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Ex-GTA developer explains why he'll never go back to violent games

"I think it's often easier to do violence than it is to generate meaningful, interesting conflict," says ex-GTA producer Jeremy Pope. Full Story

Posted May 20, 2013 1:45 pm GMT

GTA and GTA 2 rated for PlayStation 3, Vita, and PSP

A digital release on the PlayStation Store could be in the works for classic PlayStation 1 titles. Full Story

Posted May 1, 2013 5:51 pm GMT

Grand Theft Auto III hitting PSN Sept. 25 - Report

Listing on PlayStation Asia website indicates Rockstar's PlayStation 2 action gaming hitting PlayStation 3 next week following delay. Full Story

Posted Sep 18, 2012 4:14 pm GMT

Asia Shippin' Out Dec. 11-17: GTA III, Gears of War 3: RAAM's Shadow

iOS version of classic sandbox title, new DLC for third Gears of War game, and stunt-performing racer are highlights for the week. Full Story

Posted Dec 13, 2011 6:04 am GMT

GTAIII: Anniversary Edition goes mobile December 15

Rockstar readying updated release of PS2 open-world crime game for Android and iOS platforms; $5 price point confirmed. Full Story

Posted Dec 6, 2011 6:40 pm GMT

GTAIII turns 10, coming to mobile devices

The anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto III arrives for phones and tablets this autumn, along with a Claude action figure. Full Story

Posted Oct 13, 2011 2:28 pm GMT

Take-Two sales sink 12% in June quarter

Publisher posts $8.7 million loss on revenues of $334.4 million in April-June period; Red Dead Redemption franchise sells 11 million. Full Story

Posted Aug 8, 2011 10:48 pm GMT

150 million PS2 units shipped worldwide

Sony announces new milestone for home console since debuting in Japan in March 2000; 10,828 titles available, 1.52 billion software units sold since launch. Full Story

Posted Feb 14, 2011 5:47 pm GMT

Original Grand Theft Auto 'almost canned'

Then-series developer DMA Design's Gary Penn says top-down title nearly shelved because it was "awful"; GTA: IV life-to-date sales sit at 17 million. Full Story

Posted Feb 1, 2011 2:15 pm GMT

PS2 celebrates 10 years in North America

Anniversary of October 26, 2000, US and Canadian launch sees aging console's sales top 146 million. Full Story

Posted Oct 26, 2010 8:39 pm GMT

Games for Windows Marketplace launches Nov. 15

New PC game store will feature redesigned interface, offer browser-based shopping, and accept Microsoft points from Xbox Live as payment. Full Story

Posted Oct 22, 2010 5:23 pm GMT

Grand Theft Auto trilogy Mac-ing 'likely this year'

Three-pack of GTAIII, Vice City, and San Andreas probably coming to Apple's operating system in 2010, says Rockstar. Full Story

Posted Sep 10, 2010 7:36 pm GMT

Rockstar wins newspaper apology, damages

Daily Star admits it "made no attempt to check the accuracy" of story claiming development of GTA Rothbury, apologises unreservedly. Full Story

Posted Jul 26, 2010 3:05 pm GMT

GTA creator opens up on APB

DEVELOP '09: Realtime Worlds' Dave Jones uses keynote to discuss origins of forthcoming cops-vs.-criminals MMOG, suggests sci-fi settings limit audience size. Full Story

Posted Jul 15, 2009 12:02 pm GMT

David Jones keynoting Develop 2009

Creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto to deliver his thoughts on "how to make a game successful"; promises more details on APB. Full Story

Posted Mar 11, 2009 2:54 pm GMT

Q&A: Virtual Heroes training real heroes

PSPs teaching Hilton hoteliers? Silent Hill artists training Special Forces with RPGs? Grand Theft Auto designers helping police and paramedics? It's all in a day's work for CEO Jerry Heneghan's cutting-edge company. Full Story

Posted Oct 4, 2008 12:31 am GMT

NPD: San Andreas caps US best-seller list

Grand Theft Auto and Madden NFL franchises dominate industry-tracking group's top 10 list of all-time domestic sales leaders through April. Full Story

