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"Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Fri 11-24-2006)

The eighties were never as good as they have been in any Grand Theft Auto game. Just as what Rockstar did in the past with the original game for the PS2 (Grand Theft 3), a remake for the PSP was created, with a few new features. Of course rather than ...

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
by Captain Gordon Edward (Wed 07-26-2006)

If you are looking for Grand Theft Auto 3....2, well welcome to Liberty City Stories. Originally put out for the Sony PSP, Liberty City Stories was the first hit on the system. It showed off what the system could do, and even today it would be my favourit...

The Mania Manifesto: Top Six Reasons Grand Theft Auto IV Will Suck
by Damon Brown (Mon 04-28-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...


Sneak Peak at Grand Theft Auto IV: Welcome to Liberty City
by Nate Chang (Fri 04-25-2008)

...t’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Most of us would buy this game simply for what it is. Grand Theft Auto III was a revolution ahead of Grand Theft Auto II, and brought us into a whole new world of mission-based action games. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City s...

GRAND THEFT AUTO III
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-13-2001)

Ever wanted a game where you can hijack any car, kill any pedestrian, shoot cops, drive hookers to work and blow people up? GRAND THEFT AUTO III might just satisfy your criminal desires.The story goes like this. You're sharing a police truck ride with a m...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY
by James Stevenson (Fri 11-08-2002)

It's not often that a game's sequel arrives while the first game is still selling for the full $50 price tag. The grand success of GRAND THEFT AUTO III has put Rockstar in that rare position as it releases GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY. But is this release ...

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: Fact or Fiction
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 09-03-2004)

... the best GRAND THEFT AUTO game ever.Troy - FACT: Honestly, I didn't believe that VICE CITY could be better than GTA3 but I was way wrong on that one. SAN ANDREAS looks to add many new and interesting concepts to the series, and is obviously the best l...


GRAND THEFT AUTO creators sued for $265 million
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 11-12-2003)

In a Knoxville, Tennessee courtroom, a federal judge is deciding whether the families of two individuals shot by a pair of teens have the right to place blame upon the makers of the smash-hit video game GRAND THEFT AUTO. The families of Aaron Hamel, 45, a...

GRAND THEFT to Disappear from Shelves
by News Editor (Thu 07-21-2005)

GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS, the bestselling videogame of 2004, will soon essentially disappear from store shelves. The game has been re-rated at "adults only," thus, most retailers will be removing it from their stores. "Controversy over the content a...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS officially announced
by Patrick Sauriol (Mon 03-01-2004)

Today Rockstar Games officially announced the title for their next chapter in the GRAND THEFT AUTO game franchise: SAN ANDREAS. North American gamers will be able to get their paws on GTA:SA on October 19, 2004, with our friends in Europe having to wait u...

Colorful cover for GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 07-07-2004)

It may not sound like much to report on, but to GRAND THEFT AUTO fans any GTA news is worthy of mention: the final box art for GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS has been released by Rockstar Games. Behold and memorize so you know what to buy when the game hit...


GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 website opens
by James Stevenson (Wed 08-15-2001)

Rockstar games announced today that it has opened the website for one of its most highly anticipated titles, GRAND THEFT AUTO 3. GRAND THEFT AUTO 3 is the first game in the series to be released on the Playstation 2 and has full 3D graphics for the first ...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS is here!
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 10-26-2004)

If you've gone to the mall already today and don't know why there was that long lineup outside the video game store, it's because one of the year's most highly anticipated video games went on sale starting today. GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS is the lates...

Trailer for "Grand Theft Auto IV" Online!
by Karl Schneider (Fri 03-30-2007)

The new trailer for the upcoming game, Grand Theft Auto IV, has made it's way onto the games official web site.You can find it here.The company has confirmed that all footage in the trailer was captured directly from game play running real time.The game h...

SCOOP: A GRAND THEFT AUTO-like TERMINATOR game?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-28-2003)

...o be like GRAND THEFT AUTO in the TERMINATOR universe. "Substitute Arnold for the leather-jacket GRAND THEFT dude...Arnold's face gets melted revealing his exo-skeleton, etc.," writes scooper Michael Stevens, who runs his own entertainment site at www....


GRAND THEFT Sales to Resume
by News Editor (Sat 09-24-2005)

Take-Two Interactive Software has announced that sales of GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS will resume in October. A couple of months ago the game had been pulled from shelves because hidden sex scenes were discovered that allowed a player's character to sim...

GRAND THEFT AUTO: SIN CITY going, going...gone
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-06-2004)

Blink and you would've missed it. Yesterday a number of video game websites caught wind of a new product listing on Amazon UK's website for the next chapter in the GRAND THEFT AUTO game franchise. It was called SIN CITY, but if you check the product entry...

Grand Theft Auto 4
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sun 03-11-2007)

Plot: Taking place in an Atlanta-esc city, you must be ready for the sandbox of drugs, violence, and driving fast. Platform: X-Box 360 and PS3 Company: Rockstar Games Status: In Development Latest Rumors: One feature may allow for players to jo...

Interscope, Rockstar crank together on GRAND THEFT AUTO's new tunes
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 09-09-2004)

Interscope Records and Rockstar Games have signed a deal that will see the former release a soundtrack based on the highly anticipated forthcoming console video game GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. Both companies aren't releasing any details as to which ar...


A Place
by Damon Brown (Wed 05-02-2007)

The war on the next Grand Theft Auto has already begun. Big Apple politicians aren’t happy with the setting of Grand Theft Auto IV. The controversy is based on the first and only GTA IV trailer, a 30-second cutscene depicting an Eastern European imm...

