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Controversial Video Game Released 28 Apr 08, 23:32 ET "I've been waiting since eight o'clock," one fan in line at the Game Stop in Lansing said. "I've been waiting for months," another fan said. ... more Brussels wants better warnings on violent video games 28 Apr 08, 22:11 ET Sofia. The European Commission on Tuesday (22 April) said all EU countries should use the same age-rating system when it comes to video games and make that ... more Video game looks to "retrain" autism brain 28 Apr 08, 21:41 ET University of Missouri researchers think they've found a way to "retrain" the brainwaves of autistic children using a video game. ... more Healing with Video Games 28 Apr 08, 21:35 ET By Lindsey Davies Corvallis, Ore. -- Physical therapists say Nintendo's “Wii” is motivating their patients to get better. Patients focus on the game instead ... more Blockbuster expands its video game offerings 28 Apr 08, 21:34 ET Seeing the fact that retail game sales are at all time highs and showing no signs of slowing down, Blockbuster has announced that it will be upping its game ... more 'GTA IV' and 'Mario' will have a lock on video-game sales 28 Apr 08, 21:33 ET By Mike Snider, USA TODAY With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game ... more Video Game Released 28 Apr 08, 21:26 ET At midnight tonight, the fourth version of a highly-anticipated video game goes on sale. Despite the controversy surrounding Grand Theft Auto IV, it's expected to bring in millions. more Controversial video game hits store shelves 28 Apr 08, 21:01 ET By Meghan Kalkstein Eugene - Grand Theft Auto IV is set to release on many local video game shelves at midnight Tuesday. It's another installment in a ... more Study Reveals Casual Video Games Relieve Stress, Improve Mood 28 Apr 08, 20:58 ET East Carolina University's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a six-month long, randomized, controlled study that ... more 'GTA IV' releases mayhem — and parental anxiety 28 Apr 08, 20:23 ET Earth to Mom and Dad: Your teen-agers likely will play super-violent, sex-sodden video games such the new "Grand Theft Auto IV," even if you flatly forbid it. They'll find a way. more New video games: MLB 08 The Show | MLB 2K8 28 Apr 08, 19:29 ET Major League Baseball and technology are improving with giant strides every year, and when the two come together in the form of video games, it's hard to predict what might happen next. Two of the industry's top games have come out recently and hit critical home runs, and we've profiled both. more Otara Youth Worker Concerned Over Latest Violent Video Game 28 Apr 08, 19:24 ET Auckland 6am: An Otara-based youth worker is adding his voice to concerns raised by a community watch group about today's release of the latest series of a ... more Video games like Bookworm relieve stress 28 Apr 08, 19:14 ET GREENVILLE, N.C., April 28 (UPI) -- "Casual" video games such as Bookworm, Bejeweled 2 and Peggle provide stress-relieving and other mood-lifting effects, a U.S. study found. more Call for violent video game to be banned 28 Apr 08, 19:10 ET A violent video game due for release on Tuesday, in which players can act out shooting police officers and immersing themselves in organised crime is facing ... more Controversial Video Game Expected To Sell Millions 28 Apr 08, 19:04 ET LOS ANGELES -- There's no Burger King tie-in or special flavor of Mountain Dew. No commercial directed by Peter Jackson, or even an action figure. ... more Take-Two shares up on rave reviews for GTA4 28 Apr 08, 18:18 ET Reuters - Criminal action video game "Grand Theft Auto 4" won near-perfect praise in early reviews on Monday, boosting the shares of publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc as much as 3.4 percent ahead of the game's midnight launch. more Thieves steal a march on GTA IV 28 Apr 08, 17:55 ET First it was music, movies and books but now not even video games can make it to their planned launch dates without being leaked online. more Take-Two Waiting On Grander Offer 28 Apr 08, 17:51 ET Investor's Business Daily - Take-Two Interactive Software's "Grand Theft Auto IV" is certain to be a blockbuster hit with video game fans. But will the latest installment of the violent crime series post the kind of sales needed to snatch a higher bid from Electronic Arts? more The Top 5 sports video games ever 28 Apr 08, 17:24 ET This took careful thought, literally thousands of hours of playing over the course of my lifetime and probably cost me several points on my GPA, ... more Electronic Arts co-founder joining Kleiner Perkins VC firm 28 Apr 08, 17:04 ET AP - Electronic Arts Inc. co-founder William "Bing" Gordon plans to help one of the nation's top venture capital firms find promising investment opportunities in digital