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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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