if you just joined us for a welcome this is r.t. life in moscow top stories this hour the u.k.'s guardian newspaper is accused of editing secret documents provided by wiki leaks political agenda the whistleblower web site is also threatening to sue the paper a new book about julian assange. as egyptian protesters gather for their biggest rally yet against president some of the blame for his enormous wealth and abuse of power is companies of reportedly a multi-billion with assets in swiss banks and property in the u.s. . and also reporting the russian security services make their first arrests in connection with last month's moscow airport attack the name of the suicide bombers being revealed is

a suspected accomplice is in custody. in a chilling coincidence a popular video game released before the deadly suicide bombing port depicts a terrorist siege at a moscow airport and i spoke to the brains behind some of the world's most famous video games including grand theft auto about the line between violent video and reality that so interview next week here on alt. american embassy in tehran is in the hands of moslem students to not. be run one thousand seven hundred demonstrators in the american embassy there.

are teams sitting down with the man behind this video game one nine hundred seventy nine revolution as well as many more director producer and writer of documentaries and video games for over fifteen years as well as the mastermind of the groundbreaking grand theft auto franchise movie considering the thanks so much for joining us thanks for having me the video games that you have created are hmong the most popular in the world and i want to ask you if you know any numbers in terms of how many break ups or divorces some of your games have cause for people who got so hooked they couldn't stop well actually when i was casting vice city one of the actors that came me and he said this and that was this for him and we explained to him you know it's for grand theft auto by city and he just kind of took a step back and kind of apologize and so that he can partake in the casting basically what happened was that he was playing grand theft auto three and he wound up locking himself up in his room while he was actually having a pretty tough time in his marriage he came out two days later from nonstop playing

the game to find his apartment pretty much and he and his wife guide and so for that reason he didn't feel like he could you know be a part of the new cast for grand theft auto so it's definitely had an impact was the longest period of time you heard about when someone would sit down and play your game continuously without i think this guy kind of broke the record he said he went fifty hours straight and he kind of see why his wife left him this new game that you're working on one nine hundred seventy nine is based off the history of iran and apart from the fact that you were born there why did you choose. based off off this country particularly i came to realize that there's a number of different sides to a story and that this aspect if introduced in a game could kind of revolutionize how we play games it's not a matter of bad guys going after good guys or good guys going after bad guys it's a matter of or a whole bunch of people with being in a number of different colors whether they're iranian american pro-democracy pope pro theocracy whether they want to just make money on the side by sneaking in

alcohol or whether they want to make sure that everyone follows the religious rules of islam these are all different stories and to be able to actually convey that and let people interact as those players would just open up this entire genre of gaming i've read there's a ring of revolutionaries students u.s. hostages even how many roles are there and how is this game you know different from the other ones we're primarily looking at about eight to ten different roles initially you'll start the game off as iranian but american born u.s. state department translator who's coming in with the objective of try to free trying to free the u.s. hostages initially amusing truths that exist in history so the initial alliance of the us with saddam hussein is one thing that we look at maybe you come in through the border between iran and iraq or maybe you use the u.s.

alliance with the taliban at that time who were fighting the russians i think what's different about it is that right off the bat we're allowing the player to choose how they want to go about doing this most often when people are designing games they're thinking of the westernized player i mean obviously so they're buying most of the games but as things are changing and more and more people are getting access to be able to play these games i want to be able to have representation for the people that are in other countries but how much of a. tickle context does this game have an especially if we talk about timing for example because of course you know the united states is building up this idea that iran is a very big threat to america and the fact that you're working on this game do you think you'll get some sort of reactions and feedback in terms of you know a political maybe message that you're trying to send out absolutely i mean i think right off the bat it's quite controversial because i am saying that there are no good guys trying to games or the real world in the real world in the real or in

games the games that might exist but games are really in a reflection of what we've seen in entertainment and what we've seen in politics it doesn't really make a difference what somebody says is good awards but it's a matter of perspective you know if you're in iran and you feel that the united states is about attacking you and you work as a plumber and you have three kids and you just try to take care of your living you are going to view the united states as a bad guy because they're planning on attacking you i mean this is been pretty much what's been addressed in regards to the number of civilian deaths in afghanistan but on the other side you know you take a look at. some of the good documentaries that have come out of afghanistan you get to really understand what these u.s. soldiers are doing down there they believe in the cause of their doing and they believe that they're trying to do something good nobody is to say that this person is right and this person is wrong it's just a matter of what the situation is dictated and the legions of people that are making decisions that is kind of caused these conflicts but the people involved in

them might not be the true aggressor there's a number of different facets to it and that they're not pointing to saying that americans are bad or iranians are bad i'm saying the situation is bad you know of course that debates about how much violence there is and video games has been really heated over the last couple of years especially what's your take on is there an impact on from these video games onto what happens in real life especially like you mention of gang. stan we've seen over the last year or so videos released of us soldiers when they're shooting and killing people use language that would be more relevant for a video game so what do you think about that if i'm in a situation i can't really talk when a famine a situation and i'm shooting and i'm and i'm feel like i'm getting attacked i'm going to use any language i want to do in order to kind of get myself out of that situation there's so much psychology kind of going on there in terms of it's you know it's kill or be killed if that is the situation that you are going to do

