Internet/Web Reasearch - Rockstar.com/Grandtheftauto

The second website that i have looked at for my grand theft auto text which surrounds my CI is the official website for the grand theft auto franchise.
The website brings the audience back generations to the first ever grand theft auto game that was on the playstaion 1, and throughout the years the website shows how the most highest rated game of all time has changed and how it has adapted to our generation of gaming. The website includes information on each game and what the game is all about.
The website of the grand theft auto franchise is nostalgic in the sense that the audience can think back and remember the time when they were a kid and they and their friends were in to playing the grand theft auto game. the website allows the audience to play a series of demos and experience the way that grand theft auto use to be back when it first started, and that is what makes the game effective in terms of gaining audiences, and even though the new grand theft auto 5 is going to be released some time in 2012, the previous games of the franchise can not be forgotten as each game has a part to play in making the whole franchise succsessful in a whole.

Screenshot of the official website 

This screenshot shows the official website of the grand theft auto franchise, what you see here is the first grand theft auto game that was released nearly a decade ago, and when you click on it it will give you
a sample of the demo and give you information on the game, it also contains audio, video and links to do with the game.
'There is an 8 bit demo, a 24 bit demo and a 3DFX demo, all offering you the chance to have a little taste of Grand Theft Auto, completely free. Just click on the icon of the demo you would like, tell your machine where to save the demo, and let the downloading commence. All these demos are set in Liberty City'. This is a quote from the website showing the public what they offer. 

This screenshot is still from the same website, but i wanted to show you the contrast of the the first game and the latest game of the grand theft auto franchise, and how it has changed over the years, you can see by just the title of the game, its is shows more and gives more insight, as it show the characters of the game and the setting in which the game is located. 

when you click on the link it you can watch a video clip for each of the characters in the game and also the contents and also what the game contains.

Internet/Web Research - Rockstar.com

For my second text in which i am focusing on the grand theft auto franchise, and for my internet research i decided to focus on the main websites that surround the text, for this website it is rockstar, rockstar is the maiin developer of the game, and the company is well known for producing the grand theft auto franchise and the game goes way back in terms of historical context, our generation has grown up with the grand theft auto franchise and knows what the games conatins and what we can expect from each of the game that is released.
Rockstar is now officially developing the new grand theft auto game 'Grand Theft Auto V' which is due to be released sometime next year, what the fans expect from the game is all things new and exciting, as rockstar is an exceptional games developing company, the fans will be expecting nothing less.

Here is the trailer fro the new Grand Theft Auto game :

Rockstar games has also produced such games as; Midnight Club, Max Payne 3, LA Noire, Red dead redemption, Manhunt and other games which has been sucsessful.
The reason why i choose to focus on the rockstar website for my grand theft auto game is because part of the reasson why grand theft auto is the one of the highest rated games on ps3 is because of  rockstar and the ideas that they put into the games to make it look as real as possible.
The website includes videos and information on the the games that they develop and what you can expect from each game, the website has a target audience of young teenagers and adults that is mostly into these sort of games, most of the games that rockstar produce contains mostly to a male demographic.

Screenshot of Rockstar Website 

 This screenshot is of the official website for the rockstar website, in their website they talk about and give information on all the well known games that they have developed, including the highly rated grand theft auto franchise. The layout of the website is clear with links for each topic so the audience doesn't get confused on where to go and what to search for.

 

Internet/Web Research - Treyarch.com

The forth website that i am looking at in terms of my call of duty text is the developer behind the call of duty installment black ops.
Treyarch is also a major developer of the call of duty series, they have made Call of duty 2: Big red one, Call of duty 3 and Call of duty: world at war.
Call of Duty: Black Ops holds the record for the largest ever entertainment launch in history in any form of entertainment, breaking the record within 24 hours of its release. Sales from the game worldwide reached US$650 million within five days after its release.
The reason why i have chosen this website is because the company teryarch has a contribution to the quality that call of duty black ops have to offer, as call of duty is one of their biggest projects.

