Lindsay Lohan sues makers of ‘Grand Theft Auto V’

Lindsay lindsay lohanLohan is facing another legal battle, but this time, she’s the one starting the fight.

Seven months after threatening to do so, the tabloid favorite filed suit against Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software Wednesday, saying the creators of Grand Theft Auto V used her image and likeness without her permission.

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How many F-bombs are in GTA V? Gamer counts the curses

Franklin, GTA cursingMichael and Trevor — the three protagonists of Grand Theft Auto V — are a potty-mouthed bunch. But now there’s conclusive proof that they’re among the crudest characters in video game history.

Youtuber TheMediocreScot spent the last five months compiling every F-bomb from last year’s biggest release, and it’s pretty, um, “impressive”: the game drops it some 1,018 times from beginning to end.

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BioShock creator Irrational Games is closing its doors

Irrational irrational-closureGames, the developer of the hit games BioShock and BioShock Infinite, is calling it quits.

Ken Levine, head of the studio, announced the stunning news Tuesday, saying all but 15 employees would be let go as he and a core team begin a “smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor.”

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Take-Two plays the waiting game with mobile

Strauss strauss zelnickZelnick on Wii U, Oculus Rift, and what happens with Rod Fergusson’s Bay Area studio now that he’s jumped ship to Microsoft.

While many video game publishers are racing to embrace the mobile world – and seeing some significant earnings in the process – Take-Two Interactive Software CEO Strauss Zelnick is moving cautiously.

There’s certainly potential in the market, he concedes – but, so far, the hardware isn’t where it needs to be to be a proper showcase for the company’s games. And he’d rather wait than make compromises.

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October game sales race forward thanks to GTA

Trevor, RSG_GTAV_Screenshot_284Michael and Franklin might be particularly vicious criminals in Grand Theft Auto V, but they’re heroes to the video game industry.

Grand Theft Auto helped propel the industry into positive growth for the third consecutive month in October. Software sales at brick and mortar retail stores were up 12 percent compared to the October 2012 figures, coming in at $482.5 million.

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Activision ships $1 billion worth of Call of Duty: Ghosts to retail

Numbers COD-Ghostsdon’t lie, but they can be massaged a bit.

Activision celebrated the launch of Call of Duty: Ghosts with its customary sales trumpeting, announcing that the game sold $1 billion in its first day of release. Sounds impressive — and it certainly is — but it’s not quite as stunning as you might think.

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Rockstar Games: Time for new IP?

GTA V Rockstaris a smashing success, but what’s next for Rockstar? Chris Morris examines the possibilities

With Grand Theft Auto V shattering entertainment industry sales records, the Houser Brothers and the team at Rockstar Games have once again justified the freedom and independence Take-Two affords them.

They’ve also got the gaming world wondering what they’ll do next.

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Grand Theft Auto V garage bug causing cars to vanish

Car gta-v-cars-vanishtheft is a serious problem in Los Santos, but it’s turning out to be an even bigger headache for Rockstar Games.

A bug in Grand Theft Auto V is causing cars and car upgrades to disappear when players park vehicles in the game’s various garages, which are supposed to be save points. As a result, Rockstar is warning fans not to use those garages until they can solve the problem.

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