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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 »Parents group offers balanced view on GTAIV
In a pleasingly balanced appraisal of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and the Damned, US parenting group Common Sense Media has highlighted the DLC as certainly not safe kids – but spared the time to point out what a great download it is. The DLC is clearly …
Read More »Rockstar: DSi will boost GTA Chinatown Wars sales
Rockstar Games has told MCV that its upcoming Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is likely to see a significant boost when Nintendo launches the new DSi. Although the game is released two weeks before the DSi hits, Rockstar Games UK’s general manager told MCV that the new handheld’s launch buzz …
Read More »GTA IV DLC arrives on Xbox Live
One of the most significant chapters in the history of downloadable content has arrived this morning with the release of Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and The Damned on Xbox Live Marketplace. Costing 1600 Microsoft Points, the content offers gameplay equivalent to a third of that seen in …
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 …
Read More »GTA generates $710 million in revenue this year
The Grand Theft Auto series has generated a whopping $710 million this year for Take Two, largely due to the success of the latest entry, GTA IV. During a conference call discussing Take Two’s fiscal results, the publisher’s executives confirmed that GTA as a property has accounted for almost half …
Read More »Rockstar renews Take-Two deal
Rockstar has renewed its deal with Take-Two, defying speculation that the Grand Theft Auto developer was to part company and pursue independence. Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Leslie Benzies and several other ‘key members of the creative team behind the renowned Grand Theft Auto series’ have secured ongoing employment as part …
Read More »GTA Chinatown Wars dated
Grand Theft Auto developer and publisher Rockstar has announced that its debut DS outing for the series, entitled GTA: Chinatown Wars, will be released in Europe on March 20th. The game is set to arrive at North American retail slightly earlier – March 17th. Rockstar had previously hinted that the …
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