DEADLINE AUTO THEFT
by BRIAN THOMAS (Wed 10-15-2003)

...ANDIT and GRAND THEFT AUTO were rushed into production to cash in, making the late 1970s drive-ins a popular place for car accidents, but no other picture was able to equal Halicki’s raw style. Inspired by his own success, Halicki’s follow-up picture T...

Gordian Recon
by Captain Gordon Edward (Sat 03-03-2007)

....  Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PS2) - A few years ago Grand Theft Auto: Vice City made its way to the PS2, which probably had the best soundtrack of all of their series. But as with a trend on the PSP system, a new game was created f...

Metal Gord Solid
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 12-02-2006)

...w.  Grand Theft Auto Trilogy (PS2) – Honestly if you have not purchased any of the Grand Theft Auto games here is your best opportunity. To say that you have missed quite a bit of the gaming history would be an understatement. By not hav...


VICE Squad
by James Stevenson (Wed 12-18-2002)


Top Seven Reasons Hardcore Gamers Don't Matter Anymore
by Damon Brown (Tue 05-27-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...

GTA IV Sets Record
by Associate News Editor (Thu 05-08-2008)

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has pushed past HALO 3 and PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD'S END to set the record for the biggest opening week of any entertainment product. Publisher Take-Two Interactive has confirmed that GRAND THEFT AUTO IV sol...

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Bloodsport
by Damon Brown (Thu 04-05-2007)

...dbreaking Grand Theft Auto III, pushed systems out of the kid’s rooms and into the entertainment centers. In short, the style of games grew equally with current technology as well as current demographic. Now, as the Electronic Software Associa...

EA Still Wants Takeover of GTA's Take-Two
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 05-20-2008)

Even days after EA (Electronic Arts) had their original takeover bid expire for Take-Two (creators of Grand Theft Auto), the mega conglomerate of the gaming industry isn't stopping. The latest from Business Wire has indicated that EA will offer another bi...

The Black Box
by Damon Brown (Tue 03-27-2007)

...every new Grand Theft Auto title. (This one would be called the PS2 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories breakdown.) Knowing this, I paid the extra money for the extended warranty: free service for three years. The problem was that I had to send my b...

Final Fantasy 12
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 11-02-2006)

...lls it. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (PSP) - It seems that Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories will no longer be the lone car jacking game on the PSP, as a follow-up to another popular game is ported to the PSP. The original game was fan...


Celebrities vs. The Law Rd 2
by Jarrod Sarafin (Sat 05-05-2007)

...leared of Grand Theft Auto charges & more: Last November, the second oldest Baldwin brother was caught, arrested and indicted on Auto theft after the law caught him getting into a Yukon at a hotel parking lot that was filed under missing and stole...

GTA IV Actors Complain on Salaries
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 05-22-2008)

With the SAG contract talks coming up very soon, this might become a frequence voice of concern for voice actors in the video game industry. It seems that the top two voices of the recent smash hit Grand Theft Auto IV are not pleased with their salaries, ...

THE ITALIAN JOB
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-12-2002)

...d find in GRAND THEFT AUTO III. You can jump onto rooftops or head into sewers to dodge the police during your missions and generally head into all sorts of seemingly unreachable areas. The biggest problem with the game is that a timer keeps you from e...

Mania Manifesto: Top 8 Comic Book Video Games
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-08-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...


GTA 4 Announced For PS3 and Xbox 360
by Karl Schneider (Wed 05-10-2006)

The next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series, Grand Theft Auto 4, was announced at E3.The game, which will be available for Xbox 360 and PS3 simultaneously, is planning to hit shelves on October 16, 2007. No details regarding the story have been announ...

Mania Manifesto: Top 5 “Inspirations” for Wall-E
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-01-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...

Portus Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Wed 10-31-2007)

...on 2 game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. (Abe even seems to acknowledge this connection in Portus itself, by outfitting a Tune-Up Soft contractor with a T-shirt bearing the letters "GTA".) Now, I'm not exactly squeamish when it comes to violence on t...

Mania Manifesto: Top 7 Get Smart Gadgets
by Damon Brown (Wed 06-18-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Ma...


Top Five Reasons Old-Fashioned Books Aren’t Going Away
by Damon Brown (Thu 05-08-2008)

...Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Maniacs. You can also find Brown writing about technology, sex, music and ...

Mumbling Kitsune: OEL Manga---Going New Places
by Nadia Oxford (Thu 05-01-2008)

...videos of Grand Theft Auto footage. Artists can connect with one another and share their influences with an ease that's never been realised before. It would be nice to see some truly unique work surface in the OEL manga genre as a result of this corres...

Heist
by Branislav "Bane" Babovic (Tue 03-13-2001)

Virgin Interactive Europe (responsible for the famous Dune) decided to return to the market with an interesting game named Heist. There have been a lot of games recently that dealt with the criminal "underworld" Games like Grand Theft Auto or the somewhat...

Mania Manifesto: Top 4 Reasons Tomorrow's Food Is Going to Suck
by Damon Brown (Tue 05-20-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...


Banana Fish (Shojo Edition) Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Mon 05-31-2004)

...oments of Grand Theft Auto. Abandoned factories, dark alleys and tiny dives makes for great settings for crime, and by mixing the cast with professional criminals and young punks can add different levels to this drama (Ambition. Individual experience v...

Signing and Trailer for HEADLESS DVD
by Jarrod Sarafin (Tue 04-29-2008)

There's a new DVD release hitting shelves tomorrow which is very close to Mania since it was created by a fellow Maniac. While you're at the store picking up Grand Theft Auto IV, you can also pick up the latest release of Headless Horseman. Here's Abbie's...

Fourth and Last Trailer for GTA IV
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 03-28-2008)

The long awaited sequel to the best selling Rockstar Games title is nearly out and the company has released the final (fourth) teaser trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV, which you can see below. The trailer is called "Everyone's a Rat". Here it is....

