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The surprise reveal of Rockstar’s PS3-only Agent was a welcome change from what was a very leak-ridden Sony press conference – and if the title lives up to the claims of Sam Houser then it could well prove a defining game for the platform. We have always enjoyed making action …
Read More »SONY: New Rockstar game exclusive to PS3
Sony has, in what is a genuine surprise to most, announced that Rockstar North is developing a brand new IP that will be exclusive to PS3 – it’s called Agent. Set in the 1970’s, the game sees players travelling across the globe tackling a world of espionage and assassins. It …
Read More »Rockstar offering exclusive PS3 title
E3â??09: Sonyâ??s Jack Tretton predicts Agent will be as big as GTA
Read More »GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony announced
Never one to shy away from the eye-catching, Rockstar has named its next piece of downloadable content for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV – The Ballad of Gay Tony. Sporting a rainbow-tinted logo and guns, glitz, and grime”, the second piece of GTA IV DLC will …
Read More »Rockstar founders open new studio
Rockstar’s founding duo Gary Foreman and Jamie King have established a new independent studio, 4mm Games. The New York City-based studio will initially work on non-physical software for the iPhone and various online channels, before eventually working on projects for Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft systems. When at Rockstar, both Foreman …
Read More »Rockstar founders form new studio
Gary Foreman and Jamie King launch 4mm Games; ex-Image Metrics exec becomes CEO
Read More »Rockstar North scoops MCV Award
GTA IV studio takes home UK Development Team gong
Read More »Chinatown Wars sales in line with AAA titles
Nintendo claims that Rockstar’s commercially underperforming DS title, GTA Chinatown Wars, is selling in line” with other third-party AAA titles for the DS. Before NPD offered its March sales figures for North America, analysts gave conflicting predictions on the outcome of the critically adored title. EEDAR’s Jesse Divnich predicted that …
Read More »US: Chinatown Wars sales below expectations
US analyst Cowan and Company has stated that it believes Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars sold just 89,000 units on DS in the territory in March. The firm had originally predicted that the game could sell as many as 450,000 units upon its release in North America. …
Read More »Does mature content have a future on DS?
The failure of Rockstar’s critically-adored Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to trouble the higher end of the charts has lead one analyst to predict that there are unlikely to be many more 18-rated games released for Nintendo DS. Though the US March sales figures are not known, analysts predict that …
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