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'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' WiFi Mayhem Trailer

Rockstar features the Wifi Mayhem multiplayer in their handheld mature, action, sandbox game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS. For many of you who didn't purchase the game at launch, could this be the deciding factor to help its mediocre sales? Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars WiFi Mayhem Trailer Watch Larger Version |...

Posted April 20, 2009| 9 Comments
'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Sells Only 89,000 In March According To NPD Group

Watch Larger Version of this Video Earlier in the week I wrote about EEDAR's low estimates for the sales of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for Nintendo DS. The company predicted that the game would sell 200,000 units in March. According to NPD Group, it's worse than that -- a tremendously disappointing 89,000. Although March is a...

Posted April 17, 2009| 74 Comments
Poor Sales Of 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Killing Future Of M-Rated Games For DS?

Watch Larger Version of this Video Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars was one of the most important releases for the Nintendo DS in years. Numerous publishers have been eyeing the game to see if a mature-rated title from a hugely successful franchise could succeed on Nintendo's handheld platform. Although the installed base of theDS is...

Posted April 13, 2009| 62 Comments
Analyst: 'GTA: Chinatown Wars' Could Sell 2 Million in First Year

Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz thinks that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars could sell two million units in its first year of release. The game, published by Take-Two, was released today exclusively for the Nintendo DS. Did you snag your copy yet? It was unclear, however, if Doug was talking about worldwide sales or limited his...

Posted March 17, 2009| 27 Comments
'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Trailer: Rampage Mode Returns!

Revisit the Rampage Mode as Rockstar reintroduces the feature back into the GTA series with Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS. Chinatown Wars launches today, so find a skull icon in Liberty City and get your stylus up to some gritty urban gaming. Grand Theft Auto IV: Chinatown Wars Rampage Mode Watch Larger Version |...

Posted March 17, 2009| 9 Comments
'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Hacking & Sniping Instructional Trailer

Rockstar releases the second instructional trailer for the pocket-sized Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Episode 2 features the finer points of proper sniper rifle assembly and hacking utilizing your Nintendo DS stylus. After the cut, check Episode 1 featuring how to hotwire rides and burning rubber. (Responsibly of course.) Needless to say, I...

Posted March 6, 2009| 14 Comments
Sony Would Like More GTA on the PSP

Sony would like more Grand Theft Auto content for the PlayStation Portable, please. "No one should sleep on that franchise. That's a tremendous franchise for PlayStation in general," said Sony Computer Entertainment's John Koller to MTV Multiplayer, "We've had two that are the top two sellers on PSP right now. So, there's...

Posted March 2, 2009| 10 Comments
First 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Trailer!

Sure, The Lost & Damned just came out, but it's almost time for another Grand Theft Auto game to be released - Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars! The Nintendo DS exclusive hopes to bring some much-needed M-rated flair to Nintendo's portable. Huang Lee, the main character, will be within his father's Triad as he presumably goes from rags to...

Posted February 26, 2009| 15 Comments
New 'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Screens

Did you think that dope-running and your DS stylus would ever have anything in common? Rockstar Leeds spent nearly two years working on their upcoming DS third-person action game Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Here's the latest imagery detailing its work and our latest impressions to bring you up to speed. Makes me remember the text-based...

Posted February 25, 2009| 10 Comments
'GTA Chinatown Wars' Impressions from NY Comic Con

If you’re ready to deal some cocaine, please raise your DS stylus. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars hits the DS on March 17. With it, comes a whole new rap sheet for Nintendo’s handheld. Rockstar Leeds has spent nearly two years putting Chinatown together and built a fully rendered Liberty City in the process. Gamers play as Huang...

Posted February 8, 2009| 6 Comments
Video Game Revenues To Grow To $20 Billion in 09!

Even though growth in the industry is likely to slow from 19 percent to 6.7 percent, analyst Mike Hickey of Janco Partners says U.S. video game industry revenues will be worth over 20 billion dollars by the end of 2009. "We continue to believe video games offer an exceedingly strong value proposition for consumers in the current economic...

Posted January 28, 2009| 29 Comments
'GTA: Chinatown Wars' DS Dated

The Nintendo DS version of the violent and successful GTA franchise, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, has been given a North American release date of March 17th, 2009. "Rockstar Leeds have once again created a game that far exceeds our standard for deep and innovative entertainment," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games....

Posted December 15, 2008| 2 Comments
'Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars' Will Take Place In 'GTA IV's City

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the series' upcoming Nintendo DS debut, will reportedly take place in the Liberty City of Grand Theft Auto IV. According to reports, the playable area will be the titular Chinatown, as well as Duke, Bohan, Broker, and Algonquin from GTA IV. The New Jersey-esque Alderney will not be included. Selling drugs will...

Posted November 17, 2008| 12 Comments
'GTA Chinatown Wars' Backlash Begins

You had to have seen this coming: The backlash has begun over the content in upcoming Nintendo DS title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Just a day after the game's drug-dealing mini-game was revealed, Darren Gold of charity Drugsline told England's The Sun tabloid: “Anything using drug-dealing as entertainment is sending out the wrong...

Posted September 25, 2008| 22 Comments
'GTA: Chinatown Wars' Has Drug Dealing Mini-Game

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is coming out for the DS sometime early next year and it's now been announced by way of a print magazine (Edge) coming out soon, that this version of GTA will have an ongoing side mission where the user, no pun intended, is meant to traffic 6 types of illegal drugs during gameplay. You'll track the economies...

Posted September 24, 2008| 24 Comments