Read more Grand Theft Auto IV stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26091/grand-theft-auto-iv.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/51095/gta-iv-rides-again-in-lost-and-the-damned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGrand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned brings gamers back to a Liberty City as gritty and darkly funny as ever, Seth Schiesel writes in the New York Times . The add-on episode, only available as a download through the Xbox Live service, swiftly ditches GTA IV 's protagonist...http://www.newser.com/story/51095/gta-iv-rides-again-in-lost-and-the-damned.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Feb 2009 10:22:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/34196/in-defense-of-american-blood-lust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Cormac McCarthy's ascension "from cult writer to Great American Novelist" and the "primordial joy" of Grand Theft Auto IV as backdrop, Stephen Marche reflects on the central role violence plays in the American mythos in Esquire . "Purification through violence has been created and nurtured by figures as diverse as...http://www.newser.com/story/34196/in-defense-of-american-blood-lust.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 Aug 2008 12:41:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31033/game-over-for-teens-acting-out-grand-theft-auto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix bored Long Island teenagers have been busted for acting out the violent themes of the controversial video game Grand Theft Auto IV with a real life spree of break-ins, a mugging, a beating and a carjacking, police charge. "These teens have difficulty separating fact from fiction, fantasy from reality,...http://www.newser.com/story/31033/game-over-for-teens-acting-out-grand-theft-auto.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Jun 2008 2:50:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30402/grand-theft-auto-iv-marks-the-end-for-next-gen-gaming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLow sales of Grand Theft Auto IV herald the end of next-gen gaming’s heyday, writes Wagner James Au on GigaOm. The game is selling poorly compared to the previous version, and it hasn’t improved sales of the next-gen Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. “The days when so-called “next-gen” gaming...http://www.newser.com/story/30402/grand-theft-auto-iv-marks-the-end-for-next-gen-gaming.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 17:00:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29359/crime-pays-for-grand-theft-auto-maker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagProfit forecasts have shot through the roof at Take-Two Interactive Software, thanks to the runaway success of Grand Theft Auto IV, reports MarketWatch. The company is boasting a $100 million second-quarter profit, up from a $50 million loss for the same period last year—even though the blockbuster game was...http://www.newser.com/story/29359/crime-pays-for-grand-theft-auto-maker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Jun 2008 3:34:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28721/online-gaming-boom-outpaces-real-life-critiques.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe dizzying growth of the video game industry continues to alarm cultural Luddites, writes Tom Chatfield for the Prospect , but the critics are trapped in video gaming’s past. They haven't adjusted to the development of social, team-based gaming worlds, treating games “as an odd mix of the slightly menacing and...http://www.newser.com/story/28721/online-gaming-boom-outpaces-real-life-critiques.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 31 May 2008 13:14:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28109/for-actor-grand-theft-auto-doesnt-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHe has gained fame and exposure as the voice of sly Balkan criminal Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV. But actor Michael Hollick would rather see a royalty check from Rockstar Games, reports the New York Times . Though the game has raked in roughly $600 million so far, Hollick...http://www.newser.com/story/28109/for-actor-grand-theft-auto-doesnt-pay.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 May 2008 18:05:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26795/grand-theft-auto-burns-up-sales-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGrand Theft Auto IV made off with a clean $500 million in its first week on sale, the biggest bow ever for a video game, MTV reports. The take left in the dust Halo 3’s $300 million debut, the previous record holder. It also surpasses any movie or music launch...http://www.newser.com/story/26795/grand-theft-auto-burns-up-sales-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 May 2008 13:59:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26027/grand-theft-a-joy-for-gamers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe latest installment in the widely acclaimed and controversial Grand Theft Auto is more than worth the wait, writes Justin Calvert in GameStop . Preserving the basic play mechanics but adding a breathtaking level of complexity and a fantastically detailed and humorous mock-up of New York City, "Grand Theft Auto IV...http://www.newser.com/story/26027/grand-theft-a-joy-for-gamers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Apr 2008 18:24:47 CDT