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First images of Rockstar's Agent appear

Ex-employee's portfolio includes two visualizations of the company's mysterious 1970s-set PlayStation 3-exclusive game.

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Rockstar Games' Agent--a PlayStation 3-exclusive espionage title set in the 1970s--was first revealed in 2007 and later detailed at the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo. Since then, the developer has remained utterly mum on the title. However, in May, parent publisher Take-Two confirmed that the game is still in development. Now, gamers have their first glimpse at the title.

A first look inside Agent.
A first look inside Agent.

A former Rockstar North environment artist's online portfolio includes multiple visualizations of Agent. The shots (at right) show a single character and indoor environments from the game.

Agent does not have a release date, and Take-Two said nothing about the game during its most recent financial call last week. However, when the game does ship, it will do so with high expectations.

In 2009, Take-Two president Ben Feder told GameSpot that Agent is being groomed to be the next Grand Theft Auto.

"It's the A team working on an AAA title," he said. "I think the subject matter, the characters, the story, the environment, the background--all the elements are there. It's such a rich environment to play in."

For more on Rockstar's Agent, check out GameSpot's previous coverage.

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Published by Rockstar, developed by Rockstar North, AAA title, groomed to be the next GTA, & PS3 exclusive. It's pretty obvious that this is going to be the greatest video game ever.

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Rockstar is involved !? Im getting this, GTA4 was amazing, LA Noire was brilliant and AGENT will probably be outstanding, can't wait for this :)

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thats proof that la.noire was meant to be only on ps3

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I'm sure it will be great, but I really wish they would release Max Payne 3.

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omg finally. i'd say something to keep us going for a while, but @plaintomato you're spot on about the fact that stairs are not the best screenshot out there, especially since we've been waiting for 2 years for something more than the phrase "coming soon".

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This game looks promising...

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1970's? Not excited. Rockstar? Excited. Pictures of stairs? Lame. Rockstar? Still excited. Rockstar has a well deserved rep that keeps on giving. I'll be excited about this game unless and until there is hard evidence that I shouldn't be. But whoever decided stairs were a good first look should be carjacked.

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So stoked for this. Can't wait to see what Rockstar has in store for us.

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Grand Theft Auto + Splinter Cell = Agent Now THAT would be awesome.

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@ztg360 on poly count sure have no difference (multi platform) but if u look at effects and CONTRAST (colors,light,shadow) there is a HUGE difference. Don't get me wrong, i have fun with the x360,but the opaque look on xbox games bothers me,its just an old tech,they all get old some day.

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I thought Red Dead Redemption and L.A.Noire were awesome games. Grand Theft Auto IV was a good game. I liked GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas better I enjoyed playing it, but it doesn't come close to Red Dead or LA:Noire. Rockstar North is doing the development for both Agent and GTAV, I don't know which game they're going to release first, hopefully Agent. I'm just glad Rockstar isn't putting all their focus on the GTA series and releasing a new one every year. Keep up the good work Rockstar.

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meh...Can't say I was that interested in L.A. Noire, and Agent sounds less interesting to me.

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Doesn't seem all that groundbreaking, or something we haven't seen before, especially if they're "grooming it to be the next Grand Theft Auto", but nevertheless, Rockstar does do fairly well in developing somewhat entertaining games at the least, so I'll be interested in seeing where this title's name pops up in the future, I guess, lol... Until then, though...;)

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eh not to excited. doesnt matter anyways i got the 360 and im fine with it

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If Rockstar has anything to do with it, count me in.

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PS3 exclusive count me in

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My vision of Agent in a nutshell: counter intelligence, planting evidence to trick your opponent nation or agency. Taking the LA NOIRE interrogation to a whole new level that only Rockstar has the balls of doing: Torture.

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Come on Rockstar put out this, GTA 5, or Max Payne 3 already!

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looks like this is to compensate for the l.a. noire exclusivity, which they had contracted with a deal of not paying 20mill to sony (which first owned l.a. noire IP) if made exclusive. however, due to high dev cost, they had to go multiplatform.

