| Jack Thompson Hunts Manhunt 2
Only a few weeks after announcing Manhunt 2 will appear on store shelves in 2007, Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive got bomblasted by Florida lawyer and violent video game critic Jack Thompson. Of course, this shouldn't come as a surprise, considering the outspoken lawyer has attacked every recent Rockstar video game release except perhaps Table Tennis. Although not confirmed, there is good reason to believe that a post on a Manhunt forum from Thompson himself outlined his early opposition to Manhunt 2 and the developers behind it at the request of concerned UK citizens. Thompson said in the post, "The game will feature stealth murder and torture. The last version allowed suffocation of victims with plastic bags...Take-Two / Rockstar...is lying to the public on both sides of the pond in stating this week that the game had nothing to do with the murder." The murder he speaks of involved a 14 year-old boy in the United Kingdom getting bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
Rockstar Games Announces The Warriors for the PSP® (PlayStation ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), is pleased to announce that The Warriors for the PSP system is now available at retail stores in North America. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar Toronto, The Warriors is available for the suggested retail price of $19.99 and is rated "M" for Mature. The title will be available in Europe on February 23, 2007. About Take-Two Interactive Software Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 and PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox® and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo GameCube™, Nintendo DS™ and Game Boy® Advance.
New Manhunt Coming To Nintendo Wii, PS2, PSP
I have to admit, I don't think of Wii off the top of my head when I think of controversial video games involving graphic and bloody executions. But hey, Nintendo Wii is not NES, and variety is the spice of life. So Manhunt 2 is scheduled smack dab in the middle of summer. Welcome back, smilies! Rockstar Games recently announced that in addition to Wii, Manhunt 2 is also scheduled for Sony's PlayStation 2 and PSP. "With Manhunt 2 we have tried to create a game that stays close to the original concept of chilling suspense and stealth, whilst pushing the game design and storytelling forward," said Sam Houser, founder and executive producer of Rockstar Games. "We are also excited to have our newest development team, Rockstar London, working on the title alongside our two established UK studios, Rockstar North and Leeds." .
Rockstar and Nintendo to Go on a Manhunt
After a decade of carrying a "kiddy image" label and doing little about it, the venerable Japanese videogame experts at Nintendo (Pink Sheets: NTDOY) have finally scored the ultimate assistance in possibly moving away from that image.
In addition, while in the process of doing so, they have scored a relationship with what may be the most lucrative developer of mature-audience videogames.
On Tuesday, Take 2 Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) in-house publisher Rockstar Games announced that Manhunt 2, the sequel to one of the most controversial titles of 2003, will be released over the summer for the Wii videogame console. The title is in development at Rockstar's recently formed London development studio. Creative assistance from both Rockstar North - where the series originated - and Rockstar Leeds also are contributing to the project.
GTA IV Teaser Trailer To Debut This Month
You know what the game industry needs more of? Countdown clocks. No, seriously. It ups the excitement level through the roof, and guess what, folks, Rockstar has just thrown up a "countdown clock" at their Grand Theft Auto IV website. When that timer hits zero, we're all getting treated to the very first official trailer! The fated day is Thursday, March 29. The last time we had any new information concerning the next GTA installment was way back in May of 2006, and since then, we've all had to sort through mountains of fake videos, screenshots, and details. Of course, the only news we have here is the teaser trailer, but that's plenty big enough, right? It's just too bad we don't have any other info regarding the video; like what it might be showing, for example. But at the very least, it seems likely we'll finally know the environment Rockstar has selected for GTA IV, and that alone is enough to make us completely and totally stoked.
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