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Three male leads are there to 'create nuanced stories' says Houser
Read More »"Concept of masculinity" the reason behind lack of female GTA V protagonist
Rockstar co-founder and vice president of creativity Dan Houser has briefly touched on the male-only character roster for Grand Theft Auto V. As the first game in the series to feature more than one protagonist, some observers have bemoaned the decision not to use this flexibility to introduce a female …
Read More »Is Grand Theft Auto V the most expensive game ever made?
Grand Theft Auto V – which is out NEXT WEEK, don’t forget – might be the most expensive game ever made. That’s if the numbers from a report in The Scotsman are correct. It reckons that Rockstar’s game has a combined development and marketing budget of 170m. In 2010 predecessor …
Read More »Rockstar requests online retailers delay shipping Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V will allegedly not be shipped by online retailers until September 16th – just one day before its release. That’s according to an email obtained by Videogamer in which GAME claims Rockstar has made the demand of all UK retailers. It reads: "They have requested that no …
Read More »GTA V voiced by real criminals
Writer Lazlow Jones says gang members hired for 'authenticity'
Read More »Sony raises PS3 game prices; more publishers to follow
Sony has increased the prices of upcoming PS3 titles Beyond: Two Souls and Gran Turismo 6. Both games were previously priced at Rs 2,999, but are now increased to Rs 3,499. The price hikes are attributed to the continuing decline of the Rupee, which today stands at Rs 67 against …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V torrent spreading malware on PCs
Pirates keen to get their hands on an apparently leaked version of Grand Theft Auto V are being hit with a Trojan virus hidden in the file. TomsGuide reports that a file masquerading as a PC version of Rockstar’s game – which, in fact, does not exist as the game …
Read More »GAME details Grand Theft Auto V midnight openings
Over 300 GAME stores are to open their doors at midnight for the arrival of Rockstar’s epic swansong for the current generation of machines. Grand Theft Auto V is released PS3 and Xbox 360 on September 17th, and nearly every GAME store will hold an event on the night of …
Read More »VIDEO: The official Grand Theft Auto V trailer is live
With the game now just a little over two weeks away, Rockstar has released what it describes as the ‘official’ trailer for Grand Theft Auto V. And you can see it below. The short, which focuses more on characters and story, makes more of an effort to hype the game’s …
Read More »"27% of British mums would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V"
Y’know, there’s a reason why there’s a big red 18 on the front of the box. A new survey has found that over a quarter – 27 per cent, in fact – of British mothers would let their children play Grand Theft Auto V despite its overtly adult content. Interesting, …
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