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As most gamers know, Grand Theft Auto 4, the anticipated sequel to one of the most recognizable series of games out there, will launch on April 29.

It is expected that the game will receive both critical and commercial praise, as game reviewers will scrutnize the content heavily while consumers will eagerly purchase it, regardless of what is said.

Sadly, it is also expected that watchdog groups will do their best to chastise the game and its developers, and decry it as a ’simulation of murder.’

As reported by Gamepolitics, the Parents Television Council has called on retailers to either “not carry the game, or place it in an area where young children are unable to see it.”

What is interesting here is that the PTC demands that GTA 4 have no ‘modifiable content.’ It is very hard to determine whether or not this will be true, since there will be MANY people who will try to find SOMETHING in the game that is hidden from plain site. Essentially, only modders themselves can tell if something can be altered.

On a positive note, Microsoft is offering to help hospitalized children by providing them with Xbox 360 consoles, a very charitable move on their part…I just hope the systems that they give them work, and don’t RROD.

Destructoid’s report can be found here.