Top 6 Reasons 2008 Could be the Year of PS3
by Josh Gordon (Tue 01-15-2008)

...ut “Grand Theft Auto [IV],” not only because it’s a great title, but there’s multi-play and downloadable content that consumers will only be able to get on 360.  That’s a huge win. Arguably that title has the potentia...


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Paint By Numbers
by Damon Brown (Tue 12-12-2006)

I met Bob Ross several years ago. I was probably around eight. We first connected between Pinwheel and Quincy, my favorite show at the time. Bob had a large, bushy afro, similar to the one my mom carried around when she carried around me. He would grab...

Crazy Taxi
by Ure "Vader" Paul (Tue 07-16-2002)

...ames' Grand Theft Auto 3 with just a smidge of "simple" THPS fun; these comparisons are just in the basics of course. But, two very important things have downgraded the game's score I'm afraid: the aforementioned graphical disadvantages and...

Mania Manifesto: 7 Reasons Blade Runner Was Prophetic
by Damon Brown (Wed 06-04-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...


Mania Manifesto: Top 6 Evil Uses for the New iPhone
by Damon Brown (Tue 07-15-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...

Best Games of 2002
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Tue 01-07-2003)

...unner-Up: GRAND THEFT AUTO VICE CITYBest Game Boy Advance Game - METROID FUSION - NintendoMETROID FUSION brought us the continuation of the classic side-scrolling METROID gameplay. While the game was a tad on the short side, it's quest was compelling a...

The Mania Manifesto: Five Signs the Apocalypse is Upon Us
by Damon Brown (Tue 04-22-2008)

Each week, Mania special correspondent Damon Brown, author of Porn & Pong: How Grand Theft Auto, Tomb Raider and Other Sexy Games Changed Modern Pop Culture, offers his unique take on society, entertainment and other issues of critical concern to Mani...

The Side Project
by Pat Ferrara, Columnist (Mon 01-21-2008)

...r for the Grand Theft Auto franchise, is already dabbling in some prequel work for his very promising Deepgate Codex series. Kicked off by 2006’s largely overlooked Scar Night, the Deepgate Codex was one of the grittiest and most refreshing fanta...


License To Ill
by Damon Brown (Tue 02-20-2007)

... take on Grand Theft Auto III, so tens of millions money didn’t exactly go into R & D. The visuals are nice, but other games, such as Gears of War or recent Final Fantasy titles, are much more stunning. It took millions to pay for the pro...

No Cars Go
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 05-23-2007)

...he act of Grand Theft Auto are right next to each other, but let's make more of an effort to differentiate next time.   At the very least, the whole ordeal has given me reason to think about humankind's dependence on cars. With environmental awa...

Jak II (Thu 03-27-2003)

... lot like Grand Theft Auto. You can steal hovercraft and piss off cops while flying around to the different employers. Jak's weapon array and hoverboard look damn cool.Release Date:2003

THE GETAWAY
by James Stevenson (Thu 02-06-2003)

It'd be easy to say that THE GETAWAY is merely a Grand Theft Auto clone. But the game has been through much more than that. In development for eternity and costing Sony a fortune, the game has slowly evolved from a game like DRIVER to more of an interacti...


"Bully"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Mon 11-06-2006)

...rs of the Grand Theft Auto designed this game, and their touches of gameplay are everywhere. While not exactly a clone or an expansion of previous games, it takes what it can from the engine and adapts it to a scholastic world. Everything from how ...

Ratchet With A Hatchet
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Sat 02-10-2007)

... tired of Grand Theft Auto and SOCOM.  Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (PSP) - Atlus is getting back into the saddle for the PSP, now dealing with jewel summoners that focus on monster collection and battles. Finally the PSP is making a move ...

Countdown - August 27-September 2, 2006
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Thu 09-07-2006)

...t is in a Grand Theft Auto styled world, and that is just fine by me, because this time around you can create your own characters. One of the coolest features is that it allows for multi-play over X-Box live, something that Rockstar should have done fo...

Need for Speed: Underground 2
by Uros "2Lions" Jojic (Mon 11-15-2004)

...ames like Grand Theft Auto, Mafia and the likes.The single biggest change for me in NFSU 2 is the addition of a free-roaming city that you can navigate through by using your car's built-in GPS system. What this means is that you won't simply be...


Comicscape - February 8, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-08-2006)

...ookers in GRAND THEFT AUTO, so what do I know? "We also came out with another title last year--this time a graphic novel in full color (which cost us a pretty penny, but we loved the results). A sci-fi action adventure for kids (though I still think ma...

Driver 3 (Thu 04-03-2003)

...ockstar's Grand Theft Auto franchise has dethroned Reflections' Driver franchise from the top seed in recent years. Can the grandaddy that started the 3D thuggin' craze reclaim the top spot? We'll see early next year. Release Date:Spring 2004

TRUE CRIME: STREETS OF L.A.
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-11-2003)

GRAND THEFT AUTO has quickly become the biggest blockbuster of the videogame industry. As with any blockbuster, the videogame industry immediately has games that try to copy the concept. TRUE CRIME: STREETS OF L.A. is one of those games, but instead of be...

Comicscape - February 15, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-15-2006)

...kids play GRAND THEFT AUTO. I don't think they need to push Garth Ennis's THE PUNISHER on children, but you'd think they'd concentrate more on grabbing kids that don't go in comic shops for lack of money or whatever. Marcus: That kind of thing's killin...


Jak-ked Up
by James Stevenson (Mon 03-01-2004)

...much like GRAND THEFT AUTO). Jak can even mutate into a dark version of himself (think DEVIL MAY CRY). But given the grand success of JAK AND DAXTER, why change a proven formula?

