As usual Jack had something enlightening to say about the eventual release of GTAIV. He vows to keep this "murder simulator for violence against women, cops, and innocent bystanders" off the market. Read below what else is being reported by Joystiq.

"It's been a while since we've heard anything from the infamous anti-gaming crusader, Miami attorney Jack Thompson -- then again, being faced with the possibility of being disbarred in your home state is enough to really tie a guy up. However, with last week's announcement of a late-April release date for Grand Theft Auto IV came Thompson's mandatory adverse response to the series, and negativity towards Take Two, the game's distributor.

Contained within an email from Thompson were promises to keep this "murder simulator for violence against women, cops, and innocent bystanders" out of the hands of children by contacting "state and federal officials" to warn of the game's immediate danger. Though no immediate threats were made towards Take Two or Rockstar Games, we're sure the fireworks will really start going off by the time GTA IV drops April 29 -- which just happens to be around the same time the outcome of Thompson's Florida Bar trial will be decided."

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Dan Houser was recently talking to MCVUK and has said that he expects an OTT reaction by the press. We aren't partially surprised about this because all GTA games have caused a stir in the media in some form or another. Hot coffee anyone?

"If the graphics are slightly cartoony, we make sure the writing is slightly cartoony to match that," he commented. "Obviously, the graphics have gone closer to realism, so we wanted everything else to be closer to realism as well."

"I expect it because we've had so much of it in the past," said Houser. "I wish people would treat video games the same as other media. They seem to not want to do that for reasons that I don't understand. It's a convenient enemy for people."

We totally agree with this statement. Manhunt 2 is just one of many examples. Just to let you know the release date for GTA IV (If you don't already have it written on your wall) again it is April 29th

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