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Rant: Stop blaming, banning videogames for real-world violence

by Jonathan Gronli on Aug 8, 2008 at 09:09 AM

Grand Theft Auto IV was recently removed from store shelves in Thailand by the order of New Era Interactive, one of Asia’s largest game distributors. The reason is that Polwat Chino, a 19-year-old boy, killed a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game. Ah. Yet another… Continue Reading »

Wee game banned in Belgium

by Lucy Newman on Nov 25, 2007 at 08:43 PM

There’s a different type of console available exclusively for men in Belgium that is essentially a screen mounted over urinals and features a racing game. One word comes to mind on this matter - Ewww! Grossness! (Editor’s Note: That is one noise and one word.) The game in question is… Continue Reading »

Microsoft serves gamer with 7,992-year ban for playing leaked Halo 3

by Danielle Riendeau on Sep 8, 2007 at 07:15 PM

Microsoft doesn’t like thieves. When Xbox Live user “Scar” came into possession of Halo 3 through less-than-legal means, MS served him with the gamer equivalent of 114 life sentences – He’s banned from Xbox Live until December 31, 9999. Gamespot had the details of this young man’s tale of woe:… Continue Reading »

Microsoft banning modded systems

by PJ Hruschak on May 22, 2007 at 08:45 PM

Forum chatter on console mod site, TeamModders, may indicate that Microsoft started to crack down on modded Xbox 360s the day of the Halo 3 beta (Crackdown - get it?). The ban appears to affect systems with modded firmware using the system’s serial ID to determine the systems that get… Continue Reading »

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