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GameVision asked 6,728 gamers about Grand Theft Auto IV to tell us about their experiences of the GTA franchise in more detail. Rockstar?Games and Take-Two recently announced that the Grand Theft Auto franchise has now shipped in total a staggering 114m units, with GTA IV alone shipping over 22m. This …
Read More »L.A. Noire Complete Edition coming to OnLive
Rockstar Games has announced a new bundle for its critically acclaimed detective thriller will be released for OnLive this November. L.A. Noire: The Complete Edition will also be released on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3 on November 11th, three days after its November 8th launch in the US. The SKU …
Read More »Red Dead Game of the Year Edition due next month
Rockstar Games will release the Game of the Year Edition of Red Dead Redemption on October 14th. The new SKU will be available for both Xbox 360 and PS3, and will feature both the 2010 smash hit and plenty of extra content. Chief among the extras will be the popular …
Read More »Max Payne 3 release date revealed
Gritty, violent and, to be frank, all-round grumpy fella Max Payne will once again be hitting consoles and PC early next year. Rockstar has announced that Max Payne 3 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in March 2012. Protagonist Max has taken up the job of a …
Read More »Team Bondi enters administration
One of Australia's most promising studios faces closure
Read More »Mac App Store gets GTA Trilogy
Rockstar Games will launch the GTA III-era trilogy on the Mac App Store over the next three weeks. Grand Theft Auto III, the first game from the previous generation of critically acclaimed crime sims, is available now. The game was originally released in 2001 and pioneered the action sandbox genre. …
Read More »BBFC rates Red Dead Redemption GOTY edition
A new listing posting by the British Board of Film Classification points to a Game of the Year edition of Red Dead Redemption arriving on shelves next month. The new version will include Rockstar North’s best-selling Wild West action game and the zombie-themed Undead Nightmare expansion, according to Gamerzines. No …
Read More »Unpaid crunch deserves no sympathy – Pachter
Analyst labels overtime as a natural part of game development; says Unions shouldn't exist
Read More »Rockstar’s Houser brothers climb Guardian Media listing
Two of Rockstar Games’ co-founding group have climbed the Guardian Media 100; the annual list of influential people who shape UK entertainment and news. Sam and Dan Houser this year featured at 27th in the list, meaning they are ranked higher than Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange, BBC political editor Nick …
Read More »Rockstar’s Houser duo scale Guardian Media 100
Sam and Dan Houser finish above newspaper owners, elite journalists and key entertainers
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