Grand Theft Fuelled by Tennis' RAGE
Which wouldn't be a bad thing since we don't think Table Tennis looked too shabby. Speculation inside.
Making games, next-gen ones in particular, is no easy business, which is why many companies turn to middleware providers who create software engines that allow projects to get going quicker. The downside to this, one that Rockstar looks to be trying to avoid, is that you have to pay for the privilege.
Just imagine a gun where the paddle isRecent Grand Theft Auto games have been built using Renderware - technology created by Burnout developer Criterion, which is now owned by EA. For its next-generation debut, however, it seems that Rockstar is taking a more introspective to game design.
An unverified report at German site Game Front says that Rockstar is expected to use its own RAGE - Rockstar Advanced Game Engine - software for future games, including Grand Theft Auto IV.
Xbox 360 owners have seen this tool in action before as it was used in the making the physics-heavy Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis.
Rockstar is characteristically mum on the whole issue and declined to confirm the story when we approached the company for comment. Check out our previous Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, just in case this turns out to be true.
Alex Wollenschlaeger
Editor, Kikizo Games
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