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Captain Obvious: GTA V being developed

In a recent interview with The Times of Lodon Dan Houser, one of the big wigs at Rockstar, has been caught talking about GTA V, which we all knew was coming out, but it's always good to know wher...
Rockstar: Videogame violence controversy is silly

Although Modern Warfare 2 has snatched all the headlines recently for its infamous "No Russian" level, we should not forget that Rockstar is the king of controversy. Even so, the Grand Theft Auto...
Composer says he's working on Bully 2

A music composer has made the first mention of a sequel to Rockstar's notorious Bully, claiming he is working on the music to a new addition of the school-based rebellion simulator. Shawn Lee com...
GTA IV isn't helping anime with Princess Robot Bubblegum

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Gamertag launches new 'pirate radio' for GTA: Gay Tony

We have little doubt that Rockstar has provided some quality radio listening for Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, which was just made available today for Xbox 360. But if you're looking ...
Ten Minute Taste: GTA: Episodes from Liberty City

First, a little housekeeping -- I cheated a bit with this Ten Minute Taste of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. It's more like a 12 minute and 30 second taste of "The Ballad of Gay T...
Grand Theft Auto done with Liberty City: Next stop ...

With the release of Grand Theft Auto IV: Episodes From Liberty City, Rockstar has declared that this is the end for Liberty City, the game's New York-inspired location. In the manual for the fres...
Ballad of Gay Tony adds ten Xbox Achievements

If for whatever reason hours worth of new single-player gameplay and multiplayer additions won't do it for you, Rockstar's added a bit more to Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony -- all new ...
See Grand Theft Auto's hot BASE jumping action

Not only can you BASE jump in Grand Theft Auto Ballad of Gay Tony/Episodes from Liberty City, but you can do it with up to 15 friends!Rockstar has revealed that among the game's multiplayer modes...
Ten Minute Taste: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (PSP)

Wondering how Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars looks and plays on the PlayStation Portable? We've pulled the first ten minutes of the game (loading screens and all!) for you to check o...
Dtoid makes: GTA: Chinatown Wars papercraft

Rockstar ships Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the PlayStation Portable tomorrow, and I'm pleased as punch over it. I loved it on the Nintendo DS, and look forward to seeing how Rockstar Lee...
Rockstar announces Legacy Collection, PSN storefront

All excited about your shiny new PSPgo and want to put some brand new games into it? Well Rockstar wanted to make that easier on you, so they announced the Legacy Collection today, which includes...
GTA: Gay Tony multiplayer to feature parachutes, tanks

What, did you think Rockstar was going to ship the next episode from Liberty City without some new multiplayer stuff? That's not their style, now is it? The Ballad of Gay Tony opens up multi...
Rockstar to host Beaterator music parties in PS Home

If you're looking for a place to showcase the hot beats you've been dropping using Rockstar's Beaterator, this one's for you. Beginning on October 16, Rockstar will be hosting Beaterator music pa...
Red Dead Redemption screens are cooler than Westworld

If there's one thing for me to take away from my time spent on Fallout 3, it's that exploration is one of my favorite things to do in games now that technology is catching up with our imagination...
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars trailer finally here

Since Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the PSP was announced, we’ve barely seen any screens or videos for the game. Well, Rockstar finally debuted the first trailer for the PSP port and...
Latest Grand Theft Auto trailer's 'Got the Look'

Oh, Roxette. Whatever happened to you and your Swedish pop/rock goodness? Thanks goodness for Rockstar Games, who have revived the band and its number one hit, "The Look," for the ...
Have some GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Achievements

The release of Rockstar's much-discussed Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony is coming up this month, and naturally there are achievements for it, as one would expect. If you'd like to se...
Max Payne 3 will revamp bullet time and be awesome

In case you hadn't noticed the artistic direction of Max Payne has shifted a bit from the first two games. Gone are the noir like shadows and leather coats and in their place is sunny San Paulo, ...
The new faces and rides of GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony

Rockstar has dropped some new media on our faces showing off some of the new things we can expect from Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony. In the video after the jump, we're introduced to A...
Play Beaterator and Chinatown Wars tomorrow in New York

