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Man Sues Rockstar Saying GTA:SA Is Based On His Life

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-life-full-of-missions dept.

dotarray writes "From the article: 'Rockstar Games are no strangers to legal action, but it doesn't come stranger than this. An American model, Michael Washington (known as "Shagg") is suing the publisher — as well as parent company Take Two Interactive — because they based Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on his life.'" It's a good thing Washington never learned the infinite ammo cheat.

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  1. Compensating? by RogueyWon · · Score: 4, Funny

    You know, judging by the nickname he chose and the general air of machismo he tries to project, I can't help but feel he's trying to compensate for something.

    At a guess, he possibly never managed to unlock the real life version of "hot coffee".

    1. Re:Compensating? by Darinbob · · Score: 4, Funny

      A hint to game developers: Give your protagonist a small penis and no one will try to claim the character was based on their lives.

  2. The most dangerous man alive by Sonny+Yatsen · · Score: 4, Funny

    If GTA: SA is based on his life, then he must be the most dangerous man alive. Not only must he have committed thousands of murders, assault and batteries, vehicular homicide, and grand larceny, he must also have infiltrated Area 51 and stole military aircraft and vehicles. The man must be a greater threat than Al Qaeda and American Idol put together.

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    My postings are informational and does not constitute legal advice. Act on it at your risk.
    1. Re:The most dangerous man alive by Theoboley · · Score: 3, Funny

      To hell with being the most dangerous man alive, he must be stealthier than Solid Snake... I wonder if he gets out of the car and beats the hookers he just slept with to death just to get his cash back?

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  3. hot coffee by Jarkov · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sometimes I feel like all my sexual encounters have to be unlocked using a cheat code too.

  4. QBert by Peter+Trepan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Since I spend a lot of time jumping on step pyramids and being chased by snakes, I was going to bring the same lawsuit against the makers of QBert.

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    1. Re:QBert by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

      I spent a lot of my childhood in the back garden destroying worms with rocket launchers, cluster bombs, flying sheep, and concrete donkeys. If only I lived in America I could be making millions right now.

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      which is totally what she said
    2. Re:QBert by Monkeedude1212 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I spent a lot of my childhood playing video games. You guys have way more exciting lives than I do.

  5. *dons lounge suit* by Andy+Smith · · Score: 4, Funny

    I should sue the maker of Leisure Suit Larry.

    1. Re:*dons lounge suit* by dunezone · · Score: 3, Funny

      I tried suing the creators of Duke Nukem, but the case went on forever!

  6. Suing? by kevmatic · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If GTA was really based off of this man's life, he wouldn't be suing Rockstar in the court of law. Rockstar's HQ would be full of bullet holes.