Published: October 13, 2011
Rockstar Games Announces 10th Anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the 10th anniversary of Grand
Theft Auto III on October 22, 2011. The anniversary is a
landmark moment for the Grand Theft Auto series and
Rockstar Games. The release of Grand Theft Auto III in
2001 was a pivotal step in the series' path to become one of the biggest
entertainment properties. In conjunction with the celebration, Rockstar
will release Grand Theft Auto III for select new
generation iOS and Android devices in the fall. A full list of devices
is available at www.rockstargames.com/newswire.
Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto III (Photo: Business Wire)
"Grand Theft Auto III showed us the potential of open
world games," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "It helped set
the vision for the company, and we have been expanding on those
possibilities with every game ever since."
Mobile versions of the game will be available to play at the 2011 New
York Comic-Con from October 14-16, 2011. Attendees of the
show will be able to tour the Grand Theft Auto III gallery
featuring the game's signature art, and will also have the opportunity
to win special anniversary edition Grand Theft Auto III
and Rockstar Games merchandise. For those unable to attend, the Rockstar
Warehouse (www.rockstarwarehouse.com)
is relaunching today, where the special anniversary edition items will
be available for purchase throughout October.
Beginning today, the limited-edition action figure of Grand Theft
Auto III lead character, Claude, will be available for pre-order
through the Rockstar Warehouse. The action figure will be on sale on
October 20. The fully articulated 1:6 scale Claude figure comes dressed
in his original attire of cargo pants and a bomber jacket, and is also
supplied with his iconic Liberty City Prison-issued jumpsuit. The Claude
figure is equipped with an arsenal of classic weapons from Grand
Theft Auto III, including a bat, knife, grenades, pistol, sniper
rifle, and assault rifle. Rockstar Social Club members can enter to win
one of three Claude action figures through October 16 by visiting www.rockstargames.com/socialclub*.
Grand Theft Auto III was originally released in October
2001 for the PlayStation2 computer entertainment system. It was the
first three-dimensional, open-world Grand Theft Auto title
and introduced players to the fictitious Liberty City. The game was
released to critical and commercial success and is widely credited as
one of the most influential video games of all time. Upon its release in
2001, Grand Theft Auto III delivered cinematic levels of
immersion, an innovative approach to open-ended gameplay and an
unprecedented fusion of gaming and popular culture.
Grand Theft Auto III was heralded by GameSpot1
as "easily one of the greatest games of all time." In an article
recognizing the most important games ever created, GamePro2
listed Grand Theft Auto III as their number one choice,
declaring that "GTA III redefined how games are played,
serving as a wake-up call to an industry that had fallen into a safe,
sleepy rhythm."
IGN3 lauded Grand Theft Auto III as one of the
top ten most influential games of all time, stating "not many games can
claim to have spawned entire genres, buzzwords, and cultural phenomena."
GamesRadar4 praised Grand Theft Auto III as
"the most important game of the decade" And more celebration came from
G4TV5, dubbing the game, "An amazing experience, resulting in
a classic crime drama."
Grand Theft Auto III went on to become the highest-rated
PlayStation 2 game of all time (Metacritic: 97), and the number one
selling video game on console the year of its release, according to The
NPD Group estimates of U.S. retail video game sales.
For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com.
*No purchase necessary to enter. Void in certain countries and where
prohibited. Must be 18 or older. Ends 10/16/11. See www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/events
for complete official rules and eligibility details.
1. http://www.gamespot.com/features/6171873/index.html
2. http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/110088/the-52-most-important-video-games-of-all-time-page-8-of-8/
3. http://games.ign.com/articles/840/840621p2.html
4. http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-20-most-important-games-of-the-decade/
5. http://www.g4tv.com/articles/33989/grand-theft-auto-iii-ps2-review/
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a
global developer, marketer and publisher of interactive entertainment
software games for the PC, PlayStation3 and PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment systems, PSP (PlayStationPortable) system, Xbox 360
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii , Nintendo DS ,
iPhone, iPod touch and iPad®. The Company publishes and develops
products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which
publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. The
Company's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our
website at www.take2games.com.
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dependence on key management and product development personnel, our
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Rockstar Games
Emmy Kasten, 212-334-6633 x6559
Emmy.Kasten@rockstargames.com
or
Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc.
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