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 Send to email | Sociologist Finds GTA IV is "Less Sensational" Than Real Crime [Grand Theft Auto IV] in AcademicsCultureGangsgrand theft auto IVGta IvMultiplayer |  By Owen Good
el 10-May-2008 |  Slate contributor Sudhir Venkatesh is a Columbia sociology professor who has written a book about street gangs, even going so far as to run with one in Chicago for a book. So, naturally, Grand Theft Auto IV would intrigue him. His verdict on the game's realism? It "actually offered a less sensational portrait of gangland and ghetto streets than the one put out by most cops, politicians, policymakers, and even academics."
But it does pretty much nail the always changing landscape of a criminal's life, in enemies who become friends and vice versa, risks taken trusting someone and goals that were of vital importance at one point becoming expendable in short time.
It's still "a carnival of violence, deceit, and cruelty that makes you slightly nauseated after playing for only a few hours" ? well, remember he's writing for a Slate audience. He fesses up to lacking joystick skills to control the cars, but offers up a couple informed suggestions.
One, set the next one in the south side of Chicago (isn't that Carcer City in GTA canon?) and two, for multiplayer: Form gangs, or clans, which themselves have their own alliances and enemies and bargains. That gets GTA IV into MMO territory of course ? but isn't that the rumor we're hearing out of latest developments with Realtime Worlds and APB?
What Grand Theft Auto IV Gets Right About Gangland and Illegal Economies[Slate]
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| The Grand Theft Auto IV Activity Book For Kids [Humor] | | Any mouth breathing simpleton with the power to procreate must know that Grand Theft Auto IV isn't for kids. Right? Right! Therefore, Rockstar has (read: hasn't) cooked up an alternative to the violent, raunchy open world crime fest that's for mature audien [..] Read complete article | | Published 23-Apr-2008 by Michael McWhertor in grand theft auto IVGta IvHumorRockstar Games
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| Take-Two fiscal Q3 sales led by (GASP!) Grand Theft Auto IV | | Filed under: PC, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Business
Take-Two Interactive's third-quarter fiscal results have proven that crime really does pay, with law-breaking blockbuster Grand Theft Auto IV leading sales, a [..] Read complete article | | Published 05-Sep-2008 by Ludwig Kietzmann in BreakingNewsFinancialGrand-Theft-AutoGrand-Theft-Auto-IVGTA-IVRockstarTake-Two
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If you listen to the brayings of uninformed crisis-mongers like CNN's Glenn Beck, you'd get the idea that Grand Theft Auto IV not only requires drunk driving in the game, but also is training people to do it in real life, and convincing th [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-May-2008 by Owen Good in ClipsDo not try thisFeatureFunnygrand theft auto IVGta IvGta: duiHumorI heart hot momsOriginalTop
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If you listen to the brayings of uninformed crisis-mongers like CNN's Glenn Beck, you'd get the idea that Grand Theft Auto IV not only requires drunk driving in the game, but also is training people to do it in real life, and convincing th [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-May-2008 by Owen Good in ClipsDo not try thisFeatureFunnygrand theft auto IVGta IvGta: duiHumorI heart hot momsOriginalTop
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If you listen to the brayings of uninformed crisis-mongers like CNN's Glenn Beck, you'd get the idea that Grand Theft Auto IV not only requires drunk driving in the game, but also is training people to do it in real life, and convincing th [..] Read complete article | | Published 27-May-2008 by Owen Good in ClipsDo not try thisFeatureFunnygrand theft auto IVGta IvGta: duiHumorI heart hot momsOriginalTop
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| The Week in Grand Theft Auto IV [Grand Theft Auto IV] | | We'll be two weeks from the release date as of Tuesday, so we're starting a regular feature here, wrapping up what's been going on in Grand Theft Auto IV in the previous week. It's a warehouse for things you might have missed or, in case you see something rad a [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Apr-2008 by Owen Good in Grand Theft Autogrand theft auto IVGta IvGta4RockstarTop
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| A List of Demands for Grand Theft Auto [Grand Theft Auto IV] | | Not even two weeks since its release and the ingrates at Kombo.com already have eight things they want to see in Grand Theft Auto from now on. Everyone has an ultimate GTA experience list, and I'm betting that GTA IV represents someone's wishful thinking from the Vice City days (the controls represent [..] Read complete article | | Published 11-May-2008 by Owen Good in grand theft auto IVGta IvLists
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| GTA: Remembrances of Cars Jacked [Grand Theft Auto] | | Not to be too indulgent here, but it's no stretch to say Grand Theft Auto is one of the few titles out there that rates the kind of visceral, first-time-ever memories that people usually have of events in the real world. The first song you heard on the game's radio, isn't [..] Read complete article | | Published 17-Apr-2008 by Owen Good in Grand Theft Autogrand theft auto IIIgrand theft auto IVGta IvMemoriesSan AndreasVice City
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