Rockstar will be at the gdgt NY launch party & meetup tomorrow at the Manhattan Center in New York showing off Beaterator on the PSPgo. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will also be available...
L.A. Noire is still happening, coming along 'splendidly'

Again: L.A. Noire is still happening. In a recent fan Q&A, Rockstar Games confirmed that the 1940s-themed game remains in development, and more importantly, said things were going smoothly wi...
Ski Beatz really excited about 'swing' in Beaterator

Alright, so now I'm convinced that the hip-hop game is for me. In this latest video leading up to tomorrow's launch of Rockstar's PlayStation Portable music-making title Beaterator, various hip-h...
A special report from Weazel News on Liberty City

Liberty City’s Weazel News has brought us a special report on all the dangerous things going on in Liberty City. Terrorism, helicopter rampages, rape riots and more are all plaguing the poo...
Meet Gay Tony in the latest 'Ballad of' teaser trailer

Meet Tony Prince. He goes by the nickname “Gay Tony.” He has a few teeny tiny problems with debtors and enjoys the nightlife. While that doesn’t exactly sound like blockbuster G...
Rumortoid: AGENT landing in 2010

At E3 this year the Sony press conference had a bit of very good news for the company. The PS3 would play exclusive host to Rockstar's upcoming game AGENT. Those in attendance saw the word agent ...
A new Grand Theft Auto IV title update hits, fixes things

A mandatory -- unless you live in the Stone Age and don’t have the Internet (how are you reading this?) -- title update for Grand Theft Auto IV has passed Microsoft certification and is ava...
Rockstar's Battle animal wallpapers are pretty awesome

You see that image above? Want to know what it has to do with videogames? NOTHING! Well, just barely nothing. The image along with two other equally wtf inducing style wallpapers are over on Rc...
L.A. Noire is still being developed

L.A. Noire is still happening. In the recent Take-Two Interactive financial conference call, the publisher confirmed the game’s existence, but didn’t reveal a release window or provid...
First screens from GTA: Ballad of Gay Tony, some box art

Rockstar Games has unveiled the first four screenshots from its upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV Xbox 360 exclusive expansion, The Ballad of Gay Tony. From what I can tell, it still looks l...
iPhone gets Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Beaterator

Two new Rockstar Games titles for your iPhone or iPod Touch have been announced today. I'm game for both.Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the game you currently know as a Nintendo DS title (and ...
The Ballad of Gay Tony debut trailer coming next week

It's been a little while since we've heard anything about Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony. Well, we're finally going to be getting the debut trailer for the game on September 1 and th...
So here's what GTA: Chinatown Wars looks like on the PSP

Rockstar Games has released the first screenshots of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the PlayStation Portable today and... it definitely looks like Chinatown Wars.The major differences you'l...
GTA: Chinatown Wars hits PSP on October 20

Rockstar Games has announced that the PlayStation Portable version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available on October 20. Confirmed via the developers official Twitter account, the ...
Manhunt 2 coming to PC, ESRB gives it an AO rating

A recent ESRB listing confirms that Manhunt 2 is coming to the PC, but it may not be a pretty port. According to the listing, Manhunt 2 PC is an AO-rated title, which means that it has content no...
LA Noire concept art looks good, means nothing

There are a few great signs that something is actually vaporware. The most prominent sign is usually a game never actually having a release date, but always being hinted at as being released some...
Beaterator finally coming to PSP September 29

Rockstar Games has announced that Beaterator will be made available for the PlayStation Portable (and downloadable via PlayStation Network) on September 29 in North America, and October 2 in Euro...
No GTA for the big screen

With the amount of comic books, movies and other random spin-offs coming out of videogames these days, it has almost become odd for a major game not to be franchised out into a billion other ente...
PS3 exclusive Agent gets a Web site, and that's about all

We don’t really knowmuch at all about Agent.Rockstar’s making it.(If Take-Two top-brassare to be believed, it willturn out “very cool.”)Now there’s a Web site,but th...
First Max Payne 3 screenshots reveal dirtiest t-shirt ever

Now we finally get to see what Max looks like after all these years. He's doing the filthy wifebeater thing now, I guess. Rockstar Vancouver has said that they've dropped a retired police officer...
Max Payne 3 getting new voice actor

