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Italian newspaper Repubblica vs GTA V: "degrading women is not a game"

The italian press misses another opportunity to talk about videogames withoud preconceptions.

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Gazondaily3776d ago

You'd think they would't mind after their former Prime Minister Berlusconi's antics:

http://www.topnews.in/law/f...

What a playa

vishmarx3776d ago (Edited 3776d ago )

"degrading women"

and somehow they were less offended by 3rd degree torture to man, or a man's implied rape, or a man getting his skull crushed by a boot in full graphic detail,or a man getting drugged and robbed by his own family and still welcoming them back?

BC_Master_Haze3775d ago

Pretty sure I've seen everyone degraded in GTA :) the stereotypes implemented everywhere and the rampant satire are what give the game depth, it's rockstars style.

MitchellK3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

I see all these articles about GTA degrading women on the internet but have yet to actually meet a woman in my life that has a problem with the GTA games, most just find it amusing and fun, heck GTA V is one of my girlfriend's favorite games. Most woman i know just laugh at how ridiculous and over the top some aspects are, it's basically just a giant parody of real life and should be taken that way. Some people take things too seriously.

JonnyBadfinger3775d ago

"Italian newspaper Repubblica vs GTA V: "degrading women is not a game" "

just like bitching about video games aint journalism. surely there are more pressing matters in the world right now than 'degrading' video games...?

bouzebbal3775d ago

Come on, it's freedom of speech. Everything is allowed, and degrading women is one of it. Freedom of speech is built on extremely solid rules that you will never find contradictions in them.
/s

Halo2ODST23775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

A couple things, GTA doesn't degrade women, yes GTA has Nudity in it, but that is not degrading, 2nd it doesn't even have any female nudity in it (correct me on that if I'm wrong), only male nudity, 3rd, this has nothing to do with stupid freedom of speech, also 4th Freedom of speech comes with responsibility, it's not some get out of jail free card, e.g, if you go about shouting offensive Racial language, I.E the N word in the streets, you'l get locked up & rightfully so, in any rational 1st world country.

I find it funny here, how some people are just attacking Italy here instead of tackling the real issue at hand, That GTA Doesn't degrade women

SilentNegotiator3775d ago

Negative expressions aren't "contradictions" to freedom of speech, if that's what you're implying.

C-H-E-F3775d ago

But society degrade Men all the time. SMH

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madjedi3775d ago

Clearly 2 individuals have been living under a rock for the last 10+ years.

Men are laughed at and disrespected all the time in the modern media and sitcoms.

Might be one of the reasons action movies like lotr, x-men and batman marvel ect... Are as popular as they are in addition to maintaining a fanbase over the years.

It's probably some of the few instances were men aren't clueless imbeciles, whose world would crumble into dust.

If not for their more intelligent wives/girlfriends or female coworkers, that are clearly better than them.

It's sad that we have to rely upon purely fictional movies or stories ect, to find respectable male figures to guide younger generations of men for the future.

NiteX The question that is never addressed is why should men just take it.

medman3775d ago

What a joke article. Italian men degrade women more than anybody, and their daytime television programs objectify women more than anywhere else I've been or seen. And that's nothing to say about what they have on at night. If you're looking to the Italians for your moral compass....you're doing it wrong.

Gazondaily3775d ago

Gotta say, their tv programs do do that. I was surprised at some of the stuff they were showing at day time.

But that last sentence of yours seems way ott.

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higgins783776d ago

But what will the chavs play...

Degrading women, violence and foul language is 'mature', right? 1 professional newspaper article won't stop GTA, its about 100 million chavs strong.

Gazondaily3776d ago

Yup, GTA is played by chavs and chavs alone....right..

Your monocle is slightly dirty btw.

blockcoc3775d ago

And here I thought it was all racist hillbillys.

SilentNegotiator3775d ago

I thought for sure that it was [insert offensive stereotype].

OrangePowerz3776d ago

I hope that was a sarcastic comment. There is nothing wrong with GTA (it's just a game) or with playing the game.

Gh05t3775d ago

"Degrading women, violence and foul language is 'mature', right?"

Are you just ignorant or are you really that dense to understand that a "mature" rating doesn't mean that doing these actions is mature, but rather you should be a "mature" person before being subjected to these actions so you can differentiate its appropriateness in context and society.

Seriously how did you make it this far in life thinking that "mature" content was done by people considered to be mature, rather than the person viewing the content needs to be mature enough to know what is and isn't appropriate when a subject arises?

SilentNegotiator3775d ago

He's a Nintendo fanboy that thinks that insulting games with sex and violence as "immature" will make him look super mature and meta.

OrangePowerz3776d ago (Edited 3776d ago )

Yet degrading the law system there is perfectly normal. So much that Mr. "Mafia" Berlusconi gets away with almost everything since he changed the rules to aid his ilegal doings while he was in charge. They have much bigger problems in Italy that should be taken care of.

