Grand Theft Auto is making the news all over again, thanks to its brutal violence and general, lasciviousness now available to be experienced in the first person. It makes the wanton killing that much more visceral, and the first-person blow jobs and sex with prostitutes just that much sleazier. As is expected, it’s drawing a bit of moral outrage. speaking on Bloomberg, Take Two boss Strauss Zelnick has defended the game’s particular brand of awfulness.
Responding to the question of whether or not players can really sleep with prostitutes and kill them, like this is some sort of new thing, he responded that GTA is a grim, terrible thing set in a dark, awful universe. And sometimes, that’s ok.
Well, I don’t look at it that way at all. Look, this is a criminal setting. It’s a gritty underworld. It is art. And I — I embrace that art, and it’s beautiful art, but it is gritty. And let’s not make — you know, let’s not make no bones about the environment in which we operate. And we stand shoulder to shoulder with other major motion picture releases and major television shows that explore a similar universe. So yeah, this is a tough universe because it’s a criminal universe. However, there’s hundreds of hours of gameplay. People have been engaged with Grand Theft Auto Online for over a year and there are plenty of things to do, and it’s an incredibly exciting environment.
But can it be rough? Absolutely
Yes, Grand Theft Auto may be morally questionable, and I find the sex stuff and the general portrayal of people (yes, that includes women) juvenile – but I also think that creators should feel free t make the games they want to make. And conversely, people have the right to complain about those games. Play them if you like, and don’t play them if they offend you.
I haven’t yet, but I’m quite keen to replay GTA V in first person, mostly to see if it’s as new an experience as everybody says it is. Here’s a look at GTA V’s digital sex with virtual prostitutes.
Last Updated: November 20, 2014
Reid
November 20, 2014 at 08:44
It’s amazing that some people still complain about GTA. It’s like they are comparing the game to Mario and other older games. GTA should be compared to movies. There are age restrictions on both. GTA is not for little kids.
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 20, 2014 at 09:07
Tell that to the government who does not have a budget to educate these old baby boomers like they do with booze and ciggs. No profit in it.
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 20, 2014 at 09:11
When I was 11 films like The Exorcist, Rock n Roll bands like KISS and D&D were banned from South Africa completely.
Check this 11 year old. How things have changed. I am more scared of today’s youth than ever before.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:18
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd 1
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:18
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 20, 2014 at 08:45
Don’t be a shitty parent, ignore the age restriction & buy it for your 5 year old & you’ll have nothing to worry about. I’m guessing that’s where the furore is coming from because, you know, this is a kiddies game.
If you’re an adult complaining about it being in your game, then don’t CHOOSE to do it. You actively have to seek it out.
I agree with him.
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 08:51
I know right? I honk for like a minute and they still wouldn’t get in my car.
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 20, 2014 at 08:53
You’re doing it wrong 😛
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 09:00
I lied, I was driving a Vuka
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 20, 2014 at 09:02
At least it wasn’t a Fagio
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:19
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd 4
Rock789
November 20, 2014 at 09:02
Totally agree – it’s R18 for a reason. Don’t dumb it down because of parents who either don’t care about what their kids play or are ignorant to the point of being stupid…
I’ve been in store, watching a parent buy GTAV for their roughly 10 – 12 year old kid. And, when quizzed and pushed about it by the store clerk, they said, and I quote, “the age restriction’s just a suggestion… and my kid REALLY wants this game”. So don’t blame the developers for dumb-ass parenting… Sorry – the guy who plays Trevor (GTAV Trevor, not our beloved alien… 😉 ) said it best – “I loved the role. But no way will I let my kid play this game. Only when he’s old enough”.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:19
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd 11
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:18
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd 2
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 08:46
She’s talented, talking with a full mouth O_o. Blood and gore along with violence and swearing is fine but sex isn’t and you know why? It was the same for me growing up. I could watch Steven Seagal clear out a destroyer breaking limbs and stabbing people but as soon as Erika Eleniak popped out of the cake had to close my eyes because I’m to young to see that.
Reid
November 20, 2014 at 08:54
Well yeah because sex and nudity is bad, but killing people is okay because it’s human nature. Totally natural.
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 08:59
wait……..sex isn’t human nature?
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 20, 2014 at 09:02
Of course not. It’s filthy & disgusting & should only be used when forced to for procreation. It’s kinda like going to the dentist for a root canal.
Weanerdog
November 20, 2014 at 20:47
Clearly your dentist does root canals a little different to mine.
Alien Emperor Trevor
November 20, 2014 at 21:52
He always wants to put me under anaesthetic too.
Weanerdog
November 21, 2014 at 11:15
The last time I went a dentist he just gave me a couple of beers.
