time.com - 12/8/2008
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It's ironic that GTA became a football in the debate over sex and violence in video games, because where it belongs is in the debate over whether video games count as art. No game developers are more radical and more passionate about the storytelling power of their medium than folks at Rockstar ...
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Time Magazine lists 'Top 10 Video Games' of 2008
Joystiq —
... On a list of "The Top 10 Everything of 2008" - a list that includes everything from the to-be-expected "Top 10 Olympic Moments" all the way down to the grocery-checkout-glamour of the "Top 10 Fashion Faux Pas" - we find Time Magazine's list of the "Top 10 Video Games." ...
GTAIV, Braid top Time's best games of 2008
Joystiq [Xbox] —
... While gamers probably won't be flocking to Time for its list of the top 10 games of 2008, there's little doubt that the list will wind up under the scrutiny of plenty of non-gamers. The list is part of the "Top 10 of Everything of 2008' feature, which ...
A New Challenger Has Appeared! ‘Time’ Rates Top 10 Games of 2008
Geekadelphia —
... . Regardless, as part of their giant list, they’ve thrown together a list of 10 particularly enthralling videogames that came out in 2008. The list is certainly less “hardcore gamer” than it is “Halo gamer” (hey, we love teh Hayloes, relax) but it also covers the arty bases (Braid drops in at number two) for those concerned. ...
Time Magazine's Top Ten Games of 2008
GiantRealm | Gaming —
... to convince anyone that the more questionable placements and title exclusions on his list were actually valid. Maybe its just me, but I would much rather have an overly enthusiastic, intentionally argumentative, discussion-starting list than one that barely rallies a "meh, really?" response out of it's gaming readership. It's as if Grossman is saying, "These are the best... I think." Check out the list and explanations and see if you agree. Time 's Top Ten Videos Games of 2008: 1. Grand Theft Auto IV 2. ...
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GTA IV DLC showcased this weekend —
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The Lost and Damned prepares for its first showing.
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GTA IV fixed —
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PC patch with Microsoft for approval.
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The software tie ratio for Grand Theft Auto IV is the "highest it has ever been" for the franchise, Take-Two chair Strauss Zelnick said during the UBS Global Media and Communications ...
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360-exclusive The Lost and Damned out February 17.
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