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Video games don't create killers, new book says 9 May 08, 22:56 ET SAN FRANCISCO - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard ... more Controversial cash cow video game's latest installment a brutal ... 9 May 08, 22:07 ET By Barbara Ortutay AP Business Writer NEW YORK -- "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 ... more Trends & Innovations - Friday 9 May 08, 18:49 ET Investor's Business Daily - U.S. retailers are getting better at blocking underage teens from buying M-rated video games, says an FTC survey using undercover 13- to 16-year-old shoppers. Just 20% of the undercover teens were able to buy M-rated games, vs. 42% in '06. Retailer GameStop was the best at blocking underage sales of video games, stopping 94% of them. Less-diligent retailers included Hollywood Video, which blocked 60%. ... more Video Game Review: ‘Metal Gear Online’ has some kinks to work out 9 May 08, 18:21 ET By Victor Godinez The Metal Gear series of shooting games is one of the last big action franchises to offer some kind of online mode, but Metal Gear Online ... more Video Game Firms Make Play for Scribes’ Services 9 May 08, 17:30 ET By BOOYEON LEE Video game makers are increasingly tapping Hollywood writers to weave intricate narratives into lengthy and sophisticated games. ... more The REAL brain drain: Modern technology - including violent video ... 9 May 08, 16:35 ET Human identity, the idea that defines each and every one of us, could be facing an unprecedented crisis. It is a crisis that would threaten long-held ... more Codemasters Wins F1 Video Game Bid 9 May 08, 15:28 ET Forget about everything we speculated yesterday regarding next-generation Formula 1 video games after Sony opted out of renewing the ridiculously high bid ... more Hollywood plans film of hit video game 'Bioshock': report 9 May 08, 14:49 ET AFP - Award-winning videogame "Bioshock" is to be turned into a movie by "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski, entertainment industry media reported Friday. more Proposed Federal Law To Force Retailers To Card Kids Buying Video Games 9 May 08, 14:42 ET WASHINGTON - A new bill in the U.S. Congress would force retailers to card kids attempting to buy video games bearing "mature" or "adults only" ratings. more Rated M Video Games are the most difficult media for underage 9 May 08, 14:41 ET Only 20% of underage kids were able to buy a Rated M game, 51% bought a Rated M DVD. In a recent study conducted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), ... more 'Grand Theft Auto Success' Taxes IGN's Google-Powered Map 9 May 08, 14:40 ET TechWeb - InformationWeek - Microsoft's retailer survey also found more than 60% of all GTA games sold in the first week were for its Xbox 360 videogame console. more Take-Two's Video Game Bioshock To Be Turned Into Movie 9 May 08, 14:31 ET Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO), maker of the hit Grand Theft Auto series, said Friday its video game BioShock will be made into a movie - with ... more GTA IV May be Driving Sales of Gaming Consoles 9 May 08, 14:07 ET NewsFactor - While Grand Theft Auto IV is racking up sales records, console makers are vying for bragging rights of their own, and Microsoft seems to be the victor. more Lawmakers Want to Regulate Violent Video Games 9 May 08, 13:33 ET By ASHLEY PHILLIPS After the record-breaking $500 million first-week sales of "Grand Theft Auto IV," the big business of video games is under the microscope ... more Steven Spielberg moves to the next video game level 9 May 08, 13:32 ET by Gieson Cacho Better known for his work on “Indiana Jones,” Steven Spielberg has never been a big name as far as bits and bytes are concerned. ... more HMV Sales Growth Accelerates to 10% on Video Games (Update4) 9 May 08, 12:39 ET By Loveday Morris May 9 (Bloomberg) -- HMV Group Plc, the UK's largest music retailer, said fourth-quarter sales growth accelerated as a boom in video-game ... more Pirates director to turn BioShock game into film 9 May 08, 12:33 ET Reuters - Take-Two Interactive Software Inc said on Friday that "Pirates of the Caribbean" director Gore Verbinski will make a movie version of "BioShock," its hit video game about an underwater utopia gone disastrously wrong. more Video games don't turn teenagers into