New York appalled with GTA IV setting

[wraggster]

Political leaders, politicians and policemen have already downloaded the GTA IV trailer, watched it numerous times, and gone ape at the fact that the fictional city resembles New York.

While the city does resemble New York, it's actually the GTA hold haunt Liberty City, which, as we all know, is heavily based on NYC.

"Setting Grand Theft Auto in the safest big city in America would be like setting Halo in Disneyland," said City Councilman Peter Vallone, chairman of the council's public safety committee.

The New York Daily News reported "Grand Theft Auto is set in a mythical city that bears a striking resemblance to New York." Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly isn't one bit impressed. "It's despicable to glamorize violence in games like these, regardless of how far-fetched the setting may be."

Jason Post, a spokesman for Mayor Bloomberg, put the final nail in GTA IV's coffin: "The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers."

via cvg

[emuking]

and it begins,cue dramatic music lol

[jojotjuh]

If they can't see the difference between games and reality it's their fault, and not the game

[Xiofire]

^^ Agreed
Im just scared that if GTA IV is an MMO, how many people will try to re-enact 9/11.
-Xiofire

[gdf]

they never moaned about gta 3 or lcs...

[Cloudhunter]

How long do you think it will be before Jack Thompson says something?

Cloudy

[bm4n]

He never stopped saying things...

Video games rock. Freedom of speech baby, if I wanna steal cars and go nuts then give me a video game to do it otherwise I'm going down in a hail of gunfire, YEAH BABY!

*Sits the next couple innings out*

[Juanton3790]

cuz of course saying these statements will make ppl not buy the game. only reason i bought gta was cuz of all the public opposition of the game, this criticism of the game only helps it sell more. Cant wait 4 dis game

[GazeboflossUK]

Here's a newsflash for these "politicians"...
When you have an Anglo-American Crime Syndicate in control that happily explode buildings, kill thousands of innocent civilians in the process and all because they want you to beg them to save you (by any means they wish - illegal wars, torture, patriot act 1 & 2, North American Union etc..) then no city, anywhere, is safe.

[Hateshinai]

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

Hands up everyone who would play that.
waves both hands in the air

Remember: there is no such thing as bad publicity. Protests sell games.