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Esoteric Drug References in Video Games Video Beef Today. Peter Fonda offers the gamer a hit of DMT.

Video Beef : How About Some DMT? (26MB, .mpg, VCD)

In this clip from the newest game in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series, Grand Theft Auto : San Andreas, a hippie drug dealer named 'The Truth' (played by Peter Fonda) offers your character some exotic mindbending drugs.

The Truth: Dude, you want mushrooms? Weed? How about some DMT?

Officer Tenpenny: [stoned] Oh, not for me, man. I gotta jet. Hooo.. Shit! Yo, Carl! Pay the Man!

The Truth: Whoa, man, I never thought I'd see that.. a Fed out-smoking me!
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The Truth: Friend, you give off a positive energy. How about some Vietnamese opium?

Carl Johnson: Nah, I don't get down with that.

The Truth: But how do I know I can trust you?

Carl Johnson: What, I'm working for you now?

The Truth: I am a man of peace.. but some squares across that ridge are not respecting my peace. I mean.. survivalist maniacs.. right-wingers.. fascists! They have a harvester, and I need it. Get it, and you can pay me. Namaste, Carl!

Carl Johnson: The fuck that mean? Later, freak.

Although lots of other characters in the game (including the police officer with the bong, above) do get high, your character Carl Johnson (CJ) never does. One wonders whether there were actually meetings about this decision at Rockstar Games. It's a bit difficult to imagine how they decided that reckless killing, incessant cursing and glorification of the gang lifestyle are OK.. but CJ getting zooted is not.

In any case, I'm pleased as punch with the game and heartened to see just how far Rockstar is willing to push the boundaries. Especially considering the current regulatory climate of fear regarding 'adult' content. I blame those damn fascist.. survivalist maniac.. right-wingers!

(Now if only we could get simultaneous release of the PC version...)

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Remeber last year when the source code to Halflife 2 leaked via a hacked account on Gabe Newell's computer? You know, the hacking that got Toshok of the Hungry Programmers raided by the FBI?

"After a close scrutiny of Gabe Newell's account history on the forums, we've come to the conclusion that the gold post is a fake... After one crazy night of theories, server mayhem and IP tracing, we've finally gotten to the bottom of this mess. In a twist of hilarity, it seems that Gabe Newell's account password was set to 'gaben'. Person x guessed this and made the "going gold on Monday" post which we've heard so much about. The user (who we believe is the same person x) then made this post just minutes ago using Gabe's account:

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Kuma\War breaks out

Kuma Reality Games has today announced the launch of Kuma\War. Described as a reality-based action game, Kuma\War will be updated weekly with missions and intelligence generated by real-world news. The five missions available to players at launch include Operation Anaconda in Afghanistan; Uday and Qusay Hussein's last stand in Mosul, Iraq; and a re-creation of a large-scale bank robbery that was thwarted by American troops in Samarra, Iraq, in November of last year. "Kuma\War enables consumers to experience actual missions of real soldiers in the war on terror," said Keith Halper, CEO of Kuma Reality Games. "Players have to devise the tactics and make the hard choices in some of the most important events of our time. For our subscribers, we make the headlines real."

I obviously can't vouch for how good the game is, but the concept is mind-bending. The line between entertainment and news becomes even more blurred..

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