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Judge mentions Grand Theft Auto in sex attack ruling, results obvious

November 7, 2008, 2:00 pm by Greg Strachan 1 comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: controversy, crime, Games, Gaming, Grand Theft Auto, gta, tabloids

A teenager has been jailed indefinitely after being convicted of committing sex attacks on four women. Ryan Chinnery, 19, chav, prowled the streets in his car looking for victims after “obsessively” playing Grand Theft Auto for “hours on end”, as well as doing other utterly irrelevant things like indulging in an unhealthy amount of pornography and getting high on a cocktail of cannabis and alcohol.

GTA 4 blamed for teen crime spree

September 23, 2008, 11:00 am by Stephen Ebert 1 comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: Chinatown Wars, crime, Gaming, Grand Theft Auto, gta4

Now that GTA: Chinatown Wars is out of the bag it’s time for more unruly kids to blame their outpourings of rage on the franchise. That’s what one teen did after deciding to barbecue some cars.

The Thai Ministry of Health’s top ten most dangerous games

August 7, 2008, 10:30 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: ban, crime, Gaming, gta4, pulled, Rockstar, Thai Ministry of Health, Thailand, top ten

As if pulling Grand Theft Auto IV from Thai shelves wasn’t overreacting, the Thai Ministry of Health has drawn up a shortlist of the ten most dangerous games.

Grand Theft Auto IV banned in Thailand

August 5, 2008, 9:45 am by Stephen Ebert Leave your comment

Filed under Gaming Tags: banned, crime, Gaming, gta4, Nintendo, pulled, Rockstar, Thailand

Crime caper Grand Theft Auto IV has been yanked off Thailand’s shelves after a teen confessed to murdering a taxi driver, having been inspired by the carjacking title.