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As far away from release as Agent is, GTA V is even further. And the fact that some game artist may have worked on Agent at some time (in the distant past) does not by any means mean its being worked on now. Anyone who follows games for any amount of time learns this: GAME DEVS LIE! All the time. Its hard to tell sometimes but I find if a game devs lips are moving, chances are he/she is lying. It would not shock me to find out that most people in politics have some game dev work in their resume, cant think of better training. Dont get me wrong: I am a big PS3 fan and would like nothing better than to see this game come out, as dead horses go, this horse was sent to the glue factory long ago. Hard to see how a game that (from R*s claims) has been in dev since 2005 and was announced in 2009 and somehow only has concept art to show. I mean even DNF had real screenshots at some point.

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@Kaboom all blu-ray is, is an hd disc with increased memory but from what i've seen there are no differences between the graphical capabilities of the 360 compared to the ps3

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are you even listening to us Rock*, WE WANT NEW GTA !! for god sake release modern time game enough with old times, we got it they were great ! First RDR then GTA IV then LA:Noir and now F***ing Agent from prehistoric dates!! god i hate devs when they dnt THINK.

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ps3 thank you

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Is it a requirement that you be able to lie lie lie to the point of not even feeling it to be a game dev? Rockstar must think we are all dumb as dirt. Why not just say "sorry its vapoware, haha fooled you" and move on? A game that has ACTUALLY been in dev since 2005 would have a heck of a lot more than some art work to show.....

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wow platform exclusive ? even tho i own a ps3 rockstar just lost some respect from me if you make a game then let as many ppl as possible enjoy it >.

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I wasn't impress with GTA IV wasn't impress with Red Dead and didn't get LA Noire. Watching gamplay and other vids of LA Noire looked boring, Red Dead was ok but not what I was expecting for $60, GTA IV I felt I got ripped off for $60 when it the stores. If Rockstar gonna make a game quit stripping the awesome stuff out and then a month or 2 later they tell us we gotta buy the awesome stuff as DLC's. I don't know about everyone else but I'm tired of getting ripped off on games and they're DLC's.

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Wow....that bode wells....are first actual look at the game comes from ex-employees and is nothing more than concept art (just a step above "vapor-ware"). So I guess we can set the release date as "about a week or two after never"

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The 360 is based on 10 year old tech(still using DVDs, ROFL) It can't handle this game, so of course it'll only be able to play on the PC or PS3. Your best hope is the XBOX 720

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Need more information... But it might finally push me to buy a PS3. Unless they decide to multi-platform it.

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*Yawn*

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Not sure if I care about this. I already skipped LA Noire and didn't really enjoy Red Dead. I'll stick to the GTA titles.

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long time no see i remember at e3 Jack Tretton (president, ceo of SCEI) was unsure if this was going to remain an exclusive title or not. I wonder where and when this game is going to launch. Though, we can be sure that this game is going to be great.

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plz make it for 360

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Is it still a PlayStation 3-exclusive? Well, as a PC gamer my hopes are low. It has been a while since they published anything on the PC...

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Its a Rockstar Game, don't care about screens, videos, review, etc just tell when the release date and I'm gonna buy it :)

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what, its so small hard to see :'(

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a PS3 exclusive hmmm.... it would make it fantastic, but i would want it on xbox so i'd have a chance to play. =(

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I've been following this one for a few years now - I wish I could just get a release date for it! :evil:

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Is the ex-employee going to be legally liable for violating his NDA?

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Finally some images! I'm expecting nothing less than AAA from Rockstar. I hope that Agent (being an exclusive to the PS3) will bring out a true quality experience.

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Haha, looks like Rockstar knows who to sue now. :P

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Rockstar Games releases a game every 2 years so I won't be surprised if it comes out next year. Note: LA Noire wasn't made by Rockstar games, just Published. ;)

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Does anyone seriously believe this game will ever come out?

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hmm looks like this might be another great franchise from Rockstar.

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I hope it doesnt play like GTA 4 or RDR.

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duuuuuuuuuuuude! looks the dogs back bits!

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looks good

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cool this should good if its made by rockstar

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Geeze... I almost forgot about this one... I bet it'll be a great one

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PS3 exclusive, but for how long? I'll wait for the 360 and/or PC version.

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