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Following the precedent Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars set in the UK when it became the first 18 rated DS game to hit the shelves, the critically acclaimed title is set to become the first Cero Z rated title for Nintendo’s handheld in Japan. A Cero Z rating is …
Read More »GTA Chinatown Wars goes to PSP
Rockstar has today confirmed the shock news that DS outing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be released on Sony’s PSP later this year. In line with Sony’s digital overhaul of the upcoming PSPgo, Chinatown Wars will be released both as a digital title and on UMD disc. We’re proud …
Read More »US: Chinatown Wars sales below expectations
US analyst Cowan and Company has stated that it believes Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars sold just 89,000 units on DS in the territory in March. The firm had originally predicted that the game could sell as many as 450,000 units upon its release in North America. …
Read More »Does mature content have a future on DS?
The failure of Rockstar’s critically-adored Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to trouble the higher end of the charts has lead one analyst to predict that there are unlikely to be many more 18-rated games released for Nintendo DS. Though the US March sales figures are not known, analysts predict that …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Resident Evil 5 fends off GTA
The ongoing success of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 continues this week with the news that the next-gen survival horror shooter has claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the second week in a row. It does so despite a 52 per cent drop in …
Read More »Sony hints at more GTA on PSP
SCEA’s head of hardware marketing John Koller has hinted that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto could form part of the Sony’s promised PSP blitz expected at E3 this July. No one should sleep on that franchise,” Koller told Kotaku of the GTA brand. There’s definitely continued conversations with Rockstar on all …
Read More »Lost and the Damned sets XBL record
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has said that Rockstar’s The Lost and the Damned, a platform exclusive downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, has broken previous revenue records for Xbox Live. Kotaku quotes the firm as stating that the DLC has eclipsed first-day revenue for all previous downloadable content …
Read More »US: Special 301 review highlights Euro piracy problem
A new report entitled Special 301 Review, filed by the International Intellectual Property Alliance in conjunction with games publisher association the ESA, has highlighted the countries in which piracy remains a huge problem – and several European countries have made the list. Alongside ongoing piracy hotspots such as China and …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V ready for Christmas?
Despite the fact that GTAIV still has plenty left to give in the shape of the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive DLC , US games mag Game Informer claims to have word that the fully-fledged console sequel will arrive by the end of the year. PSU quotes issue 190 of the …
Read More »GTA gives DS its first 18 rated title
The British Board of Film Classification has announced the Rockstar’s upcoming DS title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is to be granted an 18 certificate – making it the first game on Nintendo’s handheld to carry such a rating. A spokesperson for the regulator confirmed to MCV that yes, Chinatown …
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