In case you haven't kept up on the car-jacking, open-world-destroying craziness of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5), you may like to know what most of the videogame world is playing right now. Rockstar Games today shipped GTA 5 to retail, the latest installment in the seminal open-world game. Interestingly, GTA 5 hasn't been met with nearly the amount of controversy from previous installments, particularly GTA 3, perhaps indicative of the desensitization of society to sex and violence. Or maybe the opponents just gave up, … [Read more...]
Grand Theft Auto V Releasing September 17, Collector’s Edition Only at GameStop
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5) is slate to ship September 17 for Xbox 360 and PS3, but if you want the Collector's Edition version, you'll have to head to GameStop in the United States. The Grand Theft Auto V Collector's Edition comes in a SteelBook container featuring exclusive artwork and contains a host of extra goodies. Just what are those extra goodies, you ask? A Grand Theft Auto V security deposit bag with Rockstar Games logo key – unavailable for purchase anywhere else! A Grand Theft Auto V New Era 9FIFTY™ … [Read more...]
Max Payne 3 Comic Series Coming Soon from Marvel
Rockstar is working with Marvel Comics on a three-part original comic series with a first issue slated to release by May. The comic series will be released both as a digital graphic novel and in limited print editions. Written by Dan Houser and Remedy's Sam Lake, and featuring cover art from Greg Horn and pencils/inks by Fernando Blanco, this original Max Payne 3 comic series will delve into Max's troubled past. The story will explore the events that occurred in and around both Max Payne and Max Payne 2, thus acting … [Read more...]
Max Payne 3 Special Edition Pre-Orders for Xbox 360, PS3: Only Available Until January
Rockstar Games isn't one to miss a holiday shopping season, a point they proved today in announcing Max Payne 3 Special Edition for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. No, the game hasn't shipped -- it's not due until March -- but the only way to get the Special Edition will be to pre-order it today through January 15, 2012. Pre-orders can be made starting today. The Max Payne 3 Special Edition is ideal for fans and players looking for premium and collectible Max Payne content, including digital character and weapon packs not … [Read more...]
Grand Theft Auto V Details Start to Slip Out
Yesterday we brought you the full GTA V announcement trailer, and today a few more details have slipped out regarding the game's specific setting and plot. In traditional Rockstar fashion, the details are scant but informative. Here's the info, exactly as we received it from Rockstar. Developed by series creator Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V heads to the city of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game Rockstar has yet created. “Grand Theft Auto V is … [Read more...]
Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) Announcement Trailer: Watch Now
As we reported last week, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) is in the throes of development over at Rockstar HQ, and today, we've got the GTA V announcement trailer for your viewing pleasure. Based on the trailer, GTA V clearly takes place in Los Angeles, as the trailer shows the downtown LA skyline and the Hollywood sign (called "Vineland" in the video). Will the game be limited to LA, though, or will it take place in suburbs as well? That remains to be seen, as the video shows highway signs for Interstate 5 (which runs to … [Read more...]
Grand Theft Auto V in Development; Trailer to Appear Nov. 2
Folks, it's official: Grand Theft Auto V is in the works. That's no typo: GTA V is currently in development by the Rockstar Games crew. The location is currently rumored to be Los Angeles, according to a source that spoke to Kotaku, but the chances of that being a total smokescreen are just as good as the chances that the info is legit. On its corporate Website, Rockstar indicated that they'll release a GTA V trailer on Nov. 2. Hopefully additional information will be released at that time as well, including where … [Read more...]
Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Now Available
Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition is now available for the Xbox 360 and PS3, a comprehensive package containing the original retail game, a new Hardcore single-player mode, and all the DLC released to date. It also retails for $10 less than the original core game, so it's a fantastic deal. For those who aren't familiar with Red Dead Redemption, the game transports players to Rockstar's vision of the American West at the turn of the 20th century. It follows the tale of reformed outlaw John Marston as he … [Read more...]
First Max Payne 3 Trailer: Watch it Here
As we wrote last week, Max Payne 3 is coming in 2012 to Xbox 360 and PS3, but you don't have to wait that long to see Max Payne in action, as Rockstar today sent along the first Max Payne 3 trailer, which you can watch below. In Max Payne 3, Max is still haunted by the memories of his traumatic past and begins a new life working private security protecting a wealthy industrialist and his family in Sao Paulo, Brazil. When gangs target the family under his protection, Max is forced to fight to save his clients and … [Read more...]
Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Coming in October
Rockstar today unveiled Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition will be released in October for the Xbox 360 and PS3. The Red Dead Redemption: GOTY Edition will include all the DLC and additional content that's been released to date for the game. Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition will ship in North America on October 11 and internationally on October 14. Red Dead Redemption: GOTY will include the full, original Red Dead Redemption game; all free and paid downloadable content packs released to … [Read more...]
