News tagged with 'grand theft auto'. Found 47 tagged news.

Judge: Game doesn't violate strip club trademark

East Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 16 days ago

A federal appeals court says makers of the best-selling video game, "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," did not violate a Los Angeles strip club's trademark. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a claim Thursday that Rockstar...

Tags: grand theft auto, games, Los Angeles, gta, theft auto, grand theft

Bits: Reading Take-Two's Tea Leaves

New York City :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago

ake-Two Interactive, the maker of the Grand Theft Auto game franchise, reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that blew away Wall Street analysts’ projections. But for many investors, the most compelling numbers in the report may be the ones looking...

Tags: grand theft auto, theft auto, grand theft

FTC drops probe of EA, Take-Two merger

Redwood City :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago

The FTC closed its probe into whether a combination would be anti-competitive, the agency said Wednesday. Take-Two said in a statement that it's proceeding with a review and the FTC's announcement removes an obstacle. "The market is telling you that they...

Tags: grand theft auto, Take-Two Interactive Software, FTC

Grand Theft Auto' Link To Murder

Ampang Jaya :: Malaysia | 3 months ago

Posted by Waqas

Copies of Grand Theft Auto are being removed from shelves in Thailand after a teenager, inspired by the violent computer game, killed a taxi driver. The 18-year-old High School student is facing death by lethal injection after robbing and stabbing the...

Tags: Grand Theft Auto, 4, Vice City, Gangs, violent computer game, Taxi Driver

Should Grand Theft Auto be banned here?

Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago

THE video game has been banned in Thailand, and its distributors have decided to take it off the shelves there. So, should it be game over for Grand Theft Auto (GTA) in Singapore too? No, say gamers contacted by The New Paper. 'It's a game, it's just...

Tags: grand theft auto, video games, games, taxi driver, don, gta, theft auto, grand theft

Grand Theft Auto game off Thai shelves after cabbie killing

Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago

Thailand swept copies of the Grand Theft Auto computer game off shop shelves on Tuesday after a disturbed teenager allegedly killed a taxi driver in a copycat crime. The New Era Interactive Media company, the only legal distributor of the games and software,...

Tags: grand theft auto, games, theft auto, grand theft, taxi driver

Prisoners in UK jails allowed to play console games

London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago

YOU can steal a car, go to jail and end up playing Grand Theft Auto on Xbox. What you would expect to be an unlikely scenario, is actually taking place in British prisons. Inmates are allowed to play 18-rated games such as Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt,...

Tags: grand theft auto, prison, games, playstation

Teen killed driver to buy game - police

Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 months ago

Grand Theft Auto robbed a taxi driver and stabbed him to death in his cab, police say. The 18-year-old male high-school student, whose name was withheld, was arrested yesterday after police found the bloody body of a 50-year-old Bangkok taxi driver slumped...

Tags: grand theft auto, games, taxi driver, theft auto, grand theft, Thailand, auto iv, Bangkok Post

Grand Theft Auto Proves That Crime Pays

London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago

Posted by gamefan

The Grand Theft Auto franchise may have drawn criticism for its glorification of everything from street crime to car theft to prostitution. But it continues to draw accolades in the universe of video gaming. The latest feather in its cap is a nomination...

Tags: Grand Theft Auto, Playstation, XBox

Weekend Edition: Can new crop of music video games catch 'Guitar Hero'?

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago

Total sales for video game hardware and software in North America reached about $8.3 billion in the first six months of 2008 -- that's a gain of 36% over the same period last year, according to data from the NPD Group. Sales have been fueled by big hits...

Tags: grand theft auto, guitar, games, hero, video games, new, guitar hero