CULTURE BUZZ: A Flickr photoset juxtaposing screens from GTA IV’s Liberty city with shots of New York City includes many accurate and crazy details. For more ways in which GTA IV resembles real life, be sure to read this article about dating advice according to Grand Theft Auto.

The Best Links:

1. Check Out the Flickr Photoset Here
2. Proof of Just How Detailed GTA IV Is
3. Manhattan Bridge vs Algonquin Bridge
4. Statue of Liberty vs Happiness
5. Times Square vs Star Junction
6. Grand Theft Auto Takes On New York
7. Digg Users Are Digging the Photo Tour

TECH BUZZ: The sex in the new version of Grand Theft Auto isn’t even hidden. Apparently the video games rating board saw and signed off on all the simulated sex in Grand Theft Auto IV. That isn’t stopping one of the game’s chief foes, Jack Thompson, is trying to get the game pulled from the shelves.

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1. Come Meet the Ladies of Liberty City (NSFW)
2. For the Record: “We don’t think anyone should ever shoot or run over a sex worker”
3. Video: A Brief Round-Up of Sex Scenes
4. This is Both Marketing Tool and an Argument Against the Game
5. Anti-Video Game Crusaders Are SO Thrilled About This

TECH BUZZ: Ricky Gervais will be doing three minutes of new material; Karl Lagerfield will also make an appearance in the video game. Well, that’s all we know so far, which seems kind of random, but as we near the release date of April 29th, we’ll probably find out more. In the meantime, read the first official review of the game.

The Best Links:

1. Karl Lagerfeld Does GTA, Wants to Be a Politically Incorrect Character
2. First Grand Theft Auto IV Review Surfaces - Gets a 10 out of 10
3. Ricky Gervais to Cameo in Grand Theft Auto IV
4. Phill Collins appears in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
5. Karl Lagerfeld Cameos in Grand Theft Auto IV as a Radio DJ
6. Official Xbox Magazine Review Screenshots
7. Ricky Gervais Talks About His Experience Appearing in a Video Game
8. Karl Lagerfeld in Grand Theft Auto IV