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Let me state right off the bat that this isn't an April fools joke.
It would seem the recently released trailer for the next installment of the popular Grand Theft Auto series is already causing problems. So far, from what I found, most the controversy is centered on the New York city landmarks shown in the trailer:
It would seem the recently released trailer for the next installment of the popular Grand Theft Auto series is already causing problems. So far, from what I found, most the controversy is centered on the New York city landmarks shown in the trailer:
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_IVThe trailer features familiar New York City landmarks, including locations and structures resembling the Coney Island Cyclone, Times Square, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building and the MetLife Building (branded as "GetaLife"). The trailer uses a similar cinematic style to Godfrey Reggio's 1982 documentary film Koyaanisqatsi and used Philip Glass's original music from the film (a section of the track "Pruitt-Igoe") as well as emulated time-lapsed filming.
Rockstar has stated that all the trailer's footage is generated real-time by the game's engine RAGE, running on an actual game console, and was not pre-rendered. The footage is running on an Xbox 360.
After the release of the trailer, New York City officials responded to the news that it is based on their city. Officials were appalled with the choice of New York City as the inspiration for the setting of the game, and said that a game like GTA does not represent the city's crime levels accurately. A spokesman for Mayor Michael Bloomberg said "The mayor does not support any video game where you earn points for injuring or killing police officers".