Comicscape - April 27, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-27-2005)

...e to play GRAND THEFT AUTO). For those that don't know, the congressional hearings that followed resulted in the voluntarily-formed Comics Code Authority. Now, because of the glut of comic movies, "adult comics" like WATCHMEN and MAUS, and the greate...

Creeping into the Mainstream
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 01-24-2007)

..., as with Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.  But, as we saw in Marshall, Missouri a few months ago, comics will always provide more than enough visual examples to justify the ire of so many concerned citizens.  And, as Boiled Angel creator ...

Los Angeles Sues Take-Two for THEFT
by News Editor (Sat 01-28-2006)

Reuters has reported that the city of Los Angeles has sued Take-Two Interactive Software for selling pornographic video games to children with its best-selling game GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. The suit accuses Take-Two of failing to disclose the pornog...


It is the Season of Giving...
by Troy Roberts (Tue 12-17-2002)

...ill enjoy.GRAND THEFT AUTO VICE CITY - Playstation 2Probably the most requested video game this Christmas season, VICE CITY is the awaited "sequel" toe GRAND THEFT AUTO III, and doesn't disappoint. VICE CITY takes everything that made the third game gr...

Cyber Forumula GPX Box Set
by Luis Cruz (Wed 01-07-2004)

What They SayCyber Formula is the future of Grand Prix auto racing where a mix of skilled driving and advance technology ultimately determines who wins and loses. Kazami Hayato is thrust into the fast paced world of Cyber Formula racing when he accidental...

Are video games responsible?
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 11-14-2003)

Recently, a family filed a lawsuit against Rockstar Games, the makers of the GRAND THEFT AUTO series. The lawsuit revolves around the death of a tractor-trailer driver, who was killed when two boys decided to take rifles and shoot at random cars on the in...

Giving Back to the Community
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 10-22-2004)

...craze for GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS and HALO 2 (and the whole holiday season, to be honest), but it is good to hear that something like this is going on. While some parents may not agree that children need to be playing video games, few should be a...


E3 2002: Rockstar
by James Stevenson (Wed 06-12-2002)

Even though Rockstar made major news by announcing GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY, its booth was far from spectacular this year. Nowhere to be found was the new VICE CITY, or MAX PAYNE 2, rather, the very soon to be released GRAND THEFT AUTO III for PC domin...

Sony's Slammin' Sequels
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-15-2003)

... a lot of GRAND THEFT AUTO, which is a good thing that formula isn't quite stale yet.Meanwhile, FedEx showed up this morning with the preview build of RATCHET AND CLANK: GOING COMMANDO. While I haven't had as much time with this as I would like, it's ...

The Games That I Couldn't Put Down
by James Stevenson (Sun 06-30-2002)

I had to pull myself away from Silicon Knight's ETERNAL DARKNESS to write this column. I'm obsessed, drawn in, addicted. It doesn't happen often with videogames... last time was the remake of RESIDENT EVIL, the time before that was FINAL FANTASY X, and GR...

Delays, Delays, Delays
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 09-10-2004)

...won't get GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS until a week later (this seems common to add a week or two for Rockstar). The window is getting very small for gamers to play everything that is coming out this fall. About two weeks after SAN ANDREAS there is HA...


SPIDER-MAN 2 Game Preview
by James Stevenson (Mon 06-21-2004)

...gamers of GRAND THEFT AUTO. This first glance brings some concern, as with the massive scale on the city, not much time was spent polishing the city -- and there was some noticeable pop-up (particularly on the PlayStation 2 build of the A screen...

Family Media Names Ten Most Violent Video Games
by News Editor (Tue 11-29-2005)

...her face. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Player is a young man working with gangs to gain respect. His mission includes murder, theft, and destruction on every imaginable level. Player recovers his health by visiting prostitutes then recovers funds by ...

E3 2002: Overload
by James Stevenson (Sun 06-02-2002)

...149.99... GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY has been announced for the Playstation 2... Lucasarts has announced a sequel to its cult-hit, FULL THROTTLE... JEDI OUTCAST will be released for the Xbox and GameCube... Nintendo will release its own keyboard and p...

Game Tunes
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 03-26-2004)

...dtrack of GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY? Or in EA's new MVP BASEBALL, I think the team has put together an excellent set of songs that really feel perfect in the game.Music is huge, and no game developer should forget it. - JSSo, how important is music i...


What is Nintendo Thinking?
by James Stevenson (Fri 05-02-2003)

...GROUND... GRAND THEFT AUTO III and VICE CITY will appear on the GameCube and Xbox a month after GRAND THEFT AUTO IV is released for PlayStation 2... ON SHELVES The nod CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW © 2003 Konami for our on shelves pick ...

Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences presents 2001 awards
by James Stevenson (Tue 03-05-2002)

...ame DesignGRAND THEFT AUTO III (Playstation 2)DMA Design/Rockstar GamesOutstanding Achievement in Visual EngineeringHALO: COMBAT EVOLVED (XBOX)Bungie/MicrosoftOutstanding Achievement in Game Play EngineeringGRAND THEFT AUTO III (Playstation 2)DMA Desig...

Game of the Mid-Year Awards
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 07-16-2004)

...gger than GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. The one map shown at E3 behind closed doors was cool, and the word from Microsoft employees who are playing the beta is very, very good. We're looking forward to getting our hands on the game whenever Microsoft ...

The Greatest Football Game of All Time Needs a Sequel
by James Stevenson (Sun 10-27-2002)

...terpiece, GRAND THEFT AUTO III, will release for the PlayStation 2 this week. GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY has tons of new features, such as motorcycles and updated graphics, and is definitely worth trying.Gamers' Thumb is our weekly Video Game column.Q...


Christmas is Here... Sort of
by James Stevenson (Sun 09-08-2002)

...n 2 game, GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY.November marked the launch of Xbox Live, Microsoft's online service. Great games like UNREAL CHAMPIONSHIP and MECH ASSUALT kept the servers hopping all month long. But more importantly, we got METROID PRIME, METROI...

