anyone hear about gta3 coming off the shelves

**gtaplayer** · 12-18-2001

hey did anyone hear in the news about grand theft auto 3 coming out the videogame shelves....i didnt see anything about it...but all my friends say its coming out next month....so what does that mean...it means us xboxers wont be getting a taste of what gamespot calls the best and the worse game out now...Grand Theft Auto 3....some one please give me some info that gta3 will be release for the xbox!!!!!

**redrum237** · 12-18-2001

That would really suck if we didnt get GTA3, but i havent herad anything about it. If it is true i can always play it at my friends house

**Gdiguy** · 12-18-2001

it is coming off the shelves... in australia! ahhhhhh!

Yeah, they banned it there a week or so ago (for ps2 - you can't ban an xbox version if it's not out yet)... rockstar is however trying to remake it to allow it to be sold there anyway (not exactly sure how you could do this - walk up to the car and ask nicely for the person to get out? maybe prevent you from being able to run over &/or kill people, i guess)

in the us, no... people are trying to get video game retailers to be more vigilant in abiding the rating system, which means you'd have to be over 18 to purchase it (or 17, forget how the game one works), but it's not going away...

**Supperdog** · 12-18-2001

i heard something about an ingame mission being to hijack a helicopter and fly it into something. Why they'd ban a game like this in Australia and not here in the USA is beyond me!

**Rochey69r** · 12-18-2001

in australia gta3 has been taken off the shelves.

**Gdiguy** · 12-18-2001

Originally posted by Supperdog
i heard something about an ingame mission being to hijack a helicopter and fly it into something. Why they'd ban a game like this in Australia and not here in the USA is beyond me!

why would they ban it in the USA? what's the legal reason for doing so? claiming that the mission is going to cause someone to crash a helicopter into a building? Some companies have edited games, but they did so because they felt it didn't really make any significant contribution to the game... in gta, it's a little bit more in line with the rest of the game...

australia has a lot stricter policies on video game violence... they banned gta2 for the pc, if memory serves correctly (either that or gta1, or carmageddon, one of those), and they've done the same to a number of other games...

**Hugh_Jass** · 12-19-2001

There may not be a legal reason forcing anybody to pull games off the shelf. It's not illegal to do so, either.

**Rancey** · 12-19-2001

In Australia ratings for games only go to MA15+, I've got no problem with giving it an R18+ except in Australia we don't have that for games so they refused to classify it, ah well I guess it is another import job if I can't get it from here.

**Rochey69r** · 12-19-2001

ill be in that jas!

how much would that cost ya recon?

**grandcrusader** · 12-19-2001

GTA3 has been pulled from the shelves in Australia and even Blockbuster cant rent it out. (I know because i just happen to work in one!)
Here is an Article i found that may help anyone wanting to find out about the saga of GTA3 in Australia.

http://australianit.news.com.au/arti...E15306,00.html

**l Maximus l** · 12-19-2001

I must admit, I think that is pretty ridiculous...And, for a while now, I didn't think that any game could be banned anywhere in the world if it's on the XBox...it has "Parental Controls" on it! Well, anyway, I think all of you great Austrialians should protest

That's what us Americans do until we get our way

**kirkyg** · 12-19-2001

well let me just say if they start banning games in the us then people are goign to uprise and im not kidding. There are enough gamers now to make a big statement. There is already a release date on GTA3 and it doesn't even have the Adult rating...it has M for mature which is like 16 and up i believe. There is no reason to believe tha ton feb. 5th you can't get you a copy of GTA3 and stay up all night

kirkyg

**l Maximus l** · 12-19-2001

Originally posted by kirkyg
well let me just say if they start banning games in the us then people are goign to uprise and im not kidding. There are enough gamers now to make a big statement. There is already a release date on GTA3 and it doesn't even have the Adult rating...it has M for mature which is like 16 and up i believe. There is no reason to believe tha ton feb. 5th you can't get you a copy of GTA3 and stay up all night

kirkyg

Actually, dude, an "M" rating is for ages 17 and above...I figured you might want to know for sure. But, yeah, I agree, dude...if GTA3 was banned here in the United States, we would all be livid....and the wrath of American gamers would definately be felt!

lol...I haven't played this game yet (I know I know I know...get with it, Maximus)....but, I plan on picking up this mama jama when it comes out

**Ninja Scroll** · 12-19-2001

Originally posted by Maximus

Actually, dude, an "M" rating is for ages 17 and above...I figured you might want to know for sure. But, yeah, I agree, dude...if GTA3 was banned here in the United States, we would all be livid....and the wrath of American gamers would definately be felt!

lol...I haven't played this game yet (I know I know I know...get with it, Maximus)....but, I plan on picking up this mama jama when it comes out

The real question Maxi-pad-imus, lolololol!!