whatever it takes to physically mentally emotionally get yourself to that level to be able to survive but you don't think if you play video games where it's a situation of kill or be killed cannot you know impact the fact that in real life you start you start thinking like that as well not necessarily war i think definitely if you take it out of proportions then you are going to get affected but in terms of violence in video games the way i kind of look at it so different than violence in movies it doesn't make me want to go out and kind of kill someone it is it is a form of entertainment games are just as much a form of entertainment i think a big focus has been on young people playing these games and then the effect that it could have if you look at the rating system it's supposed to be for people over the age of eighteen if a person is a terrorist for many hours throughout the days in the game. or is he not more likely to go out and shoot people in the street i would say would be what would you consider to be more dangerous the video game or the gun that the person can

actually get their hands on the fact that these violent crimes we were talking about united states don't take place necessarily as much around the rest of the world in my opinion is a direct link to the number of weapons that exist in this country compared to abroad allowing people to get guns readily is far more damaging than letting people play video games that have these actual actions play out do you think it's the violence that attracts so many and this possibility to do everything you want that you're not going to get punished. for when you would get punished for these things in real life is that why these your games are so popular well i mean there's definitely the factor of escapism the fact that you can actually go on and be somebody else and you can do things without really having the consequences of real life saying that i think one of the greatest thing about the grand theft auto games as well as a number of the other games that i've worked on is that they've got a great sense of humor and you know like you're kind of laughing as you're doing some of these things because it's you've got somebody next to you making continual

jokes and comments i mean it's meant to be entertaining it's not meant to actually appeal to a violent side of you returning to one nine hundred seventy nine. playing this game do you think it can affect american psyche when you know an american teenager for example or someone who's more grown up playing this game do you think they might start thinking differently about iran than for example what they're seeing in the media and papers and so on absolutely i mean the one of the main objective use was to start some kind of social dialogue amongst people who are going to play it not just in the west but around the world things aren't so black and white when you are able to understand the side of the victim as well as the side of the aggressor in many situations what we see in the news is just one aspect of of the story but i think often we've seen when that story has actually been looked at and put under a microscope that there's a lot of other things going on there's been quite

a bit of controversy about this game call of duty modern warfare two there's episode in there where a terrorist attacks people at a russian airport obviously it's a game but we just saw terror acts take place in a moscow airport in that were pretty similar absolutely what do you make of that it's funny because i played that game and i actually stopped playing that particular part it's definitely a sad situation what took place in russia that the airport and. videogame aspect of it happens i think coincidentally many games seem to on the contrary build up a certain terror act or certain events i know there's a game out there that's called september twelfth and so on which obviously gets people to join because of certain real events that took place in terms of what's happening with games where people are actually jumping on top of controversies i think it's foolish for us to recognize that controversy when it comes to game

selling when it comes to movies when it comes to anything when it comes to ticket sales is something that drives people to jump on such marketing campaigns i want to ask you this technology is obviously moving very very quickly these days what is the most exciting thing in the world of video games we would you say can expect in the next decade and the next decade who are that i don't think i even i can just tell you that what's exciting me right now is the i pad basically all the tablets in general what can be played on that in terms of gaming is is amazing terms of gameplay it's just going to get more and more detail and hopefully provide people with greater experiences that we can sorry thank you very much for your thanks for having me. well when one deals with water it has to realize that this tremendous amounts of

damage that are done not just human damage but damage to the physical environment in which the battlefield takes place tremendous amounts of damage done by earl bombs by napalm boy coming from the city whether it's on a sonic boom marine mammals or it's the burning oil fields in iraq or even steroid use. for purposes the list just goes on and on that you need. the conventions of nineteen forty nine states that they are shall be taken in war to protect. against widespread long term and severe damage the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions protocol one has taken exception to that.

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nineteen forty five dot com. top stories this hour the u.k.'s guardian newspaper is accused of editing secret documents provided by wiki leaks political agenda website is also threatening to sue the paper of its new book about. the russian security services make their first arrests in connection with last month's moscow airport attack the name of the suicide bomber has been revealed and several of his suspected accomplices in custody. protesters gather for their biggest rally against president barack some of the blame for the numerous wealth and abuse of power is pinned on western companies americans reportedly. with assets in swiss banks and property in the u.s. and the u.k. . more developments for me in less than fifteen minutes next with the sports news stay with us here.

