Neowin News Feed for: Getaway

Volkswagen briefly refused to track car with abducted child inside until it received payment

Paul Hill — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 20:50:01 +0000

Volkswagen recently tried charging police $150 to enable a car tracking feature following the abduction of a young child. The company has apologized and said the rep breached the firm's processes. Read more...

The Getaway heads to the silver screen

Fri, 21 May 2004 14:32:55 +0000

Sony Pictures has confirmed that a film based on The Getaway is in development. The company made the announcement at the Cannes Film Festival, where Sony Computer Entertainment representatives were on hand to demonstrate The... Read more...

Sony cuts The Getaway at BT's behest

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 01 Jan 2003 13:04:34 +0000

Sony has exorcised the depiction of a crook masquerading as a BT engineer from the best-selling PlayStation 2 game, The Getaway, following complaints from the monster telco. On release The Getaway featured scenes where the... Read more...

Australian censors deem The Getaway too graphic

Marcel Klum — Wed, 04 Dec 2002 08:30:21 +0000

Once again it looks that Australian gamers have been deemed to sensitive for another Playstation2 release, as news emerged today that Australian censors have asked for certain cut-scenes to be altered and/or removed from SCEE's... Read more...