The censorship of Grand Theft Auto IV will likely force the Australian government to add an R18 rating by year's end, according to The Australian. GamePolitics readers...
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In Australia, GTA IV Censorship May Force Government to Tweak Rating System
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ECA Issues Action Alert on New Congressional Video Game Bill
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Last week GamePolitics reported on HR5990, a new piece of video game legislation proposed in Congress by Reps. Lee Terry (R-NE) and Jim Matheson (D-UT). Also known as...
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BREAKING - FTC Study Shows Massive Improvement in Game Rating Enforcement
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The results of the Federal Trade Commission’s latest research into the marketing of violent entertainment to children is a major win for the video game industry....
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God of War Banned in United Arab Emirates
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The Sharjah municipality in the UAE has banned Sony’s God of War, according to a report in Gulf News. Government officials apparently felt that the game, rated M in...
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Exclusive GP Interview: Congressman Talks Video Game Ratings, Video Game Rape, The Daily Show
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An exclusive GamePolitics interview with Rep. Lee Terry (R) demonstrates that the Nebraska Congressman, co-sponsor of a new video game ratings enforcement bill, has a...
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T2 Shareholders Meeting Reveals PERFECT Review Scores for GTA IV
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Some interesting results from the T2 shareholder meeting: First, from a T2 source, GamePolitics has learned that the controversial compensation package sought by chairman...
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Angered by GTA IV Cuts & Price, Aussie Gamers Turning to Imports
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Sucks to be an Australian Grand Theft Auto fan these days. Not only will GTA IV be watered down in order to bypass government censorship Down Under, but fans will pay...
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More on Congressman’s Campaign to Regulate Second Life
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Recently GamePolitics reported that Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) had called upon the Federal Trade Commission to issue a parental alert regarding online game Second Life. A...
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Leland Yee, Parents Television Council React to FTC Ratings Report
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We’ve got additional reactions to yesterday’s report by the Federal Trade Commission which gave high marks to the video game biz for its enforcement of ESRB...
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ESRB: DLC Must Adhere to Game’s Original Rating
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Downloadable game content must maintain the same rating characteristics as the original game, says ESRB president Patricia Vance (left). MTV Multiplayer reports on...
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Zelnick: GTA IV is glitch-free, Us: There's a GTA IV patch coming today
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Filed under: Business Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick's recent interview with CNBC may just be the least surprising one you'll hear all month. First off, he thinks the...
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Parents Television Council Issues “Alert” on GTA IV, Wants no Modifiable Content
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With the Grand Theft Auto IV launch less than a week away, the expected wave of anti-GTA publicity continues with an alert issued by watchdog group the Parents...
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Spore and Mass Effect PC forces players to stay online
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BioWare's technical producer Derek French has announced a surprising new copy protection scheme that requires the user to be online at regular intervals while playing...
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BREAKING: Activision and Vivendi Jump Ship From ESA
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The Entertainment Software Association, the trade association which represents US game publishers, is losing Activision and Vivendi as member companies. UPDATE:...
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Federal Trade Commission Digging Deeper into EA’s T2 Takeover Bid
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A press release issued by Electronic Arts this morning says that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a second request for data concerning EA’s proposed...
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G4’s Adam Sessler Interviews “Grand Theft Childhood” Authors
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Gamers will definitely want to catch Adam Sessler’s G4 interview with Lawrence Kutner and Cheryl Olson, authors of Grand Theft Childhood, a new book that is...
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What (maybe) Was Chopped from the Australian Version of GTA IV…
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Recently, GamePolitics and other outlets reported that, in order to clear their government’s notorious video game censorship, Australian gamers would be receiving...
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EA To Use Controversial Internet-Required DRM On New Games
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SteveD writes "PC Gamers are in an uproar over a new copy projection system announced by Electronic Arts for use on their upcoming titles. The PC-port of the successful...
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EU Gives Game Biz Two Years to Improve Retail Controls
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Concerned that children may be purchasing violent video games, the European Union has given the video game industry two years to develop a plan to keep such games away...
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Gamecock Promotes Hail to the Chimp in Philly During PA Primary
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Irrepressible Gamecock Media Group CEO Mike Wilson was in Philadelphia on Tuesday as the hoopla surrounding this week’s Democratic Pennsylvania primary reached...