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Rockstar's Family-Friendly Shocker

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the someone-finally-thought-of-the-children dept.

kleptonin writes "IGN is running an article about a new game being developed by Rockstar San Diego. Unlike their previous releases, the game will feature no guns, no violence, and no swearing. The game, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, will be exclusive to the Xbox 360, and will cost $39.99." Chris Morris, over at the CNN Game Over column, has some commentary on Grand Theft Ping Pong.

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  1. Not Rockstar North by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is not Rockstar North of GTA and Manhunter fame, this is Rockstar San Diego, who made Midtown Madness and Red Dead Revolver. The two are totally different studios that just happen to both be under the "Rockstar" umbrella.

  2. Re:Image Enhancement by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    This is from Rockstar San Diego, not Rockstar North. It is a totally different studio that just happens to be owned by the same corporate entity.

    Rockstar North were originally called DMA Design. They are based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and made Lemmings before going on to make the GTA games. Rockstar San Diego were originally called Angel Studios, and made Midnight Club and Midtown Madness, as well as Red Dead Revolver.

  3. Re:My god the CNN article sucks by tgd · · Score: 2, Informative

    If football is indeed the american soccer

    No, no, no. Soccer is european football, not the other way around.

    Most families probably have both footballs and soccer balls, or for you european types, footballs and footballs: round edition.

  4. Funny by LWATCDR · · Score: 2, Informative

    That isn't what this bbc story says. Okay maybe not the nudity but the violence seems to be an issue that is up for debate in the UK.
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4118270.stm

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  5. Ping Pong != Pong by RossumsChild · · Score: 2, Informative

    3D Ping pong.

    3D Pong is free.

  6. MOD PARENT UP! by bVork · · Score: 2, Informative

    Yes! I was just about to post something about this. Why can't people understand that Rockstar is a publishing label? DMA Design became Rockstar North and did the GTA series. Rockstar Toronto did The Warriors. Rockstar Vancouver is working on Bully. Rockstar Leeds did GTA on PSP.

    It's like attributing every game published by Capcom to the same development staff. Which is amusing, if you consider that Capcom published GTA in Japan.

    1. Re:MOD PARENT UP! by RollingThunder · · Score: 2, Informative

      They're not quite that seperate.

      A friend of my wife's worked at Rockstar North on GTA, and has now moved back to Vancouver and is working at Rockstar Vancouver. Not sure if he's working on Bully though.