Mon, 13 Apr 2009 - Visit www.rockstargames.com/IV/downloads for a newly added selection of desktops featuring your favorite characters from the first episode of Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content, The Lost and Damned. Series one features stark artwork of Johnny, Malc, Billy and Ashley against The Lost and Damned's signature greyscaled backgrounds. Series two rocks the distressed look with a selection of imagery of badass Johnny Klebitz and The Lost Motorcycle Club. Wallpapers come in a wide variety of sizes from widescreen and dual monitor all the way down to handheld-friendly sizes for the iPhone and Blackberry. You can also grab avatar and buddy icon sizes.

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 - Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut proudly present the next edition of the Midnight Club: Los Angeles Social Club Tournaments series – with your chance to compete to win every gamer's second-biggest fantasy: a year's worth of free pizza!

Download the free South Central Map Expansion on Xbox LIVE® or PLAYSTATION®Network and enter the Midnight Club: Los Angeles - Pizza Hut South Central Showdown . Beat out your racing opponents and work your way to the top to win a $599 Pizza Hut gift card - enough to buy you a free personal pizza every week for a year. Registration is open now until end of day (11:59 PM) Friday April 17, 2009 - with the time trials beginning on Saturday April 18, 2009.

For a full list of rules and regulations please consult the Midnight Club Los Angeles Tournaments section of the Rockstar Social Club at www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/tournamentsinfo .

To register, just hit up www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/games/mcla/tournaments.html
(Social Club membership and login are required).

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void in certain countries and where prohibited. Must meet age requirements. Ends April 30th, 2009. See www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/events for complete official rules and eligibility details.

Shout to the winners of the previous tournament, February’s Midnight Club: Los Angeles Starter Cup. Benny Tyner (aka "being poked") from Missouri and John Parron (aka "Holosynthetic") from Virginia took home top honors on Xbox 360® and PLAYSTATION®3 platforms respectively. Each winner was awarded the grand prize of a $500 shopping spree at the Rockstar Warehouse.

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 - Once again, Rockstar Games and Midnight Club: Los Angeles are proud to be a part of the annual DUB Show Tour , the world famous custom auto show and concert series. Swing by any of the 2009 tour stops to play Midnight Club: Los Angeles, the only videogame that features cars customized by DUB, and test drive the South Central Map Expansion and Premium Upgrade . We'll also be giving away great limited-edition Midnight Club gear, including t-shirts, posters and even remote controlled cars. See below for tour dates and locations. For tickets and further information, visit www.dubshowtour.com .

April 18th: Memphis, TN (Memphis Convention Center)
May 16th: Atlantic City, NJ (Atlantic City Convention Center)
May 30th: Detroit, MI (Cobo Hall)
June 6th: Dallas, TX (Dallas Convention Center)
June 13th: Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Convention Center)
June 20th: Charlotte, NC (Charlotte Convention Center)
August 1st: Chicago, IL (McCormick Place)
August 15th: Atlanta, GA (Georgia International Convention Center)
August 23rd: Houston, TX (Reliant Center)
September 5th: San Jose, CA (San Jose Convention Center)
October 10th: Miami, FL (Miami Beach Convention Center)

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 - On Saturday April 4th, from 4 - 7 PM EDT, members of Rockstar Games and Rockstar San Diego will be racing on Xbox LIVE® in Midnight Club: Los Angeles’ all-new South Central Map Extension and Premium Upgrade's racing modes. To participate, make sure to download the Map Extension and look out for the Rockstar Gamertags listed below:RockstarNYTest1, RockstarNYTest2, RkstrNYQALEAD1, RkstrNYQALEAD2, RkstrSDDesign1, RkstrSDDesign2, RkstrSDDesign3, RkstrSDDesign4, RkstrSDTest1, RkstrSDCode1, RkstrSDAudio1, RkstrSDArt01, RockstarDub10, RockstarDub11, RockstarDub12For more details, visit the Xbox LIVE Game with Developers event page .