Freedom to Game
by James Stevenson (Fri 06-06-2003)

...s. GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY © 2002 Rockstar You'll find it difficult at many franchise game shops to get a mature rated game without being seventeen or older, and places like Wal-Mart even fall into this. Even with that and the Interact...

50-Turn Game
by James Stevenson (Sun 11-03-2002)

...skulls in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY while I'm at it.TIDBITSNintendo has confirmed that it will continue to remain in the console business after the GameCube, recent rumors had been to the contrary... SONIC MEGA COLLECTION for GameCube will release on...

Naughty Dog/Sony JAK II Media Day
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-01-2003)

...much like GRAND THEFT AUTO, albeit in the early demo we played it seemed more linear because there didn't appear to be much else to do except for the missions.Ultimately, Jak gets wrapped up in the rebellion against the baron, and the story goes from t...


JAK II
by James Stevenson (Thu 10-09-2003)

... bit like GRAND THEFT AUTO? It is. The game plays a lot like it. There is a main city world, filled with police and pedestrians, as well as vehicles. You can steal any vehicle from the streets to help you more quickly navigate the epic city. The game i...

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER
by James Stevenson (Wed 03-26-2003)

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: THE WIND WAKER is the most highly anticipated game of all time, with pre-orders exceeding those of even GRAND THEFT AUTO. All around the country, retailers are selling dozens of copies of the game to eager gamers who once again want t...

Is Cheaper Better?
by Troy Roberts (Fri 06-13-2003)

...ames like GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY or ENTER THE MATRIX or METAL GEAR SOLID at 50 bucks, because obviously those games will sell well no matter what the price is. But there are really a lot of games out there that I don't believe are worth $50, but i...

Hard Work, Determination, and Lots of Free Time
by Troy Roberts (Sun 04-28-2002)

...ation 2...GRAND THEFT AUTO III is being released for the PC on May 21...Infogames has announced that Blue Tongue Software will be the company developing the new JURASSIC PARK game for the PC, Xbox, and Playstation 2.ON SHELVESSomething called RESIDENT ...


Nintendo unveils new games
by James Stevenson (Thu 04-18-2002)

...oy AdvanceGRAND THEFT AUTO III - GameBoy AdvanceWe're guessing we won't know any more about these titles until E3 next month.

Halo 2: Fact or Fiction
by Troy Roberts (Fri 08-27-2004)

...his year. GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS, GRAN TURISMO 4, and, of course, FABLE. I honestly think that the latter could possibly be the best game of the year from what I have seen (and hopefully playing early next week). If you're going to look at sales...

Multiplayer Affair
by James Stevenson (Sun 07-07-2002)

...bsite for GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY has been put on the web: http://www.kentpaul.com.ON SHELVESThere is nothing on store shelves to recommend this week. Unless SEGA SMASH PACK somehow makes it out a day or so early. Save your pennies for the jam-pack...

Holiday Gaming Guide
by James Stevenson (Tue 11-26-2002)

...VOLUTION, GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY, SLY COOPER, RATCHET AND CLANK, SOCOM: US NAVY SEALS, CONTRA and many many more games are available for the console. There's no way you can find time to play all of these games and believe me I've tried. Because of...


Turn it Up!
by Troy Roberts (Tue 12-10-2002)

...-released GRAND THEFT AUTO 1, 2 and the expansion to the first game in a COLLECTOR'S EDITION.Gamers' Thumb is our weekly Video Game column.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.

Between The Lines
by Damon Brown (Fri 03-16-2007)

...ddens and Grand Theft Autos for Carl’s Jr., NASCAR and Viagra (kids take it too, you know). Nielsen, the respected survey company known for monitoring television ratings, started charting video game advertising last year. Nielsen wouldn’...

SAINTS ROW 2 Delayed to October 14
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 05-30-2008)

It looks like you'll need to wait a few extra months to play the next "urban" gang-fare violent video game on the market, besides Grand Theft Auto IV. Reuters is reporting that THQ has announced they're delaying the sequel Saints Row 2 from it's...

Eureka SeveN - Psalms of Planet- Vol.#01
by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 04-05-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kataoka Jinsei / Kondou KazumaTranslated by:Toshifumi YoshidaAdapted by:What They SayRenton Thurston is a young 14-year-old who is tired of his monotonous life. The only thing that makes him happy is when he lifts, and extreme...


STATE OF EMERGENCY
by James Stevenson (Mon 03-18-2002)

...r copy of GRAND THEFT AUTO III.While STATE OF EMERGENCY impresses by putting hundreds of characters on screen at a time, there is little detail to these characters. The game is very cartoon looking and that probably helped get it approved and past the ...

Lockup Issues Reported for GTA IV
by Jarrod Sarafin (Thu 05-01-2008)

It seems that gamers are not experiencing the wonders of the Grand Theft Auto IV experience these first few days of its release. Many gaming communities around the net are reporting widespread lockup issues and judging by the running commentary, it's happ...

Running the Property Dispute Gauntlet
by Pat Ferrara (Mon 03-31-2008)

In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...

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Sound and Fury
by Nadia Oxford (Wed 12-20-2006)

...ed" Grand Theft Auto: Vice City at the time.  Any other title or franchise that tried to adopt it--including Zodiac Knights and Diet Pepsi--felt like imitators).  And the quest for the perfect theme song still continues for most Ame...

Latest GTA IV Trailer
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 06-29-2007)

...er title, GRAND THEFT AUTO IV. Yesterday, they released the latest trailer for GTA IV titled "Looking for that special someone." To view the latest trailer, click right here. The next edition of the GTA series hits stores everywhere on Oct...

