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more about #mainstreammedia luigilogik: Maybe if he had run over 3 old ladies and a hooker, then you could assume it was GTA. But the way he took those corners, I'd say it was Forza 2 and he... more » dbull620: Must they be so quick to blame video games? Seriously, a video game doesn't teach you that you have to push in the break petal before you can change ... more » Mancomb Seepgood of the Elevator Protection Agency: Automatics ftl. Learn to drive real cars. more » OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear: When I was two I hijacked my parents car and drove it into oncoming traffic. This leads to three important points about my character. 1) I am highly... more » DrunkRobot: If Fox news is going to blame a GTA for provoking a kid to drive a car... then they have to accept responsibility for the recent shootings in Pittsbur... more » Kirohitaku: He said he learned how to drive from "Watching his mom" , clearly mothers are the #1 threat to children and should be banned. more » amg0D: The only reason GTA gets blamed, is because it's already such a big name, I bet you this lady reporting doesn't even know any other game names, racing... more » fauxbravo: Isn't it about time they removed those horrible rides you pay 50 cents for in front of the grocery store? When is the madness going to stop?! Someon... more » Weirdwolf Woke Up Screaming!: Preston Scarborough? Preston Scarborough, really? The poor child, it's not surprising that he stole a car as that isn't a name its a day out! I can s... more » RockyRan: Ha! You can't fool me this time, ignorant media! I was watching the Today Show on Friday (I never watch it, actually. The local news had a ticker for... more » sunpop: He's running shoot out his knee! more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: As a kid, I used to make "cars" out of cardboard boxes. Paper plate for wheel, construction paper and crayon for the rest. I'd also sit in the car whe... more » zåɳzißarleɠёпȡ: well, he failed to pick up a hooker sleep with her and beat her up and take his hooker money back.... so he clearly doesn't own or play GTA. more » tokyostomp: gta raped my mother and killed my father! more » Claw: Don't worry kid, next time call 267-555-0100 and it will remove your wanted level. more » mzo: or maybe he has eyes, or god forbid, a television, and saw driving for himself! jesus christ, cars aren't 360 exclusive. more » Private_Bundy: It sucks that video games are always the ones blamed for the crazy things in our world. I wonder why that happens... movies don't get the same treatme... more » Jon: *Raises hand* I am 20 years old. I played GTAIII when I was 13, and I still can't drive even an automatic. Something isn't quite right here anyway. more » The Legendary Mang-o: Blame church for being so boring. Also, blame the kid's dad for having a car. Also, blame every Fast and Furious movie for having cars in them. Oh, an... more » elindemann: "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" should be required study material for the media. Fucking scumbag news reporters find one thing to blame shit on and go for... more » -
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Here We Go Again: 7-Year-Old Drives Car; GTA Blamed
In Utah last Sunday, young Preston Scarborough took the family sedan for a spin. Instant media sensation, of course. A Fox News anchor was bold enough to ask did teh Grand Theft Auto do it? More » -
#grandtheftauto
Criminal Lies About GTA; D.C. Radio Station Spreads It
You know how in Grand Theft Auto you can drive around swatting pedestrians with an open car door? Yes? No? Doesn't matter, a teen headed to jail for doing that blamed it on the game. More » -
#violentvideogames
Philly Inquirer: MW2's Night Vision an "Invitation to Mischief"?
The Inky's video games blogger professes his love of "fake realism" but thinks the NVGs being offered with Modern Warfare 2's "Prestige Edition" are akin to "giving away a free race car with Gran Turismo." More » -
#tragedy
Wrestling Video Game Blamed For Child's Parachuting Death
Friends of 9-year-old Damori Miles of Brooklyn, New York, claim the boy was imitating moves from WWE SmackDown vs Raw when he jumped off of his apartment rooftop to his death wearing a makeshift parachute. More » -
#mainstreammedia
Mainstream Media: Animal Crossing Mayor Could Be A Sexual Predator
The Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force is warning parents that Animal Crossing could be a haven for sexual predators, with ABC 17 News warning that Mayor Tortimer may want to see your child naked. More » -
#mainstreammedia
New 'Late Night' to Treat Game Debuts Like Movie Premiere
Jimmy Fallon, who takes over "Late Night" from Conan O'Brien beginning on Monday, says the show under him will cater to the interests of a younger audience "into tech stuff, gadgets, video games." More » -
#grandtheftautoiv
Chicago Trib Asks "Is GTA This Century's Best Writing?"
The profile of Rockstar and the Housers doesn't really answer that (beyond mentioning the Goatie we gave it for writing). But the writer talks to critics and eggheads who say it's a legitimate question. More » -
#lookmomimontv
AJ on X-Play - Yes, I'm a Girl, You Can Stop Speculating
A couple of weeks back, I climbed on a soapbox about the media frenzy surrounding video games in connection with real life violence or tragedy. More » -
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#mainstreammedia
GTA IV Causes "Reprehensible" Behavior (Also, Has Rape!)
Glenn Beck, star of the previously posted "Stupidest Anti-GTA Vid You'll See Today", recently had Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson on his CNN show to bemoan the disintegration of the institution of the family. The family, Dobson and Beck agree, is under attack from every direction, from politicians, from MTV and, of course, from Grand Theft Auto IV. More »
