[ShackNews] GTA 4: MADD asks ESRB to Re-rate to Adult

2008-05-01 05:15:41

#1

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6925|The Twilight Zone

Riding the wave of controversy, Mothers Against Drunk Driving marks the latest organization to protest yesterday's release of Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360).

Specifically, the group takes issue with "a game module where players have to drive drunk" as "drunk driving is a choice, a violent crime...not a game."

Though Shacknews is certainly understanding of MADD's concerns, the staff has yet to experience a mission where drunk driving is mandatory. In fact, the game recommends that players make use of a taxi once drunk.

Due to this content, MADD is calling on the Electronic Software Ratings Board to re-rate the game as an Adults Only title, as well as asking developer Rockstar to "consider a stop in distribution."

Grand Theft Auto IV is not the first title in the series to feature drunk driving. In 2002's GTA: Vice City (PC, PS2, Xbox), a mission from Phil Cassidy called "Boomshine Saigon" required players to drive to the hospital while drunk, causing blurred vision and loose driving controls.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52461

Ah i misread.

Last edited by .Sup (2008-05-01 06:44:55)

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2008-05-01 05:48:17

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Ayumiz: J-10 whore; +103|7205|Singapore

No fcking way, i am gonna get mine before it gets rerated, havent got a ps3 though.

2008-05-01 07:01:46

#3

Tetn1s: Member; +59|7114|Los Angeles

lol protests never work.

keep dreaming MADD. It's all about the money here, not your bitching.

2008-05-01 07:21:01

#4

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6744

Go make sammiches.

2008-05-01 07:45:21

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7093|London, England

America is stupid (or, their ratings). They have M which is 17+ and AO which is 18+, I mean shit. Do you really even need that. And then, they don't even enforce their ratings like they do here. Fucking hell, basically, your whole ratings system needs a total overhaul. Same goes for Australia

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2008-05-01 12:53:38

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CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6979

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
America is stupid (or, their ratings). They have M which is 17+ and AO which is 18+, I mean shit. Do you really even need that. And then, they don't even enforce their ratings like they do here. Fucking hell, basically, your whole ratings system needs a total overhaul. Same goes for Australia

and Canada

2008-05-01 12:56:06

#7

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6925|The Twilight Zone

Canadianloser wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
America is stupid (or, their ratings). They have M which is 17+ and AO which is 18+, I mean shit. Do you really even need that. And then, they don't even enforce their ratings like they do here. Fucking hell, basically, your whole ratings system needs a total overhaul. Same goes for Australia
and Canada

Don't forget Papua New Guinea.

2008-05-01 13:04:13

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Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7315|Reykjavík, Iceland.

They can rate it whatever they like, it just makes it leeter.

However, if they enforce the rating, that's ghey.

2008-05-01 13:34:42

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mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|7193|Sydney, Australia

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
America is stupid (or, their ratings). They have M which is 17+ and AO which is 18+, I mean shit. Do you really even need that. And then, they don't even enforce their ratings like they do here. Fucking hell, basically, your whole ratings system needs a total overhaul. Same goes for Australia

Fuck, we don't even have an "adult" classification for games...

2008-05-01 13:38:54

#10

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6965|N. Ireland

Hahahaha! They asked them to stop distributing? lol. Big lol.

2008-05-01 13:39:07

#11

Volatile: Member; +252|7176|Sextupling in Empire

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
America is stupid (or, their ratings). They have M which is 17+ and AO which is 18+, I mean shit. Do you really even need that. And then, they don't even enforce their ratings like they do here. Fucking hell, basically, your whole ratings system needs a total overhaul. Same goes for Australia

QFFT

Yeah that extra year is going to make a huge difference. Fucking retarded organizations. I think this one of their lame attempts at getting media coverage. Attention whores(literally).

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2008-05-01 15:32:20

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r2zoo: Knowledge is power, guard it well; +126|7068|Michigan, USA

I hope they do rate it AO just to hear the kiddies cry over it. im of legal age regardless, so once it hits PC it dont matter what rating it has

2008-05-01 16:31:31

#13

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|7163|Devon, England

It's an 18 in England... I had to buy it for my friend. He was like "You know, you may get in trouble for doing this...", and I said "It's not like I'm buying you alcohol or anything"

My friend: "... Would you buy me alcohol..?"

But yeah, even though it's an 18, I've still heard little "18" year olds with so very high voices online... Ages ratings don't do jack shit, they're just a minor annoyance.

2008-05-01 18:22:12

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HurricaИe: Banned; +877|6433|Washington DC

I take "M" for Mature... not for 17+. I've been playing M games since I was 13 and I turned out fine. Why? Because I'm mature enough to realize it's just a game.

2008-05-01 18:27:06

#15

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7009|Long Island, New York

HurricaИe wrote:
I take "M" for Mature... not for 17+. I've been playing M games since I was 7 (Resident Evil) and I turned out fine. Why? Because I'm mature enough to realize it's just a game.

Fixed4me

2008-05-01 20:54:43

#16

RAIMIUS: You with the face!; +244|7186|US

HurricaИe wrote:
I take "M" for Mature... not for 17+. I've been playing M games since I was 13 and I turned out fine. Why? Because I'm mature enough to realize it's just a game.

+1
BRILLIANT. People have to realize that maturity is not an age/numbers game.

2008-05-01 21:11:47