Posted Jun 6, 2008 1:01 am GMT

Houser: GTAIV is not controversial

Rockstar's Dan Houser explains to UK magazine ShortList why GTAIV will change the way people see games. Full Story

Posted Apr 24, 2008 1:04 pm GMT

Rockstar builds up Steam

Publisher's entire back catalog of PC titles now available through Valve's online digital distribution service. Full Story

Posted Jan 4, 2008 11:30 pm GMT

GTA fan charged with GTA

Canadian Mounties nab car thief after being tipped off by his large tattoo of the car-theft-centric game's logo. Full Story

Posted Sep 24, 2006 3:19 am GMT

Student thesis pegs games as racist

University of British Columbia grad finds games "rife with racist Asian stereotypes"; answers GameSpot's questions about his research. Full Story

Posted Jul 25, 2006 1:52 am GMT

GTA cited as car-chase motive

New York man gets two charges after car chase with cops; thought he could outrun police because he did it in Grand Theft Auto. Full Story

Posted Apr 13, 2006 10:58 pm GMT

Prostitutes call for ban on GTA

Sex workers cry foul, say game "accrues points to players for the depiction of rape and murder of prostitutes." Full Story

Posted Feb 14, 2006 11:48 pm GMT

Civil suit in Alabama goes forward

Judge refuses to dismiss case made by families of murder victims against companies who made, distributed, or sold Grand Theft Auto. Full Story

Posted Dec 14, 2005 8:54 pm GMT

Alabama judge tosses Thompson

Florida lawyer's request to leave case denied; judge opts to revoke temporary license to practice law in the state instead. Full Story

Posted Nov 19, 2005 12:25 am GMT

Controversial lawyer exits GTA case

Jack Thompson removes himself from Alabama lawsuit against makers, sellers of Grand Theft Auto III. Full Story

Posted Nov 8, 2005 2:02 am GMT

Thompson gets his day in court

Civil suit against game companies kicks off, but Florida attorney's behavior has to stand trial first. Full Story

Posted Nov 4, 2005 10:45 pm GMT

Judge sentences gamer to death

20-year-old who used Grand Theft Auto as defense for triple homicide sentenced to lethal injection. Full Story

Posted Oct 8, 2005 12:43 am GMT

Japan gov't institutes GTA III ban

Under-18 ban on Capcom-distributed Grand Theft Auto III now in effect in Saitama Prefecture. Full Story

Posted Sep 20, 2005 7:25 pm GMT

Japanese game industry moves to restrict sales to minors

Voluntary retailer program to separate mature games from all-ages games hopes to stem government-imposed controls. Full Story

Posted Jul 19, 2005 8:56 pm GMT

Lightning strike zaps PS2 player

Boy in New Hampshire gets electrocuted when lightning strike passes through TV, PS2 controller. Full Story

Posted Jul 2, 2005 12:01 am GMT

Japan considering self-imposed game regulation

Kanagawa prefecture legislation and a GTAIII-linked murder spur the game industry in Japan to take action. Full Story

Posted Jun 27, 2005 9:00 pm GMT

Japan's violent game ban spreads

Following Kanagawa prefecture, Ishikawa's regional government plans to ban the sales of violent games to minors. Full Story

Posted Jun 27, 2005 7:44 pm GMT

Debate over game violence boils over in Japan

Osaka Prefecture becomes third area in Japan to join the ban on "violent" video games to minors; retailers irked by GTAIII ban in Kanagawa. Full Story

Posted Jun 20, 2005 10:11 pm GMT

Capcom considering legal action against GTA3 age ban in Japan

Capcom retaliates to GTA3's age restriction in a Japanese region, citing that the movement can cause issues in freedom of expression in future games. Full Story

Posted Jun 8, 2005 12:28 am GMT

Grand Theft Auto III restricted in Japan

Japan's Kanagawa prefecture says GTAIII is too violent for minors; will limit sales to adults starting next week. Full Story

Posted May 31, 2005 10:11 pm GMT

60 Minutes slated to tackle game violence

Upcoming CBS News segment will focus on the Alabama case of a teen who plaintiffs say was inspired to kill after playing Grand Theft Auto. Full Story

