Rockstar Games, over the last ten years or so, has earned my respect -- and my dollars because well, quite simply their games are awesome. I'm a big fan of the Grand Theft Auto series of games and have played every one since GTA III. So it'll be no surprise that I eagerly anticipate the next one in the series, Grand Theft Auto V. This one will be returning to the fictionalized California/Los Angeles area known in the GTA universe as San Andreas/Los Santos. No release date has been set yet, but Rockstar occasionally releases a trailer or screenshot to keep the hype alive. So far it looks phenomenal and has me excited about playing it as soon as it comes out. It doesn't hurt that recently on the Rockstar blog they've released a number of screenshots with single word titles for the entries. If you haven't figured it out, I'm a big fan of the single word title. Check out the blog entries/screenshots here:
So it's going to be a while before the game comes out and I am wondering if I should pick up something else to play in the meantime. My gaming sommelier Ken has suggested I pick up Sleeping Dogs, a Square Enix title that started out as True Crime: Hong Kong and underwent some rebranding and renaming. It looks pretty fun as well and has what I have always been wishing for: an open sandbox type crime game set in Hong Kong. I've been a HK noir film fan for many years so this may be right up my alley.
