Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Game Obsession Blamed in Xbox Baby Murder Trial
Video game obsession is what lead to the beating death of 17-month-old Alayiah Turman, an Assistant District Attorney said yesterday in the closing arguments of Tyrone Spellman's murder trial.
"(Spellman's) entire life and daily routine is about playing (Ghost Recon)."What do you think someone with that kind of obsession is going to do when it gets knocked over? What do you think is going to happen?
"The skull fractures on that baby are what happened."
Prosecutors say that Spellman was obsessed with video games, that he played them up to six hours a day. They say that in September 2006 Spellman beat his daughter, Alayiah Turman, to death after she knocked over his Xbox 360 while he was playing Ghost Recon.
Spellman's defense attorney cast blame on the child's mother and said that the confession was coerced. The case was handed to the jury yesterday afternoon, but they had still not reached a verdict last night and were set to return today to continue deliberation.
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Oh Hell Yeah!!!!

April 29, 2008 is a worldwide release
Rockstar Games have announced that GTA IV will be released in stores on April 29, 2008. This is a worldwide release which means it will be available in every country at the same time. Read the Take2 press statement below, and discussion on the forums (as always) is here.
New York, NY - January 24, 2008 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto IV, the new title in the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto franchise. Developed by Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto IV will be simultaneously available for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and will be in stores worldwide on April 29, 2008.
"We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV," said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. "We've pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment."