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PC-only release Age Of Conan has taken the top spot in the official German and Swedish charts – finally relegating Rockstar’s GTA IV from its No.1 position . The title’s Collector’s Edition also charted at No.6 in Germany – once again demonstrating the territory’s idiosyncratic love for PC gaming – …
Read More »Wii Fit topples GTA IV in Spain
Wii Fit has overtaken the PS3 version of Rockstar’s GTA IV in the Spanish entertainment software chart. The Rockstar title slips to second in its third week on the chart, with the 360 version of the title dropping down to fifth. However, GTA still rules the roost elsewhere across Europe. …
Read More »EUROPEAN CHARTS: GTA still boss
GTA IV has maintained its domination of the German, Spanish and Swedish charts. Next-Gen.biz reports that GTA IV for PS3 has taken the No.1 spot in Spain and Germany for the week ended May 11th, while the Xbox 360 version charted in fourth and second respectively. The 360 version came …
Read More »Riccitiello: I love playing GTA
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello isn’t just interested in GTA IV because it’s owned by acquisition target Take Two – he actually loves” playing the game. Speaking in a earning call with investors following EA’s announcement of its fiscal results last night, Riccitiello refused to give away any more information …
Read More »UK CHART: GTA holds on to No.1; hits 1m sales
Rockstar’s GTA IV has retained the top spot in the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats Chart for a second week – despite a massive 77 per cent drop in sales. The record-breaking title still managed to outsell Nintendo’s Wii Fit – which held onto second spot – by 4-to-1 in the week. …
Read More »Charlie Brooker: GTA IV script is ‘downright adolescent’
After a bombardment of 10/10 reviews and reports of ‘the biggest entertainment launch of all time’, is there anything left to say about GTA IV? There is, according to The Guardian’s Charlie Brooker – although not all of it is as positive as the specialist press reviews. In his latest …
Read More »Rockstar boss: Riccitiello is the real deal
In a very rare interview, co-founder of Rockstar Sam Houser has spoken of his respect for EA CEO John Riccitiello – the man who could own the developer’s parent Take Two in a matter of days . Houser called Riccitiello the real deal” and admitted that he ‘showed interest in …
Read More »Daily Mail falls in love with GTA
The Daily Mail has given GTA a 5/5 rating on its entertainment pages – just days after the newspaper called the game ‘squalid mind poison’ Reviewer James O’Brien was full of praise for the title, saying it was ‘as epic as it is violent’. In the article, he wrote: ‘There’s …
Read More »GTA IV: Biggest entertainment launch of all time
GTA IV has become the most lucrative entertainment launch of all time – dwarfing best-ever releases in music, video and literature. Take Two has confirmed that GTA IV sold six million units globally in its first week – with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million. The title …
Read More »Rockstar boss: I like violence
Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has made no apologies for the level of carnage in GTA IV – going on the record to state: I like violence.” Speaking as part of a full interview in New York Entertainment magazine, Houser also talked of his frustration with the ‘rise of casual gaming’ …
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