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Unsurprisingly, this isn't going over very well with anti-drug organizations. GamePolitics
reports that in a story by the British tabloid The Sun, a member of the charity Drugsline
condemns Rockstar's use of illegal narcotics.
"Anything using drug-dealing as entertainment is sending out the wrong message," said
Darren Gold, on behalf of the Drugsline organization. "Glamorization doesn't help our work
trying to educate kids of the dangers of substance misuse."
In Chinatown Wars, players will sell weed, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, acid, and downers.
Speaking to Edge magazine (via Pocket Gamer), Rockstar vice president Dan Houser
explained why they included this feature in the game. "We wanted to have a drug-dealing
mini-game in lots of the GTA games," Houser said. "We played with it a little in Vice City
Stories, because it worked really well juxtaposed with the main story. It works well with what
GTA is, with driving around the map, and it gives you another thing to think about -- another
layer or piece of the puzzle to keep you motivated... It does intersect with the main story and
things you learn from it work with the story, but it mostly runs on its own."
Whether or not the game will actually glamorize drug-dealing, as Gold suggests, remains to
be seen -- but based on past GTA games, Rockstar doesn't always go out of their way to
emphasize stark consequences for in-game law-breaking. Still, the developer -- which is no
stranger to controversy -- probably expected this feature to be met with backlash from
anti-drug organizations. In fact, they were probably hoping for it. After all, controversy certainly
helps get your game in the news, doesn't it?
reports that in a story by the British tabloid The Sun, a member of the charity Drugsline
condemns Rockstar's use of illegal narcotics.
"Anything using drug-dealing as entertainment is sending out the wrong message," said
Darren Gold, on behalf of the Drugsline organization. "Glamorization doesn't help our work
trying to educate kids of the dangers of substance misuse."
In Chinatown Wars, players will sell weed, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, acid, and downers.
Speaking to Edge magazine (via Pocket Gamer), Rockstar vice president Dan Houser
explained why they included this feature in the game. "We wanted to have a drug-dealing
mini-game in lots of the GTA games," Houser said. "We played with it a little in Vice City
Stories, because it worked really well juxtaposed with the main story. It works well with what
GTA is, with driving around the map, and it gives you another thing to think about -- another
layer or piece of the puzzle to keep you motivated... It does intersect with the main story and
things you learn from it work with the story, but it mostly runs on its own."
Whether or not the game will actually glamorize drug-dealing, as Gold suggests, remains to
be seen -- but based on past GTA games, Rockstar doesn't always go out of their way to
emphasize stark consequences for in-game law-breaking. Still, the developer -- which is no
stranger to controversy -- probably expected this feature to be met with backlash from
anti-drug organizations. In fact, they were probably hoping for it. After all, controversy certainly
helps get your game in the news, doesn't it?
Hey Mom, look I just sold
some crack!
New 'GTA' Makes Cocaine Sales a Game
some crack!
New 'GTA' Makes Cocaine Sales a Game
PC Magazine
Earlier this week, news broke that Grand Theft
Auto: Chinatown Wars -- the forthcoming DS
rendition of Rockstar's immensely popular crime
series -- would feature a drug-selling mini-
game, where players could earn money peddling
six different kinds of narcotics around town.
Earlier this week, news broke that Grand Theft
Auto: Chinatown Wars -- the forthcoming DS
rendition of Rockstar's immensely popular crime
series -- would feature a drug-selling mini-
game, where players could earn money peddling
six different kinds of narcotics around town.
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