1. GTA IV
Controversial themes
including violence have
been a major stigma in
society whether its too
much slaughter on TV
shows or on the internet.
With Grand Theft Auto IV
the critics have mainly
slated the game as being
too violent but the bulk of
the gamers and the
gaming society see it as
just another game. Some
audiences argue and
criticize families that shelter
their children as they won’t
develop properly or have a
full life, most of the dramas
and actions in GTA IV can
be seen in busy cities such
as New York; they have
prostitutes, drugs, knife
crimes and gangs so the
game could be argued that
the game is based on real
(7 -11) what games they
played the results showed
most of them were 18 rated
games such as Mortal Kombat
and GTA San Andres this
made readers point the finger
at the other siblings that
owned the games as they
thought these defenseless
children as being desensitized
due to the violent gaming and
the open ability to kill.
Contrasting to the other
criticized reviews and the
psychologists condemning the
violent games such as GTA IV,
Tanya Byron conducted a
study and her conclusion is as
follows “My research shoed
that it is very difficult to tell
what effect playing certain
video games may have on
children. There is some
research that suggest violent
games may make some
this frank and upfront game the gaming
industry fell in love with this “most
vibrant, dynamic, and entertainment-
packed playground in console
videogame history: Liberty City.”
Rockstar games obviously paid more
attention to the good press they were
getting from the gaming industry as the
magazines such as PS3 mag will be
more influential to their target market.
And the sales spoke for themselves….3.7
million copies being sold on the first
day grossing more than $500 million in
revenue in the first week with an
estimated 6 million units sold worldwide

2. life. Major figures such as
Hillary Clinton have
criticized the game
because of the sex, drugs
and rock and roll lifestyle
that has been seen from
the different celebrities and
old school rock heroes like
Steven Tyler with his
heavily published drug and
alcohol addiction. A
research case from
Mcdougall and Ducan in
2008 they asked primary
school children
children feel more aggressive
in the short-time, but there is
no proof that these effects
last a long time or make
violent adults.” But with cases
like the Columbine shootings
of 1999 with two senior
students killing 12 classmates
and injuring 21 others before
turning the guns on
themselves sparks copy cat
theories due to both boys
being fans of violent films and
video games. Although the
mass
media across the world were
disgusted at
to date 17 millions copies have been
sold. In our opinion GTA IV is just a
matter of taste; some find it a vile game
that opens the world of crime to
children and some thought that it was a
positive progression from the old GTA
games. The gamer themselves can only
decide what to do whether just play on
the game or take it a step too far and
go into a life of crime.