Politician Requests Rockstar Release A "Special Version" Of GTA 6 In Russia Or Risk An Outright Ban

Politician Requests Rockstar Release A "Special Version" Of GTA 6 In Russia Or Risk An Outright Ban

From TheGamer (Written by Josh Coulson) on | OpenCritic

Between what we've seen in prior games and Rockstar's tendency to push boundaries and test limits, it's probably safe to assume there's going to be some pretty raunchy stuff in GTA 6. So much so that with months still to go until its release later this year, a high-ranking Russian politician is lobbying for the game to be heavily censored or risk being banned in Russia.

The report that Mikhail Ivanov, deputy chairman of the World Russian People's Council, comes from Russian news site News.ru. Ivanov spoke directly to News.ru, noting his concerns about the game's content, and requesting that Rockstar create a "special version" of the game that can be released in Russia.

"The creators of GTA 6 are deliberately including destructive and vulgar content in their product, which is completely unacceptable to the moral health of society," Ivanov told News.ru. "This includes the planned inclusion of scenes of male striptease in the game, which is a direct and cynical violation of basic moral norms and traditional spiritual values."

"We need to either impose strict legal restrictions on the distribution of such games in Russia or require publishers to release special versions for our market, cleared of immoral...

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