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News GTA 5 PS5 Will Be More Beautiful and Responsive Than Ever Before
GTA Online will snag exclusive next-gen content
We didn’t get to see Grand Theft Auto 5 running on the PlayStation 5 during Sony’s big press conference this week, but Rockstar Games has confirmed that the title will be “more beautiful and more responsive than ever” on the next-gen console. As part of a
News GTA V Is Coming to PS5 with an Enhanced Edition, GTA Online Free for PS Plus Members
The game that never ends
Grand Theft Auto V is coming to PlayStation 5. The very first announcement made during Sony's PS5 reveal event, the enormous Rockstar title is getting an "expanded and enhanced" edition on the next-gen machine in 2021. It started on PS3, survived the entire PS4 gen, and now it's hitting PS5 -- there's no stopping this...
Quiz How Well Do You Know Grand Theft Auto?
Gangster's paradise
Grand Theft Auto is one of the biggest franchises in all of entertainment, spanning four different generations of consoles, five numbered entries, and a whole host of spin-offs. Its popularity is simply unmatched, but how well do you actually know the series? We've put this quiz together to test your knowledge of all things Grand...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Now Shipped an Incredible 130 Million Copies
Updated Take-Two figures
You know how it is. Wake up one morning and casually announce that as the publisher of Grand Theft Auto V, you've shipped 130 million copies of the game across the world like it's nothing. That's the swagger of Take-Two and Rockstar Games as the twosome reveal that the most profitable entertainment product of all time keeps...
News Classic Grand Theft Auto Games Rated for Release on, Er, PS3
But why?
Well, here’s a humongous head-scratcher of a story: PS1 titles Grand Theft Auto and Grand Theft Auto 2 have been rated for release on, er, the PlayStation 3. New information published by European classifications board
News GTA 6 Is Still in Early Development, and the Internet Hasn't Reacted Well
Trends on Twitter
Yesterday, Kotaku broke the news that since publishing its report on the working conditions at Rockstar Games during the development of Red Dead Redemption 2, the situation has gotten a lot better. The studio is said to have a "healthier culture overall" and that it is "moving in the right direction". This was welcome news to hear,...
22 years later
Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company in March 2020, a Take-Two document reveals. Houser and his brother, Sam Houser, have long been instrumental in shaping the developer's creative vision. Dan Houser, whose official titles include Vice President, is credited with being a writer on every Grand Theft...
Rumour GTA 6 Development for PS5 Supposedly Outed by UK Tax Return
A "Culturally British" product
Who would have thought we would find a video game rumour inside a UK tax return? Well, that's the nature of the video game industry right now folks. Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar North may have just accidentally revealed that development of the sixth mainline entry in the blockbuster franchise is well underway...
Game of the Decade Grand Theft Auto V Set the Precedent for Persistent Online Worlds
Ocean's 110 Million
We’re listing the ten Games of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation titles released over the past ten years that we believe have left a historic mark on the industry. Whether it’s Destiny's impact on the Games as a Service space or Journey’s innovative approach to online connectivity, these are the releases that the...
News Rockstar Snags the Two Best Reviewed PS4 Games of the Decade on Metacritic
Mass Effect 2 in third
Reviews are always a bit of a controversial topic, but there's no denying that Rockstar is one of the few developers that absolutely excels when it comes to critical opinion. So much so that in a newly published list from Metacritic, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto V share the top spot for the best-reviewed game on...
Good news for Rockstar
Aside from the rocky PC release of Red Dead Redemption 2, we imagine that it's all smiles across Rockstar's multiple studios today. During its most recent financial briefing, parent company Take-Two has revealed that the developer's open world blockbusters -- Red Dead 2 and Grand Theft Auto V -- continue to be sales...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is the Best Selling Game of 2019 So Far in the UK
You're 'avin' a larf
Cor blimey guv, the lads and lasses over at Rockstar must be rolling in it. Games Industry has broken down the top ten best selling games of 2019 so far in the UK, and guess what's number one? That's right, Grand Theft Auto V -- a game that first launched on PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2013. At this point it's difficult to...
News Grand Theft Auto 6 Fan Fiction Makes for Fun Reading
Don't believe everything you read
Grand Theft Auto 6 has leaked – except it most definitely hasn’t. Fan fiction on Reddit claims that the sequel will span Vice City, South America, and Cuba – it’ll also purportedly run decades, with each location changing as the years whisk by. Just like in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, you’ll...
News Impressive GTA 5 Graphics Mod Is a Great Example of What Could Be Done with Ray Tracing on PS5
Next-gen potential
A very impressive Grand Theft Auto V PC graphics mod is currently doing the rounds in video form, and it's actually a great example of what we may come to expect from the PS5's ray tracing tech. For those out of the loop, ray tracing is a feature that Sony is already emphasising whenever it's talking about the PS5. Without...
News Rockstar Co-Founder Thankful He's Not Making Grand Theft Auto 6 in Trump Era
'People would get upset with whatever we did'
Real-world politics, in case you haven’t noticed, are particularly charged at the minute. It’s a climate that hasn’t gone unnoticed by Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser, who told GQ he’s “thankful” his company isn’t working on Grand Theft Auto 6 right now. The firm’s obviously always been...
