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Another year, another PAX East. While players await news on the next generation of video game consoles, and developers bide their time until those consoles’ features are announced, PAX East 2013′s triple-A offerings were actually quite tame in comparison to the previous couple of years. Because of this, however, the common theme with many members [...]
Grand Theft Auto fans, the wait is over. This morning at 11am ET, Rockstar Games released the new trailer for the next installment in their GTA series, Grand Theft Auto V, offering a sneak peek at the world of the game, but still remaining tight-lipped in terms of actual plot or storyline. While details are [...]
Do you hear that? It’s the sound of your wallet burning in your pocket. On Saturday, promotional art for Grand Theft Auto V appeared online, confirming the title for PS3 and Xbox 36o in Spring of 2013. Along with every other title you’re anticipating. A Polish website, GTA-Five, released the posters which appear made for store displays, [...]
In honor of Halloween right around the corner, we present to you the ten scariest games of all time. Of course, when you say “scary,” that can mean something different to everyone. Personally, I tend to go in for the psychological scares that still send a shiver down my spine years after playing a game, [...]
In a surprise move, publisher Rockstar Games has announced both the expansion of Rockstar Toronto and the “closing” of Rockstar Vancouver. The 35 person team comprising Vancouver ( of Bully and Max Payne 3 fame) are being moved into Rockstar Toronto or have a choice of taking a position in any other Rockstar studio (London, [...]
Rockstar has a history for grabbing the right music for their games. Ever since “She’s on Fire,” and the rest of the Scarface soundtrack found its way into Grand Theft Auto III, they have endeared themselves to soundtrack aficionados. When they confirmed noise rock band HEALTH would be providing music for the latest entry to the Max [...]
Rockstar Games had a lot to prove with Max Payne 3. When the first details dropped in 2009, fans around the world exploded with confusion and outrage. Taking the reins from original series creators Remedy proved no easy task; Max Payne was nearing a decade of age, and now Rockstar had the freedom to reinvigorate [...]
Rockstar goes into a little more depth about the multiplayer portion of Max Payne 3 in a new video released on Thursday. Will injecting story into multiplayer give the upcoming PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game a boost? Max Payne 3 is the first game in the series to feature multiplayer and it doesn’t look like [...]
It has not been an uncommon occurrence to have multiplatform games release on multiple discs for the Xbox 360 version. The PlayStation 3 Blu-ray technology simply far surpasses the storage capabilities of Xbox 360′s DVD media, therefore requiring the titles to spread across two, or sometimes three discs. While it’s usually for vast RPGs such [...]
By this point, everyone has tried to kill Max Payne. From Russian Mobsters to Mark Wahlberg, nobody has been successful. Rockstar is set to give another group a shot at him, as Max Payne 3 sees the beloved character venturing to Brazil to clash with a new brand of foe. We had the opportunity to [...]
Max Payne 3 adds online multiplayer to the series for the first time and you must be thinking how that affects the franchise’s signature Bullet Time. Rockstar Games explains how one person slowing down time works in multiplayer matches in a new video released on Wednesday along with details on two online modes. Bullet Time [...]
As one of the most anticipated games of the year, Max Payne 3 has a lot of hype to live up to when it launches this May. Whether players find themselves more wanting outlandish gun battles or compelling story arcs, everyone wants an experience that holds them from beginning to end. When subtle nuances about [...]
Rockstar Games unleashed the second trailer for Max Payne 3 on Thursday that delves a little into the story of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC shooter. It’s got hot ladies, lots of guns and explosions, plus plenty of exposition from Max. Max Payne 3 is primarily set in Sao Paulo, Brazil where Max is [...]