what bullshit. this is along the same lines as when early cinema spectators supposedly believed that a train was about speed thru the screen and hit the audience. now bulletfire? it's a big stretch to connect videogame violence with real violence. videogames exist on electronic screens. yeah, military technologies mediate perceptions by abstracting targets into digital equivalents (+long range, absence of sound, etc.) the military aims at the Real. GTA is mass produced entertainment aimed at the wallet. it's play space, an imaginary space. yes, it's graphic violence- all video game have graphics. as far as the violence, that's pretty subjective. loud noise feels more violent to me than red videogame blood. at all times, the screen is Fiction. gangmembers realize this. videogame players have a very limited sensorium. the streets don't feel like GTA. it only takes a second to realize that. also GTA is closer cinema (hiring actors, dialogue, cut scenes) than gang warfare. at least bring chaos overlords into the discussion if it's going to be about videogames and gangs. relax and play.