It has been reported that longtime studio
head of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, is no longer with the company.
This week's news includes: Former
head of Rockstar North sues developer alleges $ 150M in unpaid royalties, Oculus apologizes for Rift shipment delay, taking steps to speed delivery, The Nintendo NX might include Wii U ports and Forbes claims Nintendo NX will likely output 4K
Now, Gordon Hall,
head of Rockstar Leeds, the studio behind this game, comes to talk with 1Up about this future release.
The former producer and
head of Rockstar North, who helped save Red Dead Redemption, is now working on a groundbreaking and ambitious new project.
Not exact matches
The DLC being released for GTA Online is hardly enough to get a good profile on where
Rockstar's future is
heading, but the upcoming Western title will be emblematic
of what kind
of a developer they want to be from this point on.
Dylan Wiliam looks like a cross between a wizard and a
rockstar: domed
head, greying beard, twinkling eyes and a mischievous smile that suggests he knows the secrets
of the universe.
2013's highest - scoring title — which was probably the favorite to take game
of the year honors
heading into the year, and didn't disappoint (at least score-wise)-- was
Rockstar's latest GTA installment, Grand Theft Auto V. Set in a fictionalized Los Angeles, the game scored 97 on both PS3 and Xbox 360, making it the highest - scoring release since 2010.
Released: 1999 Developer: Gear
Head Studios (
Rockstar Games) Publisher: Take - Two Interactive Number
Of Players: One Gameplay Style: Simulator, Tournaments, Catch Multi Fish Species, Bass Fishing Format: Cartridge Average Price: $ 4 - $ 80 Video Gameplay:
Rockstar Games has released its latest free expansion for GTA Online, entitled «Import / Export»; check out the launch trailer below and
head on over to the official site for a full breakdown
of the expansion's content... Expand your criminal empire with a new frontier
of illicit profiteering to explore: dominating the city's trade in stolen luxury -LSB-...]
Rockstar today dropped two bombs on us by announcing the title
of their second round
of DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV and a totally out
of the blue disc - based bundle, both
headed exclusively to the Xbox 360 this fall.
A trifecta
of classic Grand Theft Autos is
heading to Mac, possibly before year's end,
Rockstar's revealed in a community Q&A on Facebook (via).
He was joined by Michael Gallagher,
head of the ESA, as well as Strauss Zelnick, CEO
of Take - Two Interactive, which owns
Rockstar Games, makers
of the Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto game franchises.
This addition to the Grand Theft Auto series was warmly welcomed by the general public, and strengthened
Rockstar Games» position at the
head of the industry.
In the statement,
Rockstar confirmed that «Grand Theft Auto V
heads to the city
of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game
Rockstar has yet created.»
Rockstar was long ago crowned king
of the open world sandbox game, but I can't help but feel this is the first time they've hit the nail on the
head.
Prior to founding Visual Sciences, Russell was a co-founder and
head of PC programming at DMA Design (now
Rockstar North) where he created the PC version
of Lemmings.
Back in October
of this year we reported on
Rockstar Games officially announcing that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City would be
heading to Android before the end
of this year.
On April 4th a number
of developers from
Rockstar Games and
Rockstar San Diego will be on Xbox LIVE, ready to
head - to -
head with anyone that thinks they know the game better than they do!
Red Dead is less
of a surprise considering
Rockstar blow the expo off year in, year out, but Joel and Ellie's absence left a lot
of fans scratching their
heads once Sony's conference wrapped up.
Developed by series creator
Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto V
heads to the city
of Los Santos and surrounding hills, countryside and beaches in the largest and most ambitious game
Rockstar has yet created.
[Remedy
head writer] Sam Lake is the brainchild behind the Remedy version, so
Rockstar should make their own interpretation
of that.»
The DLC being released for GTA Online is hardly enough to get a good profile on where
Rockstar's future is
heading, but the upcoming Western title will be emblematic
of what kind
of a developer they want to be from this point on.