Brady miaau
November 20, 2014 at 09:30
Hey, me too! Same movie.
And Watched a Chuck Norris movie (Hitman?) where my mom and I rewinded (cause, old school) and counted the F word in the first ten minutes. Somewhere in the 90s. That was ok to watch, but mild sex scenes, PG 13 was totally out. I watched IT with my mom at about the same time.
Problem is, I am afraid I will just turn into my parents as I get older and, um, wiser. I like to think I am extremely liberal and want to teach my child to think for herself and all that. Time will tell
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 09:37
Missed the Chuck Norris one, but I want to see it now.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:20
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd aa
MakeItLegal
November 21, 2014 at 08:37
Thanks ! Good read
HvR
November 20, 2014 at 09:54
It was a battleship not a destroyer
Hammersteyn
November 20, 2014 at 10:10
my mistake XD
rollingmol
November 20, 2014 at 21:30
should have used the force 🙂 and know i’m not your father
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:20
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd a
ReaperOfSquirrels
November 20, 2014 at 08:46
1st person is something that GTA’s always needed, I can’t wait for this to release for PC so I can double dip that way as I can’t afford a current gen console.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:20
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd qq
MakeItLegal
November 20, 2014 at 08:47
Somebody once put a used toliet in a art museum , and said “behold art”
Now , we can get blow jobs in a fantasy world , I say ” behold , the art of blowjobs “
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 20, 2014 at 12:36
Games are not art…
RUNS
MakeItLegal
November 20, 2014 at 15:53
Run ! …. Puts on assassin outfit and waits for a reply in the shadows
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:20
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd zz
Cadis Etrama Di Umar
November 20, 2014 at 08:49
Sounds like shes slurping noodles.
Rock789
November 20, 2014 at 08:57
o_O
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:20
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd xc
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 20, 2014 at 08:58
Where is Jack Thompson when you need him? I throw up a little every time I see that little happy 7 year old screaming his head off after his parents gave him a copy of GTAV. I hope this does the rounds on all the liberal news channels like the mass effect sex scene did when they bombed the SEX BOX.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:21
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd asw
eXpZA
November 20, 2014 at 09:00
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 20, 2014 at 12:32
Everybody over the age of 40 does. They still believe the stigma that videogames are for little kiddies. Then they run to FOX NEWS when little Tim asks mom what the word C*nt means after playing his harmless GTA game that granny gave him for X-MAS.
Weanerdog
November 20, 2014 at 20:51
Over 40 0_o, Ovg more like KVG (Kiddie Video Gamer)
OV..v00.2 20gig patch required
November 21, 2014 at 08:59
? You misunderstood. I am talking about the generation that never grew up during the Videogame invention. The baby boomers, the soccer moms. Our parents.
Besides, what is wrong about being a kid? Nothing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puer_aeternus
Weanerdog
November 21, 2014 at 11:17
We had a couple of guys in my old WOT clan who’s kids were late 30s early 40s. Must be honest they were all pretty crap but the teamspeak was the most fun you could have on the internet.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:21
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd qwed
Matthew Holliday
November 20, 2014 at 09:21
its gta FIVE, its not a new IP, its been around since 1997, and people are SURPRISED when theres gratuitous sex and violence?
lol, stupid people.
age restrictions matter, GTA has a reputation, anyone who buys the game without considering that reputation is a stupid.
GTA is a parody of everything, there is a comedic twist in everything, the devs put the prostitutes in and were like “lol, porstitutes.” yes its juvinile, but /caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaare.
ToshZA
November 20, 2014 at 09:32
Yeah exactly. None of this is new to GTA. Just like the FC4 antipiracy measures – I think gamers and people just want something to complain about, really.
Matthew Holliday
November 20, 2014 at 09:34
we’re professionals, we complain about the people complaining aswell.
ToshZA
November 20, 2014 at 09:35
hahaha indeed 😛
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:21
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd eee
ToshZA
November 20, 2014 at 09:34
If sex was so bad, why did god make it so much fun?
Guava_Eater
November 20, 2014 at 15:14
These complainers obviously haven’t seen the Postal series…
Janinie
November 20, 2014 at 20:23
To be honest this makes me pretty uncomfortable.
Please don’t give them this kind of attention in the future, I don’t come here to read about glorified smut, you all are usually way better than this and I think we can all do a bit better.
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:22
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd derf
Ghost In The Rift
November 20, 2014 at 20:35
Remember,I called it!!!!:-P
mateuspradosousa
November 20, 2014 at 23:22
Sam Houser, creator of GTA, responds Anita Sarkeesian http://goo.gl/2Y2nZd wedrf