Max Payne 3 is going to be quite a departure for Rockstar's morbid action series, featuring an older, more grizzled (not to mention balder) Max and a brand new Sao Paulo setting, the game's come ...
Max needs a shave and a clean shirt in Max Payne 3

Game Informer will drop yet another exclusive in their July issue, this time with Rockstar's Max Payne 3. The issue's cover shows off the new look of the "dark hero reborn." Seems ...
Agent's console exclusivity explained

In this day and age developing for a single console is pretty risky, unless that console is the Wii and you're developing a game starring a Nintendo character or exercise. The general logic is th...
E3 09: Sony announces new Rockstar exclusive Agent

Teasing us with some new information, Jack Tretton announced that Rockstar is developing a new title exclusively for the PS3: an international spy thriller called Agent. Set in the dark world of ...
Saddle up, cowboy: Red Dead Redemption trailer is here

The Red Dead Redemption trailer that was promised for tomorrow is here right now! The trailer shows off the various environments and some nice action scenes. The game doesn't look too shabby so f...
Rockstar threatens us with Red Dead Redemption trailer

Rockstar's mailing list "Rockstar Propaganda" has recently been letting people know that there's something coming. Next week. That thing? A new trailer for their upcoming PlayStation 3 ...
Max Payne 1 and 2 get the Xbox Originals treatment

Looks like the ESRB listing was correct. Max Payne 1 and Max Payne 2 are now available for download on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. They’re both Xbox Originals and carry a hefty price tag --1200 ...
GTA: Chinatown Wars sales are officially disappointing

A big deal has been made over Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' alleged failure and what this means for mature titles on the Nintendo DS. According to the latest figures, it does indeed seem that...
Midnight Club: Los Angeles 'Vehicle' pack hits April 16

Rockstar continue to support Midnight Club: Los Angeles with downlodable content, today announcing vehicles packs that will be available over the next few weeks. "South Central Vehicle Pack ...
Rockstar to award one lucky player with tons of free pizza

For once, I wish a press release came with a quote. Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut have entered into an agreement to shower one very lucky (and soon to be very out of shape) Midnight Club: Los Ange...
Rockstar announces Max Payne 3

Rockstar Vancouver is working on the next installment of the Max Payne series for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Set for Winter 2009, the next game in the franchise will feature a retired Max, more cynica...
Let's dance: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars soundtrack detailed

With Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars hitting shelves next Tuesday, Rockstar has finally decided to reveal details on the game's soundtrack.While the limits of the DS cart mean you won't be getti...
New trailer shows off Midnight Club: Los Angeles South Central DLC

Look, I've seen Boyz N' The Hood, OK? And John Singleton's stark vision of the reality of urban life in south Los Angeles has kept me away from the area for good. Thanks, John.  With that in...
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars tour coming to a city near you

Rockstar has three vans with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars touring the country as we speak. They're stopping at Gamestops in 52 cities around the nation to give gamers a chance to check out wh...
Preview: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

So I had to scrap the first draft of my Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars preview that a wrote a week or two ago. It wasn't a bad preview, really. I thought it was written fairly well, contained a...
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned breaks records, take our word for it!

No one should really be surprised that the first installment of Xbox 360-exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content, The Lost and Damned, sold a bunch. Not only is it additional content f...
You asked for it: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars gameplay footage

Rockstar must have heard you guys bitching: "Why was there so little gameplay footage in that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars trailer you posted earlier?"Well, here it is. It's small, ...
Not playing Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned? Watch this news clip!

So Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned is available now on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. Is it 1600 MS Points well spent? Don't know yet; we have Conrad Zimmerman on the case, and we won...
Holy hell, it lives! Rockstar announces Red Dead Redemption for PS3 and Xbox 360

You know that Red Dead Revolver sequel that's been teased and rumored since 2005? Well, it's still alive and kicking -- it's called Red Dead Redemption, is being developed by Rockstar San Diego, ...
Play Midnight Club, win some crap: Official World Championship Series begins

Your time is precious, and your time is money. So playing a game is simply not enough; we need incentives. Rockstar Games is delivering, launching the Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Ch...


 
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