Industry News March 16 GTA IV might come out in FY 2024-2025 as Take-Two projects significant increase in revenue According to several analysts, there’s a chance GTA VI might be released in fiscal year 2024. This is according to Take-Two’s own projections, with the publisher expecting a significant increase in revenue.
Industry News March 5 Rockstar, Activision Blizzard, and EA join mass exodus of game companies from Russia Three more companies have announced their decision to suspend game sales in Russia. The list includes Rockstar, Activision Blizzard, and Electronic Arts.
Industry News February 8 More than entire AC series and like five San Andreases: GTA V sales compared to other games GTA V has surpassed 160 million units sold since its launch on September 17, 2013. These whopping numbers look even more impressive compared to other notable video games.
Legal November 18, 2021 GTA modders respond to lawsuit by Take-Two, saying that reverse engineering comes under fair use A group of modders behind reversed engineered versions of GTA III and GTA: Vice City has responded to a lawsuit by Take-Two. The team insists that their actions and works are protected under fair use and shouldn’t be punished by law.
Industry News November 15, 2021 GTA: The Trilogy gets 0.5 score from players as they demand refunds in wake of disastrous launch Launch of GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition has turned out to be a disaster. The remasters of the classic titles got one of the lowest user scores on Metacritic of all time and later went offline for three days. Players are now demanding refunds, complaining about bugs and other issues.
Industry News May 31, 2021 Leak: GTA VI in production since 2016 and set in Cuba and Florida Rockstar hasn’t officially announced GTA VI yet, but the game is already surrounded by different rumors and speculations. The latest leak spotted online dates back to 2016 and comes from an anonymous source who accurately detailed Red Dead Redemption 2 before.
Industry News May 19, 2021 Take-Two to release over 60 games by 2024, including remasters, premium titles, and new IPs In its latest financial report, Take-Two has announced its “strongest development pipeline.” The publisher has ambitious plans to release dozens of new games, including different premium and mobile experiences.
Industry News March 16, 2021 Rockstar pays $10,000 to modder who reduced GTA Online load times by 70% Insane loading times have been a huge problem of GTA Online for a while. Now Rockstar has paid $10,000 to a modder who found a way to reduce them by 70%.
Industry News July 6, 2020 Video Games Deluxe working on AAA VR game for Rockstar Rockstar is adding a new AAA VR title to its portfolio. The company may have been inspired by the success of the LA Noire VR spin-off, as well as this year’s release of Half-Life: Alyx.
Industry News April 1, 2020 Rockstar to give 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues to fight coronavirus Rockstar Games is joining the industry-wide efforts to fight COVID-19, and it means business. From April 1 to May 31, the company will donate 5% of GTA Online and Red Dead Online revenues for the treatment of patients.
Industry News March 17, 2020 CD Projekt Red switches to remote work CD Projekt Red released an update on how the company is handling the situation around the coronavirus pandemic. Effective yesterday, the makers of The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 now work remotely for as long as necessary.
Industry News February 5, 2020 Dan Houser leaving Rockstar Gamer Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company March 11, 2020. Dan’s brother Sam Houser, co-founder/CEO of Rockstar, is remaining in the same role.
Industry News December 26, 2019 Hong Kong protesters take to streets in Grand Theft Auto V The conflict between Hong Kong and China is affecting the gaming world once more. Players are taking advantage of new items added in GTA V’s Diamond Casino Heist update to look like Hong Kong protesters.
Industry News September 18, 2019 Rockstar rolls out its own launcher Rockstar becomes the latest in the list of the gaming companies to have their own stores. The studio unveiled Rockstar Games Launcher for PC players.