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Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has reported a drop in losses for the year ending March 2013. Total net losses for the period reached $31.2m, significantly down on last year’s $107.7m loss. Revenues climbed from $825.8m in 2012 to $1.21bn. For the fourth quarter revenues doubled from $148.1m to $300m. …
Read More »Max Payne 3 drops to Rs 999 on Xbox 360, PS3
The console versions of Max Payne 3 have received an official price drop in India from Rs 2,499 straight to Rs 999, bringing them in line with the PC version. The game has been out less than a year, and has now been priced in line with distributor E-xpress Interactive’s …
Read More »Max Payne 3 Hostage Negotiation DLC lands this month
Rockstar has revealed the next piece of DLC for Max Payne 3 is set to arrive later this month. Following a delay, the game’s Hostage Negotiation add-on will land on October 30th for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The content adds new maps, rifles, suits, masks, explosions, and other such …
Read More »T2 Q1: Max Payne 3 disappoints, Borderlands 2 excites, GTA V still TBA
Take-Two has released its financial report for the first quarter in its FY 2013. According to the report, losses were heavy for the period coming in at $110.8m compared to just $8.6m from the same quarter a year ago. Lower than anticipated sales for Max Payne 3 and Spec Ops: …
Read More »Take-Two: Q4 is not as important as it used to be
The global games industry no longer needs to rely on Christmas, says Take-Two. CEO Strauss Zelnick believes that customers will come out to buy the best games no matter what time of the year it is. And he ought to know. Take-Two’s Rockstar label launched its last four titles – …
Read More »OPINION: A moment in chart history
When the trade clicked open its Monday morning UKIE charts update this week, the big story was the data that wasn’t listed. Max Payne may be a worthy No.1. But with a three day headstart and a passionately connected PC audience Blizzard’s DiabloIII was undoubtedly the ‘real’ No.1 thanks to …
Read More »Max Payne 3 ships 3m units, PC launch moved back to June
Take-Two has revealed Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 has shipped 3m units since its release last week. The publisher announced the launch numbers in its fiscal 2012/Q4 2012 financial report released earlier today. Take-Two also revealed a slight delay for the PC version of the third-person shooter sequel, with an international …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Max Payne beats Diablo in battle of the 3s
Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 has beaten Blizzard’s Diablo III to the No.1 spot in the UKIA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s Rockstar’s first No.1 since LA Noire almost a year ago. It’s the first time that a Max Payne title has claimed No.1 in the UK, bettering the …
Read More »Win £1,500 with Gem and Max Payne 3
Gem is giving retailers the chance to win a pile of Max Payne goodness in their latest Best Dressed Store contest. Entries have been flooding in, such as this effort (pictured) from Welsh indie Games Exchange, so the company has extended the deadline for this competition to June 1st, when …
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e May 18th, 2012
Rockstar’s popular shooter series returns to shelves today with the release of Max Payne 3. The action blockbuster revisits the grizzled cop with a penchant for slow motion dives as he tackles everyone from New York lowlifes to Brazilian street gangs. There is even a range of multiplayer modes to …
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