News tagged with grand theft auto

'Fallout 3' crowned videogame of the year

Post-apocalyptic adventure "Fallout 3" has been crowned Game of the Year at a major gathering of videogame makers in San Francisco.

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created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 11

Take-Two delays 'BioShock Infinite' to February

(AP) -- Take-Two has delayed the release of "BioShock Infinite," an eagerly awaited shooter game set in 1912.

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'Call of Duty' sells $310M in N Amer, UK in 24 hrs

(AP) -- First-day sales of Activision Blizzard Inc.'s "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" broke records, raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone.

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Gamers play Hollywood detectives in 'L.A. Noire'

The videogame maker behind violence-packed "Grand Theft Auto" has broken new ground with a title starring an honorable detective using wits to solve crime in 1947 Hollywood.

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created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'2011 looks huge' for video game follow-ups

Batman leads a league of sequels headed for video games this year.

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created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Court hears arguments on violent video games

(AP) -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children from buying ultra-violent video games in which players maim, kill or sexually assault images of people. ...

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created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Activision Blizzard: 'Call of Duty' has made $1B

(AP) -- Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said Wednesday that the game "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" has brought in more than $1 billion in revenue since it went on sale in November.

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created Jan 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Video game industry faces tougher year

After enjoying a banner year in 2008 despite the slowing economy, the video game industry may find the coming year to be more of a challenge.

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created Feb 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Review: Looking for gems in iPhone's game library

Nintendo has owned the portable video-game market - first with the Game Boy, now with the DS - for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it's become impossible to ignore ...

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Take-Two announces next 'Grand Theft Auto'

(AP) -- Take-Two is confirming that its RockStar North studio is deep in development of the next installment of the wildly popular "Grand Theft Auto" shooter series.

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created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

April video game sales decline 17 percent

(AP) -- Lacking the big hits that made the year-ago period a standout, U.S. video game sales dropped sharply in April for the second month in a row as customers continued to watch their wallets.

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created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple tablet could stir up video game business

(AP) -- When Apple introduced the iPhone, it shook up the cell phone business but it also changed the way people play video games. About a quarter of the 100,000 applications that you can download to the ...

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created Jan 27, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

App lets you snap photo to see game content detail

(AP) -- Video games come with ratings similar to movies, but plenty of parents buy games rated M for Mature for their kids under 17.

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created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leaked video game footage shows terrorist attack

(AP) -- Footage leaked from "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" reveals that players of the upcoming video game can shoot innocent civilians in an airport in a realistic rendering of a terrorist attack.

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games

(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...

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created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0