In Real Life

Looks Like Grand Theft Auto V Has A Child Molester In It

A casting call currently open for publisher Take-Two is asking for somebody to play the role of James Pedeaston in a new game. James Pedeaston being a character from Grand Theft Auto IV. And a paedophile.


March 11, 2011
News

Not Every Game Has To Be Great. Good Games Are Just Fine.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick sums up everything wrong with the “blockbuster” video game industry in a single sentence. Via Gamasutra.


February 8, 2011
Retro

The Finest Cast Ever Assembled For A Video Game

In 1996, a PC adventure game was released that has been all but forgotten. Which is strange, seeing as it features probably the greatest ensemble of actors ever assembled for a video game.


December 9, 2010
News

Cypress Hill "Singer" Suing Grand Theft Auto, Claims He’s The "Real" CJ

Michael “Shagg” Washington, a “backup singer” with rap act Cypress Hill, has decided in 2010 to sue Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar for a game they released in 2004. Why? He reckons he’s the star of GTA: San Andreas.


September 25, 2010
News

Take-Two Mum On Plans To Get A Slice Of Used Sales

Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of 2K Games, 2K Sports and Rockstar Games, has told investors it’s working on a way to “participate” in the used-games market but was tight-lipped about what specifically it has in mind.


September 4, 2010
News

Duke Nukem Forever: From Vaporware To Software

It wasn’t supposed to be real. It was supposed to be imaginary. Vapor. Yet, Duke Nukem Forever, a game in development for over 13 years, is very real.


September 3, 2010
News

Red Dead Has Sold Millions

Red Dead Redemption hasn’t just been the critical surprise of the year, it’s also been the retail surprise of the year, publisher parent company Take-Two revealing today that the game has shipped almost 7 million copies since May.


August 28, 2010

LA Noire Slips Again?

LA Noire, a crime thriller to be published by Rockstar, was first revealed in 2005. It’s now 2010, and despite an early glimmer of hope, it’s still not out.


August 26, 2010
News

BioShock Loses Court Case Over Its Internet Home

You’d think that the URL www.bioshock.com would take you to the official site for 2K’s BioShock series, but no, it does not. And after the publisher lost a recent court ruling, it probably never will.


June 16, 2010
News

Spec Ops: The Line Eyes On Impressions

A window blows open, and shards of glass go flying. Sand pours into the room. This isn’t just another third person shooter, this is Spec-Ops: The Line.