Are you troubled that kicked players are brought back to single player? Do you experience lack of reliability with PS3 leaderboards? Have you or your family ever experienced hanging, or ridiculous scores in Cops ‘n Crooks?
If the answer is “yes,” then don’t wait another minute. Load up your PS3 or Xbox 360 and download the [...]

The estate of Godfather creator Mario Puzo has filed a lawsuit againts Paramount Pictures over revenues for the 2006 video game adaptation of the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Currently being represented by Puzo’s son Mario, the estate is claiming that Paramount breached a contract made in 1992, which gave Paramount the licensing rights for [...]

Electronic Arts announced this morning they have again extended their proposal offer for Take-Two to July 18 at 11:59 p.m. The previous deadline, last night before midnight, expired last night with no response from either company.
“Our offer price remains unchanged at $25.74 per share, which is a substantial premium to where Take-Two’s stock was trading [...]

As was the case for April, Nintendo continues to have great month of sales for both its Wii and DS consoles according to the latest numbers released by the NPD Group tonight.
Sales for the Wii and DS clocked in at 675K and 452K, respectively, while Mario Kart Wii finished third in overall sales at 787K. [...]

Electronic Arts is currently waiting on the FTC to complete its investigation into their acquisition proposal for Take-Two, but it hasn’t stopped people from talking about the possible alternatives in the meantime. While Ubisoft’s name has popped up recently as a possible suitor, what about Activision?
UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter says it’s unlikely:
Schachter notes that despite [...]

There are countless Xbox 360 players eagerly awaiting the downloadable content for GTA IV, and now the wait is going to be a little longer as Take-Two announced today that the game’s exclusive DLC has now been pushed into the first quarter of 2009.
Theoretically, this could only push it into November, or the worst case [...]

The Florida Bar has given Jack Thompson his day in court… which he walked out on. The infamous anti-game attorney became frustrated during the proceedings and reportedly walked out after Judge Dava Tunis refused to hear his objections. Thompson claimed she had no legal right to hold the hearing due to unsigned paperwork. The court, [...]

Electronic Arts has agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to hold off on buying Take-Two, according to a report today on Reuters.
The agreement, which will last until either regulators complete their probe or 45 days pass, was put in place for the FTC to more thoroughly review the nearly $2 billion proposal made by EA [...]

Thanks to the success of Grand Theft Auto IV, the Xbox 360 has gained an 18% lead over its rival in the UK. The game itself followed a similar path, outselling the PS3 counterpart by a 57% to 43% margin.
Current Chart-Track panel figures place sales of the game in the UK at over 1.3 million, [...]

An unnamed senior executive from THQ has told Reuters that Saints Row 2 will be delayed until October 14th, moved from a previously announced date of August 26th. The reasons stated were “… due to product quality and marketing considerations.”
This pushes the game near the Autumn release of Grand Theft Auto IV’s anticipated downloadable content.
THQ [...]

Thanks in part to the huge success of titles like Grand Theft Auto IV and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, GameStop reported a net earnings increase of 151% for the first quarter of 2008 according to sales figures released by the company.
Total sales increased to $1,813.6 million in the first quarter, up from $1,279 in the [...]

Taking a step back from Grand Theft Auto IV, Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw went into his backlog this week, as his Zero Punctuation video review takes on Dreamcatcher Interactive’s Painkiller. For his thoughts on the game, from murdering people, cool guns, and even more murdering people, check out the video shown above.

After extensive delays, a verdict in the Jack Thompson Bar Trial has been reached. Judge Dava Tunis has found the infamous anti-video game attorney guilty on numerous charges which include (amongst others):
-Making statements that the lawyer knows to be false or with reckless disregard as to the truth or falsity concerning the qualifications or integrity [...]

Electronic Arts’ deadline for their acquisition offer to Take-Two quietly passed on May 16 with no response, so EA announced this morning that they have extended that deadline to June 16.
“Extending our offer will allow the FTC review process to continue,” said Owen Mahoney, Senior Vice President of EA Corporate Development. “EA’s offer price remains [...]

Patrick Kierkegaard, a researcher at the University of Essex, has published his thoughts in the video game violence debate. Writing in the International Journal of Liability and Scientific Enquiry, Kierkegaard states:
“… there is no obvious link between real-world violence statistics and the advent of video games. If anything, the effect seems to be the exact [...]

Nintendo is continuing to sell its Wii console at a record pace, according to the latest sales numbers released tonight by the NPD Group.
Despite the very public launching of Grand Theft Auto IV on April 29, the house that Mario built had an extremely good month selling 714,000 Wiis in addition to 414,800 DSs. The [...]

The latest PS3 firmware is now available for download. No new features have been added in the update, and the only noted change is to “improve the stability of some PS3 titles.” Those hoping this is the patch to fix Grand Theft Auto IV will be sorely disappointed. Al de Lon quickly replied to the [...]

After putting out the flames following his Super Smash Bros. Brawl review, Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw is back to business this week with his review of Grand Theft Auto IV.
For his thoughts on dodging cops, going to social events, and even a bit of Skid Row, check out the video above.

MP David Ruffley joins countless others in the wake of Grand Theft Auto IV’s release by condemning retailers for selling the game to minors. The following quotes come from an article in the Daily Mall on a recent surge in crime amongst females.
“Selling 18+ rated violent computer games such as Grand Theft Auto IV to [...]

The folks over at Guiness World Records confirmed this morning what many thought to be true already, as they have announced that Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV is now officially the best entertainment launch of all-time. Selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 in the first 24 hours of release, GTA IV easily surpassed [...]