Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV Expansion

February 20, 2009 -

The mainstream is beginning to react to the news that GTA IV add-on The Lost and Damned features a moment of full frontal male nudity.

Watchdog group Common Sense Media has now weighed in on the controversy:

It is even more controversial than its predecessors because this game has full frontal male nudity. The game lets you lead a life of crime as part of a motorcycle gang with plenty of gang violence... relentless foul language, drugs and alcohol, and sexual references...

Families can talk about why Rockstar likes to push the envelope and garner controversy over its games? Why did they have to put full-frontal nudity in the game if it's not integral to the story? Do they correlate media outrage with extraordinary game sales? Do players expect Rockstar to stir up controversy with each of its titles, including the Manhunt and Bully series?...

Posted in

Comments

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV

Submitted by Michael Chandra on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 09:24.

FOR A FEW SECONDS!!! God...

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV

Submitted by E. Zachary Knight on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 09:24.

I like that CSM assumes that kids will be playing this and that parents will be letting them. That is a bit messed up.

E. Zachary Knight
Oklahoma City Chapter of the ECA
http://www.theeca.com/chapters_oklahoma

E. Zachary Knight
Divine Knight Gaming
OK Game Devs
Random Tower

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in ...

Submitted by Dustin1986 on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 09:22.

I'm not sure that Rockstar is doing this entirely for controversy anymore. It doesn't really matter what they put in their game at this point. They're never going to make their critics happy, because most of these people don't play the games anyway. Do you think that any of these people have actually seen this nudity scene? These are just adults making games for adults, and a lot of people just cannot understand that. For example, it would seem that Australia's official position is that videogames are only for children 15 and under.

The scene isn't very far removed from what you would see in an R-rated film. I think that Rockstar is just acting as if they have the same rights and creative freedom as any filmmaker. And maybe if they keep acting as if they are respected, it might become true one day.

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in ...

Submitted by Murdats on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 12:00.

I would say that intentionally or not the gta series is pushing what is acceptable for games further forward (to where it should be)

its leading the vanguard into cultural acceptance, after GTA has done it other publisheres can say "well its already been done and its old news" and we can start getting more mature stories in our games (and more mindless sex and violence :P)

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV

Submitted by gaspar on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 09:14.

I would be more worried if GTA games had decent graphics.

Re: Common Sense Media Criticizes Full Frontal Nudity in GTA IV

Submitted by Arcanagos on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 15:11.

Play GTA4, you'll probably be pleasantly surprised.

"Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of Heaven, Jack Thompson'll justify it in the end." - nightwng2000

Shout box

Michael Chandra: So really the guy's own words strike me as "wah! How dare you disagree with me!" behaviour, which is the sort of childish attitude I am unfortunately not surprised by.10/20/2014 - 2:17pm

Michael Chandra: Correct AE, but then again the owner's own words are about "wishes", not about an order. No "we told him not to", but going against his wishes.10/20/2014 - 2:16pm

Matthew Wilson: yup. sadly that has been true for awhile.10/20/2014 - 2:10pm

james_fudge: welcome to 2014 politics. Increasingly fought online10/20/2014 - 1:54pm

E. Zachary Knight: It is honestly a shame that anyone has to publicly state they are against such vile behavior, but that is the sad life we live.10/20/2014 - 1:46pm

E. Zachary Knight: Decided to publicly reiterate my opposition to harassment campaigns. http://randomtower.com/2014/10/just-stop-with-the-harassment-and-bullying-campaigns-already/10/20/2014 - 1:45pm

Andrew Eisen: Michael Chandra - Unless I overlooked it, we haven't seen how the directive to not talk about whatever he wasn't supposed to talk about was phrased so it’s hard to say if it could have been misconstrued as a suggestion or not.10/20/2014 - 12:35pm

Andrew Eisen: Hey, the second to last link is the relevant one! He actually did say "let them suffer." Although, he didn't say it to the other person he was bickering with.10/20/2014 - 12:29pm

Neo_DrKefka: https://archive.today/F14zZ https://archive.today/SxFas https://archive.today/1upoI https://archive.today/0hu7i https://archive.today/NsPUC https://archive.today/fLTQv https://archive.today/Wpz8S10/20/2014 - 11:21am

Andrew Eisen: Neo_DrKefka - "Attacking"? Interesting choice of words. Also interesting that you quoted something that wasn't actually said. Leaving out a relevant link, are you?10/20/2014 - 11:04am

quiknkold: ugh. I want to know why the hell Mozerella Sticks are 4 dollars at my works cafeteria...are they cooked in Truffle Oil?10/20/2014 - 10:41am

Neo_DrKefka: Anti-Gamergate supporter Robert Caruso attacks female GamerGate supporter by also attacking another cause she support which is the situation happening in Syia “LET SYRIANS SUFFER” https://archive.today/F14zZ https://archive.today/Wpz8S10/20/2014 - 10:18am

Neo_DrKefka: That is correct in an At-Will state you or the employer can part ways at any time. However Florida also has laws on the books about "Wrongful combinations against workers" http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/448.04510/20/2014 - 10:07am

james_fudge: he'd die if he couldn't talk about Wii U :)10/20/2014 - 9:16am

Michael Chandra: By the way, I am not saying Andrew should stop talking about Wii-U. I find it quite nice. :)10/20/2014 - 8:53am

Michael Chandra: 'How dare he ignore my wishes and my advice! I am his boss! I could have ordered him but I should be able to say it's advice rather than ordering him directly!'10/20/2014 - 8:52am

Michael Chandra: If GP goes "EZK, do not talk about X publicly for a week, we're preparing a big article on it" and he still tweets about X, they'd have a legitimate reason to be pissed.10/20/2014 - 8:52am

Michael Chandra: If GP tells Andrew "we'd kinda prefer it if you stopped talking about Wii-U for 1 week" and he'd tweet about it anyway, firing him for it would be idiotic.10/20/2014 - 8:51am

Michael Chandra: Legal right, sure. But that doesn't make it any less pathetic of an excuse.10/20/2014 - 8:50am

ZippyDSMlee: You mean right to fire states.10/20/2014 - 8:50am

All shouts

<< Return To Top

Forgot your password?
Username :
Password :