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GTAIV to use Engine from Table Tennis

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the expressive-thugs dept.

WedgeTalon writes "Joystiq reports that GTAIV will be using the engine that powered Rockstar's Table Tennis — Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE)." From the article: "I contacted MTV News' Stephen Totilo to see just how definite this was, and he returned, I met with Rockstar publicists and producers for Table Tennis twice prior to the game's release. Both times they volunteered that RAGE would serve as the engine for all next-gen Rockstar games. Including GTA? I asked both times. Including GTA they said both times."

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  1. So...? by Kesch · · Score: 5, Funny

    We beat up hookers with ping-pong paddles now?

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  2. This Just In by notBowen · · Score: 5, Funny

    GTAIV supports up to five pedestrians on screen at once.

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  3. Does it bother anyone else...? by MarkusQ · · Score: 5, Funny

    Is it just me, but does anyone else think it's odd that the people who brought us "Hot Coffee" decided to go with an engine specifically designed to model bouncing balls?

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  4. It is 100% Certain by Karma+Farmer · · Score: 5, Funny

    This just in... Slashdot.org reports that Joystiq.com reports that Gamespot reports that TotalVideoGames.com reports that MTV reports that a public relations spokesman who was involved in the marketing for one of Rock Star games has claimed that he has full knowledge of future product implementation decisions.

  5. eureka! by underwhelm · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've been pounding my palm into my temple, trying to force myself to imagine why in the world Rockstar Games created and published a table tennis simulator.

    It makes perfect sense to me now--it's so obvious! It's just a proof-of-concept of their new GTA engine.

    They didn't make table tennis and think to themselves: "hey, it turns out we've got a great new foundation for our 3d sandbox franchise!" It's been the other way around the whole time. "we need a great new foundation for our 3d sandbox franchise... but let's do something small and simple first to get all the kinks out."

    I wouldn't be surprised if there's a ping-pong minigame in the next GTA.

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  6. Re:GTAIV?!? by bunions · · Score: 5, Funny

    because it's not immediately obvious that they're numbers instead of abbreviations. GTA4 or Grand Theft Auto, Insane Violence edition?

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