the aggressive lawyering on Rockstar's part and the wussy lawyering on EA's: "The game begins with Bart wanting to play a game called Grand Theft Scratchy. Of course this is a parody of Grand Theft Auto. And Marge immediately takes it away from him. She tries to clean up the town and stop the game from being distributed in Springfield because Marge is against video game violence. She uses horrific violence to stop video game violence... in a video game... That's called irony. The people who make Grand Theft Auto - they spazzed out like little babies."

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  1. Reality..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Ahh, Reality. Adult Intelligence required for the complex world we live in.

    That free speech and all is a bitch when its making fun of your product isn't it? Then again, you've used it a few times to cover your ass, haven't you RockStar?

    Can we start shooting lawyers yet? GTA/Simpson style?

    1. Re:Reality..... by Surt · · Score: 2, Interesting

      A mix of d2, smb, spyhunter, carmageddon, deathrace2000, syndicate.
      Other than going more gory, there's not much innovative gameplay wise.

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  2. Fire whomever advised that lawyer action by unity100 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    For that idiot have cost you much credibility with gamers. The gamers who supported you during the recent gaming related stampedes. bad move. very bad move. and top quality idiot(s) you have there.

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