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 - Update your Midnight Club experience with theSouth Central Premium UpgradeandMap Expansion, now available for download on PLAYSTATION®Network and Xbox LIVE®.The South Central Map Expansion is free to all owners of Midnight Club: Los Angeles and adds four iconic neighborhoods equal to one third of the game's original map. The South Central Premium Upgrade, which can be purchased for 800 MS points (Xbox LIVE) or $9.99 (PSN), gives players access to nine brand new cars ranging from SUVs to classic lowriders, complete with custom parts and body kits for each. Also included are 26 new races, 12 battle maps, 10 delivery missions, and over 100 red light races taking place in South Central. All of the races and events will expand the game's story progression and are seamlessly integrated with the existing career elements.For more information, including all-new screens of the Range Rover Supercharged, visit www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubLA/southcentral

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 - Rockstar Games is proud to announce that Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a winter 2009 release on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PC. Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.The award-winning Max Payne franchise put players in the role of Max Payne, a hard-boiled New York City detective with a penchant for violence, out to avenge the death of his family. The latest installment delivers more of the classic elements and hyper-intense action that fans have come to love, while moving the story of Max in a new direction."We're starting a new chapter of Max's life with this game," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "This is Max as we've never seen him before, a few years older, more world-weary and cynical than ever. We experience the downward spiral of his life after the events of Max Payne 2 and witness his last chance for salvation."Since leaving the NYPD and New York itself behind, Max has drifted from bad to worse. Double-crossed and a long way from home, Max is now trapped in a city full of violence and bloodshed, using his weapons and instincts in a desperate search for the truth and a way out. www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 - March 22, 2009 1pm to 5pm PST on Xbox LIVE

To celebrate the launch of Midnight Club Los Angeles: South Central downloadable dontent, Rockstar Games and Xbox are giving you the chance to play Midnight Club: Los Angeles against an all-star line-up of West Coast hip-hop legends and up-and-coming artists, as they play live from the kickoff of the 2009 DUB Show Tour in Los Angeles this Sunday, March 22nd. The DUB Show Tour, proudly sponsored in part by Rockstar Games, is a premier nationwide car show and concert tour spanning 12 US cities.

The line-up of West Coast hip-hop all-stars playing Midnight Club: Los Angeles on Xbox LIVE at the event is headlined by Cali's most influential DJ, DJ FELLI FEL - known for his long-running primetime radio show on Los Angeles' Power 106 as well as for his own self-produced smash hits like 2008's "Get Buck in Here" featuring Akon, Ludacris, Lil Jon and Diddy (as heard in the Midnight Club Los Angeles soundtrack ).

Also slated to play:

DJ POOH - A true pioneer of West Coast hip-hop, DJ Pooh got his start deejaying and producing for the legendary King Tee and went on to become one of the most prolific producers in the game, responsible for producing the rap classic "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube and other revered material by LL Cool J, Yo-Yo, 2Pac and many more. Pooh is also an accomplished filmmaker and writer, having written and starred in the classic 1995 West Coast comedy "Friday" and co-written Rockstar's own Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in 2004.

GLASSES MALONE - One of LA's hottest new rappers, Glasses Malone is known throughout Los Angeles as much for his vocals as for his real deal street racing credentials. The rapping embodiment of Midnight Club: Los Angeles appears on the Statik-Selektah-produced theme song for South Central Premium Upgrade , " Rollin' Down the Freeway ", along with Kali&Termanology - where he offers a glimpse of what the true life LA street racing scene is all about. Glasses' debut album, featuring Lil' Wayne and many others, is coming this year via a joint-label deal with Baby's Birdman Records and Mack 10's Hoo Bangin' Records.

BISHOP LAMONT - Dr. Dre's protégé and Aftermath/Interscope label signee, Bishop Lamont, is one of the most anticipated new rappers in hip-hop. The Los Angeles' native's debut album, The Reformation, is coming this year with production from Dre, The RZA, DJ Premier and others. His hard-hitting track "City Lights", produced by DJ Khalil, appears on the Midnight Club: Los Angeles soundtrack .

YOUNG MAYLAY - A protégé of DJ Pooh and WC, Young Maylay burst into notoriety in 2004 with his star-making turn voicing the lead character of Carl "CJ" Johnson in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas . Since then, Maylay has been making a name for himself in the West Coast rap scene with acclaimed underground hip-hop releases including 2008's stellar independent album, The Real Coast Guard, produced by Crazy Toones. Maylay's "You Ain't Uh" off that album also appears on the Midnight Club: Los Angeles soundtrack .

So log onto Xbox LIVE this Sunday from 1-5 PM PST (4-8 PM EST), add the below gamertags to your friends list and start practicing your driving skills now.

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Visit Xbox.com's Game with Fame page for further info.

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is now available exclusively for the Nintendo DS™. The official site has been updated with an all-new feature clip, multiplayer information and more.

