Oh, look: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has “reignited” the violent videogame debate. What a surprise. Last time GTA and its publisher Rockstar Games sparked this kind of outrage it was for “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” and the infamous “Hot Coffee mod” — a patch that unlocked an explicit, but anatomically improbable, sex scene between the game’s protagonists .
This time the outcry is over the Nintendo DS-bound Chinatown Wars and its drug-dealing minigame, which offers players the chance to try their hand at a little narcotics trafficing. “We wanted to have a drug-dealing mini-game in lots of the GTA games,” said Rockstar vice president Dan Houser. “We played with it a little in ‘Vice City Stories,’ because it worked really well juxtaposed with the main story. It works well with what GTA is, with driving around the map, and it gives you another thing to think about — another layer or piece of the puzzle to keep you motivated.̶...
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Digg RSS wrote an interesting post today on Here’s a quick excerpt This week, in a recent Nintendo Power issue, Dan House, co-founder of Rockstar Games, explained why they decided to make GTA for the DS instead of the Wii. He explained that “it didn’t feel natural,” and that on the DS, it felt like it …
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As if anyone cares any longer, Rockstar has announced that Manhunt 2 will be released in the UK on October 31. The game will be available on PS2, PSP and Wii.
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A todos los propietarios de una Play Station 3 y de Grand Theft auto IV… os conformáis solo con Liberty City? No sentíais que os faltaba… algo?Rockstar Games ha confirmado hace unas horas aproximadamente, esta mañana en su sede de EEUU, que el lunes, 27 de octubre, una actualización estará disponible para la versión de PS3 Grand Theft Auto IV en la que se añadirán trofeos para la parte online del juego. Se ha comentado que pueden llegar a ser un total de 51 trofeos, en todos los nive... more
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Ten new controversial shots of Rockstar’s debut DS game. The ten first, proper Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS screenshots have appeared on the net - and its looking even more controversial than home console GTAs.
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Tras ver, hace semanas, algunas capturas de Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars en varios scans, hoy Rockstar Games muestra las capturas oficiales . Este episodio se convierte en la primera entrega de GTA para una plataforma de nueva generación de Nintendo . Esperemos que no sea la única, y podremos ver algún episodio en la blanquita…
Como ya sabréis, este episodio será totalmente en 3D, pero con un aspecto cel shading y una perspectiva isométrica. Uno de los aspectos en que se ... more
Es gibt neues zu GTA: Chinatown Wars! Das Hosentaschen-GTA für den Nintendo DS wird wohl erst nächstes Jahr erscheinen. Neue Screens gibts hier.... more
Os jogos hoje em dia estão a usar cada vez mais espaço no disco. Também pudera: com o advento da tecnologia temos modelos cada vez mais complexos com várias camadas de textura em alta resolução, adicionando aos mesmos detalhes bastante realistas. Mas e que tal separar de 36 a 54GB de espaço no disco do seu computador para instalar a versão de Grand Theft Auto IV?
Pelo menos é o que afirma uma nota publicada no site oficial da Rockstar Games. A empresa até ao momento não comento... more
Grand Theft Auto IV - Now Available For Pre-Purchase
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