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Grand Theft Auto V : Animal Rights Group Demands Boycott

Jack Carone from In Defense of Animals tells TMZ ... his group is incensed that Rockstar Games is capitalizing off animal torture -- and it doesn't matter if it's real or fake. He says it perpetuates what he calls "institutionalized violence" against helpless animals.

snake_eater3861d ago

Its a video game for christ's sake

Yi-Long3861d ago

Don't like it? Then don't buy it. Simple. Don't go around crying for a boycot or ban or whatever.

Gaming1013861d ago

lol It's the politically correct police waving their wands around at anything they don't like... they just need a tampon and everything will be fine.

ChrisW3861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

Screw 'In Defense of Animals'!!! Those activist groups normally condone or promote eco-terrorism.

Sea Shepherds, Animal Liberation Force, Greenpeace, and PeTA are prime examples of eco-terrorism.

B-radical3861d ago

They sure would love your user name aha

Ezz20133861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

i'm so sick of this ...really
it become so lame now

"games are too violent"
"games treat women bad"
"games have too much sex"
"games are bad because it make you kill animals"
"games let white guy kill black guy or the other way around...it's teh racist "

IT'S A DAMN VIDEO GAMES ...it was build for gamers to enjoy them not to take them srsly and emulate them in their lives so stop this BS already

it's like those people all what they wants us to play is a pony game with rainbow

SatanSki3861d ago

Exactly. I would gladly kill any MF who mistreat animals but its just a game.

Tetsujin3861d ago

If they want to ban this for "Animal rights" then ban EVERY game that has some sort of animal hunting, including some of those "Hunter" games that come with a gun. Hell the animals in the wild in game are "optional" not "mandatory" to kill/run over.

If you want to make a difference, do something for your local community, not fight and argue "bannings" over something fake. The more I hear about people wanting to boycott GTA over something silly/stupid, the less faith I have in humanity as a whole.

rainslacker3861d ago

While I agree with you, the truth is for everyone that calls for bans or boycotts on these games, more people go out and buy it. It's actually counter productive. People are attracted to controversy, and it served GTA2 well back in the day.

HammadTheBeast3861d ago

I'm not sure why they're wasting resources on a video game when there's real animals in trouble...

3-4-53861d ago

So what these people are saying is that digital animals are = to real living animals ?

Are they sane ?

ajax173861d ago

They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel, these activists.

k2d3861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

Better that the kids get blow up dogs in virtual world and feel good or bad about it then, rather than that they do something of the sort in real life.

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iamnsuperman3861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

The charities and organisation are not helping their public image by doing this. They will get the hardcore fanatics but the average joe will look at this as just a winning child. You need to be like the Mormon's reaction (the church) to The Book of Mormon. They reacted well to something that criticises their belief. Animal rights needs to do the same sort of thing.

KonsoruMasuta3861d ago (Edited 3861d ago )

No real animals were hurt. Why don't these guys go help some REAL animals that really need it. Right now, habitat destruction, poaching, and hunting are hurting REAL animal species and driving them towards extinction. And these guys want to worry about fake animals in a video game?

iamnsuperman3861d ago

It is a poor and cheap way to get the issue to the masses. I personally think these messages backfire unless the masses actually hate the thing they latch on to (GTA isn't one of those things)

dennett3163861d ago

That's too hard, and doesn't generate the amount of publicity that going after a successful game can bring. Most of these animal groups are less concerned about the animals, and more about their own profile.
They seem to think that this proves their commitment to animals, when in actual fact, this ridiculousness makes them look so stupid to the average person.

solidboss073861d ago

Its not for kids, you thick bastards, it is adult entertainment. And what about my rights when a shark eats me while I swim. Seriously though, you can kill animals, you don't need to, same with NPC's.

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Grand Theft Auto V PC Optimized: Best Graphics Settings in 2024

Grand Theft Auto V was released on PC on the 14th of April 2015. That means the game will be nine years old in four days, and it’s still among the most-played titles on Steam. With a 24-hour peak of 145K players, it’s as popular as Baldur’s Gate 3, Apex: Legends, and Destiny 2.

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The Best Open World Adventures In Gaming History

The freedom to explore large areas, approach objectives in multiple ways, and stumble across amusing distractions will always be an excellent format for video games, but some do it better than others. To celebrate the formula and parse the best from the best, have a look at the best open-world games of all time so far.

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Rockstar Need to Learn From This Mistake for Grand Theft Auto 6

Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA 5 are both classics, but movement and general interaction sometimes feels like you're possessed by a fridge.

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boing134d ago

Cost of realistic looking movement.

lucasnooker34d ago

Rockstar need to learn that 12 years of work and 5000 employees doesn’t account for one persons opinion on the internet…

Profchaos34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

Oh and hundreds of millions of dollars in revanue to boot.

Lots of complaints about gta ever since the hd era started and yet it's bugger than its ever been with gta vi up to 180 million trailer views alone. The next game is shaping it be be another genre defining game

MetalGearsofWar34d ago

They already learned they dont have to actually make a great game

sagapo34d ago

The controls of RDR2 felt a but cluncky indeed, but it’s not as bad as some make it out to be. At no point did I get the feeling my experience with the game was held back or ruined by the controls.
But it can never hurt to optimize them a bit, sure.

Zhipp34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I did accidentally beat someone to death a couple times. An unfortunate mistake but besides that I didn't have any problems with the controlls

jznrpg34d ago

Red Dead Redemption felt clunky at first but I got used to it fairly quick. I thought 2 was easier to control but it could be my experience with the first game helped me out. Great games

Profchaos34d ago

I wouldn't call Rockstar games characters clunky instead they feel like they move with Weight they are not twitch controls press x to instantly snap onto cover the characters instead move like a actor would ducking behind cover they are exposed while they get there.

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