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The first reports of illegal rips of GTA IV appearing online on Xbox 360 have started to emerge – and the game’s presence on a number of gamertags confirms that some are already getting to grips with Liberty City. Kotaku reports that a PAL rip of the title appeared on …

The Chicago Transit Authority has removed advertising for Grand Theft Auto IV from buses and buildings in the city. According to GameDaily, the decision comes after a weekend of violent shootings in the city – and a Fox News affiliate publishing an article questioning the placement of the Chicago ads. …

New images have been circulating the web of Take Two’s outdoor advertising campaign in major US cities, with Los Angeles perhaps the most impressive. As seen on Kotaku, Take Two and Rockstar have unrolled three huge banners over LA skyscrapers depicting a trio of giant characters from the game. The …

EA has high hopes for new release UEFA Euro 2008, labelling it the best football title the company has produced in 15 years. The licensed football franchise hits shelves today (April 18th) and despite England’s abysmal failure to qualify for the real tournament, EA is confident that the quality of …

PC and console accessories firm Logitech has said it is on track” to hit its target of $3 billion in revenues in fiscal 2010, after reporting record financial results for its Q4 in FY 2007-2008. In its tenth consecutive year of revenue growth, the company reported sales results of $601 …

Michael Starkenburg moves from consultant to full-time role

TOTAL SOFTWARE BY COMPANY (UNITS) 1. Electronic Arts – 13.6% 2. Nintendo – 12.1% 3. Ubisoft – 10% 4. Sega – 8.9% 5. THQ – 6.5% 6. Activision – 5.9% 7. SCE – 4.1% 8. Microsoft – 4% 9. Take 2 – 3.5% 10. Symnatec – 2.6% TOTAL SOFTWARE BY …

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Rock band Metallica have called video games – particularly Guitar Hero – f*cking way cool” – and said that the medium offers many positive things” to young people. In an interview with US music bible Rolling Stone, drummer Lars Ulrich added that Guitar Hero has allowed him to connect with …

The European video games industry must work harder to protect young people from violent software, the European Commission has concluded. Following a survey of existing measures across the 27 EU Member States, the EC called for an official code of conduct over age classification to be drawn up within two …