Just ask video game writer Kim Correa, who recently described her own experience being virtually raped at gunpoint in the zombie apocalypse game DayZ. Whether or not those who first described the behavior find it funny or apalling, using virtual reality to simulate sexual assault is not an innocuous pastime.
When contacted by Mic, Rockstar Games did not respond as to whether they are aware of the hack and if they have plans to remove it. As of now, the modification has only been seen on PS3 systems, where users can connect online and play against both friends and strangers. So really, the rapists are just doing it for the violent gratification and trolling. Redditors have also noted that since the game doesn't recognize these "rapes" as a crime under the game's rules, the modification doesn't earn users any points. Users have also been posting videos of hack, boasting of their "conquests." Some of those videos have since been removed, but others are still online. Worse, when he's done, you are stuck doing strip dances," Redditor merikmatilla noted on the thread, posting screenshots on Imgur. So far, all of the victims of the hack have been men, and the Reddit thread has tended to treat the whole thing as a big practical joke. "You cannot kill him and there is nothing you can do about it. After being virtually assaulted, characters are forced to perform strip dances. The pantless animation than thrusts its pelvis back and forth behind a victim in a clear simulation of sex.
But the virtual criminal wonderland has reportedly taken an even darker turn (if that's possible), as word broke that players in the game's newest version, Part V, are using a hack to rape other players.Ī Reddit thread appeared earlier this month detailing the escapades of user DEEPER_IN_DA_ASS, who has hacked the game in order to allows male avatars to latch themselves onto other characters. One of Rockstar Games' most popular video game series, Grand Theft Auto, is based on the premise that people enjoy committing virtual crimes, ranging from speeding and looting to murder.