News tagged with grand theft auto
Take-Two announces next 'Grand Theft Auto'
(AP) -- Take-Two is confirming that its RockStar North studio is deep in development of the next installment of the wildly popular "Grand Theft Auto" shooter series.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Violent video games reduce brain response to violence and increase aggressive behavior
Scientists have known for years that playing violent video games causes players to become more aggressive. The findings of a new University of Missouri (MU) study provide one explanation for why this occurs: the brains of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 25, 2011 |
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Gamers play Hollywood detectives in 'L.A. Noire'
The videogame maker behind violence-packed "Grand Theft Auto" has broken new ground with a title starring an honorable detective using wits to solve crime in 1947 Hollywood.
May 18, 2011 |
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'2011 looks huge' for video game follow-ups
Batman leads a league of sequels headed for video games this year.
Feb 01, 2011 |
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App lets you snap photo to see game content detail
(AP) -- Video games come with ratings similar to movies, but plenty of parents buy games rated M for Mature for their kids under 17.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Court hears arguments on violent video games
(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children from buying ultra-violent video games in which players maim, kill or sexually assault images of people. ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Apple tablet could stir up video game business
(AP) -- When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the ...
Jan 27, 2010 |
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Activision Blizzard: 'Call of Duty' has made $1B
(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has brought in more than $1 billion in revenue since it went on sale in November.
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges
(AP) -- Charges and expenses outweighed higher sales and drove video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to post a wider fourth-quarter loss on Thursday, as billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn reported ...
Dec 18, 2009 |
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'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs
(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.
Nov 12, 2009 |
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New 'Call of Duty' could set entertainment record
(AP) -- This holiday season's biggest entertainment blockbuster likely will be a sequel to a popular franchise, with jarring depictions of war and an intricate story of good versus evil. It could easily rake ...
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack
(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.
Oct 29, 2009 |
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'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games
(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...
Aug 26, 2009 |
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April video game sales decline 17 percent
(AP) -- Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets.
May 15, 2009 |
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Review: Looking for gems in iPhone's game library
Nintendo has owned the portable video-game market - first with the Game Boy, now with the DS - for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it's become impossible to ignore ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 28, 2009 |
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