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With E3 coming up next week, we'll be hearing a lot about all the new titles coming between now and Christmas.

Lou Kesten of The Associated Press has released a list of the best video games of the year so far. 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3): The latest episode of GTA has its flaws, particularly in the storytelling department.

But living a life of crime has never been more fun, thanks to much tighter gameplay and an exquisitely detailed vision of a decaying metropolis. 2.

Crime-related incidents have plagued Grand Theft Auto IV ever since it launched at midnight last week, with BBC News reporting a mugging and stabbing, which GamesRadar disputes.

Now, a new story circulating the Internet claims that a 10-year-old boy in Tallahassee, Florida, committed a slew of crimes "just minutes" after playing GTA IV.

We can confirm that the entire story, which was cited as coming out of The Associated Press, is bogus. No word yet on where the article, written below, was originally published, but just watch out for this one roaming around the Web.

In the past, Grand Theft Auto's been severely criticized for being too violent. The new version, it's been toned down a lot, I think in reaction to the criticism.I'm not sure it's better.

Take a look.

Now just hours away from the release of Grand Theft Auto IV, news comes today that at least three UPS employees were fired after getting caught stealing the game from shipment boxes.

"We have security in place at the facilities, and we make sure they understand to keep an eye out for things to exit the building," a UPS worker told Ars Technica.

"We had tips from people inside, and some of them were discovered at intermediate hubs...

With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV upon us, many Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners are more than ready to get started on the title, but will PC gamers have something to look forward to this November?

GameStop called gamers who pre-ordered Grand Theft Auto IV Saturday to tell them to arrive at their local store 6 hours before the game actually comes out, inviting them to "participate in the fun." "Hi, this is Ashley from GameStop, calling to let you know that Grand Theft Auto IV will be available for sale this Monday night at midnight," the automated message said.

"And we invite you join us early at 6:00pm to participate in the fun and payoff your reservation. During this time, we'll process your transaction so that you can get out of the store shortly after midnight.

Rockstar's parent company is going after leaked gameplay videos of Grand Theft Auto IV. Hosting service FileFront.com has already begun closing the accounts of users who upload their own GTA IV footage.

"Take-Two has set forth rules for how their content may be displayed and distributed; as copyright holders they have a legal right to do this," Charlie Barr of Hosted Content Management at FileFront explained to one user.

"Feel free to take this up with them, but as it says on our upload page we remove any content that is uploaded without creator permission.

An upcoming Circuit City circular for the week of Grand Theft Auto IV's release (April 27 through May 3) features plenty of deals for gamers.

Circuit City will be offering a free $10 gift card with the purchase of any version of Grand Theft Auto IV. The retailer will also be offering a free second wireless controller and free Gamers Savings Club Membership with the purchase of any Xbox 360 system and any Xbox 360 version of GTA IV.

Both Circuit City and Target are also advertising "limited quantities" of the Nintendo Wii to be available the same week.

While it was an impressive fake, a video recently surfacing on YouTube claiming to be the Grand Theft Auto IV intro provides more than enough suspicion to be confirmed bogus.

From the start, a short glimpse of the spine of the box revealed dodgy, uneven work, as captured below. A thin manual also presented more doubt.

After an unnecessary cut to the camera pointing at the screen, the intro itself contained an odd choice of music.

Moreover, all of the pictures are from previously shown artwork, while official GTA intros contain cinematic scenes, like San Andreas.

Still weeks away from Grand Theft Auto IV's release date of April 29, cold weather hasn't prevented those eager to be the very first to play Rockstar's highly anticipated title from setting camp.

Retailer Webhallen captured some hardcore gamers already camping out in Sweden. Read the full article