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GTA IV may have costed $100 million to make

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Tags: grand theft auto iv, gta iv

According to this Times interview with Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies, GTA IV may be the most expensive game production of all time.

“It’s like making a theatre production, a few movies and an album all to fit into one package,”

he says. He hasn’t a clue how much GTA IV has cost to make but hazards a guess at $100m. About 1,000 people have had a hand in developing it. The perfectionism Houser and Benzies demand of their teams is astonishing. Read the rest of this entry »


Currys to introduce own games ratings

Family-friendly classification system to be introduced.
UK electrical retailer Currys is planning to introduce its own videogame ratings in a bid to make the classification system more family-friendly.

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Currys to introduce own games ratings

Family-friendly classification system to be introduced.
UK electrical retailer Currys is planning to introduce its own videogame ratings in a bid to make the classification system more family-friendly.

Click here to read the full article

Currys to introduce own games ratings

Family-friendly classification system to be introduced.
UK electrical retailer Currys is planning to introduce its own videogame ratings in a bid to make the classification system more family-friendly.

Click here to read the full article

Currys to introduce own games ratings

Family-friendly classification system to be introduced.
UK electrical retailer Currys is planning to introduce its own videogame ratings in a bid to make the classification system more family-friendly.

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Take-Two boss: “GTA IV sales have been underestimated”

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Speaking to Reuters, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said that he felt analysts had been conservative in their estimates of how well GTA IV will sell this year.

“Our expectations are very high, higher than analysts give the game credit for,” he said “All the analysts had a (sales) number, give or take, and I think we will be on the upside of that rather than the downside.”

Webush Morgan’s Michael Pachter estimated that the game would sell 5.8 million units in its first week, while Hudson Square analyst Daniel Ernst reckons 13 million copies this year is a goer.

Tags: grand theft auto iv, gta iv
As posted on VideoGamin247 Blog.. 


EA co-founder quits

William "Bing" Gordon has left the building.
Electronic Arts co-founder and chief creative officer William "Bing" Gordon has left the publisher to become a partner at a venture capital firm.

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EA co-founder quits

William "Bing" Gordon has left the building.
Electronic Arts co-founder and chief creative officer William "Bing" Gordon has left the publisher to become a partner at a venture capital firm.

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