Tag: GTA
Dundee, Scotland-based developer Realtime Worlds, founded in 2002 by Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings creator David Jones, has announced that it's secured $31 million in financing from leading venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
Realtime Worlds said the investment will enable them "to build new industry-leading video game franchises and recruit top programming and game development talent from around the world."
The major investment also seems to be part of a larger partnership between NEA and Realtime Worlds, as Patrick...
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Family members of three people slain by a 14-year-old on newsman Sam Donaldson's New Mexico ranch sued the makers of the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" on Monday, claiming the crimes would not have occurred had the teenager never played the violent game.
The $600 million lawsuit names several companies and Cody Posey, who it alleges played the game "obsessively" for several months before he shot his father, stepmother and stepsister in July 2004. Posey, now 16, was sentenced earlier this year to state custody until he is...
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Valmort 2 years 3 months ago
What would the Coca-Cola company do if they had a Grand Theft Auto-themed commercial? Would they show the dark side of the ever so popular game? Would they show beatings, muggings and shootings? Heck no, they'd show the lighter, more upbeat side of the media's game they love to hate. In this CG spot done by the agency Wieden & Kennedy for Coca-Cola, we see our iconic GTA hero hinting at negative practices as we know them but all he wants to do is share the love that is Coca-Cola. It's a funny parody and some well done CG for a game that hasn't...
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A difficult console transition, FTC investigation, re-rating of GTA: San Andreas and more have put Rockstar and Take-Two in an unenviable position. Studios closing, many people leaving, including old guard.
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