thank you for joining us this is sports today i mean these are headlines this hour . night to forget russia suffered defeat in their first match of twenty eleven going down to a round in abu dhabi. welcome to church the legendary dutch footballer route hall it touches down in grozny to take charge of premier league side f.c. . lending support robert qubits is lotus team mate to tell the patrol visits the formula one star and possible the pole was seriously injured in a rally crash of the week. it's been a less than memorable beginning to a new football year for russia dick advocates charges going down to a shock defeat at the hands of iran in a friendly moments was what you were revealing in the first hour or so is best

chances occurring in a frantic two minute spell halfway through the period first veteran conscience let rip but a round shot stopper many who was up to the challenge for follow up aloft all right alexander here then had the chance to give his side the lead in the very next attack but this need striker ballooned over the second half was shaded by a run but the persian stars finishing couldn't match the build all that is until a ninety minute mohammad kalama baris winner a sublime effort promise personified against the stop russian defense. one nil is scored in the united arab emirates improvement very much needed to fix men are to stay on beating in the euro twenty twelve well fires each day back on the way the end of. ok back to domestic moments where in russia ruud hole it was arrived in chechnya take charge of premier league side f. c. ter wreck the actions faces of the low. soon turning to smiles soon as the soul of

the legendary dutchman exit the pain of corrals near a port hole it's the one thousand nine hundred seven european player of the year i accepted the post some weeks back but it was on wed and stay very arrive for the pre season work the eyebrows were raised when the former ac milan took up the job in chechnya a region which ensures terrorist attacks on a frequent basis the russian season gets underway in march the twelfth. a lot will be discovered on the gulf in greens this weekend when the world's top three players go for broke to dubai desert classic plenty of eyes on world number three tiger woods as he looks to get his bike back after a forty fourth place finish in his season opener a fortnight back woods has recently revamped his swing but didn't bring the desired result in his worst ever start to the year torrey pines the fourteen time major winner alternately looking to get back to his number one ranking which he lost in late october to leave westwood thirty five year old woods by titles in this

collection winning it all in two thousand and six and then in two thousand and eight. i want to tiger's challengers took a much more lighthearted approach and going up to the tournaments for a number seven rory mcilroy all by phone in the sun not shying away from the waterhouse or to either this is where it all started for the hollywood northern ireland need for a game the twenty one year old lifted his maiden european tour title here just over two years ago after a few. plenty of just by experience under his belt on old evidence mark arroyo considers these greens is opened. i played slices in on a chair and it's my fourth years of praise so. you know it's flown by you know i can remember coming nights here when i was sixteen and tournaments i was lucky enough to get an invite and. things are really really come on since there so yeah sort of a treat this is a home because i have played it more times than any other tournaments on terror and things aren't looking very rosy for cleveland in the n.b.a.

no team in history has fallen from grace as fast as the cavs who lost a record twenty five straight games after having the league's best record last year byron scott says he's remaining positive the way we've been playing the last week or so. much better. read every single night and the one thing about being from other cultures and even players players that i know you know if they're ever going to come out. but i also. know there are still lots of people up next we're going to do. is remaining in a stable condition following his rally crush at the weekend the former one up and comer visited by louis reynolds stablemates a tele petroff on tuesday now the russian turning up the subject corona hospital in the girl to see how a twenty four year old could but so was holding up after undergoing surgery a few days earlier had been told he might never race again but the diagnosis has

improved in recent days the twenty eleven season that were means very much a diet for the pole the season beginning in a month's time and. it'll. give some to. at least she smiled something it's good to give the food. we know each other would arrive in style is quite similar and this is important rule is quite good and we choose the same for example break material something. that was easy to order. no rest for england's cricketers as they prepare to depart for the twenty eleven world cup at the weekend the team recently completed a three one triumph over st louis the officer for a one day international loss to them in perth on sunday captain andrew strauss who oversaw this team spent a full one hundred days on tour he said i focused on the big one the nature of international community you'll move on to the next thing you know when we're old and gray will sit down and you know look over the footage of the ashes series and

still be very proud of what we've achieved and you know it will go down as one of the highlights if not about three and. now's not the time to look back on the times and influence of world cup all right moving on where there's a new leader over in the desert to henrik hausler securing the advantage at cycling's tour of qatar the german born history and winning his second straight stage becoming the man to beat for the peloton over night either tom boonen struggling admits the strong wind suffering a puncture to drop into fourteenth overall those who successfully braved the stage three sound storms how it all to do near the finish line on it was hausler who once again was the fastest in the saddle at sprinting the competition in a fierce ending mark renshaw was right on hester's heels with down the open up not being his second straight. now there's been plenty of smiles in green bay wisconsin with the cheese head phones commemorating the n.f.l.'s newly crowned super bowl champions the packers to overcome verse three all year are finally able to gain

back the fence lombardi trophy named after their legendary coach after fourteen years of trying freezing temperatures not an obstacle here but fifty six thousand people in attendance at lambeau field coach mike mccarthy literally letting the families get a feel of the n.f.l.'s most coveted trophy donald driver among those greeted by the crowd at the thirty six sure receiver not considering retirement after a dozen years with green bay quarterback tell us months are rodgers was razor sharp in the big game winning super bowl m.v.p. the puck taking the trophy home for the first time since one thousand nine. dollars all your sport season where weather is next. well when one deals with water it has to realize that this tremendous amounts of damage that are done not just human damage but damage to the physical environment

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