From the obscure annals of May 2008 comes the testimony of BBFC head David Cooke, who confirmed that the now irrelevant UK ratings board had investigated the authenticity of "instructional information about how to make the drug crystal meth" in Grand Theft Auto IV. The incident was brought to light today in a Times Online article examining PEGI's recent appointment as the sole UK video games classification authority and allegations that the organization might not be as thorough as the BBFC had been in its review process; for example: testing out GTA IV's so-called meth recipe.
We're not certain just how far the BBFC went in its drug trial, but "independent advice" was sought in order to deem that "crucial ingredients and techniques were missing" from the scrutinized game content. What does this mean for the rest of us? Well, one, if you're in the planning stages of a homebrewed meth lab, you should probably look beyond GTA IV's suggestions. And, two, if you've already got your lab up and running, you may want to contact your legal team and tell them that the "GTA made me do it" defense isn't going to work this time. That is, only if the coppers catch you before you blow yourself up.
[Via GamePolitics]
Reader Comments (34)
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:31PM HydrophobicFish PSN ID Hydrophob said
Heh, look at the "crank" tag, there's more than one article associated with it!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:49PM aristokrat said
Wow, that DS crank is awesome. I want to hire a manservant to follow me around working that thing while I enjoy unlimited portable gaming!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:28PM Shagittarius said
There are way more orange skittles in the recipe than GTAIV uses.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:46PM Dopple Boppler said
Speaking of which, when are we ever going to just get bags of orange skittles sold by themselves? By far the best skittle, though purple is also pretty deece. Hoping for Mars to drop that bomb at the next E3, maybe Tokyo Gameshow if we're lucky.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:41PM (Unverified) said
Didn't Kat Williams make a joke about pot and how it's natural compared to chemical drugs?
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Posted: Jun 23rd 2009 9:04AM MarioGreat said
@Kaven
No, the Katt Williams joke is that it is illegal, yet it is supposedly safer than available drugs like aspirins. Having never taken the drug, I can't vouch for how true it is, but he would know since he basically admits that he smokes the stuff constantly.
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No, the Katt Williams joke is that it is illegal, yet it is supposedly safer than available drugs like aspirins. Having never taken the drug, I can't vouch for how true it is, but he would know since he basically admits that he smokes the stuff constantly.
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:44PM Uncle Jesse said
Damn! I thought It was totally working, too! You know, like that time I drank all those beers. Those were non-alcoholic beers?! Well what about that time I got so high with all that weed, man? Those were pencil shavings?!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:46PM (Unverified) said
I just hope those non-alcoholic beers were not yellow.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:11PM Shagittarius said
You mean the acid I sold you? Yeah that was just a piece of paper i tore off my notebook.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:21PM (Unverified) said
@Shag
Yeah man, I've been making money selling my spiral notebook clippins for years!
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Yeah man, I've been making money selling my spiral notebook clippins for years!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:00PM (Unverified) said
WARNING!! Cooking meth can cause airplanes to unexpectedly explode over your house.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 7:17PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Cooking meth may also make you shave your head and become a badass.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 5:46PM Burritoclock said
But, can I sue for lost revenue from these crap instructions!!!
YES!
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YES!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:31PM ch3burashka said
"After extensive testing, we can now confirm that the alleged methamphetamine recipe in Grand Theft Auto Four is real, and is, in fact, the best shit out there."
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 6:58PM vgxtremist XBLA IllWill3387 said
This is funny because I can remember watching movies about meth in physical ed class and at the end they should many of the key ingredients and I seemed to be the only one that noticed that a lot of my classmates were scribbling shit down and smiling sadistically.
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 7:02PM (Unverified) said
strange. i got it to work. now i'm making billions!
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Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 7:51PM (Unverified) said
Joystiq Tags: bbfc, crank, crystal, glass, gta-iv, gtaiv, ice, meth, methamphetamine, recipe, uk
EPIC WIN!
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EPIC WIN!
Posted: Jun 22nd 2009 10:45PM ChiTownRuler23 said
aw shucks! and here i thought i could be the next Heisenberg, i mean i already shaved my head and everything :(
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Posted: Jun 24th 2009 2:09AM (Unverified) said
Once again they try to make us look bad by putting video games and illegal substances together. Hey remeber when that dude found cocaine in his copy og GTA San Andreas?
http://systemfailnews.blogspot.com
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http://systemfailnews.blogspot.com
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