Pogmathoin3775d ago

But, Italy thought us all how to degrade women.... starting with Berlusconi and under aged prostitutes..... double standards here!

Stapleface3775d ago

The good thing about a video game is that if anyone finds it offensive, they can just stop playing the game. Sell or delete the title, and they never have to worry about it again from that source. No one will ever get rid of every source so fighting any of them is pointless. Just accept that different people think differently (WHAT!?) and choose wisely who you socialize with. This is just someone with double standards for men and women. A man getting raped or tortured is fine just don't let it be a woman.

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GTA5 Has Sold Over 215 Million Copies, Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Sold Over 74 Million Units

Take-Two announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2025, also sharing an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The anticipation for GTA6 has reached fever pitch, with the latest trailer being the biggest video launch of all time.

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LostPotato23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

Milk...get your milk...and so much more. Really when you release the same games in three editions over 15 years it's amazing how much money, and the amount of sales you earn. It's amazing how no one can compete.

Mr_cheese23d ago

To be fair, no many companies could release the same game over and over. They've earned that whether we agree or not

DarXyde23d ago

I mean Resident Evil 4 has had longer legs and still hasn't done anything like this.

Profchaos23d ago (Edited 23d ago )

GTA v isn't the only game that's released three consoles generations running but nothing has sold those numbers including GTA San Andreas which is now 4 console generations deep.

anast23d ago

Looks like a 2040 release for GTA6

gold_drake23d ago

thats insane right?
absolutely insane

rlow122d ago

No surprising considering that it’s been on every major platform and store.

I decided to look up the longest and most sold games list. To my surprise Tetris has takes the top spot.

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GTA VI Early Comparison Highlights Massive Jump in Character Detail, Environments & More Over GTA V

A new Grand Theft Auto VI early comparison video highlights the massive jump in character detail, environments and more over its predecessor.

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Snookies1232d ago

I mean, considering the amount of time between the two. It better be a massive upgrade. Especially with the amount of money Rockstar raked in from GTA Online.

MDTunkown30d ago

Most of scenes are pre rendered

andy8530d ago

Literally none are. If you know anything about rockstar they don't do that. Confirmed by themselves that this is all in-game

MDTunkown30d ago

Is that why first gta5 trailer looked better than the final product? Or is that why same happened with rdr2 ?
Rockstar told 50% are cutscenes and rockstars always used better models during cutscenes than in game.
You legit seems to know rockstar very well.

andy8530d ago (Edited 30d ago )

It didn't though? And neither did RDR2. In fact it was actually the opposite. What's with the hate boner? If you don't like it just avoid the topic

InUrFoxHole29d ago

Why don't either of you provide proof. This is just a he said, she said argument at this point

generic-user-name30d ago

You're either lying or just don't know what pre rendered means. Pre rendered means that if you change the character's appearance (clothes, accessories etc) they wouldn't show up in the cutscenes because they were already made and aren't being rendered in real time. This is something that doesn't happen in Rockstar games.

"Is that why first gta5 trailer looked better than the final product? Or is that why same happened with rdr2 ?"

In fact some of the scenes in RDR2 looked better in the retail version than at launched.

anast30d ago

The OP is taking the shot-gun approach: say a bunch of random tripe and see if something sticks.

repsahj30d ago

Damn! GTAV graphics are still awesome! But, I am so excited to play GTA6!!!

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GTA V Gets Pulled from PS Plus as PC Players Continue to Favor Legacy Over Enhanced

Rockstar’s iconic title Grand Theft Auto V is making headlines once again—but not for the reasons fans might hope. Less than a year after GTA V joined the

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ocelot0743d ago

I believe it's been on ps+ a few times over the years of I'm not mistaking same goes for gamepass.

VenomUK43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

‘GTA V Gets Pulled from PS Plus as PC Players Continue to Favor Legacy Over Enhanced’

That’s an awful clickbait title. The use of the word ‘as’ means the first statement is the result of the second, when in reality they’re not connected.

Profchaos43d ago

Also the same for red dead redemption 2 and GTA trilogy (albeit they split that into individual games)

Tacoboto43d ago

It just got put back on Game Pass recently too.

GTA V is the pass-around sub title, and it probably doesn't even matter because everyone owns a copy or even two by now.

FortWaba43d ago

Trash article and trash website.

Doesn't even mention WHEN it's leaving.

gold_drake42d ago (Edited 42d ago )

so i looked cause i was curious, its still avaliable to me.

the headline is misleading asf.

also, how did no one report this. the editing is horrendous. they'd have my arse for this ha

gamerz42d ago

Noticed my copy of gta5 on Steam was already upgraded without me doing anything. How can you still play the legacy version?

Shiore2u42d ago

There should be a second listing right under it in your library.
https://i.imgur.com/712MsIQ...

Chard42d ago

Is there anything wrong with the enhanced version if you’re just playing single player?