Rockstar Social Club Opens as of Today

Rockstar Games officially opened the Rockstar Social Club today for use with Grand Theft Auto IV and other upcoming Rockstar titles. Going to the site will let you link your PlayStation Network ID to the account and track your stats in the game to show online.

They are having an exclusive contenst for the launch called the "Grand Theft Auto IV 100% Club Contest". The challenge starts today and ends May 5th for gamers who can complete 100% of the game in this time. Whoever does that will have this achievment “commemorated by being awarded a coveted key to the city”. We think it's impossible, but hey.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles Announced for September, New Screenshots, PSP Edition

Rockstar has announced today that Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be hitting the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this September 9, 2008 for North America. They've also announced a PSP brother of the next-generation game, Midnight Club: LA Remix.

"People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game," said Jay Panek, Midnight Club Producer Rockstar San Diego. "We've added some great twists and turns that let players experience the authentic vibe and feel of the city at blistering speeds that you simply couldn't get away with in real life." The press release below.

Rockstar Games Announces Release Date for Midnight Club: Los Angeles on the Xbox 360® Video Game and Entertainment System from Microsoft and PLAYSTATION®3 Computer Entertainment System and Midnight Club: LA Remix for the PSP®

Open-world street racing series debuts on next generation consoles September 9th and 12th for North America and Europe respectively

NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Rockstar Games is proud to announce the fourth installment of its critically-acclaimed and genre-defining Midnight Club franchise, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, is set for release on September 9th in North America and September 12th in Europe. Developed by series creator Rockstar San Diego, Midnight Club: Los Angeles will give gamers the unprecedented freedom to race through a hyper-realistic LA.

"From the beginning, Midnight Club has been about street racing in a open-world," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "With our team at Rockstar San Diego we have developed a game that we feel once again pushes the boundaries and expectations of what a racing game can be."

Whether driving by the beach or beating the competition by cutting through a parking garage at 200 mph, Midnight Club: Los Angeles provides a seamless, breathtaking environment for everyone who loves to compete. With no load times, no tracks, and no rules, the game allows players to race who they want, when they want, and where they want in an unbelievable recreation of Los Angeles.

"People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game," said Jay Panek, Midnight Club Producer Rockstar San Diego. "We've added some great twists and turns that let players experience the authentic vibe and feel of the city at blistering speeds that you simply couldn't get away with in real life."

A racing game is nothing without the great cars and Midnight Club: Los Angeles allows extensive customization of vehicles for both performance and appearance. Players can now fully personalize their officially licensed imports, tuners, classic muscle cars and motorcycles both inside and out with a dizzying array of licensed rims, spoilers, interior gauges, tires and more.

Also scheduled for release on September 9th, Midnight Club: LA Remix for the PSP® system will provide another incredible portable racing experience. Developed by Rockstar London, the game will take full advantage of the hardware to deliver the unrivaled sense of speed and style that the best-selling Midnight Club series is known for.

For more information about Midnight Club, please visit our website at http://www.rockstargames.com/midnightclubla.

Rockstar Games is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

Rockstar Social Club Pre-Registration Begins Today

Rockstar Games has officially opened up pre-registration to their Social Club today. The new Social Club will allow members to keep their Rockstar game stats online such as Grand Theft Auto IV and Midnight Club: Los Angeles. The site works for both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. Lets take a look at just some of the features.

* People who register for the Rockstar Games Social Club BEFORE April 29th 2008 will be rewarded by being automatically entered to win a special prize for true GTA fans: your portrait custom drawn by Rockstar Games’ in house art team in the signature art style of Grand Theft Auto IV's illustrations.

* LCPD Police Blotter -- A virtual map and tracker of single-player criminal activity logged in Liberty City from the aggregated data of millions of connected players - showing the most dangerous areas of town, most commonly used weapons and more.

* The Story Gang -- This special single-player leaderboard recognizes players who complete Niko Bellic's main story arc of Grand Theft Auto IV - The leaderboard ranks players according to the total amount of playing time it's taken to complete the story, as well as a historical rank by who has completed it first. Members of this club will receive special online widgets and merit badges marking all of their in-game accomplishments.

* The 100% Club -- Watch to see who will be the first to complete 100% of the game. The first ten people to be identified on the Social Club as reaching 100% will be sent an ultra-rare commemorative 'key to the city' to mark their accomplishment. In the future, the 100% Club will then carry a historical leaderboard showing rankings of who has completed 100% of a game in the shortest span of playing hours.

* The Hall of Fame -- This area will dynamically recognize those singularly elite players who have reached the top of the hill on various statistical leaderboards, and will also contain a personal awards display of special in-game landmarks and successes in Social Club competitions.

* The Liberty City Marathon -- A ranking of special physical milestones achieved in the game - from the amount of miles walked, driven, or swam - to the number of bullets fired and stunt-jumps jumped. There will be additional special marathon-based competitions in the future from this area as well.

Visit the site for pre-registration at the link below.

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Midnight Club: Los Angeles: NY International Auto Show Footage

The New York International Auto Show that took place on Thursday March 27, 2008 contained a booth with a playable version of Rockstar's upcoming Midnight Club: Los Angeles. So, the guys at PSN@Home gave it a spin, and took some footage. It's looking good.

[PSN@Home gets exclusive footage of Midnight Club Los Angeles]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles: Eight New Screenshots

I've always enjoyed the Midnight Club series. Whenever I was bored, I would pop in Midnight Club 2, get on my motorcycle, head in the ditch and try to ride off to land on top of buildings. It gives you freedom. Today, Rockstar San Diego released a new batch of Midnight Club: Los Angeles screens. Yes, I agree these are some of the sexiest cars I've ever seen. [Thanks PrimoT!]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles: Four New Screenshots

Rockstar Games has just released four new screenshots of their upcoming street racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

Midnight Club: Los Angeles is supposed to be the second game using the GrandTheft Auto IV engine. The images look great, and if you look to the left, it looks like Niko's driving.

[Via GamerSyde]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles: Jay Panek Interview

IGN was able to get an interview with Jay Panek, a producer at Rockstar San Diego. In this new interview, he talks about the upcoming Midnight Club: Los Angeles. He talks about the weather effects, incorporating the old gameplay and such. Read the interview at the link below.

[Read: Jay Panek Interview]

Midnight Club: Los Angeles: Two Shaky Cam Videos

YouTube user Raabaabaa has uploaded some videos of Midnight Club: Los Angeles being played on a PLAYSTATION 3 console. The videos are token with a camera so your going to see quite a few shakes. The game is looking great so far though. RockStar is rolling this baby out Q1 2008.



[Via YouTube]

GC 2007: Midnight Club: Los Angeles Debut Trailer

Check out Rockstar's newest title in their Midnight Club series, Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Midnight Club: Los Angeles was announced earlier this year, but the company's San Diego studio is only now showing off the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 title set for 2008.

[Via GamingTarget]