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Daisy supermod wiki staff dragonball total posts: 17211 neopoints: 689 GameGrep pts: 184 since: May 2003	May 01, 08 at 12:52pm Forbes Talks GTA
	Ten Things you Should Know About GTA A self proclaimed home for business leaders Forbes online has put out an interesting article on what GTA means to the Business World. quote Forbes Online When did a videogame release become such a big deal? Well, the U.S. videogame industry is worth a whopping $18.8 billion a year--that's less than McDonald's makes selling burgers and fries but 2.5 times as much as all the music CDs sold last year. It's also enough money to turn even the most conservative of entertainment executives' heads. Scott Steinberg, vice president of product marketing at Sony Computer Entertainment America, predicts we're about to see the "GTA Effect"--box office sales, television ratings, Internet traffic will all dip as everyone "hunkers down" to play through "Grand Theft Auto IV" on game consoles. Of course, he gets paid to say things like that. I found the question about "does gta/R* hate women?" to be interesting. Seems to me they (and most others that have something to say) haven't played through an entire game yet, to see both good and evil from both sex's characters. ------------------- This Post Needs More Zazz.
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jackbergin Hooked on Neo since: Jan 2007	May 01, 08 at 1:43pm re: Forbes Talks GTA
	quote Daisy I found the question about "does gta/R* hate women?" to be interesting. Seems to me they (and most others that have something to say) haven't played through an entire game yet, to see both good and evil from both sex's characters. On the radio on GTA IV, they do more than once say that women are the weaker sex. It's all in good fun, says this old man. I don't think the company actually thinks anything like that, but you know what the media are like; they'll make a mountain out of a molehill. People just need to take it all with a pinch of salt. This message was edited by jackbergin on May 02 2008. -------------------
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GTA Legend (I melt in your mouth not in your hands) Neo or Bust total posts: 8237 GameGrep pts: 178 since: Jul 2007	May 01, 08 at 4:44pm re: Forbes Talks GTA
	quote Daisy found the question about "does gta/R* hate women?" to be interesting. Seems to me they (and most others that have something to say) haven't played through an entire game yet, to see both good and evil from both sex's characters. Yeah, I noticed that too. Not even in one game have I seen a FEMALE main character, maybe it is just un-realistic. Maybe R* thinks that women are not the type of sex for the job. ------------------- ///Vote!\\\
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jackbergin Hooked on Neo since: Jan 2007	May 02, 08 at 1:07am re: Forbes Talks GTA
	Well statistically, the vast majority of violent crimes such as robbery, murder and GTA are performed by men. With that in mind it'd be silly to have a female protagonist. I think it'd turn a lot of men off of the game. -------------------
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HazzyBwfc Hey Number 1 forum raider total posts: 3095 since: Apr 2007	May 02, 08 at 11:28am re: Forbes Talks GTA
	but if all GTAs had women as the main character im pretty sure all the feminists would say oh youre showing us females in a negative light. feminists pshhh no way making them happy. fix one problem theyl complain about another. men are the protagonists as statistics will show you more boys are interested in gaming, more boys are interested in violence so therefore it isnt sexism, its a good plan for sales
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