Grand 
Theft Auto V has just about everything. You can build a crime empire. You can go skydiving. You can play a round of golf, search for hidden treasure, partake in a triathlon, or just drive around like a maniac.
There’s one thing missing, though: an instruction manual.
Timothy 
Leary’s pop-culture status was pretty well cemented via his fervent arguments for the use of psychedelic drugs.
But it turns out the leading cheerleader of LSD had a side gig: Game developer.
The 
ending to Game of the Year contender The Last of Us is one of the most thought-provoking and controversial of the past several years. But it could have been different — a lot different.
Developer Naughty Dog has released motion-captured footage for an alternate ending to the game that, well, certainly would have surprised players.
On 
Monday, video game powerhouse Valve Software introduced an operating system based on its Steam digital distribution service. Then on Wednesday, it announced hardware that would run that OS in the living room. So it wasn’t a big surprise when the company’s third mystery unveiling this week was a controller for that system.
Until we saw the thing.
A 
Wisconsin teen who failed to listen to his parents is probably wishing he had today after a judge banned him from playing video games.
17-year-old Jeffery A. Ehlers of Mount Pleasant got a bit too excited when he was playing a game on his PlayStation 3, allegedly using obscenities when he lost. His mom didn’t care for that much, and told him to stop or she would unplug his console.
GTA V 
is a smashing success, but what’s next for Rockstar? Chris Morris examines the possibilities
With Grand Theft Auto V shattering entertainment industry sales records, the Houser Brothers and the team at Rockstar Games have once again justified the freedom and independence Take-Two affords them.
They’ve also got the gaming world wondering what they’ll do next.
Two 
days after announcing a new operating system based on its Steam digital distribution service, Valve has announced the hardware that will run it.
Steam Machines — the official term for the long-rumored ‘SteamBox’ — will start hitting stores next year from multiple partners, Valve said Wednesday. It stopped short of naming the companies it’s working with on the hardware.
Car 
theft is a serious problem in Los Santos, but it’s turning out to be an even bigger headache for Rockstar Games.
A bug in Grand Theft Auto V is causing cars and car upgrades to disappear when players park vehicles in the game’s various garages, which are supposed to be save points. As a result, Rockstar is warning fans not to use those garages until they can solve the problem.
Mention 
big data to the average person on the street and you’ll often get a yawn—or outrage. It’s an overarching term that generally brings one of two things to mind: the NSA’s PRISM project or automated suggestions at major e-commerce sites. Either way, the assumption is it’s not something that affects their day-to-day lives.
But there’s a lot more to big data than snooping and up-selling. And, as it becomes an increased part of business life, it’s having a bigger impact on everyday occurrences than you might realize.
Steam — 
Valve’s popular digital game distribution service — is outgrowing your home office.
The publisher announced plans Monday to launch a Linux-based standalone operating system called SteamOS. Due in 2014, the platform is designed to help further the service’s move into the living room.
Chris Morris: Journalist 