Dukes of Hazzard, The
by Development Heck (Fri 08-05-2005)

...e part in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY.Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke), Seann William Scott (Bo Duke) and Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke) are all still in the movie. The movie's last remaining major role, that of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, remains uncast. [T...

More video game movies on the way
by Christopher Allan Smith (Wed 04-03-2002)

...CY, while GRAND THEFT AUTO 3, CRAZY TAXI and the Xbox basher DEAD OR ALIVE have also been snagged for films. Original SUPERMAN director Richard Donner is reportedly developing TAXI for the big screen. Not only that, but according to a story in VARIETY,...


Games Industry Like Hollywood?
by James Stevenson (Fri 08-01-2003)

...LANK, and GRAND THEFT AUTO. It's a lot of fun and I really think that it's going to be a mega-hit this fall. You'll have enough time to get into it before RATCHET AND CLANK II begins to steal your time.Maybe I'm just getting to old for this. Heck, I've...

It's TRUE CRIME day today, hip-hip-hooray
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-04-2003)

Today is release date for Activision's mission-based driving and action game TRUE CRIME: STREETS OF L.A.. If you enjoyed GRAND THEFT AUTO, you sick individual, you should consider TRUE CRIME.Nick Kang is a L.A. undercover cop with a huge chip on his shoul...

Narc
by James Stevenson (Wed 03-10-2004)

...ilar to a GRAND THEFT AUTO/STATE OF EMERGENCY hybrid. The game also takes the good cop/bad cop system from TRUE CRIME. The game doesn't look amazing, but it looks like a fun romp especially considering how heavily the drug culture will play into it.In...

DS/PSP Wishlist
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Fri 10-08-2004)

...f port of GRAND THEFT AUTO III? -TRTIDBITSLots of DS news from Nintendo, as President Iwata announced that the DS will be able to download games and play them...Also announced was the DS launch lineup, which will include SUPER MARIO 64 DS, MADDEN NFL 2...


The $200 Game
by James Stevenson (Sun 10-20-2002)

...tion 2... GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY has gone gold... Nintendo and Microsoft have both announced bundles for their respective consoles. An Xbox will now come with JET SET RADIO FUTURE and SEGA GT 2002 as well as a CONTROLLER S for $199. Meanwhile, the...

Sony Gamers' Day 2002
by James Stevenson (Sat 08-17-2002)

...imilar to GRAND THEFT AUTO III but more realistic, and set in London.All in all, the Gamers' Day was a great event, showing Sony definitely has its online lineup together, and that the first-party support for the PlayStation 2 is very strong. We'll be ...

CINESCAPE's Top 10 Games of 2001
by James Stevenson and Troy Roberts (Mon 01-14-2002)

...S2.  GRAND THEFT AUTO IIIThis criminal/mafia game is an incredible experience for those who are old enough (17) to experience it. After getting busted out of jail, you begin hijacking cars, whacking people, hiring prostitutes, becoming a taxi driv...

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society Awarded with Jury Prize at 21st Digital Content Grand Prix (Thu 02-08-2007)

"Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society", directed by Kenji Kamiyama and released in Japan in November 2006, has been awarded with the Jury Prize at the 21st Digital Content Grand Prix. Produced by Production I.G, Bandai Visual, Ban...


We're Off to See the Wizard!
by James Stevenson (Sun 05-19-2002)

...ersion of GRAND THEFT AUTO III will not be shown at E3... Nintendo has moved up the release of its wireless WAVEBIRD controller to June 10th and lowered the price to $34.95... Ubi Soft has picked up the publishing rights to Rage's ROCKY videogame... El...

Burt's going to be Boss Hogg?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-15-2004)

...e part in GRAND THEFT AUTO: VICE CITY.Johnny Knoxville (Luke Duke), Seann William Scott (Bo Duke) and Jessica Simpson (Daisy Duke) are all still in the movie. The movie's last remaining major role, that of Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane, remains uncast.Got...

GTA: SAN ANDREAS to arrive for Xbox
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-16-2004)

After surging to the top of the sales charts when it was released in late October, only PlayStation 2 gamers have had the luxury of playing GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS. That will change next summer as Rockstar Games announced today that it will release ...

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A Fantastic Feud: Your Letters
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-27-2007)

Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another controversial edition of Comicscape! Last week’s review of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer sparked a hellacious debate on the comment section unlike few we’ve seen on the site. It ...

DLC for Take Two's GTA IV Delayed
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 06-06-2008)

This is pretty strange news coming out of Shacknews that downloadable content (DLC) has been delayed for Xbox 360ers, seeing how there was no set release date in the first place. Still, the site is reporting that two special episodes for Grand Theft Auto ...

SMUGGLER'S RUN 2: HOSTILE TERRITORY
by James Stevenson (Mon 12-10-2001)

What is it with Rockstar Games? These guys have some weird obsession with being a criminal of some sort. First you have GRAND THEFT AUTO III; in that game you could beat the crap out of anyone, car-jack anyone and pretty much do whatever other illegal act...

Dead Again
by Damon Brown (Fri 11-24-2006)

...s such as Grand Theft Auto III and Saint’s Row, of course, need a save function, but this is more for the amount of swag and minigames completed. The primary adventure hasn’t gotten much longer. Beating a classic like Metroid may take lo...


I Giggle When I Type 'Mail Bag'
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-17-2005)

Happy Monday, one and all. Hope your weekend was bountiful and prosperous, but now it's back to the grind. And first on the docket is sifting through the reader mail that's been backing up for the past few weeks. If these letters make anything clear, i...

EA Locks Up the NFL
by James Stevenson (Fri 12-17-2004)

...lease for GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS on the Xbox and PC... The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is proposing a law that would punish those who sell Mature-rated games to kids... Nintendo will release a multimedia adapter to play MP3s and MPEG4...

