Rockstar's Agent "still in development"

By Tom Bramwell Published 3 March, 2010

No further news though, says Feder.

Take Two CEO Ben Feder ducked a question about PlayStation 3 exclusive Agent during this evening's Q1 financial conference call.

"The short answer is yes, still in development," he told an analyst who asked if it was still in development.

Agent was announced at E3 last year when we were told by Sony America's Jack Tretton that it "will take a player across the globe amid the shadowy world of espionage and assassins in the darkest hours of the 1970s".

In the meantime we've heard that it will be "genre-defining", and that it's hopefully due out this year.

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Comments (24) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • NewbieZilla #1 2 years ago

    The fear of Leap Year 2 is tangible in his response.

  • Boomerang #2 2 years ago

    So ... a game is ... still in development you say? Newsworthy...

  • VandelayIndustries #3 2 years ago

    As if by magic :)

  • aaronali #4 2 years ago

    Chances of Agent coming out this year - nil.
    Chances of Agent coming out next year - meh.
    Chances of Agent coming out in 2012 - yup.

  • thubie #5 2 years ago

    INbe4 its multiplat

  • andijames #6 2 years ago

    Haven't they still got Red Dead to finish off too?

  • BBIAJ #7 2 years ago

    @ andijames:

    Not really, The Agent is being developed by Rockstar North IIRC, and Red Dead Redemption is being handled by Rockstar San Diego (of Midnight Cub 1, 2, 3, 3 Tokyo Remix, LA fame - PSP versions were done by R* Leeds), so it's just the publisher Take-Two that's handling both.

  • man.the.king #8 2 years ago

    Headline reads: Rockstar's Agent "still in development"

    No!!! Really? I hadn't heard about this game for about a month now and was so worried it wasn't being made.

    Seriously though - do EG journalists have some sort of daily quota to meet, that we are presented with such "news"?
    Edited by 2 at 04/03/10 @ 03:36

  • Mnia786 #9 2 years ago

    @thubie, its a PS3 exclusive. Me thinks Sony and MS got offered either Agent or IV dlc and MS took IV dlc whereas Sony went for Agent (new IP).

  • Doctor_What #10 2 years ago

    @ Thubie: Welcome to the internet. You have managed to get online. This opens a wonderful range of options for communication to you. You may be accustomed to the idea of 'txt spk' where you have a limited number of characters in which to convey your delicately crafted epithets, but let me assure you that online the character limit is almost always less restrictive when writing online. Some find the use of full words, punctuation, and accurate use of capitals actually aids their expressiveness, and nearly all readers assure me that writing in correct English makes it easier to understand WTF UR On abt.

    Once again, welcome to the internet, please learn the customs of the locals and enjoy your stay.

  • Edwin #11 2 years ago

    @Doctor

    Ha ha.... that made me chuckle.

  • Shikasama #12 2 years ago

    Genius DW, pure genius

  • thubie #13 2 years ago

    @ Doctor what
    Smart doctor is smart it seems.
    OKe why would i make a big story when those little words are enough to make my point

    I really think agent will go multiplat now that ps and pc are going to get the dlc.
    It all depends if the deal with take two went this way.

    If Sony went to take two with the Agent Ip it cant go multiplat. But if Agent is a Take two IP big changes it will go multiplat.
    Because if i were a publisher i would gladly want microsoft to finance the marketing in US like how Modern warfare 2 was marketed as a 360 exclusive here on tv in holland.

    So yes as you can see im from holland so i dont speak English in real life. And it Eurogamer website not English speakingcountriesonlygamer.net

  • rockstar1984 #14 2 years ago

    "Chances of Agent coming out this year - nil.
    Chances of Agent coming out next year - meh.
    Chances of Agent coming out in 2012 - yup.?

    that's a bit harsh no? Rockstar North have always worked their socks off to get their games out ASAP.

  • M_of_the_sys #15 2 years ago

    In other news:

    There is no further news on The Last Guardian.

  • M_of_the_sys #16 2 years ago

    @thubie

    You might want to visit http://www.eurogamer.nl/

  • Doctor_What #17 2 years ago

    My apologies for being a bit harsh Thubie, but I didn't get any of what you just wrote from your first message. You've got to admit, you're a lot clearer at conveying your point in your second comment.

  • thubie #18 2 years ago

    @ Docter what

    Yeah but on the internet im not really want to type a long story or detailed opinion or idea.
    Most of the time people will just skip over it scan for Flame bait and read the words wrong.
    There are a few sites where you can do detailed messages this but 80% of the websites you cant or it just a waste of time thats why i typed the first message that way"Inbe4 its multiplay".

  • ChronoMizaki #19 2 years ago

    @thubie

    Didn't Rockstar detail three things why Agent is PS3 exclusive? You know, Cell Processor, HDD as standard and the massive storage of blu-ray?

    Not trolling, just reminding

  • aaronali #20 2 years ago

    @ Rockstar1984
    Yeah, I'm not trying to be harsh on the developer by guessing a 2012 release. It was more of a response to the blanket "still in development" statement. If that's the most info they can share with us about a game slated for 2010 when we're already in March of 2010, then I think their release window is in for a serious push. Not that I care, I'm a 'play it when it's good and done' person myself. And Rockstar North has never let me down (excepting Manhunt 2).

  • rockstar1984 #21 2 years ago

    @ aaronali,

    OK, I get your point now that you have elaborated, I agree Manhunt 2 was pants, big letdown, but North were just overseeing that one.

    peace :o)

  • thubie #22 2 years ago

    @ ChronoMizaki
    Dont know but would like a link to that

    But you know that filling up 25 gig of game asset is expensive as hell.
    The average game cost like 30 million to make then you have like 6 gig of data in it.
    Multiply that with 4 and you get something like GTA 4 budget dont know if sony is willing to spend % of the dev cost.
    And the ps 3 exclusive dont really have the track records of big sellers.

    But yeah doesn't really matter for me i have both consoles so if i want to play it i can.
    Will now stop with the multiplat discussion because this time of age 3rd party exclusives arent what you would say set in stone.

  • NewbieZilla #23 2 years ago

    @ Chrono

    That wasn't quite what they said. http://ne ws.spong.com/article/18164/Why-...

  • trip919 #24 2 years ago

    Completely forgot about this game, mind you we’ve had fuck all to remind us.