How GTA IV made the world go crazy

If bus ads are to blame for a round of violent Chicago shootings, what will this GIANT HAND-PAINTED MURAL DO TO US ALL???

Images from Flickr userKuniochi

Urge to kill... rising.

Image from Flickr userRappzula

Chicago's bus ads were what, a few feet? And they prompted trigger-happy bangers to finally crack? What the living hell will three 12-story ads accomplish? This may very well be the end of civilization. That release date is six feet tall!

This Niko wanted poster showed up in cities throughout the US. It didn't make anyone go nuts - probably because it's black and white. Wait that's it - it's combinations of color that are causing people to murder each other! Quick, to Congress!

Thisquaint jokenearly sparked another Revolutionary War. Maybe GTA's ads are as deadly as the media claim after all. Hmmm....

Apr 28, 2008

Brett Elston

A fomer Executive Editor at GamesRadar, Brett also contributed content to many other Future gaming publications including Nintendo Power, PC Gamer and Official Xbox Magazine. Brett has worked at Capcom in several senior roles, is an experienced podcaster, and now works as a Senior Manager of Content Communications at PlayStation SIE.