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Computer games and violence, often linked by critics of the industry, came together in an unusually vivid manner last night when a man was stabbed while waiting to buy Grand Theft Auto IV and muggers shattered the jaw of a teenager who had just bought the game.
The 18-certificate video game, which has been praised for its immersive storytelling but criticised for its violent and sexual content, went on sale at midnight last night. Demand was predicted to be high and queues formed outside many games shops.
By 11pm, about a hundred people had gathered at Gamestation in Croydon, South London, when a 23-year-old man standing in the queue was stabbed several times by a passer-by.
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The 18-certificate video game, which has been praised for its immersive storytelling but criticised for its violent and sexual content, went on sale at midnight last night. Demand was predicted to be high and queues formed outside many games shops.
By 11pm, about a hundred people had gathered at Gamestation in Croydon, South London, when a 23-year-old man standing in the queue was stabbed several times by a passer-by.
Read more here
