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bringing a civil case against us

for that supposed copycat

killing in Alabama.

For what Devin Moore did?

Are Take-Two worried about?

No. It's America -

it's ligation-crazy.

They've put their lawyers on it,

you don't have to do anything,

but you should be aware of it,

that's all.

OK.

I'm aware.

OK, good.

Coming to play ping pong? Sure.

What's this lawyer's name?

How long have you been playing

that game? Jesus, Patty!

I didn't pick you up, I'm sorry.

Oh, that's OK.

It's not what it looks like.

I just thought I'd better

exactly understand

what it is I'm objecting to.

It's unbelievable.

From the moment you start playing,

it encourages you to hurt people

and you start doing it.

It's disturbing.

I mean, how dare these people

make this depraved garbage

and force it on our children.

Yes, Jack.

A disgusting picture of America

made by some Brits.

I really wish ill on the people

who make this filth.

Who are you?

Perfect. Cheers, man.

What's that? A T-shirt I bought.

It's a list of all

the pharmaceutical drugs

found in Dom Simpson's blood

system when he died.

He's not the greatest film producer

ever - that's James Cameron.

Cameron's a director,

not a producer.

Simpson produced Top Gun, Bad Boys

and Beverly Hills Cop.

End of.

Don't forget Flashdance.

It's not even just what he produced,

it's how he produced it.

Unashamed to be populist

and entertaining.

Never compromised and basically

invented the action comedy.

Hey, Sam, the guys...

Ah, Jamie, have you spoken to JP

about our new game engine yet?

Well, no,

I haven't been to San Diego yet.

Well, can you get on that, please?

I don't want to have to lease

a game engine any more -

I want us to have our own one.

And not just for GTA -

for all our games. OK.

When you start dressing

in Armani and cowboy boots

and start taking hard drugs

like Don there,

you'll know what's been going on.

So we've created a new game engine

to replace RenderWare.

We're calling it

the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine -

RAGE.

OK, so... how are we going

to show Sam what it can do?

He wants to see something soon.

We were thinking we could take

some GTA scenes and show how

the movement would be improved.

No, he's going to want

to see something new.

Trying to build a new game

engine is about producing

an authenticity to movement, right?

Yeah.

Do ping pong.

Sam loves table tennis.

If you can show him how

the ball will move in flight

and get that right... Not shooting

someone or driving a car?

Ping pong.

OK. Is my taxi here?

I've got to get to the airport.

Er... yeah, it's here.

It would really help if we could

have some more people, Jamie.

20 guys from here got put on GTA.

Yeah, I know.

It's the same everywhere.

Everyone's on GTA now till it's

released - it's the way it is.

Don't ask me where the next

game is going to come from.

Paging Dr Sexton...

What surprised us, when we first

showed violent material to children,

was how much brain

activity it produces

here, an area called

the posterior cingulate.

MRI research with veterans

and victims of violent crime

has shown that

this is an area of the brain

where we store distressing or

traumatic events for

long-term memory.

You're saying that the same area

of the brain that processes

traumatic stress in real life

is also triggered by

violent entertainment?

Especially in teenagers,

because their brains

aren't fully formed yet.

People don't know this, Doctor -

they should -

and you can prove it.

Would you be willing to testify

to this in court?

Of course, if necessary.

The neurology is clear.

Has anyone ever asked you

to do that? No...

Not yet.

Your weapons training is

absolutely vital, because,

as an old gunny sergeant

taught me, in combat,

you don't rise to the occasion -

you sink to the level

of your training.

The point is this -

what we teach you in training

will come out in combat...

without thought.

And that is why your training

needs to be the most accurate,

most authentic it can be.

When we use these violent games

to train soldiers,

we call them combat simulators.

When young kids use them at home,

they're murder simulators.

You call these games

murder simulators?

The same thing is going on

in both situations.

You're training young

people to kill.

They're making killing a conditioned

reflex stimulus response.

Dave, would you be willing

to say these things

in an expert witness statement

or in court? Sure.

Everything that's in my book,

I am willing to say in court.

Great.

This coming from a man of your

first-hand military experience

will really have an impact on a jury.

Well, I'm happy to help,

because I think that this

is a serious social issue.

Say, can I trouble

you for an autograph?

My pleasure.

This sex scene in San Andreas

has got to be good.

It's not some Benny Hill bit.

It's got to be something proper

that can get people excited.

Have you seen what they've

animated yet? No. Have you?

No. They were looking at this scene

where Carl goes round to see Denise,

she invites him in for coffee,

he goes in,

has full-blown sex...

...and a blowj*b.

Sounds great. When can we see it?

It's going to be hard

to get this stuff in, Sam.

I know. No-one's ever done a sex

scene in a game before. I know,

I know, but it's really important

for the vibe of the game

and it has to be as good as

the best sex scenes in movies.

As good as... Last Tango?

Angel Heart? Nine 1/2 Weeks?

As good as the Top Gun sex scene.

F***ing Tom Cruise

and Kelly Mc-wotsit?

You're joking!

Anyway, everyone's favourite

sex scene from Top Gun is the one

where all the men play

topless volleyball.

Whatever. Just make it f***ing good.

Jack.

Jack.

Oh, hello, Sally.

How are you?

I hear you're campaigning

against the people

who make those violent video games.

That's right, I am. Good for you.

Go get 'em, Jack.

They're f***ing with our kids.

F*** these people.

F*** 'em.

Well, I certainly intend to.

Thank you. Can I make a donation?

Oh, no need.

Just send us your prayers.

I'll be on 60 Minutes tonight.

I'll watch you!

I'll pray for you...

and I'll send them some hate mail.

God bless you.

'Shooting, stealing,

'Grand Theft Auto has

always been controversial

'and it's now the subject

of a civil lawsuit.

'Florida attorney Jack Thompson

'is bringing the case

against the makers of GTA.

'You think that playing

Grand Theft Auto...'

'Well, there's plenty of blame...'

'Turn your TV on -

'that guy from Florida's

on the news.'

Yeah, we're watching it.

'..responsible for what he did.'

This Jack Thompson

seems to be everywhere.

'He's been sending loads

of aggressive e-mails'

to Take-Two management, OK?

If he sends any to us,

we've been instructed not to reply.

'Forward them straight

to me or Kolbe.

'She'll send them to the lawyers.'

'I believe that if it

wasn't for that video game,

'Devin Moore wouldn't

have killed those cops.

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