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Lawlessness, civil disobedience, rampant criminality and violence. All could be used to describe the events witnessed in Tottenham and Enfield over the weekend. Oh, and they could also be used to describe a certain video game. And while Codemasters’ F1 series hasn’t been credited for the success of Sebastian Vettel …
Read More »Rockstar considering LA Noire face tech for GTA
LA Noire’s MotionScan face capture technology could be used in the next installment of Grand Theft Auto. Speaking to PSM3, as reported by CVG, the studio’s co-founder Brendan McNamara confirmed that Rockstar is looking into the possibilities of MotionScan for GTA and other properties. He said: "Yeah, I think they’re …
Read More »Rockstar eyes MotionScan for GTA V
Team Bondi co-founder confirms that Grand Theft Auto publisher interested in MotionScan
Read More »E3 2011: Grand Theft V chat increases
There’s no way of knowing whether a new Grand Theft Auto will be announced at this year’s E3, but if you believe in the adage "there’s no smoke without fire" then you should probably start getting excited. Some insiders are now absolutely certain that Rockstar will use either the Microsoft …
Read More »Housers extend Take-Two deal
Key members of Rockstar's creative team commit to extended deal with publisher
Read More »GTA V lead revealed on Twitter?
Fresh speculation about Grant Theft Auto V has arisen as American actor and comedia Gilbert Gottfried seemingly confirmed the game via Twitter. Gottfried – best known for his unique, high-pitchd voice – posted a tweet claiming he just found out I’m voicing the lead in grand theft auto 5”. The …
Read More »1995 ‘GTA’ design doc unearthed
16 years after it was written, original spec for 'Race'n'Chase' is released by programmer Mike Daily
Read More »GTA IV nears 20m sales
Almost 20m units of Grand Theft Auto IV have been sold worldwide since its April 2008 release. The GTA series has also topped 100m game sales overall in its 14-year history. The news comes after Rockstar Games and 2K Games parent company Take-Two revealed sales data at a Wedbush Morgan …
Read More »Take-Two achieves non-GTA profit
A long-term goal was finally achieved at the offices of publisher Take-Two last night – it was able to announce a year of overall profit without releasing a Grand Theft Auto title. For the year ending October 31st profit hit $42.5m. In the year before Take-Two endured a $140m loss. …
Read More »Rapper takes Rockstar to court
A lawsuit has been filed against Rockstar and parent Take-Two for allegedly using a musician’s likeness without his consent. Michael ‘Shagg’ Washingston, previous backup singer of rap group Cypress Hill has filed a legal complaint against the firms over Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ central character. Washington claims Carl ‘CJ’ …
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