Looking on the treyarch website it includes clips from the call of duty games and it gives insight into the history of the franchise and what you can expect from the game, they also have an insight of the awards tht they have won showing the quality of games that they develop showing that they are a good games developing company.
Treyarch has developed a number of games ranging from different platforms of consoles, old and new and for each games that has been developed the quality has also been developed along with it.

Screenshot of the official website 

The screenshot shows the official website of the makers of call of duty black ops, and as you can see call of duty is the main focus in the website as the developers are best known for making a high rated game like this one.

Internet/Web Reasearch - Activision.com

The third website that i am looking at for my call of duty text is the publisher of each of the call of duty games which is Activision, the reason why i choose to broaden my research and focus on the company that is outside the game is because activision is has worked on one of the highest rated and best selling video games such as the call of duty franchise, activision is the premier international publisher of interactive entertainment software. 
They maintain a diverse portfolio of products that span a wide range of categories and can be used on a variety of game hardware platforms and operating systems. They have created, licensed and acquired a group of highly recognizable brands, marketed to a growing variety of consumer demographics. 


The games that activision has worked on is such games as; 

• Call of Duty 
• Spiderman 
• X-men 
• James Bond 
• Transformers ......and more 

The Official Activision Website 

The screenshot shows the website of activison and just like treyarch you can see that their main focus is of call of duty, at the top of the website they also show other games that they have published along with the call of duty franchise. The website also contains a youtube clip of the game and what you can expect from it. 

Internet/Web Reasearch - Call of duty.com

The second website that i am focusing on for my call of duty text is the official website itself for the whole game, the call of duty website in whole focuses on all of the call of duty franchise on both of the playstation platforms, playstation 2 and playstation 3.
The website includes insight into the latest call of duty game, 'Modern Warfare 3' which includes clips and information on the game and their own 'latest intel' which has discussions and a clip which goes behind the scenes of the new modern warfare multiplayer which contains 'Kill confirmed' and 'Team Defender' modes.
The call of duty website also contains mini sites and links of all the other previous call of duty games, by call of duty doing this they are not only looking at the latest call of duty game and ignoring the previous, they keep all of them so the public can go back to there favourite call of duty game out of the whole franchise.

The Official Call Of Duty Website 

These are the screenshots of the call of duty sites for each game:

Call of Duty: Black Ops 

Call of Duty 2 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 

Internet/web Reasearch - Infinity ward.com

One of the online sites that i am focusing on that contributes to my topic in terms of my Call of duty text is the online site of the developers of the game which is Infinity ward.
For Infinity ward they have only been producing Call of duty games such as the mordern warfare trilogy and world at war. The infinity ward website is a interactive website which allows the audience to get more out of the website and participate in whhat the website has to offer, e.g 'join the infinity ward community to get involved in every aspect of its development by connecting directly with the studio'.
As for each of my texts it is already clear that there is more to the game than just playing it and it is important that the public feels that they can get the best out of the game as possible, so its worth the money and the time also playing the game.

The infinity ward website broadens it self on the media platform in terms of twitter, facebook and myspace, by doing this, the audince can be kept informed with the latest news of the games that the company is developing.

Screenshot of Infinity Ward Website 

the screenshot above shows the official website of the developers of the call of duty franchise, on the homepage you can see that their main focus is of the call of duty franchise, and it also keeps the public up to date of the the latest news that surround these games, for example on the website you can see that they released the trailer for the new call of duty game, and has posted info on what contents the game has, from multiplayer to special ops.

Media Studies Mest 4 - Internet/Web Research

For the 3 part of our critical investigation i'll be doing a detailed study of into the online websites that contribute to my topic in terms of my critical investigation, this will include 'cross cultural' and 'wide-ranging'.

For my Call of Duty text the websites i will be looking at is;
Infinity ward.com
http://www.infinityward.com/

Call of duty.com
http://www.callofduty.com/

Activision.com
http://www.activision.com/atvihub/home.do?site=en_GB&country=UK

Treyarch.com
http://www.treyarch.com/

For my Grand Theft Auto text the websites i will be looking at is
Rockstar.com
http://www.rockstargames.com/

Rockstar.com/grandtheftauto
http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto/

gta4.net
http://www.gta4.net/multiplayer/