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Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 02:33 PM EDT
It’s difficult to imagine the sense of shock and loss experienced by the loved ones of a police officer killed in the line of duty.
So it’s ...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 11:07 AM EDT
While public transit agencies in Chicago and Miami have pulled ads for Grand Theft Auto IV, it looks as if GP’s local bus company will permit the ...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:29 AM EDT
A member of New Zealand’s Parliament has called for a ban on Grand Theft Auto IV.
As reported by Scoop, Independent MP Gordon Copeland wants GTA ...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 09:46 AM EDT
San Diego’s 10news has a video report on John Douglas, described as a 20-year video game industry veteran. Douglas likens Grand Theft Auto IV to...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM EDT
Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) president Hal Halpin appeared on the CBS Evening News last night during tech reporter Daniel Sieberg’s ...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 07:55 AM EDT
A representative of Philadelphia’s Fraternal Order of Police has criticized Grand Theft Auto IV.
Off. Eugene Blagmond spoke to local TV statio...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 07:37 AM EDT
Police in San Diego arrested a 27-year-old man yesterday and charged him with robbing a GameStop location, pepper-spraying two employees there and steal...
Posted: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 07:22 AM EDT
Tim Rutten, media critic for the Los Angeles Times, flays GTA IV - and its fans - in today’s column.
To be candid, Rutten’s comments sound ...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 05:36 PM EDT
Sent to us without explanation by the man himself…
The only clue is the subject line of the e-mail, which says, cryptically:
Evidence
UPDATE: Some...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 05:19 PM EDT
Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) president Hal Halpin will appear on the CBS Evening News to discuss the Grand Theft Auto IV launch.The program...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM EDT
With today’s GTA IV launch, criticism of the series has risen to a whole new level.
GTA bashers invariably point to two instances of GTA violence...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 10:18 AM EDT
Despite claims by game violence critics and some law enforcement personnel, video games like Grand Theft Auto IV are not motivating youthful players to ...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 09:36 AM EDT
Fox News reports that Monterrio Davis, a member of the notorious ”Nut Case” gang is on trial in Oakland, California for the murder of two l...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 09:16 AM EDT
While the make-pretend crime in Grand Theft Auto IV is the subject of an enormous amount criticism from politicians, activists and media pundits, a poli...
Posted: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 08:35 AM EDT
Ars Technica has a report on Jack Thompson’s claim that the sexual content in Grand Theft Auto IV is essentially pornographic.
As is his custom, ...
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