The fourth game Feature Clip is all about the triumphant return of the fan-favorite Rampage mode to the Grand Theft Auto series. Look for the Game Feature Clips Series to continue on the site post-release, highlighting more special and unique gameplay features of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars that you may not know about.
www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars/video

The Multiplayer area of the Chinatown Wars website offers reveals on the game's special online components and multiplayer modes.

Head-to-Head and Co-op multiplayer is available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and features 6 different modes to play. Visit the site for first info on three of them: Race, Stash Dash and Defend the Base.

Also take advantage of Chinatown Wars' online features that allow you to instant message your friends and trade information and contraband with them. Click here for more info .

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is in stores now exclusively for Nintendo DS™ and with it comes the opening of the Chinatown Wars area at Rockstar Games Social Club.

Social Club members who own Chinatown Wars will be able to track detailed game stats and compare them with their Friends on Social Club. Also exclusive to Social Club members are hidden missions waiting for the player to unlock. Find the two missing Guardian Lion statues in the game to gain access to this secret content via Rockstar Games Social Club. More secret in-game unlockables will be announced soon, exclusively accessible to Social Club members.

Getting Started:
To gain entry to the special features for Chinatown Wars, you will first want to obtain a Friends Code and link your account. This will allow you to connect your game to the Social Club and enable future stats syncing. Detailed instructions can be found at the new Chinatown Wars Account Linking tool in your member Profile settings - click here to access (must be registered, logged-in member).

Find Your Friends:
When you sync your stats, your Nintendo DS Friends Roster will also be joined to your Social Club account. You can then compare your stats to your friends'. Make sure to tell your friends to also sign up to Social Club to take part in this feature.

Guardian Lions:
Rumor has it some very valuable Chinese artifacts arrived and promptly disappeared in our fair city. On their way to the museum, a pair of priceless statues called The Lions of Fo that once guarded a recently unearthed ancient Shaolin temple were stolen. The now missing statues are worth a substantial fortune on the black market. The perpetrators of the heist have hidden them in Liberty City while they attempt to offload them. Once you have completed the main story missions, your quest for the two lost Guardian Lions will begin. Social Club will provide members with hints as to where to locate them, and, once found, will present a special key to unlock new secret story missions.

More To Come:
These features are just the beginning for the Chinatown Wars section. We will be adding activities here that allow you to earn extra in-game cash as well as other special unlockables. Check back soon for more announcements.

www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/chinatownwars

If you haven't registered a Rockstar Games Social Club account, it's quick and painless - click here to do so .

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 - The first online reviews of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars are in. Here's a look at the early word:

5/5 (PERFECT SCORE) - GAMEPRO, EDITORS' CHOICE
"A FANTASTIC ADDITION TO ROCKSTAR'S LEGACY...
...maintains the incredible innovations in both technology and player accessibility that the title's previous installments have supplied... From drug distribution, insurance racketeering to old fashioned car-jacking and street races, everything you know and love about the Grand Theft Auto series is here with some fantastic new contributions and handheld-specific alterations... This is Grand Theft Auto the way you love it: all of the innovation, charm and thrills from its past installations neatly tied together in a creative package worthy of any DS owner."

10/10 (PERFECT SCORE) - EUROGAMER
"This is GTA on a smaller screen, but by no means a smaller scale... massive, diverse playgrounds, teeming with cars, pedestrians, the series' trademark missions and side-games, wonderfully renderedin surprising detail by an engine that ranks among the best on the platform...CHINATOWN WARS IS A TRIUMPH, not just in terms of bringing a difficult game to a new platform intact, but because it actually improves it in the process, and demonstrates a mastery of DS form and function... Overall this is GTA as it first was, with the inherited wisdom of GTA as it's been since, finished off with all sorts of things that would happily belong in a GTA of the future."

9.5 - IGN, EDITORS' CHOICE
"A spectacular DS-exclusive experience that expands on what already makes the GTA series so damn good... one of the deepest and extremely fulfilling chapters in the Grand Theft Auto saga... it's a tremendous game, both in scale and in fun...CHINATOWN WARS IS EASILY ONE OF THE BEST NINTENDO DS GAMES ON THE PLATFORM."

A - UGO
"...easily one of the best games on the DS... It's hard to deny the depth and scope that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has achieved. The massive single-player game, impressive 3D graphics, strong multiplayer features, amusing minigames and intriguing story make it ONE OF THE BEST DS GAMES WE'VE EVER PLAYED."