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Red Dead Redemption trailer 2 coming December 1st

November 20th, 2009

Rockstar has just sent word that the next trailer for Red Dead Redemption, "My name is John Marston", will be releasing on Tuesday, December 1st.

Agent originally a PS2/Xbox title; developed by San Diego

November 19th, 2009

Superannuation is reporting some interesting finds from two different resumes. The first find is from a former 3D artist. The game was originally created by Rockstar San Diego and set in Cairo, Egypt.

Environment artist on Agent. Created city structures, textures, and props. as also chosen to join a small team of artists for overseas photo shoot to gather reference in Cairo, Egypt. This small team of 4 gathered over 10,000 photographs of the city of Cairo within five days.

The second find is from another former 3D artist. The game was originally targeted for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.

Rockstar San Diego
Upcoming Playstation 2 / Xbox title "Agent".

What is interesting is that the second 3D artist only worked at Rockstar San Diego from August 2003 to July 2004. That means that Agent was originally started somewhere in-between those dates.

Sources: William Kidwell and Ben Bathen via Superannuation

Bully 2 in the works?

November 19th, 2009

TheGamingLiberty is reporting that in an interview they conducted with Shawn Lee, the man behind the awesome original soundtrack in Bully, he let it slip that Bully 2 is in the works.

TGL: So far you’ve worked on two games, The Getaway and Bully, would you be open to composing for other games in the future?
Shawn Lee: “Yes. It looks like I will be doing the soundtrack for Bully 2 in the not so distant future….”

When asked about Bully 2, Rockstar replied with the standard "We do not comment on rumor and speculation". So it looks like we'll have to wait and see. What will be interesting to hear is who the developer is. Since Rockstar Vancouver, the original developers of Bully, are working on Max Payne 3, I'd venture to say that it's Rockstar New England. That is, unless, New England is still working on Spellweaver.

Source: TheGamingLiberty

GTAIV PC patch 5 released; TLAD PC confirmed?

November 10th, 2009

Rockstar has released patch number five for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Here is a list of changes brought by the patch.

GENERAL:
Convert all region SKU's into the same SKU.
Include support for all languages within single exe.

CONTROLS:
Allow controls to be double mapped on keyboard.
Added option in controls menu to disable mouse controls in helicopters.
Adjust keyboard control sensitivity in hood cam view in vehicles.

MULTIPLAYER:
Security Updates to deter cheating in multiplayer.
Hosts can now immediately Kick users from their games in Lobby and in game via Cell phone without having to rely on peer voting.
Fixed a bug in Cops 'n Crooks mode where Host would drop out and prevent remaining players from leaving game.

The most interesting thing about the patch however is the fact that it makes the game list the five achievements from The Lost and Damned. This isn't a fluke on Microsoft's side either as if you go to the page for GTAIV PC, only the original achievements are listed. It's only in game that it reports the new ones. With this combined with the fact that TLAD bikes have been in the files of the PC version of GTAIV since release, we're going to go out on a limb and say that we should hear an announcement real soon regarding TLAD riding it's way to the PC.

Manhunt 2 out now for PC

November 6th, 2009

The uncut PC version of Manhunt 2 is out now on Direct2Drive for North America.

Direct2Drive: Manhunt 2

Free Manhunt 1 with pre-order of Manhunt 2 PC

November 3rd, 2009

Direct2Drive is offering a free copy of the first Manhunt when you pre-order the PC version of Manhunt 2. Remember Vista/7 users, once you get Manhunt 1 downloaded and installed, you'll need to run the patcher for it to run.

Pre-order: Direct2Drive

Manhunt 2 PC D2D exclusive; NA only

November 2nd, 2009

Rockstar has sent us back an email today stating that the PC port of Manhunt 2 is a Direct2Drive exclusive and that the game will only be available in North America. (while the email states that it's "US only", the Direct2Drive page includes US, Mexico and Canada)

Hi AJ,
Manhunt 2 for PC is a Direct2Drive exclusive that will only be available in the US. There are currently no plans to release the game on Steam.
Cheers

Manhunt 2 for PC will be out on Direct2Drive November 6th.

Manhunt 2 PC confirmed by D2D, coming November 6th

October 31st, 2009

While Rockstar has yet to say anything officially about Manhunt 2's PC version, over the year we've been finding numerous hints towards a PC version. Today, Direct2Drive has started listing a pre-order for the PC version of Manhunt 2 for $29.99. This version is the AO rated uncut version that Rockstar originally tried to put out back in 2007 but was blocked due to console manufactures not allowing AO games on their systems. While the listing doesn't go into details about the content, it does say the PC version of the game supports 3D monitors. The listing also mentions how much space the game takes up, 3.66 GB and the system requirements.

Operating System: Windows XP (Home and Professional), SP1 or higher plus DirectX 9.0c / Windows Vista
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 (1.7+ GHz), AMD Athlon 1800+
Memory: 512MB XP / 1GB Vista, 3.8GB Hard Drive Space
Video Card: DirectX 9.0c Shader 2.0 Supported, 128 MB, Nvidia 6200 or Better, ATI Radeon x300 or Better
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 Compliant
Peripherals: Keyboard and Mouse Required

Manhunt 2 for PC releases November 6th. Wether or not the game will come to Steam or limited retail (most stores won't carry AO games) is unknown at the time. We've sent an email to Rockstar asking for more details.

Pre-Order: Manhunt 2 for PC

The Ballad of Gay Tony and Episodes from Liberty City Now Available

October 29th, 2009

This is just a quick notice to everyone that The Ballad of Gay Tony is now available for download on Xbox LIVE, and the Episodes from Liberty City Disk including both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony will be available in all good gaming and electronic stores starting this morning.

Be sure to download or pick-up your copies today, and enjoy the second downloadable content package!

Also, we hope you are all enjoying the speedy new RockstarWatch server, which is now fully operational. The new version of the site will be online around Christmas time, if not earlier. So stick around and check back when you can--we have some huge suprises in store for you in the coming weeks!

Ballad of Gay Tony: Meet Luis Lopez video

October 28th, 2009

Rockstar has released a new meet video for Luis.