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“ You definitely don't want GTA raising your children. But it's not a bad release from them, when you need to get away.

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“ If kids get it, then that's on their parents.

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In an interview with PC Advisor , the trio have decided to respond to concerns that the video game is encouraging real life acts of violence.Ned Luke, who plays miserable Michael de Santa in the game, told the site, "Anyone who has any conception at all about the games and hasn't played them should go play the games before they open their mouths."If you want to take something out the game, take out of it that here's a guy who loves his family, who's kind of lost. He's trying to hold it together. He's trying to become a good guy, but he can't. He just has all these demons that he's battling. It's the struggle. Take that and look at how he loves his family even though he wants to kill them and that's what it is. Look for the relationships. Look for the humor. Look for the irony and the satire in the game. That's another big misconception, "What, do they think we're serious?""I think that's what these games are. People who take them too seriously and go, 'Oh, this is life.' No, this isn't life. This is imagination. It's just fun. You definitely don't want GTA raising your children. But it's not a bad release from them, when you need to get away."His outlook is echoed by Steven Ogg, the man responsible for bringing the maniac Trevor Philips to (virtual) life. "The hypocrisy drives me crazy," he says. "It just sets the wrong focus. Why not talk about gun control? Why not talk about parenting? Why not talk of lack of family values? There are so many other things to talk about.""People already have it in their mind that GTA is for kids because it's a game," said Fonteno. "Then they hear about the violence and they're instantly going to attack because it's a game. Now, if it was a movie it would be a different story and these same people would be out there supporting it. GTA V is like a movie. Once they get the game in their hands, they'll see. It says it big as day--Mature. It's not for the kids to go get. It's for Mature audiences only. If kids get it, then that's on their parents."Seeing as Rockstar admitted yesterday that it still has ideas for a whopping 45 more years of GTA , we imagine it'll be some time before this debate disappears entirely.

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