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A pleasingly positive report on Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption in The Daily Mail has pegged the development budget of the game at up to $100m”. If true, the figure places the title in contention to be the most expensive game ever produced. A report earlier this year named Grand Theft …
Read More »Red Dead banned in UAE
According to a report on ME Gamers, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has become the latest game to be banned in the traditionally sensitive territory. The claims come from a retailer in the region. When asked for confirmation, both Rockstar and distributor Red Entertainment declined to comment. The game joins a …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V for E3?
Rockstar may be preparing to steal the show at next month’s E3 Expo in LA with the first news on next-gen sequel Grand Theft Auto V. That’s according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnish, who made the prediction to Games Informer. I think we’re going to hear about another Grand Theft …
Read More »EEDAR: â??E3 2010 needs to be impressiveâ??
Industry research firm talk-up the importance of US conference in difficult market climate
Read More »Heath returns with 4mm Games
Geoff Heath has joined fast-growing music games outfit 4mm Games as it opens new offices in London. The New York-based publisher has opened an office in the West End to support its European growth. Advisory board memeber Heath will offer strategic input. 4mm was formed last year by former Rockstar …
Read More »Does Red Dead Redemption have mass appeal?
Rockstar has high hopes for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption, but US analyst Michael Pachter has questioned whether it will become the blockbuster that publisher 2K Games intends. UK Rockstar boss Neil Stephen told MCV earlier this month: RDR is incredibly beautiful and on an unprecedented scale. This, combined with …
Read More »Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption our most ambitious game to date
For a developer to say that its next release is its most ambitious game to date is nothing new – but when that comes from the people who made Grand Theft Auto IV, the meaning is multiplied. But that exactly the claim of Rockstar’s UK general manager Neil Stephen talking …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption hits the big screen
Rockstar Games is spending big to ensure Red Dead Redemption becomes its biggest game of the year. The publisher has huge expectations for Redemption following glowing reports from the press, and hopes it can stand besides GTA as its next blockbuster franchise. The Wild West action title will benefit from …
Read More »Has Labour paved the way for GTA London?
New â??culturally Britishâ?? tax test could see Rockstarâ??s dev budget slashed by £11m
Read More »Has Darling paved way for GTA London?
Chancellor Alistair Darling’s pledge to support the video games development industry with tax breaks could do more than simply protect the future of the UK dev sector – it could also have dictated the setting of the next Grand Theft Auto. Though the exact criteria of the tax break requirements …
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