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New York afraid of Grand Theft Auto 4
2007-04-01, 12:12 AM #1
http://www.1010wins.com/pages/330653.php?contentType=4&contentId=394084

Okay, they always say you get points for killing cops, which isn't true, but this time they've outdone themselves. Spot it!

Quote:
NEW YORK, New York (1010 WINS) -- The popular video game "Grand Theft Auto'' unleashes its latest violence into a city with an uncanny resemblance to New York _ and city officials are upset.

Jason Post, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, says the mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers.

In previous versions, players killed both police officers and prostitutes, and sold pornography to children.

Political leaders say their city and Grand Theft Auto IV have little in common beyond the visual resemblance.

New York is the nation's safest big city, according to crime statistics.

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly says "it's despicable to glamorize violence in games like these, regardless of how far-fetched the setting may be.''

Trailers of the game were released this week on the Internet.

The game will hit stores in October.
2007-04-01, 12:14 AM #2
When was porno EVER sold?
And why does the media ignore the "Drugs Are BAD!" Plotline of SA and GTA3?
Both times you smashed a giant drug ring.
2007-04-01, 12:18 AM #3
The "spot it" game doesnt work very well when you bolden and italicize the part we're supposed to spot.
"Guns don't kill people, I kill people."
2007-04-01, 3:42 AM #4
KOP_Snake: coughsarcasmcough

The only time I remember porn being in the GTA games is in vice city where you get the film studio and in GTA where you pick up the XXX Mags for El Burro. Not once is there anything selling to children...
Come to think of it, are there even children in any of the GTA games?
2007-04-01, 7:20 AM #5
Another point> When do you gain points in GTA for killing cops? There isn't a general point system.
nope.
2007-04-01, 7:21 AM #6
They might mean the general kill count.
2007-04-01, 8:22 AM #7
But there's no benifit to a higher kill count, so I can't consider that "points". I think it's possible to get through the game only killing crooked cops.
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2007-04-01, 8:23 AM #8
GTA1 (and London and 2 IIRC) had points and you got them when you killed people in general.
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2007-04-01, 8:43 AM #9
Killing cops is so USELESS.

You can't get money, and they only have pistols or the wussy machine guns.

I will admit blowing up helicopters is ALOT of fun.
2007-04-01, 8:46 AM #10
That reminds me, I haven't played GTA:SA just to blow things up with the awesome fighter in a long time.
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2007-04-01, 8:47 AM #11
I have more fun with the attack helicopter.
2007-04-01, 8:52 AM #12
Originally posted by Stormtrooper:
Come to think of it, are there even children in any of the GTA games?


not a single child that i can think of...
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2007-04-01, 9:01 AM #13
No. I tried adding them once, but I couldn't figure out how to get smaller models into the game.
2007-04-01, 9:21 AM #14
Originally posted by Rob:
I have more fun with the attack helicopter.


Vigilante with the Hunter kicks ***. You can get a few million dollars before you finally starve.
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2007-04-01, 9:26 AM #15
I can't find a hunter. I know I can get one with all gold on the flight school, but that's so damn hard.
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2007-04-01, 9:27 AM #16
Spawn one?
2007-04-01, 12:08 PM #17
Originally posted by Bounty Hunter 4 hire:
I can't find a hunter. I know I can get one with all gold on the flight school, but that's so damn hard.


The Flight School is the easiest of the three, especially if you have a stick. But if you want to hijack one, sometimes it can be found at the Naval base in San Fierro. Of course, the hard part is getting in and out alive. Might be at the base in the Desert, don't know.
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2007-04-01, 3:26 PM #18
I remember the Area 51 mission.

Damn that was awesome.
2007-04-01, 4:12 PM #19
I'm thinking the article might be referring to the Hot Coffee mod, and might be calling the game's content with the mod pornography, and the fact that it was sold with a mature rating to kids. That's the only plausible thing I can think of for that being in the article. I'm not saying they're right, because they're not, but that's probably where they got the phrase itself.

[djklaf;dsafd i hope this is april fools]
2007-04-01, 4:39 PM #20
Killing cops increases your wanted level.

