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Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars Hotwire Trailer
Digital Something — Rockstar has released a new trailer for the upcoming handheld murder simulator, Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars. This new trailer shows off the cool hot-wire mini that allows you to jack cars. The more I see of this game, the more I am interested. I can't wait to see how the always high production value Rockstar is known for, fits inside a DS cart. The title hits the Nintendo DS on March 17th. ...

Taking Handhelds Seriously: Legitimizing Portable Gaming Through Controversy
Technology Blog (UK), Hi-Tech Gadgets & Gaming - Zath! — The GTA series is notorious for being controversially progressive in the way it deals with issues previously deemed too sensitive for the video games medium. Be it shooting cops or encrypted sex mini games, whatever the case may be, renegade developers RockStar North deserve props for generating serious discussion on the inclusion of such adult themes in games, while at the same time inching the boundaries of the medium forward. With the recent release of The Lost and Damned; a downloadable episode for GTA4, the developers included some brief scenes of full male nudity (yes, people get worked up about this supposedly) ...