GTA V: 5 Reasons Why It's Every Mother's Nightmare This Christmas

It isn't exactly a game you would play along with your granny when she pops over for her Christmas turkey.

Trevor Gta V It's official, Grand Theft Auto V really is every mother's worst nightmare. Rockstar Game's crime epic is the No.1 video game mums don't want their children to wake up to in their Christmas stockings this year, according to newly released data. A recent survey found that over 30% of mothers agreed that GTA V was the game they would least like their child to receive as a Christmas present, while titles such as Killzone: Shadow Fall and Dead Rising 3 polled 21 per cent and 20 per cent of the votes. Call of Duty: Ghosts was fourth on mother's list of nightmare games, taking 17 per cent. It's easy to see why Grand Theft Auto V came out on top, given the sheer levels of violence, swearing and nudity found in the sandbox game. It isn't exactly one for the kids. Banned in five different countries, including Brazil, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates, and dragged through courts of law up and down the country over the years, the long-running franchise has its fair share of detractors, to say the least. And here, we take a look at 5 Reasons Why GTA V Is Every Mother's Nightmare This Christmas. Click "Next" to get started.
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