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One week since its release, the eagerly anticipated videogame Grand Theft Auto 4 earned for its publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc more than half a billion dollars, after selling over 6 million units globally. Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said in a statement on Wednesday that GTA 4, a game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like "The Godfather," exceeded industry analysts' expectations selling 3.6 million copies in its first day and 6 million during the week. This is an all-time record for any video game, movie or album and Take-Two’s...
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Republican congressman Mark Kirk, who is seeking re-election this year, is pushing for legislation banning access in schools and libraries to Second Life, the virtual world developed by Linden Labs. "Sites like Second Life offer no protections to keep kids from virtual ‘rape rooms,’ brothels and drug stores. If sites like Second Life won’t protect kids from obviously inappropriate content, the Congress will," Kirk said in a statement. It seems indeed that teens are able to get into the adult portion of the service, and vice versa, but the company which runs Second Life actively...
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Everyone has been waiting for May 6 to come. Why? Because BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic Arts, and with Steven Spielberg’s personal touch, is finally out. The game was initially intended for kids aged 8 to 12, but it has been described as the perfect game for the whole family. BOOM BLOX is already available in North America as of May 6, and is soon to be released to the rest of the world, on May 8 in Europe, on May 13 across Asia and May 22 for Japan. For all those phone-addicted gamers, BOOM BLOX is also available across all major carriers, EA unveiled. Steven Spielberg said in...
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BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic Arts, and with Steven Spielberg’s personal touch, is finally out for Nintendo's Wii and costs $50. The game was initially intended for kids aged 8 to 12, but it has been described as the perfect game for the whole family. BOOM BLOX is already available in North America as of May 6, and is soon to be released to the rest of the world, on May 8 in Europe, on May 13 across Asia and May 22 for Japan. Spielberg, himself a gamer, alleges the groundbreaking Wii technology inspired him since he tried his hand at tennis at 2006's E3 video game convention....
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Take-Two Interactive decided to take to court Chicago’s Transit
Authority after its posters for the new Grand Theft Auto IV game were taken
down without any clear explanation.
The lawsuit will take place in Manhattan’s Federal Court and
will decide whether the contractual rights and free speech rights were
violated.
Take-Two accuses the CTA and its sales agent, Titan Outdoor
LLC of violating an expensive and carefully planned advertising agreement and demands
retributions of $300,000 and also that its original ads be posted back for the
six week period.
The decision to remove...
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A new bill on the video game ratings was introduced yesterday
into the House of Representatives....
Electronic Arts has confirmed that another The Lord of The Rings video game is in the works at...
As the time goes by, new figures about the GTA IV sales have
started to emerge. After Rockstar...
The record for first week sales set by Take-Two’s game seems
out of reach for some time from now...
BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic Arts, and with Steven Spielberg’s personal touch, is...
Republican congressman Mark Kirk, who is seeking re-election this year, is pushing for legislation...
One week since its release, the eagerly anticipated videogame Grand Theft Auto 4 earned for its...
Grand Theft Auto exceeded all
expectations in terms of sales and managed to surpass all day-one...
Take-Two Interactive decided to take to court Chicago’s Transit
Authority after its posters for...
Everyone has been waiting for May 6 to come. Why? Because BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic...
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