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In the second part of our Develop Awards 2008 winners profile on Rockstar Games, which won four awards at our even last month, we speak to company founder and president Sam Houser about the company's relationship with consumers and plans to push the creative medium of games furtherâ?¦

Here, to accompany our two-part interview with Rockstar Games president Sam Houser, he recounts the highlights from his working life and Rockstarâ??s history so farâ?¦

New IPs from Epic's Polish studio and Japanese Grasshopper Manufacture snapped up by EA Partners

UK studio will offer complete Burnout Paradise download via PlayStation Network

Today’s ABC circulation figures reveal that X360 is the top-selling unofficial title in the Xbox magazine market, according to a statement from publisher Imagine. X360’s average sales are 30,203, and alongside fellow Imagine title 360, which ABCed at 13,007, Imagine states that it now owns 49 per cent of the …

New 360 web service to make Marketplace content sale easier for developers and publishers

Fall out from merger continues to mean pink slips for developers

The unstoppable success of cinema release The Dark Knight has proved a very handy promotional boost for the upcoming release of LEGO Batman, Warner Bros has told MCV – as the developer of the game heralds it ‘the best LEGO game ever’. Despite the secret existence of a Dark Knight …

For the six months to June 31st 2008, six of the nine titles ABCed by Future saw a boost in circulation, while flagship website GamesRadar.com saw its unique users rise 35 per cent year on year. James Binns, publishing director of Future’s games portfolio, said of the results: Future’s console …

Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser has called the ‘hate’ the firm receives from the Daily Mail and other conservative quarters an honour”. Houser has also dismissed the idea of Rockstar as a ‘rock’n’roll outfit, saying they don’t indulge in groupies, pounds of coke or anything fun at all”. In a full …