its unfortunite that the "M" Rating isnt enough to do that.

Portland I can understand banning the ads, as Portland only allows ads for gay/lesbian, PETA, or extreme liberists content

Does that mean Fox is advertising on garbage cans?

That notion is more offensive to me than GTA.

Fox doesn't need to advertise on a garbage can, as every garbage can brings to the mind the Fox logo.

I've been carded at both the Gamestops in the Oaks mall and I'm 22.

It's not difficult at all to buy R movies in stores. Some will turn you away, but some won't. It's the same with games. MAYBE movies are enforced a bit more than games, but the situations are indeed very comparable.

Arttemis,

Interesting... never once have they requested my ID. Maybe it's more hit or miss than I think?

I think the situation is entirely dependent on the person working the register, regardless of location. Some follow policy, some brush it off when their managers aren't looking.

They are comparable. Why? Well, when buying an R rated movie this weekend, I was carded. Same way I was carded when I bought COD4. Meanwhile, when I went to see The Ruins, the theatre was literally filled with a bunch of 15-17 year olds. Frankly, it ruined the film (well, okay... to be fair American Cinemas fascination to remove suspense for gore ruined the film) and reminded me why I usually go to midnight shows....

I agree Co, the ESRB should be enforced more than it is.

Co - You have to buy a game with a rating higher then eC to get carded.

Dude, it's Fox News... might as well be getting your regional news from craigslist on the rants and raves board.

Every news source is bias. EVERY ONE. Stop singling out FOX News...typical from the leftist blogosphere

There's a difference between bias and idiocy.

There's also a difference between bias and sensationalism. Defending Fox News is like defending the National Enquirer.

No, Fox is especially biased, to the point of it being propaganda. Look at their non-stop coverage of that Obama kid. They've never done objective journalism in their 12 (?) year history. What can you call a news network that places higher priorities on tabloid stories than the War in Iraq, doesn't do any research besides Wikipedia for their daily broadcasts, and hires the former notorious chief of staff of a sitting president as the sole commentator for election coverage OTHER than biased? You've been drinking the kool-aid into diabetic blindness.

I just wonder...are they bias because the shows from the right (O'Reily, Hannity and Colmes [although Colmes sort of makes it non-bias]) are in their primetime slots?

Being a conservative, I disagree with Fox News all the time, they aren't just bias.

and actually they call themselves the "Election HQ" so the elections are going to be their primary focus.

I choose them over Clinton News Network, because at least they acknowledge the opposing view in most of their shows. You said they bring in a conservative as their political analyst, but does that mean that if any other network brings in a liberal that they are idiots too? That doesn't make sense...or maybe I am just confused with what you were saying.

Of course the liberals will now attack me and fling poo in my face, because even though I did not personally attack anyone, they love to come back at me with their insults...but really..I'm jsut trying to understand what exactly FOX news has done to make them evil, that no other networks have done BESIDES give another opinion.

Well reality seems to have rather liberal bias.

And it's wrong to singal out a new network like fox. If they want to broadcast sensationalist horses**t that's ill informed and incorrect, air primarily conservative pundits, call their moderate pundits extreme liberals, cut off any liberal who points out a different perspective, and not cover anything that occurs outside of the US and Iraq, well then that's their right.
(Sarcasm)
Half of the crap they air could be considered liable if anyone had the money to sue them.

If you want to see fair and balanced check out the CBC it's not all that good but still ten times better than fox. And If you want real news that is ACTUALLY fair and balanced watch the BBC.

/agree about BBC. They are the only news station I have ever heard off who did a study on themselves to see if they were being objective. Result? They found that their reporting tended to the left a bit, a fact that they then went about trying to fix.

Now see that's what I like about you: your silly and implausible thoughts! No one pays attention to billboards, uses telephones, watches TV, or (get real) reads! But ads on the sides of buses? Pft, sheer marketing gold. Someone just single handedly destroyed the potential for that indie game Grand Theft Whatevers-ma-jig.

I should really buy stock in Greyhound...

Could you imagine if we put ads on the side of a Greyhound? I mean, really? The possibilities are endless.

Ok, you but the stock, I'll buy the advertising.

Ha ha.. you guys win.

I never get tired of that joke.

You know how this city is, the CTA, like the rest of the local government is reactionary as hell.

Expect Mayor Daley to say a snide comment about the game any day now. "Oh, some kids got in a fight in school? It must have been that GTA4, oh and the wild baby eating cougars - yeah the two together cause school violence."

Yeah, the things are everywhere. I'm just relieved they seemed to replace all the damn Sarah Marshall billboards.

Don't you DARE make light of the crisis facing our nation: AKA Boom Blox! The future looks grim if we don't fight the threat now.

The youth in America are screaming for help, and it's high time we give it to 'em... therefore I'd like to announce here for the first time I'm working on an update of the NES classic "Chubby Cherub". Only this time, you can't die or injure others. You can only become more blessed and chubby.

Now that's good quality entertainment. Your prayers have been answered.

Yea, that Woman was the only sane person in the clip.

The way the whole news item was delivered made me sick, and how they use the GTA4 ads as a scapegoat for already existing crime & violence in the city.

Dude, how you can live in that city is beyond me. I headed south...

I mean, no offense, I'm sure Chicago may turn itself around but considering a local cop got caught using her ability to own handguns in city limits to supply her gangbanging boyfriend, not seeing it anytime soon.

don't forget the off duty cop that beat up that female bartender because she refused to serve him any more drinks, THEN sent someone to try to pay her off.

Wong, I wouldn't agree that this city is as bad as you make it sound. Detroit needs to turn itself around; Chicago is rather nice for a large city.

They just need to learn there is more than one party in an election. As it sits, this is like a dictatorship. There is no real discussion or action here, as the democrats run everything unchecked. No matter what your political side, you should understand that decades of one party rule leaves a lot of issues unresolved.

Okay, granted. I only visit nowadays. Basically my family moved out when we were broken into three times within a month, knew who was doing it, and the cops did nothing. Then of course there was the wonderful time I went up to see the Cleopatra exhibit, and was stabbed for $5.

But other than that, I don't care for the general unfriendliness. I mean, I can take the driving, but when I went up for Acen, some friends and I were walking from the convention center to the McDonlads. Nodding our heads, saying Hi to anyway we passed on the sidewalk, etc. I foudn it 100% remarkable that, during the entire convention, the only people who were friendly or returned the "hi's" were out of towners. Seriously? A friendly Hello is dead in town?

Wong, totally agree with you there. I am not from here originally, but moved here a few years back. Though I think the city is relatively safe for its size, and is very clean - the people are overall some of the most petty and unfriendly around. I have been arguing with folks for years about it, and they all think they are nice as hell. Nobody says thank you, excuse me, or hello.

Yup, in that sense, this city blows. That and the fact that only criminals can get a firearm for protection.

Can't we just agree that every damn city in the US has its problems and "needs to turn things around" in certain areas? I live in metro Detroit and the city is just fine. There are parts that are awful and unsafe, but I've been to other cities with the same problems: Atlanta, Columbus, Indianapolis, Portland.

Its cos joystiq is so bias on teh 360 an they only post nuws stories about PS3!!

No need for tags, I felt it through your words... and it was spot on.

Don't worry, I read your sarcasm loud and clear.

Godless? We prefer "God Free". ;)

Well, there's been talks about using ~ as a punctuation symbol to indicate sarcasm. Feel free to use it, and spread the word!