Merry Christmas

Just a quick note to wish all those who celebrate Chrsitmas a Merry one. Take care & all the best from all of us at Codename!

Forums Launched, Finally

I am particularly proud to announce the launch of our new community forum. We seem to be getting a lot of activity around the site and I thought it would be a nice touch to channel some of that activity into a forum where you folks could ask any questions that you may have regarding the games or this site.

The forum is scratch built and has been tested extensively but if you have any problems please feel at liberty to make a post in our feedback forum. In the meantime have fun!

Forums Launched, Finally

I am particularly proud to announce the launch of our new community forum. We seem to be getting a lot of activity around the site and I thought it would be a nice touch to channel some of that activity into a forum where you folks could ask any questions that you may have regarding the games or this site.

The forum is scratch built and has been tested extensively but if you have any problems please feel at liberty to make a post in our feedback forum. In the meantime have fun!

Houser Brothers pick up "Entrepreneurs" award

Gamasutra.com has compiled a list of 2008's top developers. Obviously Rockstar picked up an award; second place for "Best Industry Entrepreneurs" category.

King of Hearts: The Housers, Rockstar

Sam and Dan Houser understand what very few others in the game business have managed to perfect -- that a combination of controversy and well-executed, stylish games add up to sales gold.

Sure, one might say that Take-Two division Rockstar Games overeggs the "rebel" card, but Grand Theft Auto IV's massive initial sales -- and a robust slate of other franchises, including Bully, Midnight Club, and Max Payne -- mean that the brothers continue to power much of their parent company's buzz and profits.

Become Part of CodenameSaintsRow

I thought I'd just remind everyone on the site to stick around, because we have alot more in mind for this place. Mattze and I, Foxtrot, have been thinking up some pretty cool ideas for CodenameSaintsRow. These things include forums, a newsletter, each users' own userpage and uploadable avatars to display next to your comments.

That's another thing, if you've decided to stick around then definetely register. The whole user-system is hopefully going to be improved drastically and if you've registered now, you can comment on News-posts' like this. To do so, just hit ''X Comments'' adjascent to the news-posts' title.

So, stick around, register and we're going to try and set up a mailing service/newsletter, to alert you of Saints Row and CodenameSaintsRow antics.

New Team Member

For around 4 months I have ran this site alone, and although things have been running well I feel that it is time to start growing our team. On that note I'd like to welcome Foxtrot to CodenameSaintsRow.net team. I'm sure you will be hearing plenty form him in the very near future!

Introducing Codename Saints Row

I have always planned on covering a selection of games under the "Codename" umbrella and the second game series to get a site is Saints Row; with CodenameSaintsRow.net. Naturally the site covers THQ's Saints Row series and although it doesn't have alot of content just now that will change upon the game's release later this month.

For now why not take a look at some of the screenshots, videos, and pre-release information by visiting CodenameSaintsRow.net.

Jack Thompson to Appear on Showtime

Jack Thompson has been fighting GTA games from the off and is set to appear on Showtime's Penn & Teller: Bullshit. The show will look at videogame violence and we should expect it sometime around Spring. For the full article head on over to GamePolitics.com.

GTA Blamed for Sex Attacks

After last weeks report that a girl had saved her family from a flipped car, thanks to GrandTheftAuto, it was only a matter of time before yet another story surfaced blaming GTA for something that really... wasn't.

The Sun is reporting that Ryan Chinnery has appeared in court following a series of 'attacks'. The 19 year old prowled streets looking for women he thought were prostitutes.

From the Sun;

He attacked his first victim under a railway bridge, pulling down her trousers and touching her breasts. A month later he dragged another woman along a path before they fell down an embankment into a river.

He fled, apologising, after three lads hauled them out. The third victim was attacked as she walked home from work. Chinnery grabbed her arms and only let go as a man approached.

He struck the woman on the ear before running off.

Chinnery's most serious attack came when he seized a 42-year-old woman round the throat. She broke an arm as they toppled down a bank, but he made her remove her clothing, sexually assaulted her, and performed a sex act on himself.

Prosecutor Eleanor Laws said Chinnery's love of Grand Theft Auto "may go some way to explaining his attitude towards women". She said: "Prostitutes in it can be subjected to violence".  "There may be some connection with the defendant admitting spending a lot of time playing that game.".

To be honest I'd say over the years I've racked up a fair few hours of play-time on various GTA titles but can't recall going on any prostitute hunts; So is GTA to blame? One look at the photo gives me all the evidence I need...

GTA Helps Save Family from Car

While everyone seems determined to jump on the "blame GTA" bandwagon there is one family who owe their lives to the crime simulator. Around August 27th a family traveling in a Jeep Grand Cherokee veered off the road at 60mph flipping the vehicle upside down, with it's roof caved in.

She realized the back window had broken and was able to climb over the spare tire to get out. She then called for her mother to reach out her hand and Audrey helped pull her out the back window. She proceeded to help get the rest of family out of the vehicle. Audrey also tugged on her father's bloody arm to lead him to the road, where they flagged down a passing vehicle to get somebody to call 911.

Pretty intense stuff I'm sure you will agree; also nice to see a GTA game being praised for it's content as opposed to the usual blame it receives.

As you can clearly see in the image above the vehicle was in a dreadful state after the crash. If you would like the read the full article then head on over to MyWebtimes.com.