Take Two To Alter GTA: Vice City

Oh boy. As you could read in last night's Evening Reading, New York City's Human Rights Commission recently demanded that Take Two remove the phrase "Kill Haitians" from last year's Grand Theft Auto Vice City after Haitian groups complained about this as well. Today Take Two responded, and they will change the game..

Contrary to what some may believe, it must be recognized that video games have evolved as an adult medium, not unlike literature, movies and music. The fact that the game is popular does not mean that it will encourage players to act out hatred or violence against any group or persons in the "real world." Certainly, this is not our intent, nor is it the effect of the game. [ ... ] As with literature, movies, music and other forms of entertainment, we have strived to create a video game experience with a certain degree of realism, which we believe is our right. Nevertheless, we are aware of the hurt and anger in the Haitian community and have listened to the community's objections to certain statements made in the game. Accordingly, we will remove the objectionable statements from future copies of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.