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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Georgia Guv Okays Tax Breaks for Game Developers
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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...
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Georgia Guv Okays Tax Breaks for Game Developers
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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...
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Read Take-Two’s GTA IV Lawsuit vs. Chicago Transit Authority
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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...
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EA Gets a Loan for T2 Takeover War Chest; Pachter Explains What it Means
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Electronic Arts issued a press release late yesterday announcing that it had secured a line of credit of up to a billion dollars to fund its hostile takeover bid for...
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Gamecock Co-Founder Eyes ESA Top Job
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With the ESA facing defections from both its membership and the upcoming E3 Expo, Gamecock CEO Mike Wilson (left) has tossed his hat into the ring as a potential...
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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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ESA Boss Slams Video Game Ratings Bill as Unconstitutional
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Michael Gallagher (left), CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, which represents a number of US video game publishers, has commented on a bill introduced in...
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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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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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Violent Video Game Controversy Rages in Switzerland
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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...
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In Chicago: GTA IV Ads to Be Pulled From Buses as Transit Authority Caves to Pressure
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As police and city officials in Chicago deal with a rash of recent shooting incidents, the local Fox News affiliate has questioned the posting of ads for Grand Theft...
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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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Microsoft, You Had Me at “Free Xbox 360 Kiosks”
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I’ll cop to an innate mistrust of most things corporate, but when a company does something this cool, honor must be paid. So, my heart is warmed by a Macworld...
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Analyzing Activision’s Defection from ESA
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Game biz guru Keith Boesky offers his thoughts on last week’s stunning news that Activision and Vivendi have pulled out of the ESA. While the decision of...
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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...