Wanted level points.
2007-04-01, 5:41 PM #21
but wanted levels are bad. generally you don't want bad points :P
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2007-04-01, 5:50 PM #22
Originally posted by Axis:
Killing cops increases your wanted level.

Wanted level points.


Thats like saying having sex with hookers gives you herpes. Herpes level points.
2007-04-01, 8:27 PM #23
Aaaw, poor little New York isn't making any money off of a video game set in their city, so they're pissed.

Way to throw the "Safest" word in there in order to make a spotless image in light of 9/11. I'm sick of New York showboating on the whole 9/11 thing. America was attacked, not new yorkers.

Anyway, this is stupid. Day After Tomorrow destroyed New York. Hundreds of films depict new york as one of the worst crime cities in the world. Gangs of New York? Hell, what about "True Crime: Streets of New York" They had gigantic ads IN NEW YORK for it, and funding went towards the city.

People are stupid as all hell.
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2007-04-01, 8:38 PM #24
Originally posted by Darkjedibob:
The Flight School is the easiest of the three, especially if you have a stick. But if you want to hijack one, sometimes it can be found at the Naval base in San Fierro. Of course, the hard part is getting in and out alive. Might be at the base in the Desert, don't know.


I checked it out, easiest is to do the "heli hell" helicopter race in Las Venturas and just park it. It's supposed to be in the naval base according to all the maps I've seen, but for some reason it's never spawned there.

As for the game, I can understand why the statement was made. These are the same people who complained about "Cop Killer." I'm a big fan of Michael Bloomberg, even if I disagree with his stance on this.
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2007-04-02, 5:19 AM #25
Originally posted by Bounty Hunter 4 hire:
I checked it out, easiest is to do the "heli hell" helicopter race in Las Venturas and just park it. It's supposed to be in the naval base according to all the maps I've seen, but for some reason it's never spawned there.

As for the game, I can understand why the statement was made. These are the same people who complained about "Cop Killer." I'm a big fan of Michael Bloomberg, even if I disagree with his stance on this.


Yeah, I suppose you can get it from the race. Never tried to take a vehicle from there. And the Hunter only spawns at the base sometimes. Usually I spot it when I'm in the water approaching the pier.
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2007-04-02, 6:13 AM #26
Originally posted by JediKirby:
Aaaw, poor little New York isn't making any money off of a video game set in their city, so they're pissed.

Way to throw the "Safest" word in there in order to make a spotless image in light of 9/11. I'm sick of New York showboating on the whole 9/11 thing. America was attacked, not new yorkers.


Psst: Symbolically America, realistically New Yorkers.

Also, they said crime rates. Which is true. New York is a safe big city.

Quote:
Anyway, this is stupid. Day After Tomorrow destroyed New York. Hundreds of films depict new york as one of the worst crime cities in the world. Gangs of New York? Hell, what about "True Crime: Streets of New York" They had gigantic ads IN NEW YORK for it, and funding went towards the city.

People are stupid as all hell.



Just because you actually heard about these complaints clearly mean this is the ONLY time this has happened right? Jeez. This is 1010wins. A silly AM station that I doubt any of you ever have heard before.
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2007-04-02, 5:22 PM #27
1010 wins is pretty far on the right politically speaking. it doesn't really represent a voice of New York - most of the people who i've talked to who mention 1010 wins treat it as a joke.

Just because New York is the home of so many rich people and produces so much revenue doesn't mean that it's government is necessarily rich, either. It costs a lot of money clean up 8.1 million people's **** and garabage.

I'd like to know, realistically, how many times New York itself has had an oppourtunity to express and exploit images of 9.11.
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2007-04-02, 7:38 PM #28
Yeah 1010 wins is a joke. I just understand what was said from the point of view that cops do get shot, and if a media makes light of that I can see why people get annoyed.

I still think it's just a game, but trying to look at it from the third person perspective, it's not they're just being pissants.
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2007-04-02, 7:56 PM #29
GTA3 took place in a city that resembles New York. They are 6 years late with this bull ****.
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