• more about #gangstarwestcoasthustle
    spiderweb1986: Am I the only one who saw "Rare Visit" and was disappointed that it didn't involve Banjo or Conker? more »
    duderdude2: @Stephen Totilo Hey Stephen, just wanted to start with I love your articles and your attention to detail. However, it's not true that Wii Sports Resor... more »
    daknight: I always wonder that too (about the motionplus). I have played almost all the game that support it (except for Virtua Tennis 2009). My experience has... more »
    slimky: "Could it be used without any interruption for re-calibration, in longer, continuous games that might mix up motion styles?" All I can say is that it... more »
    2c-b: Thanks for posting this Stephen, it was a really interesting read. I'm quite impressed with the quality of many of the comments too. Regarding the ge... more »
    ReginaldDogg: Blizzard thanked "420" in the back of the Starcraft manual and "Proposition 215" in the back of the Diablo manual. Proof marijuana helped in the crea... more »
    Desolation_Angel: Pot in media is a double edged sword for me. I smoke maybe once or twice a week nowadays...more when I was younger. I don't drink. I don't do any o... more »
    GorbyGipper: There have been drugs, real and fictional, in plenty of games. Narc, Saints Row, just about anything Bethesda has ever touched... Also, it all sounds... more »
    d3ath_fly: How about Little Jacob in GTA IV? He has a pretty big role and is one of your best friends, and is also lighting up whenever you are in a vehicle. more »
    CheapyD: Saints Row, anyone? You can not only smoke weed, you can choose blunt, bong, pipe, or spliff. more »
    Misanthropic Gamer: I follow Capcom's advice: "Winners don't do drugs". Having said that though, I still think it's up to the individual to decide what goes into their bo... more »
    EnigmaNemesis: Interesting... more »
    Shabadage: It's the equivalent of saying "Hi Stoners, we know you're baked off your ass sitting somewhere playing this game. This part is just for you." Said s... more »
    goldenroad: I don't get why guys like Tim Shaffer, Cliff Blaze-inski, and those cats at Bioware won't just come out and admit that they use marijauna already. I ... more »
    QualityJeverage: I get the feeling this is just one of those meaningless references to pot people make so they can feel like they're being a rebel. Don't get me wrong... more »
    bableebooblah-new and improved.: i would want a responsible pot smoking adult to promote marijuana, not a gangster. somehow i feel a responsible person can give it a good name and let... more »
    SacGamer: A game which glorifies being a gangster is probably the last thing the legal Marijuana movement needs. more »
    fuchikoma: With a name like "Gangstar" I was thinking something like Singstar with gangsta rap. :p more »
    grantanamo: I love how every single game for the iPhone that is either good or hyped to be good is an obvious, direct rip-off. Hero of Sparta, Rolondo, and now t... more »
    skaven: Is Jesus a playable character in this game? Screen 3 leads me to believe that is the case. more »
  • #extras

    Notebook Dump: Rare Visit, MotionPlus Question, Nutcracker

    There comes a time in the week to reflect on what got into my reporter's notebook but didn't turn into Kotaku blog posts. Shall we? More »
  • #drugs

    Rare Sighting: Pro-Marijuana Reference In A Video Game

    As I played the upcoming Grand Theft Auto-like iPhone game Gangstar: West Coast Hustle earlier this week, I tuned the radio to 42.0 and got a surprise. More »
  • #preview

    Gangstar Preview: Very Much Like GTA On An iPhone

    Coming in August is a game that looks and plays an awful lot like Grand Theft Auto. Except it's on the iPhone. And it's not GTA. But it does work. More »
  • #iphone

    iPhone Gets Another GTA Game... Still Not Official

    Due out by the end of the summer for the iPhone and Touch, Gangstar West Coast Hustle is Gameloft's take on an open-world crime game, AKA Grand Theft Auto. More »