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Grand Theft Auto IV (four) released last week has “as usual” come under media fire, but this video takes the cake for most pathetic political bullshit I have ever been presented.

Here is a link to the video, I guarantee you will cringe at the “scare tactics”.

According to “Jack Thompson” this kid Devon is on death row for killing 3 cops using experience of murder that he could have only had gotten in the GTA series (Vice City & III). Now is it just me or does the media have more violence than any other show on TV? Okay, reality aside.. how about CSI, Las Vegas, Sopranos, HBO and I could go on.

..but wait, the best part is still coming in the middle of the video. They talk about the only reason the game didn’t get a AO (Adults Only) rating is so it could be sold mainstream.. yah, not likely.. seeing as most of the “sex” is not graphic in the least. I have played this game and find it entertaining.. no, not because I can kill people with no consequence, but because the game is interesting, deep story and is like playing a movie.

Personally the problem here is the parents. Devon (the kid on death row) was able to buy the game without a parent.. so TakeTwo should be in trouble here? No, that store should be.. or more importantly the person that sold the game.

Note: Edited for work-safe reading.. I was boiling when I first wrote it.

I have been working pretty much all of my weeks away.. and when I am not working I have been attending conferences all over. Well this Tuesday (Sept 25) I will be in line picking up Halo 3 and then I will be taking a long lunch to get my gaming on. Ideally I would dedicate a week to Halo 3 gaming, but I estimate it will probably take me 3-4 months to complete the game.. which isn’t a problem.

Hopefully #3 will leap over the others to be the best and most anticipated game in a long time.

Update:  I decided to stand in line on Monday at midnight, but the game still sits in the box.. hopefully I can unbox it and get some gaming in this weekend.