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Rockstar Files Lawsuit Against BBC Over GTA Drama

Gamespot:
Rockstar Games, along with its parent company Take-Two, has launched a lawsuit against the BBC in a bid to prevent the broadcaster from airing an upcoming drama based on the real-life story on the development of Grand Theft Auto games.

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cogniveritas3255d ago

Although the claim is copyright infringement, it has the "appearance" of Rockstar trying to censor something they don't want people to see because it is not official. Rockstar is generally against censorship.

brish3254d ago

"How is it at all ironic?"

I'm guessing OhReginald is referring to the slang definition of ironic.

GTA had to fight to not be censored but now they are trying to censor others.

Lenns3255d ago

I was under the impression that it was a licensed deal the entire time. That's a dumb move on BBC's part.

Thunder_G0d_Bane3255d ago

Bbc are clowns how can they think they can make a film about Rockstar and the making of GTA without even consulting with Rockstar at all Lool.

I hope they feel the force of that lawsuit and set an example to all companies that attempt the same thing.

clevernickname3254d ago

Apparently you have never heard of an unauthorized biography or documentary. Do you think Morgan Spurlock needed McDonald's authorization or approval to make "Super Size Me"?

Hellsvacancy3254d ago

A documentary is different to a tv drama

Kran3255d ago

See I see it both ways.

I get that if T-T didn't exactly agree to it, then it shouldn't have been made.

Having said that, even if it is on BBC Two (which has little to no viewers tbh anyway here in the UK), it still MIGHT of even made T-T some more sales. Sure, they have enough as it is with 52 Million GTA5 sales, but what's a little more?

KwietStorm_BLM3255d ago

I see it one way. That argument makes absolutely no sense.

Kran3255d ago

Well... basically I said that if it wasn't agreed to, then it shouldnt be made.

But if they were to agree to it, then it would increase publicity a smidge more for GTA... but apparently people seem to disagree with that for... some reason.

KwietStorm_BLM3255d ago

That "for some reason" is because it's their property and their rights. You said yourself they don't need the media boost. It's not about that. There's a lot of people in this world who will do whatever or let anything slide, so long as they get the attention they want. Not all of us accept this.

InTheZoneAC3255d ago

you can't see it both ways because it's irrelevant how many viewers BBC Two has.

You can't make a movie or show about someone else's without their permission.

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Hroach6163255d ago

I'm surprised they care. It's GTA. They already get enough bad publicity wit each release. Plus any publicity is good publicity. It is true. I'm not in the know but it's GTA. I really don't think much can hurt the brand at this point.

scark923255d ago

Still though, business is business, and Rockstar saw an an opportunity, good move if you ask me! :D

pompombrum3255d ago

That's one angle to look at it but on the other hand BBC are blatantly leaching off of GTA's popularity without consent. As Scark92 pointed out, business is business.

KwietStorm_BLM3255d ago

Not about publicity. If someone just took your name and had all this info about your life, put together into a movie, and you had nothing to do with it, you wouldn't care about that at all?

WizzroSupreme3255d ago

Well, this time at least it's not Lindsay Lohan or some random person in LA suing them because some AI looked vaguely like them. This time Rockstar's taking on the big boys. Oh boy, let the fight begin. I'm getting the popcorn.

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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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Ex-Rockstar Dev Finally Explains Why Small Planes Randomly Crashed in GTA San Andreas

Former Rockstar Games Technical Director Obbe Vermeij has finally revealed why some planes would randomly crash in GTA: San Andreas.

Profchaos12d ago

This fly by feature was on the cutting room floor due to the random plane crashes and it's one of those things I'm so thankful made it into the final version as these random fly by and crashes make the world seem more alive on the extremely limited PS2 hardware you needed everything you could possibly get in a open world to convey that feeling.

And accross hundreds of hours of gameplay I probably died around 3 times as a result of these fly by failures but I loved every time it happened

isarai12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

It made the world feel more human, and honestly kinda insane that even today with all these open world games, almost no one can capture that like R* even when compared to their ps2 games

Skuletor11d ago

Lol, I remember those. I vaguely remember dying from one crashing into my car once too.

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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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