The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is not overall impressed with the advertising of Grand Theft Auto IV on city buses. Despite the adverts not containing any violence, political jokes, satire or sexual imagery or wording of any kind, the CTA removed the ads earlier today. CTA president Rob Huberman said he took action and removed the ads after receiving criticism from the local Fox News affiliate.

According to Fox News, the placement of the ads was questionable after 9 people have been murdered in shooting in the past weekend. Mr. Huberman gave a very, well inaccurate reason for the removal of the ads:

“… that M-Rated ‘violent video games’ ought to be banned from its premises as they compare similarly to X-rated movie”

So, M-Rated mature games for young adults (from 16-25) are equal to that of a pornographic movie? Well, that is news in itself, I can't believe that I have been taking notice of those rating labels on games, they are obviously completely wrong about the age group the rating covers.

This isn't the first time Chicago has removed advertisements of Grand Theft Auto games, which both San Andreas and Vice City Stories both having their ads removed at one time or another.

Source: iTWire