entertainment. more Grand Theft Auto IV Ready To Roar Onto Screens 28 Apr 08, 16:42 ET NewsFactor - At midnight Monday around the world, rabid video-game players will finally be able to exchange $60 for the fourth installment of the wildly popular series from Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto. There is widespread expectation that GTA IV will sell more than six million copies in the first week, adding to its status as one of the gaming industry's most successful franchises. more Venture Firm Hires Creative Chief at Electronic Arts 28 Apr 08, 16:33 ET William B. Gordon, a dean of video games who was one of Electronic Arts? first employees, in 1982, is leaving E.A. for the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers. more VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 High On Realism, Low On Horsepower 28 Apr 08, 16:30 ET (AP) The Gran Turismo series continues with "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue," a release oozing with style and computer graphic splendor, but lacking in the ... more Stores to stay open late for new release of video game 28 Apr 08, 16:28 ET Some local retailers will be opening at midnight tonight for the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, the latest in the popular and hyper-violent video game ... more VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 missing something - The Times-Picayune 28 Apr 08, 16:25 ET By RON HARRIS AP (AP) — The Gran Turismo series continues with "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue," a release oozing with style and computer graphic splendor, ... more VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 28 Apr 08, 16:24 ET By RON HARRIS AP Writer | AP The Gran Turismo series continues with "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue," a release oozing with style and computer graphic splendor, ... more VIDEO GAME REVIEW: Gran Turismo 5 missing something 28 Apr 08, 16:07 ET AP - The Gran Turismo series continues with "Gran Turismo 5: Prologue," a release oozing with style and computer graphic splendor, but lacking in the captivating game-play department. more 12:01 pm: 'Grand Theft Auto' video game to hit stores at midnight ... 28 Apr 08, 15:07 ET By Redmond Carolipio At midnight tonight, area game retailers are set to release developer Rockstar's latest edition of the open-world street crime series ... more Grand Theft Auto and video-game violence: few stop kids from playing 28 Apr 08, 14:42 ET When he was 15, Evanston’s Jonathan Timm had no problem playing the super popular and violent video game series Grand Theft Auto. “It’s pretty easy for kids ... more Ghostbusters The Video Game 28 Apr 08, 14:41 ET Here are the best Ghostbusters The Video Game Xbox 360 screenshots you'll find anywhere. They are sorted by latest first, and grouped by the date they were uploaded, so you can easily see what's fresh. more Study: Casual Games Reduce Stress 28 Apr 08, 14:28 ET A PopCap-funded clinical study finds that casual video games improve players' moods and relieve stress. more Investigating the movie-video game genre 28 Apr 08, 14:04 ET The concept of a game-movie tie-in is not a new concept. Star Wars, Jaws, The Matrix and plenty of other movies have spawned very successful video games. ... more Blockbuster Starts Selling More Video Games, Consoles (BBI) 28 Apr 08, 13:13 ET Blockbuster started selling video game consoles and more games in its stores this morning. This makes sense, though it would have made more sense a couple ... more Casual Games Scientifically Proven to Relieve Stress 28 Apr 08, 13:09 ET A university study confirms the positive health benefits of casual gaming. East Carolina University reveals the results of a 6-month randomized, controlled study that confirms positive health benefits of so-called "casual" video games. more Microsoft Hosts Video Game Competition At UALR 28 Apr 08, 12:16 ET For every 200 students who attend the Xbox game competition, Microsoft will give away an Xbox 360 game system, a Zune media player, or a smart phone. ... more UK Video Game Chart: Wii Fit sets new Wii record 28 Apr 08, 12:01 ET By James Orry - 28/04/2008 - 4:59pm GMT Nintendo appears unstoppable at the moment. Following the record setting release of Mario Kart Wii comes Wii Fit, ... more Are parents overreacting to video game violence? Two on Harvard ... - The Oregonian 28 Apr 08, 11:45 ET Grand Theft Auto IV was released last week. If you're the parent of a teen, you've either reluctantly allowed your kid to play I, II and III, ... more Rockstar North boss hits out at anti-video game critics ahead of ... 28 Apr 08, 11:38 ET Proof that The Times does actually have a sympathetic ear for video gaming, it has published an interview with Leslie Benzies, president of Edinburgh-based ... more Game-shop owner, Mike Hodack, believes old video games are the ... 