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  • Video: Short preview of Red Dead Redemption short film

    Video: Short preview of Red Dead Redemption short film

    Can we all agree that Red Dead Redemption is one of Rockstar’s finest games? It’s probably one of the best games of this generation, too. A 30-minute short film based on the game, directed by the guy (John Hillcoat) who directed The Road (good) and The Proposition (great), debuts tomorrow night on the Fox network [...]

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  • What’s the deal with Red Dead Redemption?

    What’s the deal with Red Dead Redemption?

    Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption came in the mail on Tuesday, and my first course of action was to call the Ron and Fez Show on Sirius XM. “Hey, guys, I see your names in the credits. You rock!” Calling the show and talking to East Side Dave (by the way, SAVE DAVE) and Ron was [...]

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  • Video: This is the Red Dead Redemption launch trailer

    Video: This is the Red Dead Redemption launch trailer

    Once upon a time I heard an EA so-and-so, in a totally unofficial capacity, say something to the effect of “western games never sell.” I guess we’ll find out soon enough with the release of Red Dead Redemption. This is the official launch trailer. Will the game be as big as Grand Theft Auto? Maybe not, [...]

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  • Irony: Did Rockstar upload a pirated version of Max Payne 2 to Steam?

    Irony: Did Rockstar upload a pirated version of Max Payne 2 to Steam?

    Well this is interesting. A person far cleverer than any of us here decided, on a whim, to look at the main executable of the Steam version of Max Payne 2 in a text editor. Because that's what you do, you know? Anyhow, a funny little thing appears: the ASCII logo of famed release group (now defunct) Myth. In other words, it sure does look like Rockstar uploaded a cracked (PIRATED OMG OMG OMG) version of the game to Steam's servers! You can't make this stuff up.

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  • Video: The many multi-player modes of Red Dead Redemption

    Video: The many multi-player modes of Red Dead Redemption

    We’re only a month out from the release of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption, and if there’s anything we’ve learned in our illustrious history is that if it’s Friday, it’s video day here. There’s no writing required and no reading required—everyone wins! Anyhow, today’s Red Dead Redemption video highlights the game’s many multi-player modes. Pretty sure [...]

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  • Red Dead Redemption gets Fox TV machinima special

    Red Dead Redemption gets Fox TV machinima special

    Quite the push behind Red Dead Redemption, no? The latest is that John Hillcoat, the guy who directed The Road (which I saw the other day—the future looks horrible), has worked on a 30-minute machinima for Rockstar . The short film will air on Fox on May 15. This is a pretty big deal.

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  • Video: More Red Dead Redemption gameplay for y’all

    Video: More Red Dead Redemption gameplay for y’all

    Presenting, more Red Dead Redemption gameplay footage~! You’ll recall that the game had a very long line last week at PAX East. It’s not exactly GTA in the Wild West, but that’s a fairly accurate, incredibly generalized two-second description. The question on everyone’s mind: Did they have iPads back then?

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  • PAX East 2010: Clearly Rockstar is a popular company

    PAX East 2010: Clearly Rockstar is a popular company

    Rockstar wins the early “which publisher has the biggest line?” award here at PAX. I think they get a free pizza party at the end of the day as a result.

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  • Video: This is what Red Dead Redemption looks like

    Video: This is what Red Dead Redemption looks like

    Oh thank God for Rockstar. We’re short-staffed today, plus it’s nice outside and I’m very easily distracted by the weather, so what better way to pass the time than by watching fancy trailers? Here we have a brand new trailer for Red Dead Redemption, which I do believe a couple of the Ron and Fez [...]

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  • Look, it’s Red Dead Redemption!

    Look, it’s Red Dead Redemption!

    Things are a little bit crazy here today. The biggest problem is that, oh, 40 percent of our posts aren’t posting when we schedule them to. It’s an aggravation that we really all could do without. But moving on, we have a new trailer from Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption. We also have a release date: [...]

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  • Wherein we discuss Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

    Wherein we discuss Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

    Let me preface this by saying that I could be the worst GTA player on Planet Earth. I don't know if my thumbs just can't twiddle like they used to when I was a spry 16-year-old. I don't know if the sandbox “oh my god everything is happening all at once~!” style of gameplay is exacting its revenge on me for some previous offense I committed in a past life. I simply don't know what's up. The bottom line is: I completely stink on ice when it comes to all things GTA.

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  • Here’s some info about Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony multiplayer

    Here’s some info about Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony multiplayer

    Not that any of you noticed, but I've been AFK for the past few days, so I've totally missed out on all the Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony videos and screenshots that have hit my inbox. I'm fixing that right now.

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  • Make music: The PSP version of Beaterator is available today. iPhone users have to wait a little while yet.

    Make music: The PSP version of Beaterator is available today. iPhone users have to wait a little while yet.

    Rockstar's Beaterator comes out today (and so does Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days... you couldn't find two more different publishers in Rockstar and Square Enix) for the PSP. We've highlighted it in the past because A) Timbaland is one of the better “big name” producers out there and B) I have spent more than a few hours in Ableton Live and the like. It's familiar territory, in other words.

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  • Video: This is the Beaterator trailer

    Video: This is the Beaterator trailer

    Look what just showed up in our inbox: the trailer for Beaterator, Rockstar and Timbaland's PSP and iPhone effort to bring the joy and excitement of beaterating to a new generation of Pete Rocks.

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  • Video: The first trailer of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony totally has Eric Prydz’s ‘Pjanoo’ in the background

    Video: The first trailer of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony totally has Eric Prydz’s ‘Pjanoo’ in the background

    What was one of the biggest house songs of the year 2008? That's right: Eric Prydz's “Pjanoo.” (The Madonna remix is pretty cool, too. I like(d) house music, sue me.) What song is featured in the DEBUT TRAILER! of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony? That's right, Eric Prydz's “Pjanoo.” Massive props to Rockstar.

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