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For comment 4 : They choose not to rate Gears of War, Quake 4 & Dead Rising who face the same fate so check first before posting

For comment 13: The USK is not similar to PEGI (UE ratings) or ESRB (US ratings) as it is not "controlled" by video games industry but enforce a german law about youth protection.

If USK choose not to rate, it allow another German office to "index" the game (aka marketing is forbidden, sales will be really low...).

For all: Germany just have a mass school killing involving (unluckily for us) a student playing video games so they are kind of sensible to violence right now.

But anyway, X360 is a massive failure in Germany & France so Crackdown is not a big loss for videogame business...

Here is my letter:
"Mr. Grabauskas,

I'm really unhappy about your recent decision about GTA Vice City Stories billboards as I consider this decision is highly hypocritical and it not the result of a global way of thinking community problems.

I don't think that video games are now in America a much greater concern to the community than alcoholism or sexual harassment.

Therefore, I will switch back to my personal car and boycott MBTA as long as they consider video games as something more harmful versus alcohol or women objectification.

Best regards"

By the way, as us gamers are voters too and MBTA consumers (or not), do not forget to send your comments to MBTA General Manager (this information is public and therefore, no legal trouble):

Daniel Grabauskas, General Manager MBTA
phone: (617) 222 - 5000
e-mail: dgrabauskas@mbta.com

I just send him and email telling him how much I will appreciate if he could ban alcohol, R-rated movies and ads with women in bikinis all along (or let the M-rated games have some ads !).

Another bullshit research such as some Nielsen recent ones: they mix "gamers" of traditionnal PC/consoles games and "casual gamers" of free online games.
But it is trendy those days to say crap like "there is more women 18 to 35 playing than boys 12 to 18..." and so on.

As always, I am impressed by the quality of most of the comments here...
Overall, I think games could teach if the purpose is not to make money (aka made for private purpose) but financed by governement / museums.

It could be Q3 07 as well...

What's wrong with most of you people ?

There is a woman harassed and you are happy with it or think he is a victim of a plot against video games ???

HE IS A BIG ASSHOLE, A PERV and make this woman quit her job and I'm sure her life wasn't happy during 3 years dodging this weirdo.

So, just show some consideration for his victim rather than stupid comments !

Seriously, it is for kids who do not have any girl...

But I agree on the fact the creator is irresponsible (even if I am a big boobs lover):
- This game will be rated T for teen and not M
- It objectify woman instead of learning to kids that respect is important
- He looks like a big perv on every interview !

For Footlong and Shady: Go post your anti-Europeans bullshit elsewhere...

For reference, Europeans and the French have a better reputation than US guys for 1) Sex 2) Men-Woman relationship in general.

There is a Joystick magazine in France, I guess the guy made a mistake when you say : "We are from Joystiq" if he is French...

Very good magazine (it used to be) but the website closed 4 years ago !