... battle games, the meaning does not fully describe other games that are just as repulsive. The next game I would like to give to you as an example is Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, which can truly be described as "vulgar". Referring back to the same dictionary, we see stating that to be "vulgar" means "Crudely indecent." (dictionary.com) Rolling Stone recently ... published an article in which it quoted the game's chief officer saying "by the time you've reduced Grand Theft Auto on national television to sound bite, it's a game with hookers on it." This statement alone clearly represents t...

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... fearful of the society around them which makes them feel that they cannot trust anybody, and adolescents may be more likely to be hurtful towards other. Games like Grand Theft Auto have very strong language, also containing sexual elements, and obscene violence, which may influence the mind of an adolescent. Since the brain of an adolescent is still developing; they are ... ...

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... an 8-year-old boy intentionally shot his grandmother Marie Smothers, aged 87, in the back of the head. It was pointed out that the child has been playing Grand Theft Auto IV. before committing the crime. Many people do believe that both of the cases have been caused by the violent content previously seen by the children in the video games ... ...

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... Tom Clancy's Rogue Spear: Black Thorn off of shelves until they modify the content of the game.(ABCnews) But the problem still remains, because you have games like Grand Theft Auto 3, where the more people you rob and kill, the more money and respect you have, that are still out on the market. In fact, in that game, you can have ... ...

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