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AO-Rated Manhunt 2 Is Available Next Week
10:30AM Owen Good | Manhunt 2, notoriously edited by Rockstar to not earn an Adults Only tag from the ESRB, will be released Nov. 6 in that AO form, on the PC. Direct2Drive will have the download, for $US29.95. More »
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Manhunt 2, The Uncut Edition
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | While Manhunt 2 was nowhere near as good as the first game, its cause wasn’t helped by the fact the game was edited by Rockstar to avoid an “Adults Only” rating. More »
Here Manhunt’s Piggy, Piggy, Piggy
6:00AM Brian Crecente | Standing at $US50 with the reserve not yet met, I suspect this Piggy statue from Rockstar-thriller Manhunt isn’t something you could put on a list of inexpensive holiday presents. In fact, only 500 of these figures were made (this is 129 of 500). How much would you pay for this bit of bloody gaming schwag? Manhunt Piggsy Limited Edition Statue Figure RARE [eBay] More »
Steam Cuts Rockstar In Half This Weekend
7:40AM Michael McWhertor | Need something to play this weekend? Need it on the cheap? If you’re on board with this whole digital distribution through Steam thing, some classic and not-so-classic Rockstar Games titles are being sold at bargain basement prices. Ten bucks for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas? Five for Manhunt? You could do a hell of a lot worse. The entire Rockstar Games Collection is just $29.99 in U.S. dollars, making corruption by video game violence a steal. The whole thing is time limited and may very well not be offered in the country of your choosing. For the lucky bargain hunters, have at it. Rockstar Games [Steam] More »
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Rockstar Games Get Steamy
12:00PM Kotaku US Edition | Valve has welcomed Rockstar Games into the fold today, with the publisher’s catalog arriving on the Steam digital distribution platform. We’d heard rumors about it from a few Steam users over the past couple weeks, but now it’s confirmed. That means Windows gamers can enjoy titles like Manhunt, Max Payne, Midnight Club II and the Grand Theft Auto series from the comfort of their broadband connections. There are some very solid deals to be had, with a 10% price break on the available titles during launch week. What kind of deals? How about both Max Payne games for $US 13.45? No? What about every GTA PC game for $26.95? If bundling is your thing, you may want to check out the Rockstar Collection, which features ten titles for the price of one (give or take). It’s fun and financially sound. Rockstar Games On Steam [Steam] More »
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Analyst “Convinced” That Take-Two Will Be Swallowed
9:40AM Michael McWhertor | Take-Two bigwig Strauss Zelnick may not be interested in selling the company to another buyer, but Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey says the publisher “will eventually be acquired at a meaningful premium to their current share price.” Hickey values the Rockstar Games portfolio alone at about $US 1 billion, which doesn’t even begin to cover the other big Take-Two intellectual properties—BioShock, Carnival Games, Civilization—all of which could make the company very attractive to buyers. Sure, it may involve a few headaches when Manhunt 3 kills some poor grandmother because it’s just that dangerous, but you’ve gotta break a few eggs. Hickey also points to “opportunities” in the GameDaily BIZ report, such as sequels to Red Dead Revolver, Max Payne and a theoretical Grand Theft Auto MMO as nice-to-haves. Maybe I’ll just buy them and expense it. Take-Two Acquisition Looming, Predicts Analyst [GameDaily.biz] More »
