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FOSTER CITY, Calif., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA) announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City will release for PlayStation®3 (PS3(TM)) computer entertainment system on March 30, 2010. Created by RockStar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), PS3 fans will have the opportunity for the first time to experience the last two exciting chapters of the Grand Theft Auto IV saga together...
Fallout 3, Grand Theft Auto IV, Left 4 Dead, LittleBigPlanet and Metal Gear Solid 4 Fight It Out for 'Overall Game of the Year' Honors CALABASAS, Calif., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences(R) (AIAS) today announced the nominees for the 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards(R). The nominations for the peer-based awards have been dominated by blockbuster game, LittleBigPlanet (Sony Computer Entertainment America) with an astounding 10 nominations from...
"GRAND THEFT AUTO IV" CROWNED GAME OF THE YEAR LIVE Show Hosted By Jack Black Featured The Debut of Ten Exclusive World Premieres; Explosive Performances by 50 Cent, All-American Rejects, LL Cool J And Weezer Televised LIVE Tonight Sunday, December 14th At 9 PM, ET LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Tonight at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA, everyone partied like a "Rockstar" as winners were announced for Spike TV's 2008 "Video Game Awards." Hosted by superstar Jack...
Exclusive World Premiere of Rockstar Games' First "Grand Theft Auto IV" Episode to Debut at Spike's Video Game Awards NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rockstar Games and Spike TV announced that "Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned" will world premiere at the 2008 Video Game Awards, live Sunday December 14 at 9:00pm, ET (tape delay on West Coast). Since its launch in April, "Grand Theft Auto IV" has garnered unprecedented praise and acclaim worldwide, with a staggering nine...
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV announces the nominees and categories for the year's most acclaimed celebration in the excellence of gaming -- the 2008 "Video Game Awards." The sixth annual "VGAs" will bring together megastars from the worlds of video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more to celebrate the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year. The 2-hour extravaganza will premiere LIVE on Spike TV Sunday, December 14 at 9:00pm, ET/PT (tape...
Image Metrics, the leading provider of facial animation solutions for the entertainment industry, is aligning its operations into Video Game and Film and TV divisions to address the growing demand for its services in the two industries. Image Metrics' Kelvin Duckett has been promoted to become general manager of the film group. Former Havok sales executive Brian Waddle is joining Image Metrics as general manager of the games organization. In these newly created positions, Duckett and Waddle...
A video game distributor in Thailand suspended sales of the controversial "Grand Theft Auto" Monday amid reports of an 18-year-old high school student who confessed to trying to replicate a scene from the game by robbing and murdering a 54-year-old taxi driver with a knife."We are sending out requests today to outlets and shops to pull the games off their shelves and we will replace them with other games," said Sakchai Chotikachinda, sales and marketing director of New Era...
By Scott Bowles Comic-book fans aren't the only nerds with Hollywood knocking at their doors for material. Video-game enthusiasts are finding their fare more popular than ever as Max Payne leads a wave of big-screen adaptations. Payne stars Mark Wahlberg in the title role as a DEA agent who teams with an assassin (Mila Kunis) to solve a string of murders. On its heels are film versions of popular games Gears of War and Bioshock. Len Wiseman (Live Free or Die Hard) is expected to direct War,...
By Linda Summerhayes HAVING been responsible for plenty of blood and explosions on one of the most violent computer games ever - Grand Theft Auto IV - designer Kris Bird was ideally suited for his next move. The 24-year-old is one half of a new Edinburgh-based movie- making team set to burst on to the scene with their first feature, The Dead Outside. The film, produced by Kris and Kerry Anne Mullaney, will gets its premiere at the Film4 Frightfest in London next month. Previous years...
The release of "Grand Theft Auto IV" exceeded sales expectations, reaching more than $500 million in first week sales, and topping week one sales of Microsoft Corp.'s "Halo 3" on opening day alone.Take Two-Interactive Software Inc. said it sold about 3.6 million units when the game hit shelves on April 29, bringing in $310 million. "Halo 3" took in about $300 million during its opening week last fall.The game has also inflated sales of Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony Corp.'s Playstation 3....
