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We found a site today called Develop 100, which lists the top 100 gaming studios around the world. Of course the Rockstar Studios are on it, the first Rockstar Studio is 6th, which is Rockstar Leeds, the creators of the PSP versions of Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club 3: DUB edition, Manhunt 2, and The Warriors.
But the first one on the list is EA Canada, which to me isn't a surprise. The second one is the massive Nintendo, which created the Wii and first 3D portable console the DS. Konami Corporation is third and Maxis is forth, which is well known for The Sims.
Traveller's Tales is fifth and like I said Rockstar Leeds is sixth. Here is the rest of the top ten in order:
7. Ubisoft France
8. Yuke's
9. EA Redwood Shores
10. Ubisoft Montreal
In my surprise Rockstar Vancouver is on the list at 39, which created the Bully game. Rockstar North, which created the Grand Theft Auto games back when it was DMA design, is at 57 and the last one on the list is Rockstar San Diego, which are the makers of games such as Midnight Club, Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Smuggler's Run series.
But not all of the Rockstar Studios made it into the top 100, these are Rockstar London, Rockstar Toronto and the now closed Rockstar Vienna.
View all 100 at Develop100.com.
Two new Manhunt 2 previews have shown up giving both old and new info. The Official PlayStation Portable Magazine [Issue 30] pretty much just gives already known info whereas , the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine gives quite a fair bit of new facts, read them all here:
• Execution button has been refined to just holding down the R1 button now, with no need for any addition buttons to be pressed.
• Flashbacks level ‘Best Friends’ where you play as Leo. In the level you are hunting down a man who stabbed you in the back, by the name of Michael. The level takes place at a dockside warehouse and includes a meat-packing puzzle. The confrontation ends with Michael being killed and Leo escaping on Michael’s powerboat. The magazine goes on to say that the battle acts as a ‘boss battle’, or is the equivalent to a boss battle for Manhunt 2.
• New weapons confirmed and or shown include: Uzi, baton, magnum, scythe, barrel of water and a flare gun.
• A new gun execution is mentioned; you put the gun in the hunters’ mouth and blow the top half of his head off.
• There is the ability to turn ‘VCR-style static’ off and on.
• A new hunter type is shown, they are big bulky military type characters, imagine the Wardogs on steroids and you are in the right ballpark.
• The magazine suggests that Daniels blackouts might be triggered through the use of televisions, in one screenshot you can see a half dozen or so TVs with Daniel holding his head as though in pain.
• New environmental executions revealed include a puddle of petrol that can be ignited with a match, a meat grinder that can be used for dumping bodies in and another shows Daniel holding a manhole cover over a fallen hunter, ready to decapitate him.
The Official PlayStation 2 Magazine also has the honours of getting the worlds first ever Manhunt 2 review, so check out for Issue 87 [Released 21st June] for that!

