Max Payne 3 takes UK top spot
Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 is the new number one in the UK all-formats chart, beating sales of 2003 predecessor Max Payne 2 by almost ten copies to one. More >
Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 is the new number one in the UK all-formats chart, beating sales of 2003 predecessor Max Payne 2 by almost ten copies to one. More >

Rockstar's take on the series is surprisingly conservative.
2The Grand Theft Auto series has been selected to feature in a new exhibition at the Victoria And Albert Museum. British Design 1948 - 2012: Innovation In The Modern Age showcases numerous high points of post-war British design, spanning the period between the 1948 Olympics in London and this summer's games, which will also be held in the city. More >
Mafia II developer 2K Czech is assisting Rockstar Games in development of Grand Theft Auto V, according to reports. A source told VG247 that the studio is lending Rockstar its expertise in animation for cutscenes and general gameplay. More >
The Rockstar-developed Max Payne 3 has been delayed until May, publisher Take-Two has announced. The game was supposed to hit shelves in March, but Take-Two has confirmed that it will now be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 on May 15 in North America and May 18 in other territories. The PC version will be released on May 29 in North America, and June 1 elsewhere. More >

GTA returns to San Andreas.
10Yesterday's announcement of Grand Theft Auto had a predictable effect on Take-Two's share price, with its US stock rising six per cent. The publisher's shares rose as high as $15.71 during the day, settling at $15.22 at the close of trading and rising again to $15.36 in afterhours trading. More >
2Rockstar has this morning updated its website to announce Grand Theft Auto V. There's no further information - just a logo, with a trailer to be released on November 2. More >
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We chronicle the rise of the 3D metropolis at the heart of the GTA universe.

Gong given to Motionscan performance capture tech, which has helped to push videogames another step towards mainstream entertainment.
SystemLink reports that the above trademark was filed in the US last December and approved last month, and has traced it back to the Grand Theft Auto publisher. Rockstar's Dan Houser told the Hollywood Reporter in April: "We love movies, but we also love games and that is what we remain focused on. If we were to attempt to make a movie, we would like to make it ourselves, or at least work in collaboration with the best talent." Ubisoft set up its own movie wing, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, in May.
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Rockstar senior designer Anthony Gowland, veteran of GTA and Red Dead Redemption, on going indie after six and a half years at the top.
How Rockstar is rebuilding the life of a man on fire - and sending him back into battle.

Both companies deny responsibility for problem; Intel gaming head tells us LA Noire could indeed be overheating systems.

Problem spreads to Xbox 360 as Sony denies culpability and Rockstar issues workaround.

Team Bondi's astonishing facial animation drives this uncommonly mature - and thrilling - adventure.
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We look at how Rockstar wrought havoc on an open world.

We blow the case wide open on Rockstar’s off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush sandbox crime drama.

Developer acknowledges games and gamers have moved on since world-weary Payne’s 2001 debut.

Online casting calls and resumés point to an imminent Grand Theft Auto V announcement.