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INTERVIEW: Sam Houser (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: The Rockstar co-founder looks back over his amazingly successful career, discussing his biggest challenges, successes - and what's he's still to achieve.

Sam Houser: 'People want to put Rockstar out of business' (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: Biggest challenge of legend's career has been the 'powerful people' who want to crush GTA firm

Sam Houser: Games industry has 'limitless' potential (Grand Theft Auto: Vice City)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: Rockstar boss reveals his motivations and his vision of the future in an exclusive MCV profile

New Max Payne movie shots emerge (Max Payne)

Jun 20, 2008

Three new pictures from the new Max Payne movie have emerged online, revealing an NYPD squad vehicle, a darkened car and a whole lot of snow. Check 'em out here.

Considering that the movie is being directed by a chap most famous for remaking The Omen, it's looks both authentic to the game and quite atmospheric.

The NYPD squad vehicle also hints of some riveting action sequences. We expected as much, but there was the ...

No KOTOR for E3 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords)

Jun 19, 2008

Above: Hmph! We didn't want to go to E3 anyway...

LucasArts won't be unveiling any new games at next month's E3, if comments from Margaret Grohne, director of public relations, are anything to go by.

There's been a lot of talk recently about layoffs within the company and projects that may or may not have been canned. Bring yourself up to speed here. ...

EA talks "Godfather II" (The Godfather)

Jun 18, 2008

John Riccitiello has been talking freely about The Godfather II. At the William Blair & Company's investor meeting on Tuesday, Riccitiello said that EA's Redwood Shores studio is at work on a sequel to The Godfather game, which released in 2006.

"It's a game that I think we'll be talking a lot about this fall," Riccitiello told investors. "You can play this game both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can ...

Two more on Xbox Originals (The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning)

Jun 12, 2008

Two more ahem, "golden oldies" have appeared on Xbox Live's Xbox Originals service this morning, the first of which is Vivendi's Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.

As you can probably guess from the title, New Beginning was the first in the Legend trilogy of Spyro games, adding more action-based platforming gameplay and an even more annoying voice over for the purple dragon.

The second, more interesting title up for download is 2D ...

Atari creator "honored" to be played by DiCaprio (Xbox)

Jun 11, 2008

Original Atari founder Nolan Bushnell says he's "thrilled" to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio in the film about his life.

The news of DiCaprio's signing came earlier this week, when it was revealed that Paramount Pictures had picked up the project.

"I'm very, very thrilled and honored that would be the case," Bushnell told MTV Multiplayer.

"There's been a lot of books [about Atari]," he said. "Some correct, some ...

Take-Two exploring subscription models (Xbox)

Jun 11, 2008

Take-Two is planning to take greater steps into the world of networked gaming in a bid to grow its business.

Speaking at the Piper Jaffray conference in New York, chairman Strauss Zelnick told investors that the idea is to "turn packaged goods partially into a subscription business," reports Kotaku.

The company is experimenting with ways to incorporate microtransactions into its business, he said.

"If we can get a good ...

LucasArts committed to internal studio (Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy)

Jun 10, 2008

LucasArts has reaffirmed the company's commitment to its internal studio and has denied rumours that will cease development after The Force Unleashed.

"We're committed to our internal studio," Lucas rep Margaret Grohne told Joystiq. "We're working on the next Indiana Jones game internally."

Grohne refused to comment on whether this would include future efforts, but did say that the company planned on outsourcing projects to other ...

THQ: 'Girls have better things to do than play games' (Xbox)

Jun 9, 2008

James Scalpello, wireless director of THQ, has claimed that girls don't play as many videogames as guys because they have different lifestyle requirements.

"When girls play console games, they have to have gone through a whole other list of things they could have done before sitting down with them," he told CasualGaming.biz.

"Guys get home, have dinner, and play a computer game. It's much higher up the list of priorities. To ...

DiCaprio to play Atari-creator in biopic (Xbox)

Jun 9, 2008

Leonardo DiCaprio is signed up to play Atari-creator Nolan Bushnell in a biopic that the movie star will also produce.

