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Will there ever be a San Andreas Story? It seems increasingly less likely. Rockstar Leeds, the talented team behind the first two PSP GTA games and the PSP port of The Warriors is looking to do its own thing, and work on original IPs for the "next gen." Studio head Gordon Hall explained to Develop, "We're going to be branching out further into next-gen - we've done original work on an existing franchise, but now we want to work on new IPs, and are looking at what we can do on Xbox 360 and PS3."

However, Leeds isn't done quite yet with the portables. "It's not over for handheld for us - there's more coming there - but our new focus will be on the new formats." Hopefully, we'll see one more incredible project out of Rockstar Leeds for the PSP before they move on to greener (and more powerful) pastures.

[Via Joystiq]

JoystiqRockstar Leeds refocusing on the next-gen originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The latest issue of Develop Magazine features an interview with Rockstar Leeds studio head Gordon Hall, who professes a desire to move on from portable ports - his studio was responsible for the PSP ports of Rockstar staples like Midnight Club, and The Warriors as well as two portable Grand Theft Auto titles - and develop their own new-gen IP. Hall said, "We're going to be branching out further into next-gen - we've done original work on an existing franchise, but now we want to work on new IPs, and are looking at what we can do on Xbox 360 and PS3."

Hall's team - who previously worked on mostly GBA titles as Mobius Entertainment before being acquired by Rockstar in 2004 - has been relegated to the handheld "ghetto" for some time. Current development on ports of Bully and Table Tennis for the Xbox 360 and Wii platforms should be decent practice for their next project, of which Hall says, "... it's a short development cycle, just 18 months, and it really excites me." An 18-month dev cycle? Maybe something for XBLA and PlayStation Network, then? And what about a San Andreas Stories game? And what's with all the questions?

JoystiqRockstar Leeds tired of ports, working on new IP originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 13:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The French site, Play France (O, RLY?), seems to have the very first images of the upcoming PSP port of The Warriors, Rockstar Leeds' follow-up to the first two GTA Stories games. These renders are at a much higher resolution than actual gameplay footage, meaning it'll look sharper than what will appear on your PSP. Regardless, considering the team's penchant for technical superiority, there should be little doubt that the game will look quite good on the PSP when it ships next year.

[Via PSP GadgetZ]

JoystiqFirst-ever screenshots of The Warriors originally appeared on Joystiq on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We don't usually do press releases, but I'm such a Rockstar nut that anytime they grace our handheld, I get excited. This port of the popular game based on the classic 70s film is being developed by Rockstar Leeds, the programmers of the graphically intense Grand Theft Auto Stories series. It's unknown if the PSP version of the game will feature any new content, but considering its holiday release date, we'll guess no.

"We set out to create a highly sophisticated portable game that delivers a visceral experience previously unseen on the PSP system," stated Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. "We are looking forward to setting the definitive bar for the brawler genre on the PSP system by delivering an extremely stylish and exceptionally deep experience."

[Thanks, steve!]

JoystiqThe Warriors brings more Rockstar violence to the PSP originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Bully & GTA: VCSThe headquarters of Rockstar Games, a thin 6-story building squeezed between Best Buy and Adidas, stands just north of where Broadway cuts through Houston Street flowing downward into a mecca of trend -- or shopping for trends -- known as SoHo. A few blocks away Sony has erected one of the world's largest PSP displays (seen here), which towers over the intersection of Lafayette and Houston. But it's not just neighboring downtown-Manhattan real estate that connects Rockstar and Sony.

Continue reading Dissecting Rockstar's formula: Joystiq previews Vice City Stories (PSP) & Bully (PS2)

JoystiqDissecting Rockstar's formula: Joystiq previews Vice City Stories (PSP) & Bully (PS2) originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City StoriesIn case you missed the press release - we did - Rockstar announced Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in the midst of last week's chaos. The title (and Rockstar) was conspicuously absent from the E3 showroom floor, despite being targeted for an October 17 release (in North America). Still, this is far from a surprise revelation - and it's a game that has been rumored to exist since Liberty City Stories debuted. Now, it's just official.

Update: added official logo.

[Thanks, Soulo]

JoystiqGTA Vice City Stories announced for PSP [update 1] originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 16 May 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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