Posted 07/23/08 at 09:32:03 PM by Nathan Grayson

In order to work in the gaming industry -- or any industry where ravenous journalists circle about, just waiting for a choice quote, really -- you probably need a fairly resilient sense of humor. After all, even if you possess an iron will and never blab a single well-guarded secret, out-of-context headlines are still perched atop websites, waiting to knock the wind out of your sails.

With that said, life isn't fair, and I have a living to make. Today's Roundup does, in fact, feature a couple of seemingly-ridiculous lines from a couple of your favorite industry luminaries. But you guys are great, so I'm sure we won't have any issues with context or mockery, right? Right?

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gaming, microsoft, Software, news, nintendo, grand theft auto, Activision Blizzard, Namco Bandai

Posted 07/17/08 at 07:45:05 PM by Thomas MacDonald

Watching Grand Theft Auto IV rack up the highest recorded sales in gaming history was one of the most disappointing things I’ve witnessed in 17-plus years of covering this hobby. (PC gamers should get a crack at the game this fall.) If the gaming press is to be believed, GTA4 is simply the greatest game ever made.

Find out just how wrong they are after the jump.

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game theory, grand theft auto, columns, gta, thomas halfhill

Posted 06/25/08 at 12:29:24 PM by Paul Lilly

With all the crowing over Rockstar's hidden sexual content unlocked through the now infamous Hot Coffee mod, you'd have thought it was Vivid Entertainment and not Take-Two Interactive who published Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. As it turns out, most gamers weren't so offended after all, and it appears the lawyers were the ones looking to cash in more than anyone else. Why? Keep reading to find out.

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legal, grand theft auto, court, Videogames, gta, hot coffee, take-two interactive, San Andreas, Rockstar

Posted 06/23/08 at 07:32:04 PM by Thomas MacDonald

Have you heard the one about the 3,500 research studies that show a positive relationship between media violence and violent behavior? It’s an old cudgel often used to bludgeon the gaming industry in the debate about violent games.

Click 'Read On' to see the rest of the column.

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children, grand theft auto, violence, video game violence, gta

Posted 08/09/07 at 11:50:25 PM by Erin Simon

Another law prohibiting the sale of violent games to minors bites the dust. Viva la Grand Theft Auto!

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games, gaming, technology, law, grand theft auto, unconstitutional, first amendment, speech, violence