The movie is currently without a director, but it will be written by Brian Hecker and Craig Sherman, according to Variety.

Bushnell has been targeted by various Hollywood studios over the years, but the two writers apparently were the only ones to convince him they could do his life justice.

Whether or ...

'Voice of God' heir battles NFL Films over Madden program (Madden NFL 06)

Jun 9, 2008

If you're a football fan, you've surely heard the voice of the late John Facenda. Facenda, a beloved Philadelphia newscaster from 1948-1973, gained national recognition for his voice-over work with NFL Films in the latter part of his career.

However, a lawsuit filed by Facenda's son alleges that the NFL allowed Electronic Arts to use the announcer's voice to promote Madden 2006 in violation of a contract Facenda signed before his death.

BioWare working on KotOR 3 (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords)

Jun 6, 2008

An ex-employee of LucasArts has leaked details regarding a number of titles in development, including a BioWare-developed Knights of the Old Republic MMO.

The source has told Kotaku that he is one of 75-100 employees laid off in a massive shake-up yesterday, including the producer of the LEGO Star Wars and Indy titles.

As well as KotOR 3, the ex-staffer spilled the beans on production going ahead with Battlefront 3 ...

San Andreas is biggest game in American history (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

Jun 6, 2008

VG247: According to Forbes, GTA: San Andreas is the biggest selling game in America ever. Crime pays, clearly.

1. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (9.43 million)
2. Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (8.2 million)
3. Madden NFL 2007 (7.7 million)
4. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (7.3 million)
5. Madden NFL 2006 (6.65 million)
6. Halo 2 (6.6 million)
7. Madden NFL 2008 (6.56 million)
8. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (6.25 million)
9. Grand Theft Auto III (6.2 million)
10. Madden NFL 2005 (6.1 million)

GTA Rules NPD All-Time U.S. Top 10 (Halo 2)

Jun 5, 2008

Next-Gen.Biz writes: "The NPD Group has revealed the top 10 selling games of all time in the U.S. market.

Forbes reported earlier this week NPD Group's up-to-date top ten U.S. videogame sales figures by units, revealing a list dominated by the Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises.

As seen below, GTA: San Andreas from 2004 is the top-selling game in the U.S. with 9.43 million units sold. The franchise shows up on the top 10 three times, while Madden appears four times.

Activision had two 2007 titles already break the top 10 (Guitar Hero III and Call of Duty 4), while EA had one 2007 title on the list in the form of Madden NFL 08."

Top 10 10 million selling games since 2000 (Grand Theft Auto 3)

Jun 4, 2008

VGB writes: Here's the Top 10 10 million selling games. Since the year 2000, there have been few games that sold over 10 million.

Dreamfall Chapters 'On The Back Burner' (Dreamfall: The Longest Journey)

Jun 4, 2008

Creator of the acclaimed The Longest Journey adventure series Ragnar Tornquist wrote on his blog that the episodic sequel Dreamfall Chapters may be low on developer Funcom's list of priorities, but is still in the works.

Did Lawyers Inflate Fees in Hot Coffee Class Action Suit? (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas)

May 27, 2008

Lawyers who filed a class-action lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive over the 2005 Hot Coffee scandal have put in a claim for $1,000,000 in legal fees. However, the total value of a settlement award to 2,676 claimaints in the case tallies less than $27,000. Here's how those awards break down:

* Tier 1 (up to $35.00) (no [GTA San Andreas disc] exchange required):
416
* Tier 2 (up to $17.50) (exchange required): 22
* Tier 3 ($10.00) (exchange required): 131
* Tier 4 ($5.00) (no exchange required): 2,050
* Disc Exchange w/o cash: 57

Red vs. Blue is Back with Reconstructed (Halo 2)

May 27, 2008

The gang at RoosterTeeth.com is back at it again with Red vs. Blue Reconstruction. Episode one of an this new Red vs. Blue series appears almost a year after its 100th and "final" episode.