E3 09: Rockstar announces Agent exclusively for PS3 @ Gaming Target

Written by John Scalzo on June 03, 2009

News: Rockstar North tackles Cold War-era espionage.

Rockstar North (developers of the Grand Theft Auto series) have been talking up the fact they have a game in development exclusively for the PlayStation 3 for a while now. But with E3 here they've finally decided to go into specifics. Not a lot of specifics, but at least now it has a title.

The game will be titled Agent and it will be an action game set amongst the intrigue and secrecy of the 70s spy game. The Edinburgh-based developer is said to be capturing the atmosphere and spirit of the Cold War era for the game.

Agent takes players on a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage and political assassinations during the height of the Cold War at the end of the 1970s.

"We have always enjoyed making action games, and with Agent we are making what we believe will be the ultimate action game," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Agent is a game we have wanted to make for a long time. The team in Edinburgh is doing an amazing job combining intense action, atmosphere and story in a great period setting to create something that feels quite unique. We cannot wait for people to experience this game."

Who knows, maybe being located in the birthplace of James Bond (he was described a being of Scottish descent in the original Ian Fleming novels) will serve as further inspriation.

We'll have more soon.