MERCENARIES
by James Stevenson (Thu 01-13-2005)

...much like GRAND THEFT AUTO. You can grab vehicles, explore, and do side quests to get more money in the game. Who you work for and accept missions from affects how the other groups in the game see you. The actual gameplay itself is as fun as exploring ...

Toxic Viper on DVD
by BRIAN THOMAS (Tue 08-30-2005)

...e-in with GRAND THEFT AUTO. (O) HERO AT LARGE (Warner Bros.) Superhero comedy starring John Ritter. (O) THE HIDDEN / THE HIDDEN 2 (New Line) Double feature of Jack Sholder's crowd pleasing action thrillers about an undercover alien cop teaming up with ...


Soothing The Savage Were-Rabbits
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-20-2005)

Julian Nott and Nick Park go together like Herrmann and Hitchcock or like Wallace and Gromit. Nott's the composer who created the signature sound for Park's delightful claymation short films about Wallace and his loyal dog Gromit. The unique animation st...

"Full Auto 2: Battlelines"
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Wed 01-10-2007)

Full Auto for the X-Box 360 allowed the series to take their first step. It allowed you to drive around and attempt to demolish your opponents by shooting them with the weapons on your vehicle, which meant you had to balance not only your driving, but...

By Grand Design, 5th Edenbridge CD Due Next Spring
by Randall Larson (Fri 10-14-2005)

The fifth studio album by female-fronted progressive band Edenbridge is called The Grand Design and will be released in Spring 2006. The follow-up to 2004's Shine will be recorded at The Farpoint Station studio in Austria and the Thin Ice facility in Engl...

Auto Assault
by CAPTAIN GORDON EDWARD (Tue 09-12-2006)

Auto Assault is NCSoft's answer to the MMORPG world for those whom have wanted a Mad Max experience. In a world where the gross populous has died out, life continues. This mass slaughter was ordered by its own people in an attempt to preserve the core ess...


Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Fri 11-05-2004)

Genre:Science Fiction/Action/Sequel.Studio:Twentieth Century Fox.Production Company:Lucasfilm.Project Phase:Released.Who's In It:Ewan McGregor (Obi-Wan Kenobi); Natalie Portman (Padmé Amidala); Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker); Ian McDiarmid (Palpa...

W&G's Wrong Grand Shave
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 09-17-2005)

You may be confused by the word "thinpak" in the descriptions of several box sets in the DVD Shopping List and especially here in Anime Avalanche. Some video labels are re-releasing seasons or entire series in box sets, which is a great idea in itself, si...

Eight Charged in REVENGE Theft
by News Editor (Wed 09-28-2005)

Federal officials have charged eight people with several crimes related to the illegal theft, copying and Internet distribution of STAR WARS: EPISODE III -- REVENGE OF THE SITH. Before the film even opened, an illegal copy was available for download onlin...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #1 (also Special Edition/w t-shirt)
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 02-10-2006)

What They SayIn the year 2048, the world's attention has been captured by the Immortal Grand Prix, where hi-tech fighting Mechs race at speeds faster than 350 mph. Fresh from their victory from the minor-league IG-2, Team Satomi has catapulted up to the ...


Former Lucasfilm employee charged with theft
by Mike Whybark (Tue 10-15-2002)

THE MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL reports that Shea Foley was arrested on October 8 for the theft of an estimated $450,000 worth of materials from Lucasfilm while employed there between September 2000 and April 2002. Foley had been employed as a production as...

The Grand Slam Show VIII: Celebrating Sci-Fi and Star Trek
by Anna L. Kaplan (Mon 04-10-2000)

Creation Convention’s eighth Grand Slam STAR TREK and Sci-Fi convention, held the weekend of March 31st through April 2nd, 2000, offered something for everyone. In the main auditorium, actors from every incarnation of TREK appeared. This included VOYAGE...

GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE crosses finish line
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 03-07-2003)

Infogrames has now confirmed the release of GRAND PRIX CHALLENGE for the PlayStation 2. The game will be appearing in stores starting this weekend.The game places players behind the steering wheel of a F1 formula race car, vying for first place along wit...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #1 (-)

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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #5
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 11-27-2006)

What They SayAfter a devastating attack by Team White Snow, Amy is sent to the hospital and grounded for two races. In their next race against Velshtein, the legendary Rocket G takes Amy's place. The Rocket may not be in the same shape as he was in his pr...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #4
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 08-22-2006)

What They SayTeam Satomi has come a long way in just one race season to make it to the IG-1 Finals, and all that stands between them and the IGPX championship is Cunningham Hume and Team Velshtein. Takeshi, Liz and Amy will have to give it all they got to...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #7
by Chris Beveridge (Tue 12-19-2006)

What They SayTeam Satomi has finally matured into a team that has learned to optimize the use of speed and teamwork. They're also going to need a little luck to beat Velshtein and get to the IG-1 Finals. Waiting for them at the Finals is Team White Snow w...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #4 (-)

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Rahxephon Grand Canon Collection (Thinpak) (Mon 06-30-2008)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesJapanese Language,English Language,English SubtitlesReview Equipment

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #3 (-)

What They SayThe Review!FeaturesReview Equipment

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #2 (-)

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IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #6
by Chris Beveridge (Fri 12-01-2006)

What They SayAmy's leg is healed and Takeshi is out of his funk. So, it looks like Team Satomi is back to 100% and they have to be against Team Sledgemamma because Yamma is staking his job on winning. Team Satomi has perfected working as team but at the a...


IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #3
by Chris Beveridge (Thu 06-08-2006)

What They SayTeam Satomi is still in the running for the IGPX championship, but first they have to beat Team Sledge Mamma. That won't be easy because River is now the forward for Sledge Mamma and he knows all of Takeshi's moves. Will Takeshi be able to fi...

