Posted by Nima on May 2nd, 2008
CNN’s Glenn Beck has launched an attack on Grand Theft Auto IV and modern pop culture, by 
saying that the game is helping train gamers to become killers, live on US television.
Kotaku spotted a video on YouTube of Beck’s rant, in which he encourages parents and members of the public to be weary about the game, which you can view below. [PSU]
Beck said: “If you think that video games are just harmless fun, which everybody always says, you should know that our military and our leaders at the Pentagon have never seen it that way.
“GTA 4 is projected to sell nine million copies just by the end of the year. That’s $450 million just in sales. And who says crime doesn’t pay?
“It took 75 years and countless billions of dollars to train our soldiers to kill. Today 60 bucks buys your kid the same thing. Whatever happened to Pong?”
Posted by Nima on May 2nd, 2008
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCEJ) has announced that it will be releasing a second Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle in Japan, dubbed the “Welcome Box.”
Scheduled to launch alongside the game on June 12, 2008, the Welcome Box contains a 40GB PlayStation 3 console, a copy of the game, a DualShock 3 pad, and a standard Sixaxis controller.
The bundle will cost approximately JPY 49,800.
It is currently unknown whether or not this bundle will be released outside of Japan. Three colours will be available; Black, White and Silver. See below for some packaging art.[Videogaming24/7]
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Posted by Nima on May 2nd, 2008
Microsoft Corp. directors failed to decide on the next step in the pursuit of Yahoo! Inc. yesterday, leaving open the debate over whether to walk away from the $44.6 billion bid or fight to replace the Internet company’s board.
Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is undecided on what to do, and his allies don’t know whether he will give up or mount a hostile takeover, the Wall Street Journal reported last night on its Web site, citing people familiar with the matter.
Microsoft examined a price of $32 to $33 a share in recent days, more than the initial $31 cash-and-stock bid, the newspaper said. Raising the offer would be one way for Microsoft, the world’s biggest software maker, to clinch a friendly deal with Yahoo or make it easier to win a proxy fight to oust the board.
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