psycho killers 9 May 08, 12:19 ET A NEW BOOK PUBLISHED by a couple of Harvard boffins reckons that video games are really not to blame if your child turns out to be a deranged and psychotic mass murderer. more Finally, A Video Game Movie For Smart People 9 May 08, 11:45 ET Dystopian-future video game Bioshock will soon be a movie from Universal Studios, directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean). ... more Activision shares soar after 4Q results fly past estimates 9 May 08, 11:41 ET AP - Shares of Activision Inc. hit a record high Friday after the video game publisher reported profit and sales that soared past guidance and Wall Street's expectations. more Apple should release a video game console 9 May 08, 11:30 ET The Industry Standard posted an interesting article recently discussing the possibility of Apple releasing a mobile gaming platform. ... more DEF LEPPARD Looks To Video Game For Fans - May 9, 2008 9 May 08, 11:21 ET Sky News reports that hard rock band DEF LEPPARD has become the latest act to try to use a video game to sell their music. The Sheffield band's new single ... more New F1 video game coming 9 May 08, 11:16 ET F1 has reached a new computer game licensing deal, with the British company Codemasters, gaming websites reported on Friday. The news follows reports ... more Robber in Lemon Grove gets cash, video games 9 May 08, 10:40 ET LEMON GROVE: A robber who demanded “all the good games” behind the counter at the Game Stop ran off with three of them and some cash yesterday, ... more 'Grand Theft Auto' Video Game Scores 6 Million Sales In First Week 9 May 08, 10:35 ET May 09, 2008 (Tampa Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- -- When you're selling "Grand Theft Auto," who needs advertising? ... more Video Game The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor To Rise This Summer 9 May 08, 10:21 ET Sierra Entertainment have announced the development of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, a video Game based on one of Summer 2008's most highly ... more HMV Sales Growth Accelerates to 10% on Video Games (Update3) 9 May 08, 10:08 ET By Loveday Morris May 9 (Bloomberg) -- HMV Group Plc, the UK's largest music retailer, said fourth-quarter sales growth accelerated as a boom in video-game ... more Video Game Beats Box Office Hit In Profits 9 May 08, 09:41 ET Derrik Lang, AP While vying for similar audiences at the same time, "Grand Theft Auto IV" bested "Iron Man" by about $300 million in their respective first ... more Game review: 'Iron Man' video game is clunky 9 May 08, 09:39 ET By Derrik J Lang AP Over the decades, the high-tech, high-flying Marvel superhero has peripherally appeared in several games, but he's never been able to ... more Video games don’t turn children into blood-thirsty killers ... 9 May 08, 08:48 ET By Humphrey Cheung Cambridge (MA) – A pair of Harvard researchers say violent video games don’t turn children into killers. According to a newly published ... more Codemasters Secures Formula 1 Video Game License 9 May 08, 08:26 ET Codemasters, developer and publisher of award-winning racing video games, has secured the exclusive video game rights to FORMULA 1. In a worldwide licensing ... more New Congressional bill to require ID for all MATURE-rated video games 9 May 08, 07:55 ET By Humphrey Cheung Washington DC – With Grand Theft Auto 4 selling like hotcakes and making over $500 million in the first week, a Republican and Democrat ... more 11:59 (BST), 09/05/2008 Nordic Game 2008 Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS The world’s most popular video games ... 9 May 08, 07:40 ET The world’s most popular video games industry website in partnership with the Nordic Game conference launches the new Gamesindustry.biz Network community and meeting planner at this year’s event. more Video games don't create killers, new book says 9 May 08, 07:31 ET Reuters - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. more Bill Would Require ID Checks for Kids Buying Video Games 9 May 08, 07:21 ET By Evan Moore (CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would ... more Toss 'Iron Man' in scrap heap 9 May 08, 07:12 ET USATODAY.com - We've seen this plot before: Blockbuster summer film hits theaters. Mediocre video game tie-in hitches along for the ride. The latest is Iron Man. Weapons