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It was only a matter of time, right? Today Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto IV will be reaching PCs in advance of Christmas (now if only we could get a similar announcement about StarCraft 2).

In my excitement over the release of the new Playstation 3 firmware, 2.40, which includes in-game XMB support and trophies, I forgot what I usually recommend to people: don't jump on it (an OS update, a patch, a firmware update) until you see what happens to others who upgrade.

Modern guitarists have a new option when it comes to learning their instrument. Chord books and music lessons still sell, but for visual learners, the best option is probably the video tutorial. There are several online options, but we really like iVideosongs' approach.

Monday was Cinco de Mayo (even though, for some unknown reason, Google didn't create a doodle for it), but it was also the 16th anniversary of one of the defining moments in gaming history: May 5th, 1992, was the date that Wolfenstein 3D was released.

It's not the same as the "Hot Coffee" scandal, but it's something. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has Grand Theft Auto IV in its sights over the inclusion of a drunk driving module in the game.


I'm wondering just how real this is, but on a casting site for "online talent" there appears to be an advertisement searching for people pushed into crime by video games.

Stung by the rejection of its late February offer, spurned Take-Two suitor Electronic Arts (EA) has taken the bid directly to shareholders. Yep, they've gone hostile.

In the strangest trademark application I've seen since Fark tried to trademark "NSFW" (yes, I realize that wasn't that long ago) , Futuremark Corporation, best known for benchmarking software, is trying to trademark "PWNAGE."

Electronic Arts is developing a broad array of games based on Hasbro properties set to come out in the next several years, including one tied to the upcoming "G.I. Joe" film.