There is no way Take Two should be responsible for the idiocy of these kids (and their parents). Violence in video games has been around forever, and they have been blamed forever, so this is nothing new. Having said that, stupidity can almost be predicted.
We have seen how many people copy Jackass. It may be time to put warnings on video games like, "Do not attempt to fly, become invisible, shoot things, shoot people, become a robot, jump on floating lillies, or anything else you see in this not-based-in-reality video game"
Yes, it is stupid that such a warning is even necessary, and it will suck to see a screen like that everytime you play a game, but unfortunately one person is dead and another seriously injured. If it can be prevented, it's worth it.
BTW - I have never played GTA...is this warning already on there?
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There is no way Take Two should be responsible for the idiocy of these kids (and their parents). Violence in video games has been around forever, and they have been blamed forever, so this is nothing new. Having said that, stupidity can almost be predicted.
We have seen how many people copy Jackass. It may be time to put warnings on video games like, "Do not attempt to fly, become invisible, shoot things, shoot people, become a robot, jump on floating lillies, or anything else you see in this not-based-in-reality video game"
Yes, it is stupid that such a warning is even necessary, and it will suck to see a screen like that everytime you play a game, but unfortunately one person is dead and another seriously injured. If it can be prevented, it's worth it.
BTW - I have never played GTA...is this warning already on there?