Gaming News:
Phyllis Schlafly Attacks Video Game Court Decisions
GamePolitics
Conservative commentator Phyllis Schlafly has
criticized the unbroken string of First Amendment decisions which have protected video games in recent
years.
Australia Getting Watered-Down Version of GTA IV
GamePolitics
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Grand Theft
Auto IV, due for April 29th release, has been edited to satisfy Australian censors.
He’s finished Grand Theft Auto IV!
GamesRadar
We talk to Rob Taylor from Xbox World, the first
games writer to complete GTA IV
Iwata, Miyamoto, and the Wii Wheel Prototypes
Wired
You might find the Wii Wheel, a steering wheel that
uses the Wiimote, to be a bit silly. But Nintendo took its development very seriously.
The Man Who Tried To Sell A Video Game For $500,000
MTV
Would you ever buy a video game for $500,000?
Matrix-style virtual worlds ‘a few years away’
New
Scientist
Are supercomputers on the verge of creating
Matrix-style simulated realities?
Comcast launches 50Mbps broadband… for $150 per month
Ars Technica
Comcast has been promising that DOCSIS 3.0 goodness
would be coming to its customers this year, and the cable giant is about to make good.
Rockstar Acquires Mad Doc Software, Forms Rockstar New
England
ShackNews
Rockstar Games today announced its acquisition of
developer Mad Doc Software, which will now be reformed as Rockstar New England.
INTERVIEW: Next Steps for Unreal Engine 3
Next-Gen.biz
Epic founder Tim Sweeney tells Next-Gen about the
ever-expanding UE3 ecosystem, and a certain game called Gears of War 2.
Saints Row 2 rollin’ out August 26
GameSpot
Sequel to THQ’s well-reviewed would-be GTA will
take to the streets on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at end of summer.
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