28 Apr 08, 11:34 ET by Kristyn Peterson | The Flint Journal Katie Rausch | The Flint JournalMike Hodack is the sole owner and operator of Game On + DVDS in Genesee Township. ... more ECU study shows casual video games relieve stress 28 Apr 08, 11:28 ET By Press Release GREENVILLE, NC (April 28, 2008) — East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a ... more Caution: Mature video game ahead 28 Apr 08, 11:22 ET By Jeff Hansel "None of you move! Get on the floor!" a voice calls as four thugs wearing masks enter a room, weapons drawn. The game Grand Theft Auto, ... more Stores Gear Up For Release Of Popular Video Game 28 Apr 08, 11:19 ET COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio retailers are gearing up for the Tuesday midnight release of the Grand Theft Auto IV video game. Mike Waring of Game Crazy says about ... more 'Grand Theft Auto IV' could break video-game records 28 Apr 08, 10:51 ET "Grand Theft Auto IV,'' the latest version of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s top-selling video game, is forecast to break industry sales records after ... more New Video Game: 50 Cent Blood on the Sand 28 Apr 08, 10:11 ET Millions of people around the world know Curtis James Jackson III but even more know him as “50 Cent”, the American rapper who became famous thanks to his ... more Midnight sales of highely-anticipated video game planned 28 Apr 08, 09:46 ET COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) -- Ohio retailers are gearing up for the Tuesday midnight release of the Grand Theft Auto IV video game. Mike Waring of Game Crazy says ... more Blockbuster (BBI) Enters Video Game Arena with Plans to Sell Games and Accessories 28 Apr 08, 09:44 ET This morning, Blockbuster (BBI: sentiment, chart, options) announced plans to sell video games and game accessories and hardware in all U.S. stores the company owns...( Read More ) more Blockbuster Expands Video Game Business 28 Apr 08, 09:18 ET Representatives from movie and rental firm Blockbuster have announced that the company has expanded its retail video games and game hardware range at all of ... more Video Game Addiction: Help is on the Way 28 Apr 08, 09:00 ET Kevin Roberts, a Michigan educator who specializes in Attention Deficit Disorder and learning issues, is now conducting support groups for teens and adults who struggle with video game addiction. more Study: Casual Video Games Demonstrate Ability to Relieve Stress ... 28 Apr 08, 08:57 ET First-of-Its-Kind 6-month Research Project Establishes Effects of Puzzle and Word Games on the Human Body and Mind GREENVILLE, NC and SEATTLE, ... more Will GTA-IV Be the Highest Rated Video Game Ever 28 Apr 08, 08:55 ET by Eric Bush According to Metacritic Grand Theft Auto is now averaging a 99% review rating on the Xbox 360 with a "Universal Acclaim" quote tagged on for ... more Study: Casual Video Games Demonstrate Ability to Relieve Stress, Improve Mood: Potential Clinical Significance ... 28 Apr 08, 08:55 ET East Carolina University's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a six-month long, randomized, controlled study that measured the stress-relieving and other mood-lifting effects of so-called "casual" video games. more Blockbuster starts selling video games and consoles 28 Apr 08, 08:33 ET Moving beyond its movie and video game rental business, Blockbuster said this morning that it has started selling retail video games and game hardware to ... more Blockbuster to offer more video games at its 28 Apr 08, 07:58 ET DALLAS (AP) - Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it is putting more video games and game hardware into its domestic corporate-owned stores in an attempt to expand ... more Blockbuster to offer more video games at its US stores 28 Apr 08, 07:36 ET Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it is putting more video games and game hardware into its domestic corporate-owned stores in an attempt to expand that area of its business. more Blockbuster launches retail video game, game 28 Apr 08, 07:34 ET BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Blockbuster Inc. Monday said it plans to offer retail video games and game hardware in all US stores as part of a plan to ... more Blockbuster launches retail video game, game hardware sales at US ... 