Tag Archives: rockstar north
Fri, Dec 16, 2011 | 07:32 GMT
Quick quotes: Rockstar on why GTA III’s lead was mute
“We were making up a lot of procedures as we went along, and we decided that the NPCs (Non Playable Characters) should talk and we would have to figure out how to make them talk (using motion captured cutscenes, something that had never really been done before, at least not on the scale we were doing it). So we decided that the game’s protagonist would not talk, partly to aid people identifying with him, but mostly because we had so many other problems to solve and this did not seem like a major issue. We started to discuss introducing a talking lead character when working on Vice City, but it was a lot of work. While the structure of GTA3 may seem obvious or natural now, and the use of cutscenes made in the game’s engine that look and feel like the game may seem simple and easy, it really was not the case back in 2001 when we had to figure out all of these things for the first time. Oh and in San Andreas, CJ calls Claude a mute because he does not talk and CJ finds this unnerving.” – Rockstar on why it went with a mute protagonist in Claude for Grand Theft Auto III.
GTA III 10th Anniversary Edition is out now for iOS and Android.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, Rockstar
Tags: Claude Speed, Grand Theft Auto III, GTA III, rockstar north
Thu, Dec 15, 2011 | 13:45 GMT
PSA: GTA III 10th Anniversary Ed out now, gets trailer
Rockstar’s launched the 10th Anniversary Edition of Grand Theft Auto III for iOS and Android. Company boss Sam Houser said in a release this afternoon the firm wanted to “deliver the same sense of freedom that made the original so groundbreaking” with the mobile version. You can get it for £2.99/$4.99 from iTunes App Store here for iPhone 4 & 4S and iPad 1 & 2 or Android Marketplace for the same price. A launch trailer is below the break, via GameTrailers.
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Posted in: Action, Android, Rockstar, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Grand Theft Auto III, GTA III, rockstar north
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 08:56 GMT
THQ boss shrugs off GTA V worries
THQ boss Brian Farrell has shaken off any worries between Grand Theft Auto V and Saints Row, saying the two are in a “completely different positioning.”
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Posted in: Action, Rockstar, THQ
Tags: brian farrell, grand theft auto v, rockstar north, saints row, Saints Row: The Third, volition
Wed, Nov 02, 2011 | 22:33 GMT
Analysts: GTA V to launch before summer 2012, will sell 20 million+
Analysts have Grand Theft Auto V pegged for a short by PR cycle, but a long string of numbers before the word “sales”.
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: analyst, billy pidgeon, EEDAR, grand theft auto v, GTA V, Jesse Divnich, M2 Research, michael pachter, mike hickey, National Alliance, rockstar north, wedbush morgan
Thu, Nov 03, 2011 | 09:06 GMT
Grand Theft Auto V to take place in San Andreas
Rockstar’s released the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, as promised last week, confirming it will take place in San Andreas.
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Posted in: Action, PC, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto v, GTA V, rockstar north
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 11:04 BST
GTA V trailer countdown appears before next Wednesday
Rockstar’s started counting down towards next week’s debut trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, following yesterday’s left-field unveil. The publisher sent out an email on the reveal this morning, but there was nothing added to yesterday. Get the countdown embedded below the break.
The trailer will appear online next Wednesday at 6pm BST.
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Posted in: Action, Rockstar
Tags: grand theft auto v, GTA V, rockstar north
Wed, Oct 26, 2011 | 09:46 BST
GTA V announced, first trailer on November 2
The biggest and best left-field announcement ever: Rockstar Games, out of nowhere, has announced Grand Theft Auto V, with its debut trailer appearing online next week.
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Posted in: Action, Rockstar
Tags: grand theft auto v, rockstar north
Wed, Oct 19, 2011 | 09:00 BST
GTA III initially not set in New York-themed city, says Rockstar’s Houser
Grand Theft Auto III ended up being in Liberty City, the New York-like city from the series, but that may note have been the case, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has told IGN.
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Posted in: Action, PS2, Rockstar
Tags: dan houser, DMA Designs, Grand Theft Auto III, rockstar north
Thu, Oct 13, 2011 | 14:45 BST
GTA III 10th Anniversary Ed announced for iOS, Android
Rockstar’s announced this afternoon it’s releasing Grand Theft Auto III on iOS and Android as part of the game’s tenth anniversary this fall.
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Posted in: Android, Rockstar, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Tags: Grand Theft Auto III, GTA III, rockstar north
Mon, Aug 15, 2011 | 18:46 BST
Environment Artist’s profile reveal first Agent screenshots
The profile of a former Rockstar North environment artist has revealed multiple renders for Rockstar Games’ Agent – a PlayStation 3 exclusive which has remained in the shadows since its announcement at E3 2009.
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Posted in: Adventure, PS3, Rockstar
Tags: agent, PS3, Rockstar Games, rockstar north, screenshots
Tue, Jun 07, 2011 | 20:53 BST
Tretton plays coy over Agent exclusivity
SCEA president Jack Tretton has cast doubt over if third-party Rockstar title Agent is still a fully-fledging PS3 exclusive.
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Posted in: Action, E3 2011, PS3, Rockstar, Sony
Tags: agent, jack tretton, rockstar north
Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 09:47 GMT
Take-Two: GTA IV hits 20m, BioShock series at 8m
Take Two gave a full update on software sales numbers at the Wedbush Morgan Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference yesterday, confirming big figures for Rockstar and 2K franchises.
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Posted in: 2K, Action, PC, PS3, RPG, Rockstar, Shooter, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: 2k czech, bioshock, borderlands, gearbox, grand theft auto, grand theft auto iv, max payne, midnight club, rockstar north
Tue, Feb 15, 2011 | 04:03 GMT
Lemmings celebrates 20th birthday with commemorative plaque
Grand Theft Auto creator DMA Design celebrated the 20th anniversary of its seminal strategy puzzler Lemmings on Monday, with the installation of a commemorative plaque at the company’s original office in Dundee, Scotland.
Let me see, that makes me about a hundred years old.
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Posted in: Puzzler, Rockstar, Strategy, Take-Two
Tags: anniversary, dma design, Lemmings, rockstar north
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 | 09:35 BST
Report – Brazilian court seeks worldwide sales ban on GTA: Episodes from Liberty City
According to Kotaku, a Brazilian court has placed an worldwide injunction to stop the sale of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.
Tue, Oct 05, 2010 | 06:48 BST
GTA IV gets “Complete Edition” treatment later this month
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Posted in: Action, Adventure, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto iv, Grand Theft Auto iV: The Complete Edition, gta iv, rockstar north
Tue, Jul 27, 2010 | 09:24 BST
Rockstar North posts job listings, mentions “third-person action game”
CC‘s spotted a dozen job postings going up from Rockstar North, with one of them looking for “experience developing a third-person action game.”
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Rockstar, Xbox 360
Tags: agent, grand theft auto v, GTA V, rockstar north, third-person action
PlayStation boss pushing more “immediacy” for downloaded games