The gaming community was whipped into a frenzy this morning when Rockstar Games updated its official Grand Theft Auto IV webpage with a countdown to the debut of the game's official trailer on March 29.Though GTA IV is one of the year's most anticipated titles, information on the controversial crime series' next-gen debut has been hard to come by, in fact -- when the trailer debuts it will be the first new official information on the game since early May of 2006 when it was announced that the each console would receive it's own exclusive online content when the game ships this November.Stay tuned to MyGamer as the 29th approaches.



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Grand Theft Auto IV euphoria

February 27, 2007 - Planet GTA brings the news that Rockstar has signed a deal with NaturalMotion to use its euphoria engine for Grand Theft Auto 4. NaturalMotion, the award-winning developer of 3D animation technology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis (DMS), today announced a partnership with Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label, to integrate NaturalMotion's revolutionary euphoria engine into upcoming next-generation Rockstar Games titles. Rockstar's integration of euphoria is well advanced, with today's announcement following several months of close collaboration between the two companies.

Based on NaturalMotion's DMS technology, euphoria uses the processing power of PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 to simulate the human body and motor nervous system, thus creating fully interactive game characters that act differently every time.

Taste of Chaos was a test of tolerance

Large multi-bill concerts, such as The Rockstar Taste of Chaos Tour at Arco Arena on Feb. 23, require due patience and a strong will. The patience is not for braving mosh-pits or long concession lines. No, the patience and will are required for sitting through acts of no-name bands that are often met with little more than a yawn and head nod.

The lead singer of Aiden, Wil Francis, probably put it best: Usually during these type of shows you have to sit through a bunch of bands you don't care about to get to the ones you do.

Being a big fan of The Used and Senses Fail, I was excited to see them live for the first time. Co-headliner 30 Seconds to Mars dropped out of the show because of an unspecified illness to lead singer Jared Leto, so that only meant more time for the bands I came to see.

Rockstar Games Offers Grand Theft Auto 2 For Free

Rockstar wants to school you on some of GTA's early roots with a free PC download. Rockstar Games has added Grand Theft Auto 2 (GTA2) to its "Rockstar Classics Free Download Series."

From Rockstar's web site: "GTA2 has been completely optimized for play on modern PCs and is available gratis for all registrants to the Rockstar Games mailing list (rest assured your information will not be shared with any third parties, you will only receive information from Rockstar). Simply fill out the form below and check your email for a direct link to the file (353 MB .zip file, includes install .exe, readme .txt file, and a .pdf of the original PC game manual)."

Visit Rockstar Classics here to register for the free download of Grand Theft Auto 2. The original GTA, as well as Wild Metal, are also available.

New Nike Rockstar Class

Leading UK health club chain Holmes Place, who were recently bought out by Virgin Active, is adding another innovative class to its timetable with the launch of the new Nike Rockstar Workout Bollywood.

The dance-style workout has been devised in conjunction with internationally acclaimed celebrity choreographer Jamie King, and blends elements of Hip Hop, Bhangra and Western dance with moves seen in Bollywood movies. The fast paced workout is designed to burn calories whilst strengthening the deep abdominal and back muscles (the ‘core’) as well as working all other major muscle groups.