Last week we gave a mention to Minusworld's tongue-in-cheek GTA IV Activity Book for Kids.
This morning we note that Crackle.com has posted a pretty funny GTA IV parody video.
Minusworld takes another (not quite as clever) bite of the GTA IV apple with a satirical article explaining why Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper is begging Rockstar to create Grand Theft Auto: Montreal as its next installment in the series
Finally, an artist by the name of Scave has apparently created a custom GTA IV munny for Rockstar.
The munny features, of course, GTA IV protagonist Niko Bellic.
New Zealand Gets Same Watered-Down GTA IV as AustraliaAccording to the New Zealand Herald, Kiwi gamers who purchase Grand Theft Auto IV will be getting the same edited version as their Australian neighbors.
How Games Get Rated in the UKThe 2007 ban on Manhunt 2 and, more recently, the report of Dr. Tanya Byron, have helped make the U.K. a hotbed of gaming controversy during the past ten months.
Jack Thompson Gets GTA IV Ads Yanked from Miami-Dade TransitA complaint by Jack Thompson has prompted Miami's transit authority to remove ads for Grand Theft Auto IV from local bus shelters.
ESRB, NIMF Jointly Remind Parents that GTA IV is Not For KidsThe relationship between the National Institute on Media & the Family (NIMF) and the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has often been a contentious one.
PlayStation Under Fire in Saudi ArabiaThere is a sketchy report out of Riyadh today indicating that PlayStation and unspecified games have come under attack from Islamic leaders.
Send Us Your GTA IV Bus Pix (Before they're all gone)So I'm out and about this morning when I stumble upon a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) bus idling in a nearby strip mall.
Calgary Police: GTA IV a "Grave Concern"A spokesman for the police department in Calgary has expressed "grave concern" over the impending release of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Game Biz Guru Talks GTA IV & the Politics of Violent Games Deadline Hollywood Daily has detailed comments about GTA IV from video game IP expert Keith Boesky, who sees the game as a cultural milestone.Pokemon Politics
Game With a Brain asks:
What if politics were more like Pokemon? Well, one of the political parties would be guided by Meowth and Mew would be the equivalent of a Mount Rushmore type president, right?
The short article is accompanied by a must-see Pokemon parody animation which employs the three major US presidential candidates instead of standard Pokemon characters.
Rockstar's Dan Houser: GTA IV Controversy "Frustrating"Grand Theft Auto IV, the most controversial game of the year, should not be so controversial, according to Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser. Houser also termed video game critics as Luddites.
Leland Yee Issues Warning on GTA IVCalifornia Sen. Leland Yee (D), the architect of his state's contested video game law, has weighed in on the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV release.
Violent Video Game Controversy Rages in SwitzerlandThere appears to be quite a video game controversy raging in Switzerland.
SCEE president David Reeves hinted as much during an ELSPA meeting with Dr. Tanya Byron two weeks ago.