Kyo Kara Maoh! Vol. #9
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 09-25-2006)

What They SayYuri finally finds Conrad in the unlikeliest of places: as Yuri's opponent in Big Cimaron's Ultimate Tournament! With Conrad no longer on his side, what will Yuri do? Yuri and his group manage to escape with "the End of the Wind," one of the...

E3 Coverage: Sony
by James Stevenson (Mon 05-19-2003)

... a lot of GRAND THEFT AUTO in the fact that the game is based in an overworld and then allows you to take vehicles, explore the city and accept missions that advance the storyline. Most of the missions stick to a typical platformers fashion, although t...

Digital Destruction
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-05-2007)

As with most media, comic books experience a fair amount of piracy on the Internet. Most of the time, sites only host BitTorrent trackers over actual scanned comics. The trackers allow the downloader to assemble the file in small pieces from oth...


Horror classics
by Brian Thomas (Tue 09-26-2006)

I'm getting over a virus, but fortunately after a few light weeks we've got a big list this week. Enjoy! In our Prize Closet this week we have a copy of FAST & THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT, courtesy of Universal. To be eligible to win one, send an email to p...

IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix Vol. #2
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 04-17-2006)

What They SayThey are defeated for the first time by Team Velshtein, but Team Satomi is left with no time to mope as their next race with Team Edgeraid looks like a real cat versus dog battle! Both off and on the track challenges will begin to rise as th...

NASCAR 2000
by Dejan "Dex" Grbavcic (Mon 04-17-2000)

The sun ruthlessly shines over the rotund cars with metal beasts under their hoods that reflect the surrounding area crammed with camp-trucks, scaffolds, and people equipped with burgers and cokes. Laps go by until the next driver makes a mistake that wil...

The Piller of Our Community
by David Michael Wharton (Mon 11-07-2005)

A sad week for SF fans, as Michael Piller has passed away to cancer. As a fan of the man's work, and what I know of the man himself, that saddens me. And as somebody who has faced down and survived the Big C himself, it infuriates me every time somebody...


ON THE LOT: Auto Week!
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 08-02-2007)

I can’t believe this series is still on the air, not because of the quality of the movies but because of all the meddling by FOX and the producers. The series has changed so much since episode one and now for the past few weeks Adrianna has bee...

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Vol. #08
by Chris Beveridge (Mon 03-21-2005)

What They SayAfter Operation Spit Break, Patrick Zala, the new leader of the PLANTS,orders the arrest of Lacus Clyne and her father, branding them as traitors. Athrun is given a new mission: to track down the stolen Freedom Gundam, and a new weapon to do ...

AUTO MODELLISTA
by James Stevenson (Fri 05-02-2003)

I remember seeing AUTO MODELLISTA for the first time a little under a year ago at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Capcom was touting it as the best online game you could possibly hope to own, and with the graphical style, most of the jou...

Dragonball Z: Great Saiyaman: Opening Ceremony (Fri 03-01-2002)

What They SayWarriors of the Dead: When Goku hears about a martial arts master known as the Grand Kai, he rushes to meet him for a lesson! But before the Grand Kai will agree to anything, Goku must solve a problem! Cell, Frieza, King Cold and the Ginyu Fo...


This Week's Best Sellers List
by Jarrod Sarafin, News Editor (Fri 09-21-2007)

The latest Best Selling lists have been released from most of the news publications for this past week. It looks like author James Patterson is leading the way on most of the lists from his latest novel, YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. Here's a look at the Best Selle...

Fullmetal Alchemist Vol.#05
by Jarred Pine (Sun 01-15-2006)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiromu ArakawaTranslated by:Akira WatanabeAdapted by:What They SayWinry, Ed and Alphonse go south in search of Izumi Curtis, the master alchemist who taught the brothers how to use alchemy many years ago. But in the boomtown o...

Last Exile Vol. #5
by Paul Jacques (Mon 02-20-2006)

What They SayClaus and Lavie's fathers died attempting to cross the Grand Stream to deliver a message from Anatoray to Disith. Empress Sophia obtains a copy of the original message and discovers it suggested the two empires join forces to defeat the Guild...

Pam Grier's Biggest Battle
by Pamela Harland (Mon 08-20-2001)

What is it with Pam Grier and Martians? First she fought the big-eyed green creatures in Tim Burton's MARS ATTACKS and now she goes toe-to-toe with them in JOHN CARPENTER'S GHOSTS OF MARS. Well, who else can be as sexy as Grier yet still be able to kick s...


Pooh on Hollywood Blvd.
by BRIAN THOMAS (Sat 04-15-2006)

Alert! BAMBI 2 goes OFF sale on Tuesday!!! BAMBI 2, the largely ignored 2005 sequel (or "miquel" as at least one online commentator put it) to the 1942 Disney classic feature, was released straight to DVD on February 7 for a limited time. Well, that limit...

A River Roars Through It
by Randall D. Larson (Thu 10-27-2005)

THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS David Newman's expressive and expansive score for SERENITY, Josh Whedon's big-screen incarnation of his short-loved TV series, FIREFLY, recently released by Varese Sarabande (302 066 682 2), is as quietly passionate as was the ...

Gunsmith Cats: Burst Vol.#01
by Greg Hackmann (Fri 06-15-2007)

Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kenichi SonodaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayRally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are two regular American girls. Regular American girls who own a gun shop, and might have dabbled in prostitution, respectively. An...

No Vaginas For Michael
by Mary Magdalene Smith (Sat 04-19-2008)

Auntie Stella and my Mum have been at the accountants all week for Year Rend, so Stella said that I can write the column this time as long as I behave myself and don't bloody swear, else Dark Jedi will delete me. Whatever.   I tried to register on...