Posted Mar 5, 2005 1:06 am GMT

Grand Theft Auto sparks another lawsuit

Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive, Sony, Wal-Mart, and GameStop are blamed for the murder of three policemen by a teenage car thief. Full Story

Posted Feb 17, 2005 1:37 am GMT

GTA Creator David Jones keynotes World Cyber Games 2004 Conference

The man who introduced gamers to carjacking says mainstream multiplatform gaming is the next big thing. Full Story

Posted Oct 8, 2004 12:05 am GMT

Rockstar launches San Andreas spin-off sites

Web destinations for in-game characters and companies give further insight into the upcoming game. Full Story

Posted Sep 15, 2004 11:23 pm GMT

California game-restriction bill floundering

Assemblyman Leland Yee all but concedes defeat in his fight to make M-rated games less accessible. Full Story

Posted Apr 9, 2004 10:49 pm GMT

Lieberman denounces Grand Theft Auto

Democratic presidential hopeful Joseph Lieberman describes Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series as horrendous during a forum at Dartmouth College. Full Story

Posted Jan 26, 2004 3:14 pm GMT

Wild Metal Country now free

Rockstar Games releases the 1999 game Wild Metal Country as a complimentary download on its official site. Full Story

Posted Jan 6, 2004 1:53 pm GMT

UK GTA lawsuit refuted

Former DMA employee denies a Scottish developer's claims that the first Grant Theft Auto plagiarized his game. Full Story

Posted Dec 19, 2003 7:31 pm GMT

Rockstar seeks to dismiss GTAIII lawsuit

Rockstar Games asks a federal judge to dismiss the $246 million lawsuit filed by the parents of a man killed in a random shooting earlier this year. Full Story

Posted Nov 11, 2003 10:58 am GMT

Families sue over GTAIII-inspired shooting

The families of two persons, whose cars were shot at by teenage fans of Grand Theft Auto III, have filed a lawsuit against SCEA, Take-Two, Rockstar Games, and Wal-Mart. Full Story

Posted Oct 22, 2003 10:48 am GMT

GTA Double Pack arrives on PS2

Rockstar Games announces the North American release of its Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City double pack for the PlayStation 2. Full Story

Posted Oct 21, 2003 1:34 pm GMT

GTA III and Vice City pack confirmed for PS2 and Xbox

Rockstar Games announces that it will release a pack containing both Grand Theft Auto III and Vice City on the PS2 and Xbox later this year. Full Story

Posted Sep 3, 2003 2:22 pm GMT

St. Louis to appeal video game ruling

The county will appeal the decision made by the appeals court regarding the sale or rental of violent video games. Full Story

Posted Jun 26, 2003 12:51 am GMT

Capcom to release GTA III in Japan

Rockstar Games and Capcom announce a partnership agreement that will see Grand Theft Auto III getting a Japanese release later this year. Full Story

Posted Jun 16, 2003 6:21 pm GMT

GTA 3 and Vice City on Xbox, GC?

A new report suggests that Rockstar will be bringing two of its major games to the Xbox and GameCube in 2004. Full Story

Posted Apr 30, 2003 1:59 am GMT

Neverwinter Nights retains the lead

Infogrames' ambitious Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game hangs on to first place on the latest list of best-selling PC games. Full Story

Posted Jul 10, 2002 11:19 pm GMT

Allied Assault storms back to the front

EA's WWII shooter returns to number one on NPD's weekly list of best-selling PC games, while The Sims: Vacation takes the honors for the month of May. Full Story

Posted Jun 27, 2002 3:26 am GMT

Grand Theft Auto III steals first place

Take-Two's urban action game takes the lead on the latest weekly list of best-selling PC games. Full Story

Posted Jun 20, 2002 4:00 am GMT

Soldier of Fortune II, GTAIII shoot to the top

Virtual violence makes a comeback as Activision's gory shooter sequel takes the lead on NPD's latest weekly list of best-selling PC games, followed by Take-Two's urban action game. Full Story