14 DAY TRIAL // Who do you think is suing Take-Two Interactive to prevent the sale of Manhunt 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV? That's right, Jack Thompson, attorney. I swear the guy must be dreaming of a world where milk and honey flow on the streets, burgers grow on trees and birds gather around water fountains, each making one note at a time, to make classical music. You know he's not only against violent and sex related games but also hip-hop music.
Anyway, this time, Thompson hopes to prevent the sale of the above mentioned titles to anyone under 17 years of age. Fair enough, from GTA's history the game can be classified as violent and sex related, plus it helped hackers do the nastiest things but that's not important right now. However, the attorney specifically mentions banning GTA IV. I'm sure you already know, GTA IV's highly anticipated trailer isn't even available yet (the timer currently shows 17 more days and 12 more hours). Moving on. The 2 games will most probably be rated "M" for mature, but that won't stop teenagers from acquiring them, one way or another.
Thompson knows that too, so he's trying to ban the games permanently: "prevent the sale of two hyper-violent video games set to be released this year and sold to anyone under 17 years of age." Now, according to the ESRB website, neither game has been rated for the time being, yet Thompson is banning them already. What if the GTA IV trailer will be showing kids playing in the park, rocking on swings, eating candy? As a GTA fan, you'll know that won't be the case and if Thompson wants to go all the way with his lawsuit, it won't be that easy to just ban GTA IV, so chill. And remember, the game hasn't even been rated yet.