Articles tagged "grand theft auto iv"

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Morality and Karma Systems

by Nick Dinicola

[8.May.09] :. There’s been news of a survey going around asking if a karma system in the next Grand Theft Auto would make the game more enjoyable. I’ve recently become a bit cynical towards...

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The Fake News, Courtesy of Rockstar Games (video)

by Mike Schiller

[19.Feb.09] :. If there’s one thing Rockstar Games knows how to do, it’s get its product noticed; anyone who’s been following the rollout of their just-released expansion to massive 2008 hit...

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Games as Language Systems

by L.B. Jeffries

[11.Nov.08] :. Video games actually carry many of the expressive properties of language itself.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

by Arun Subramanian

[30.May.08] :. The insane brilliance on display is exemplified in the microcosm of the in-game television.

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Grand Theft Auto IV

by G. Christopher Williams

[30.May.08] :. Niko is very interested throughout the game in killing for the sake of revenge but, perhaps, even more so for the opportunity of wiping out his own past and eradicating his previous life.

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Grand Theft Auto car-jacks pop culture

by David Hiltbrand [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[9.May.08] :. Grand Theft Auto IV car-jacked pop culture this week. The controversial and coveted video game sold about six million units in the XBox 360 and PlayStation 3 formats, reaping more than $500 million...

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Latest ‘Grand Theft Auto’ steps it up a level

by Stanley A. Miller II [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (MCT)]

[30.Apr.08] :. The latest “Grand Theft Auto” videogame crashes into stores this week with all of the controversy of its predecessors in hot pursuit. The series is renowned and reviled for its brutal...

 

Release of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ could be biggest ever

by James A. Fussell [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[29.Apr.08] :. Hold on to your Glock, another violent video game is poised to blast its way into the record books. In fact, some analysts are predicting that Tuesday’s debut of “Grand Theft Auto...

 

TWiG 2008-04-28:  As If There’s a Choice

by Mike Schiller

[28.Apr.08] :. Kotaku's gone back to the WiG, so we're keeping the TWiG...Here are the new releases for the week of 2008-04-28.

 

Debut of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ drives debate anew

by Eric Benderoff [Chicago Tribune (MCT)]

[28.Apr.08] :. From the rocket-propelled grenade that shoots down a police helicopter to the punch in the face delivered to a former friend, the depictions of realistic violence in the newest “Grand Theft...

 

Swag Tells a Story

by Mike Schiller

[9.Apr.08] :. A giant box from Rockstar leads to a brief reflection on the context that swag can provide.

 

Grand Theft Auto Goes…Social?

by Mike Schiller

[28.Mar.08] :. Yesterday, Rockstar Games announced the Rockstar Social Club, which sounds like a good idea despite the fact that there's nothing "social", really, about it.