July 19th, 2010

The Art and Science of Rockstar, in three books

Published at 7:50 AM PST

UPDATE (July 27th 2010): The collection has, or was, cancelled by Steidl over a year ago. Apparently the listing on their website, which was taken down 2 days ago, was a mistake. It is unknown why the Amazon UK listing still exists, and why it actually appeared on Amazon UK at all, considering it was cancelled without an announcement, is still a mystery. See our latest news article for an overview of the cancellation.

UPDATE (July 25th 2010): Steidl is no longer listing the collection on their website; the page linked to at the bottom of this new post appears to have been removed and the collection doesn't appear in searches of their archives. Amazon UK is however still listing the collection, and at a discount of 38% - making it just £55.25 (or around $85 USD).

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Rockstar has teamed up with publisher Steidl to release a three book library full of "original illustrations, wireframes, production stills, product shots, ads, inspiration and candids of the companys games". That's not to mention the DVD featuring never-before seen video from Rockstar's archives. The cost for every Rockstar fan's dream? A full wallet breaking $450 USD suggested retail price. Amazon UK has a less shocking price at £75.65 or $115 USD but still out of the reach of many fans. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to find a quick source of income or I'm going to go insane.

This spectacular collection will be made available in August 2010 - a specific date is yet to be made public.

Source: Steidl and Amazon UK