Dan Houser, the founder of developer Rockstar Games, has gone on record to state that the company is anticipating press reaction for its upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV to be nothing short of controversial.
"I expect it because we’ve had so much of it in the past," said Houser, speaking at a recent demonstration for the game to the North American press.
"I wish people would treat video games the same as other media. They seem to not want to do that for reasons that I don’t understand. It’s a convenient enemy for people."
Elsewhere, Houser also highlighted the approach to realism with the latest instalment in the franchise, specifically noting a lack of elements that he describes as “cartoony.”
"If the graphics are slightly cartoony, we make sure the writing is slightly cartoony to match that," he said.
"Obviously, the graphics have gone closer to realism, so we wanted everything else to be closer to realism as well."
Grand Theft Auto IV is due out on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29.
Source: MCV UK