28 Apr 08, 07:32 ET BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Blockbuster Inc. Monday said it plans to offer retail video games and game hardware in all US stores as part of a plan to ... more Week in video-game news 28 Apr 08, 07:26 ET News from the virtual world: more REVIEW: 'Grand Theft Auto IV' delivers more than mayhem 28 Apr 08, 07:23 ET AP - Eight hours into "Grand Theft Auto IV" (Rockstar Games, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99), I've stolen 17 cars, run over 20 people and killed another 15 (some of whom had it coming). I've shaken down a couple of store owners and beaten up an old lady. I've driven while drunk and, perhaps worse, while talking on a cell phone. more Critics of video game 'just like people who moaned about Elvis' 28 Apr 08, 07:11 ET THE boss of Edinburgh video game company Rockstar North has said critics of the forthcoming Grand Theft Auto IV title are "the same kind of people who complained about El more At cnp studio, Sleek D amp eacute cor Combines with Toys, Video Games 28 Apr 08, 06:14 ET WINTER HAVEN | There's video games, action figures and a bunch of guys glued to their keyboards, but no, this isn't a computer camp for middle schoolers.It's cnp studio. more Link to violence may be played out 28 Apr 08, 04:58 ET The following is excerpted from Grand Theft Childhood, by Drs. Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl K. Olson, co-directors of the Harvard Medical School Center for Mental Health and Media. They weigh in on a longstanding debate: the relationship between video games and teen violence. more Video Game Review | Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto Takes On ... 28 Apr 08, 04:21 ET Niko Bellic, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, which is set in a vivid, fictional New York. By SETH SCHIESEL I was rolling through the neon deluge of ... more Ghostbusters: The Video Game Screenshots 28 Apr 08, 03:42 ET Six new slimy Ghostbusters: The Video Game screenshots: [images] more Grand Theft ready to roll Video game's new version expected to set ... 28 Apr 08, 03:11 ET Grand Theft Auto, the successful video game franchise, has a way of eliciting superlatives and extreme reactions. The most recent edition in the series, ... more The Inaugural All-Time Video Game Character Draft 28 Apr 08, 03:04 ET Today is the NFL Draft. Yep, right, I don't care either, and I am a sports fan. Instead, we're going to hold the inaugural Kotaku Video Game Draft. ... more Whaddyareckon?: R-rated video games 28 Apr 08, 02:19 ET By Matt Oxley on 28 April 2008 In order to watch video content you need to enable javascript and install Flash player version 8 or above. ... more Grand Theft ready to roll / Video game's new version expected to set sales records 28 Apr 08, 01:42 ET Grand Theft Auto, the successful video game franchise, has a way of eliciting superlatives and extreme reactions. The most recent edition in the series, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, is the top selling game of all time in the United States and topped many... more Video game's new version expected to set sales records 28 Apr 08, 01:12 ET Grand Theft Auto, the successful video game franchise, has a way of eliciting superlatives and extreme reactions. The most recent edition in the series, ... more New Grand Theft Auto video game expected to draw more fans, criticism 28 Apr 08, 01:07 ET By Carl Hoover more Video game violence: Do parents overreact? 28 Apr 08, 01:07 ET "Grand Theft Auto IV" is released Tuesday and will surely frighten parents. But how much do we know about what video games do to children? The reality is we don't know enough, some say. more Long lineups expected for controversial video game - Metro Canda 28 Apr 08, 01:06 ET By Jeff Cummings Gamers hoping to be among the first to get hold of a copy of controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV are expected to line up at ... more Take-Two's `Grand Theft Auto' May Shatter Video-Game Records 28 Apr 08, 01:00 ET By Michael White April 28 (Bloomberg) -- ``Grand Theft Auto IV,'' the latest version of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.'s top-selling video game, ... more Zuttah makes it two for RU 28 Apr 08, 00:47 ET After doing everything on Saturday to avoid watching the NFL Draft -- going to a movie, playing video games, hanging out with friends and family members -- Jeremy Zuttah settled into a good seat in front of TV yesterday for the draft's second day. more Video Game Review | Grand Theft Auto IV 28 Apr 08, 00:43 ET Niko Bellic, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, which is set in a vivid, fictional New York. By SETH SCHIESEL I was rolling through the neon deluge of ... more Video-game system making rehab more fun 28 Apr 08, 00:14 ET It's already proven popular with groups of all ages, and now physical therapists are finding another use for Nintendo's newest video-game system: "Wii-hab." more $3M boosts video game vest that lets you 'feel' virtual bullets 28 Apr 08, 00:06 ET The Redmond maker of a vest that allows video gamers to feel when they've been "hit" by a virtual bullet has raised $3 million in funding from angel investors and is gearing up to sell the vest through retailers Target and Costco. more

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