There's no violence incited in the adverts, and if a parent wants to ban it, they can go into the video console and set it so that certain games cannot be played using a password system." "There have been thousands of studies that prove the link between violent media and aggression in children" There might have been thousands of studies proving the link between computer games and violence in children, but there are just as many thousands that disprove it too. It shouldn't be exposed to children because of adult themes - prostitution, drugs, alcohol - not because of this supposed link with violence. The game simply isn't marketed at children. It's a technological leap forward and the graphics and the scripts - the things the characters say - are fantastic. If the game were less violent then the artistic impression would be ruined - it's about freedom of speech." "The game simply isn't marketed at children"Īdam Sinclair, 23, works at the Centre for Virtual Environment at Salford University, UK. This game is most popular with older people. You can go bowling for a bit and then go on a shooting rampage and see how long it lasts. I've been playing GTA since '97 - it's my favourite game. I spend all my free time playing Grand Theft Auto IV - it's tough with having to go to work. Humberto is a 27-year-old Grand Theft Auto fan from Washington. "If the game were less violent then the artistic impression would be ruined" The Parents Television Council says that is not enough, and is willing to go to court to stop the game being handed over to minors. But while the sale of the game is banned to under-18s in Europe, Americans are simply "advised" with a "mature" rating. Concern was heightened in the UK when in a "life-imitates-art" fluke, a man in a queue in South London stabbed a passer-by. Despite a relaxed advertising campaign compared with other game launches, millions of people queued up all over the world to get a copy. Released at midnight on Tuesday, the fourth version of GTA is Rockstar Games' bestseller yet, shipping 9.5 million copies worldwide for the first week of sales. Available for children of any age in the US, critics warn that the game could lead to youth violence. But not everybody is a fan of Grand Theft Auto IV. A computer game that contains blood, violence, sex, drugs and alcohol has sold more copies in its first day than any other in history.
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