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Analyst: 2 more GTA IV episodes on the way, GTA V by fiscal 2011
Jul 3rd 2009 on Joystiq
Do you want more Grand Theft Auto? Well, that's what Todd Mitchell, analyst for Kaufman Bros. Equity Research wants. Nay, expects! Speaking to GI.biz, Mitchell stated that he's anticipating two more ...
Jack Thompson talks violence, polio with Penn and Teller
Jun 23rd 2009 on Joystiq
You don't need another reason to watch Penn & Teller: Bullshit -- its regular skewering of nut jobs is more than enough to warrant your half hour -- but we've got one for you. Our buddy, Jack Tho...
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars breaking out on PSP this fall
Jun 22nd 2009 on Joystiq
Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the latest portable offering in the open-ended crime series, will be making the jump from DS to PSP. The game will be available in both U...
All Points Bulletin chaos to balance out with Criminal and Enforcer dynamic
Jun 21st 2009 on Massively
The upcoming criminals-vs.-vigilantes game All Points Bulletin holds the promise of being an absolutely chaotic rampage, where a hundred players lay waste to a sprawling urban environment. While that ...
Sony introduces Rockstar's Agent as a PS3 exclusive
Jun 2nd 2009 on Joystiq
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/playstation/Sony_introduces_Rockstar_s_Agent_as_a_PS3_exclusive'; Sony has landed a big Rockstar exclusive -- they have just announced that the Grand Theft Auto develope...
GTA MMO would be a profitable venture, analyst suggests
May 29th 2009 on Massively
In a recent set of statements to Gamasutra, Mike Hickey, an analyst with Janco Partners, brought up the profitability of an MMO set within the Grand Theft Auto franchise.While Hickey notes that succe...
GTA: Chinatown Wars jacks more wallets, sells 74K in April
May 18th 2009 on Joystiq
In its first month of release, GTA: Chinatown Wars managed to only sell 89,000 copies in the US, according to the NPD. Now that the figures for April have come in, Gamasutra reports the game has mana...
CNBC ponders a Grand Theft Auto slowdown
May 4th 2009 on Joystiq
CNBC is wondering if slow sales for The Lost and the Damned and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars are pointing to an overall slowdown for the series. The site points to analysts' estimates that only 1...
Grand Theft Auto creators are among Time magazine's 100 for 2009
May 4th 2009 on Big Download
The mainstream media seems to always throw PC and video games a bone when it comes to coverage of popular culture and Time magazine is no exception. In their 2009 edition of the Time 100, where they ...
APB's Realtime Worlds gets new CEO: Gary Dale
Apr 27th 2009 on Massively
Realtime Worlds, creator of the XBox 360 game Crackdown and the upcoming Cops and Robbers themed MMO All Points Bulletin has announced that Gary Dale has been appointed as their new CEO to help overs...
GTA: Chinatown Wars sells 89K units in March
Apr 16th 2009 on Joystiq
Proving the analysts wrong, GTA: Chinatown Wars launched far below their prognostications in March with a mere 89,000 units sold, NPD has confirmed to Joystiq. The game was expected to show that a hi...
April Fools: Jack Thompson wants government to legalize gamer murder
Apr 1st 2009 on Joystiq
You may think he's a stick in the mud, but Jack Thompson does have a sense of humor. Want proof? Hot on the news of a slaying that may be connected to GTA, JT wrote us to say: "This is a switch, as i...
Grand Theft Auto habit contributes to partner's murder
Apr 1st 2009 on Joystiq
It's a known, scientific fact that Grand Theft Auto and other violent video games turn players into killers. But, apparently, its influence is so vile, it can even effect those that have to watch som...
Metareview -- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Mar 17th 2009 on Joystiq
As of right now, according to aggregate Metacritic scores, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is the best game on the Nintendo DS. There are currently four 100-percent review scores on the li...
No, really? Analyst believes GTA: Chinatown Wars will move 2M in US
Mar 17th 2009 on Joystiq Nintendo
Get this: Cowen and Company, a bunch of folks in suits who get paid a lot of money, are predicting that gaming's best-selling franchise -- Grand Theft Auto -- is going to sell really well on the indu...
DS Lite gets gangsta-fied for GTA: Chinatown Wars release
Mar 17th 2009 on Joystiq Nintendo
As part of the push to promote GTA: Chinatown Wars, the Nintendo World Store had a custom DS Lite on display for those who bothered to show up for the game's midnight release Monday night, which you ...
Take-Two stock jumps up 10% following earnings report
Mar 13th 2009 on Joystiq
Take-Two recently dished out deets concerning how much of the coveted moneyz the company made and how much of that was attributed to car theft. Following that, the company's stock started to get a sp...
Payback driving game for iPhone updated to version 1.1, lite version added
Mar 13th 2009 on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
We've posted about Payback before -- it's a Grand Theft Auto clone that's playable (and pretty impressive) on the iPhone. Apex Designs, the company behind the app, sent us a note that they've updated...
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars launch party at Nintendo World Store (plus: new trailer)
Mar 12th 2009 on Joystiq Nintendo
Imagine: a world of Nintendo products -- a Nintendo World if you will. New York's Nintendo HQ is playing host to yet another launch event. Although the venue may be the same, the atmosphere will stra...
Take-Two profits up slightly in Q109, GTA accounts for 40% of revenue
Mar 10th 2009 on Joystiq
Take-Two Interactive today announced its financial results for Q1 2009, ended January 31. The company's Q1 net revenue was $256.8 million, up a modest $16.4M over Q108's $240.4M. Its net loss for the...