Jack Thompson is at it again, and this time he has his eye on the recent shoot out that occurred at North Illinois University earlier today. In an interview with Fox News, he presented the same arguments as with previous campus massacres and other violent incidents, pinning the blame once again on violent video games. You can read more about what Jack Thompson had to say, as well as the video interview in the full article after the jump.

We all know that Samus Aran, the goddess in armor, is slowly being corrupted by Phazon cells in her third and final outing in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. What we didn't know is that she not only knows that it's becoming a part of her and changing her with every step she takes - she actually likes what it's doing to her.

We find that out and more in this video update, featuring Metroid Prime 3: Corruption's third trailer, as well as a gameplay video. In the trailer, we see Samus in all her glory, charging into what's touted as her final mission in the Prime series. Along with a few other hunters to help her fight off the Zebesian Space Pirates.

We also see Dark Samus making her own appearance - no doubt we'll have more time to get intimate with the doppelganger as soon as the game blasts is way into store shelves. The second video, Bridge Battle gameplay, features a frenetic shootout between Samus and some of the game's baddies.

We see a very ingenious use of the grappler beam here - pulling the enemy's weapons and shields out of their hands before riddling them full of holes. Nasty, and nice - just the way Samus likes it. Video embeds are below, you know what to do.

The other video after the jump!

 

With the news of Take-Two's biggest gun in the games race, Grand Theft Auto 4 (360 and PS3) being shoved back into its holster until 2008, it's no surprise that analysts are predicting good tidings for those who were supposed to go up against the controversial company in the pre-holiday shootout.

The analyst being none other than Todd Greenwald of Nollenberger Capital Partners, and the rival companies being Electronic Arts and Activision. So why is the delay of Grand Theft Auto 4 a good thing for Electronic Arts and Activision?

Todd Greenwald believes that it frees up budgets that had been set aside for the fourth iteration of the legendary series, and thus giving room for other blockbuster titles currently out or will be out this season. Good ol' Todd puts it like so:

We believe the lack of GTA IV this holiday season is a clear positive for Take-Two's competitors, namely EA and Activision. We estimate that roughly US$ 400 to US$ 500 million in consumers wallets will be freed up to spend on other hardcore games.

While it's certainly a bit disappointing that Grand Theft Auto 4 has been pushed back well into next year, it certainly does give us gamers (especially those of us in a tight budget) a chance to splurge on other great-looking releases, with Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 and Assassin's Creed to only name a few. Let's just hope that Take-Two won't be pushing the title's release date any farther.