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...

A 22-year-old convicted killer claims that he played Grand Theft Auto just before murdering two housemates in 2005. As reported by the Fayetteville Observer, James...

As expected, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into a law a bill providing financial incentives to movies, TV shows, commercials, music videos and game developers. As...

A Conservative Member of Parliament has pointed to mature-themed video games as contributing to a surge in juvenile crime in the UK, particularly among girls. As reported...

As expected, Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into a law a bill providing financial incentives to movies, TV shows, commercials, music videos and game developers. As...

As GamePolitics  has previously reported, Take Two Interactive sued the Chicago Transit Authority in U.S. District Court over the CTA’s recent decision to pull...

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...

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...

Pakistan’s Daily Times reports that video games (and not just the violent ones) may be banned in neighboring Afghanistan if a legislative proposal currently under...

Politicians just can’t seem to get it right, so attorney and avid gamer Mark Methinitis, who pens the excellent Law of the Game blog, has written a guide forÂ...

As GamePolitics reported last month, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson (left)Â appealed a decision by the US 8th Circuit Court which held that a lower court was...

There appears to be quite a video game controversy raging in Switzerland. SCEE president David Reeves hinted as much during an ELSPA meeting with Dr. Tanya Byron two...

If you’ve experienced the “drunk driving” aspect of Grand Theft Auto IV, you know that it is pretty annoying. It makes it very difficult to control your...

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...

GameCyte has scored a video interview with California State Sen. Leland Yee (D), and is soliciting questions for Yee from readers. The Senator, a child psychiatrist and...

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...

As GamePolitics reported recently, Singapore has adopted a rating system for video games. While the move seems like a step in the right direction, not everyone is pleased...

Some video games at Chuck E. Cheese might be considered gambling devices under current South Carolina law. But Rep. Todd Rutherford (D) wants to change that. As reported...

When last seen by GamePolitics readers, former Take Two CEO Ryan Brant (left) was doing the perp walk, copping a plea and paying back more than $7 million in fraudulent...

The United Arab Emirates has banned Grand Theft Auto IV, according to a report in The National. Some gamers, however, have found a way around the loophole by purchasing...