When is this game coming to Xbox in the US or anywhere for Xbox ? And this game is not offical yet so dont give me that jibberish junior

**Gdiguy** · 12-19-2001

eh, they wouldn't ban it in the us... i think the farthest they could go right now would be to start full enforcement of the age requirements to buy, and for that to happen to video games they'd have to do it for movies too, or else any effort seems stupid, and the entire entertainment industry is a little too much to take on, especially in a recession

**Supperdog** · 12-19-2001

I don't think its a legal reason as much as it is a moral one. They just don't want to offend anyone after September 11th. But what I'm getting at here is that, while I certainly don't want the game to be banned, I don't see why Australia would have it banned and not i n the United States where the tragedy actually happened. Just a rhetorical question, mind you.

**gtaplayer** · 12-19-2001

LOL...parental controls?!?! thats on the xbox?!?!...what a joke...thats just a waste of space for the xbox...its not like any parent that knows what there doing are gonna set the parental controls...i know my parents are gettin me xbox...but they wont even kno how to turn it on...i mean who is gonna put parental controls are a videogame system why is that feature in there??? for you to waste 50 dollars on a game or 15 on a movie...and not be able to watch it cuz its rated m or rated r??? whats up with that

**l Maximus l** · 12-19-2001

Originally posted by gtaplayer
LOL...parental controls?!?! thats on the xbox?!?!...what a joke...thats just a waste of space for the xbox...its not like any parent that knows what there doing are gonna set the parental controls...i know my parents are gettin me xbox...but they wont even kno how to turn it on...i mean who is gonna put parental controls are a videogame system why is that feature in there??? for you to waste 50 dollars on a game or 15 on a movie...and not be able to watch it cuz its rated m or rated r??? whats up with that

Gtaplayer...just think about it for a sec, in regards to the parental controls. The fact that the XBox has parental controls is HUGE! This is a very good thing! Why? Well, it's not that I would use it, but, because the XBox is the only console that has them, game developers will not have limitations in making games, therefore, games like GTA3 will be even more crazy! Think of the possibilities! Makes you think a little, huh?

**ChaZ** · 12-19-2001

I think I can tell you why those kind of stuff are banned in Australia.

It all started with a simple gun-banning policy. First, they started with registry of all guns. Then the anti-gunner decided to ban all gun, and with help of registry, all guns were taken away from law-abiding citizens of Australia. (Take note: Criminals don't register their guns)

Because of that, the violent crime rate skyrocketed. There were more home invasion, gang rapes, and property crimes.

Then what did Australian did? They banned: mace pepperspray, bullet-resistant vests, combat knives, handcuffs, etc. (I'm not kidding) Seem that the criminals became more bolder in executing their crimes against victims because they knew that they don't have guns to protect themselves, so criminals also used knives, batons, and other non-gun weapons to get what they want.

You see... they all started with blaming guns for crimes instead of criminals, then they blamed knives, pipes, etc. Now they want to ban GTA3 because they want to blame video games for crimes.

Don't believe me? It already has happened in England, South Africa, and many other countries that tried to ban guns. If you love video games, freedom of speech, then you better protect the right to own guns. Once you give that away, government will take control of everything.

-ChaZ

**gtaplayer** · 12-19-2001

Originally posted by Maximus

Gtaplayer...just think about it for a sec, in regards to the parental controls. The fact that the XBox has parental controls is HUGE! This is a very good thing! Why? Well, it's not that I would use it, but, because the XBox is the only console that has them, game developers will not have limitations in making games, therefore, games like GTA3 will be even more crazy! Think of the possibilities! Makes you think a little, huh?

so in other words all ur saying is that the parental controls is just a name that gives the xbox another reason 2 buy???

i mean come on thats like saying when u play music on the xbox theres a option 2 take out the curses...who will waste money on the cd if they dont want the whole thing 2 be played...(not really a good example..but u kno what i mean)