Tweet Thailand just got an ally in its war on Grand Theft Auto: Jack Thompson. A caricature of thriving in the face of adversity, besieged Florida lawyer and video game industry critic Thompson has given his two cents on the Thailand ban on GTA.

Tweet Gary Busey as Sonic the Hedgehog – hide the women and children First-quarter results from the industry mainstay posted SEGA at a loss of $963 million. Despite the brutal blow, consumer growth has gone up 90.6%. However, the company’s current woes can be laid directly at the feet of Sega’s pachinko arcade interests which [...]

Tweet Jesus takes time to teach a child about the PS3 rumble feature Jesus wept. The Christian Examiner Online has weighed in with a lengthy dissertation on videogames in general and – gasp! – Grand Theft Auto in particular, outlining the evils involved in the medium and their contribution to the social decay afflicting the [...]

Tweet The Warhammer faithful have cause to rejoice: the street date for the highly anticipated Warhammer: Age of Reckoning has finally been announced. Marc Jacobs, founder and general manager of Mythic Entertainment, released a statement on WAR’s website this morning along with the announcement heralding the release. “The countdown has officially begun. Mark your calendars! [...]

Tweet As the Golden State begins to look like the “Lead Balloon State,” California is showing the ESA the money. The Entertainment Software Association was awarded more than $280,000 for attorney’s fees while battling the state over a videogame law that proved to be unconstitutional.

Tweet Conservative Michael Medved, best known for his movie reviews and appearances on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, launched a scathing attack on Grand Theft Auto IV on Townhall.com. “The fact that so many middle income homes managed to find the money to buy the game (having already purchased the expensive hardware to drive it) [...]

Tweet Alright, the Devil may not be crying, but Capcom sure is. Capcom, which has produced the emo-kid wunderkind Devil May Cry series, is currently trying to repel all brigands and cutthroats as their most recent installment in the series is getting pirated. Christian Svensson, Capcom’s senior director of strategic planning and research posted on [...]

Tweet In other video game related news, private military company Blackwater USA is currently developing an entertainment package to be air-dropped to US troops that includes the popular rhythm game.

Tweet You never really appreciate something until it’s gone — or in this case, chased from a city by angry gaming press with torches and pitchforks. As E3 showed up, sputtered, then crept out of Los Angeles — hanging its head in dejected embarrassment — industry bloggers and reporters of every stripe began panning this [...]

Tweet Tokyo, Japan – As the second day of proceedings in Itagaki v. Tecmo commence, it has been revealed that Tomonobu Itagaki was fired June 18. The firing of Itagaki comes after the embattled developer released a statement to Kotaku.com stating that he would be leaving Tecmo due to a financial disagreement with corporate president [...]

Tweet Having failed to overturn a $21 million patent infringement suit, Nintendo could have three devices banned: the GameCube, Wavebird, and Classic Controller. The ban concerns controllers that utilize analog sticks, sheet connected sensors, and various other patents. Luckily though, the ban will not affect the Wii nunchuck or remote. Nintendo challenged the patent contending [...]

Tweet To many E3 attendees this year, the Nintendo press conference was more of a self-congradulatory pat on the back. Instead of the new, exciting titles that gamers had expected, Nintendo rolled out a list of casual games that left hardcore gamers feeling dejected by the industry’s top innovator. In an interview with Forbes magazine, [...]

Tweet Tomoaki Iishiba, a US Army Captain stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, was charged in a Seattle federal court for attempting to ship holographic night-vision firearm sights to Japan. Lishiba worked as a technical advisor on Metal Gear Solid. The charging document states that Lishiba bought 60 EoTech 553 sights from OpticsPlanet of Northbrook Ill. [...]

Tweet Game Over? Court Recommends Permanent Disbarment of Jack Thompson Could it be the beginning of the end for gaming’s loudest antagonist? In a stunning finding released today by the Florida Bar Association, self-proclaimed anti-video game advocate Jack Thompson may be facing possible lifetime disbarment as has been recommended by a referee between the Bar [...]