Grand Theft Auto 4 And The New Yorker Magazine
Well, it's official. Grand Theft Auto 4 can now be considered a cultural phenomenon for it has graced the pages of The New Yorker. Starring as commentary in the May 19, 2008 issue, this brief frame is rather telling of the game's media-driven stigma with the child gifting the title to his notably unhip grandfather.
Funny that it would take a thoroughly controversial title to break through into the realm of erudite publications.
CARTOONS FROM THE MAY 19, 2008 ISSUE [The New Yorker]
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Posted to Miscellany on 2 June 2008
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Name: Dave
I don't get this joke at all. It's not funny because it's not true. But New Yorker cartoons are always hit or miss.
What's not true about it?
That old people could play videogames or that their grandchildren would buy them videogames for their birthday?
If there's a deeper meaning to the cartoon, I'm not seeing it.
And much like a New Yorker cartoon, it's totally un-fucking-funny.
I guess it's saying that video games have officially entered the mainstream and are no longer just for geeks anymore...at least, that's how I interpreted it. I didn't think it was all that funny, either.