mogul Tony Stark is kidnapped by militants in the Middle East and forced to build a superweapon. Instead, Stark creates the Iron Man armor and escapes. After returning home, Stark decides to cease weapons production and destroy the remaining remnants of his arsenal. more VIDEO-GAME NEWS: ’Grand Theft Auto’ backlash begins 9 May 08, 07:12 ET By LOU KESTEN AP Writer • DRIVEN INSANE: Now that the year’s biggest video game has arrived, it may be time to add a new feature to this column: Who’s Mad ... more VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 missing something 9 May 08, 07:12 ET By RON HARRIS AP Writer The Gran Turismo series continues with “Gran Turismo 5: Prologue,” a release oozing with style and computer graphic splendor, ... more Codemasters secures Formula One video game rights 9 May 08, 07:09 ET Codemasters, developer and publisher of award-winning racing video games, has secured the exclusive video game rights to FORMULA 1™ it was announced on ... more F1 reaches new video game licensing deal 9 May 08, 06:47 ET Codemasters to produce new game for 2009 Formula One has reached a new video game licensing deal, with the British company Codemasters, gaming websites reported on Friday... more No evidence that video games cause violence 9 May 08, 06:25 ET A two year research project by a team at Harvard Medical School could have a massive impact on the belief that game playing can bring out violence in kids. ... more Formula 1 reaches new video game licensing deal : - 9 May 08, 06:24 ET Formula One has reached a new computer game licensing deal, with the British company Codemasters, gaming websites reported on Friday. ... more Video game sales lifts HMV revenue 9 May 08, 05:15 ET HMV Group, the UK's largest music retailer, said revenue growth accelerated in the fiscal fourth quarter as a boom in video game sales helped the chain win ... more Codemasters secures F1 video game license 9 May 08, 04:50 ET By James Orry - 09/05/2008 - 9:43am GMT UK publisher plans to develop a new generation of Formula 1 games across multiple systems - first game in 2009. ... more Video games don't create killers 9 May 08, 04:48 ET BY REUTERS [ San Francisco | Reuters News Service, 9 May 2008 ] - Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, bloodthirsty super-killers, ... more Kids ID Required to Buy Video Games in Proposed Law 9 May 08, 04:46 ET (CNSNews.com) - Reps. Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah) held a press conference Wednesday to introduce legislation that would require ... more Great fun, if you like watching video games 9 May 08, 03:52 ET Speed RacerDirected and writtenby Larry and Andy WachowskiStarring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John GoodmanClassification: PG**Ever since The Matrix, ... more Kids finding it harder to buy M-rated video games 9 May 08, 03:50 ET Teenagers in the US are having a more difficult time buying M-rated mature video games in stores than in past years, according to the results of an ... more Video games don't create killers, says new book 9 May 08, 02:35 ET Playing video games does not turn children into deranged, blood-thirsty super-killers, according to a new book by a pair of Harvard researchers. ... more The Next Level: Video game's visuals steal the show 9 May 08, 01:08 ET Niko Bellic is the lead character in "Grand Theft Auto IV.” Photo provided by Rockstar Games By Matthew Price "Grand Theft Auto IV” already has plenty of ... more VIDEO-GAME PICKS AND PANS 9 May 08, 01:02 ET ‘Naruto: Ninja Destiny’ is a simple, straight-forward fighting game published by video game powerhouse D3. “Condemned: Criminal Origins” was a brutal piece ... more Hit video game not so Grand 9 May 08, 00:26 ET Hordes of furious players have had technical problems with Britain's fastest-selling video game Grand Theft Auto IV. More than 600000 copies were bought on ... more Picks of Coming Video Games 9 May 08, 00:13 ET When it comes to the new Wii balance-board controller, all roads seem to point to the highly hyped Wii Fit exercise game due to be released in a couple of ... more Video Game Pains 9 May 08, 00:01 ET These injuries are becoming more common as the Wii system and the video game Guitar Hero gain more popularity. Many players have been known to spend hours ... more

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