Common Sense Media, a group who looks to review entertainment products for children, has spoken out against Rockstar’s latest offering The Lost and Damned. As many of you know the expansion pack for the ever-popular GTA IV includes a scene of full frontal male nudity.
"Heavy violence, strong language -- and now
nudity," the group said. "Thought this M-rated game series couldn't
go any lower? Think again."
Common Sense Media reviewer Marc Saltzman said that the game, developed by Rockstar Games and published by Take-Two Interactive Software, contains depictions of full-frontal male nudity. It also has graphically violent scenes, including one in which a gang member's face is pressed against the spinning wheel of a motorcycle.
The game, Saltzman said, "should be kept away -- far away -- from children."
Lawmakers from , and other states have tried to prevent minors from getting their hands on Mature-rated video games, but their efforts have met resistance from federal courts.
On Feb. 20, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco upheld a District Court ruling from 2007 that invalidated a California law banning the sale or rental of violent games to people younger than 18.
The appeals court agreed with the trial court that the law was a violation of the First Amendment, which protects free speech. Similar laws in , , , , and have been struck down by federal courts on First Amendment grounds.
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