News Unlock GTA Online's Stone Hatchet Weapon and Get It in Red Dead Redemption 2
Thunk
GTA Online is expanding its reach all the way to the Wild West, as unlocking a newly added weapon in Los Santos will also unlock it in Red Dead Redemption 2. Well, when the game's actually out, we mean. The "brutal" stone hatchet can be acquired in GTA Online through completing bounty missions for Maude. Once you've discovered the...
News DJ's New Music Video Shot Entirely Within Grand Theft Auto V
Beats on the streets
Bosnian DJ Solomun has released a new track called Customer is King, and we quite like it -- but we're not here just to shill for some hot beats. No, we're writing this story because the music video for Solomun's new groove was made entirely within Grand Theft Auto V in collaboration with developer Rockstar. It's pretty...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Made More Money Than any Other Entertainment Product Ever
Crime does pay
We already know that Rockstar's mega-hit crime-'em-up, Grand Theft Auto V, is the best selling game of all time, but a new report from MarketWatch reveals that it's comfortably the most profitable game ever. In fact, it's made more cash than any film, album, or other entertainment product in history. Across all p
News Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition Spotted for PS4
What is it?
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Edition appears to be a product in the pipeline – well, assuming a listing spotted on Amazon Germany is accurate. No other details are included on the page, but speculation is already ripe regarding what it could contain. The package has a 23rd March release date attached which certainly seems legit to us...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is Getting Closer to the 100 Million Units Milestone
Shipped 15 million units in 2017
Grand Theft Auto V has now shipped a mind-melting 90 million units worldwide, meaning that it added a dizzying 15 million units to its tally in 2017 alone. This means that it comfortably outsold many of last year’s big new releases, despite the open world title first deploying in 2013. It’s a staggering result...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is Officially the Best Selling Game Ever
Finally beats out Wii Sports
At the rate that Grand Theft Auto V still sells, this news was inevitable. Rockstar's open world tale of crime and crazies is now the best selling game of all time, moving 85 million copies both physically and digitally. In other words, the title has finally leapfrogged Wii Sports, which sits at around 83 million...
News Rockstars Doubles Down on Single Player Games
Despite the success of Grand Theft Auto Online
Grand Theft Auto Online, the multiplayer portion of Grand Theft Auto V, has been an unrivalled success story for Rockstar Games – but with triumph comes cause for concern. Many are worried that, beyond Red Dead Redemption II, the company – which is renowned for its story telling and sprawling single...
News Two More Grand Theft Auto Games Are Coming to PS4
And more Max Payne on the way
Why is Rockstar the only publisher porting its PS2 Classics to the PlayStation 4? Clearly there’s money to be made with this initiative, and Sony should be trying much harder to encourage more companies to hop aboard. For now, though, we’re going to have to make do with Rockstar’s wares: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty...
News Grand Theft Auto V Is The Best-Selling Game of All Time
In the US, anyway
Grand Theft Auto V is the best-selling game of all time, according to American sales tracking organisation NPD. Now there are some caveats here: this only applies to the United States, so there may be titles that have historically performed better – though it’s perhaps worth noting that Rockstar’s opus finished second in...
News Four Years After Launch, Grand Theft Auto Online Just Had Its Best Quarter
Gangster's paradise
Grand Theft Auto Online enjoyed its best ever quarter in the period spanning 1st April to 30th June – despite the game being almost four years old. Take-Two confirmed the tidbit during an earnings call earlier today, where it revealed that the mode smashed “sales expectations and was the single largest contributor to...
News Grand Theft Auto 6 Rumours Just a Big Fat Hoax, Sadly
Rockstar's maybe not doing motion capture work after all
Update: Tim Neff has no knowledge of Grand Theft Auto VI at all. "That isn't my page, account, or resume," he said of the resume which supposedly leaked. "I don't even know that website. I worked on Grand Theft Auto 5 a long time ago and haven't done anything since." Original...
News Good God, Grand Theft Auto V Is Actually the Best Selling Game of 2017 in the UK
It never ends
Grand Theft Auto V has been an eternal presence in the UK software charts since it launched all the way back in 2013 on the PlayStation 3. Its PlayStation 4 re-release in 2014 ensured that it wasn't left behind, and to this day, it refuses to be pushed outside of the top ten. It's crazy. Even more crazy, though, is the realisation...
News Publisher Take-Two Doesn't Expect Red Dead Redemption 2 to Equal Grand Theft Auto V
Who does?
Grand Theft Auto V has been an outrageous success for Take-Two. Since it launched on last generation consoles back in 2013, the open world romp has shifted around 80 million copies, which is frankly insane. Naturally, the company has high expectations for developer Rockstar's next product, Red Dead Redemption 2, but does it think that...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Shipped an Absolutely Insane 80 Million Copies
Digital sales included
We all knew Grand Theft Auto V as going to be gigantic, but we don't think anyone realised just how preposterously successful it would actually end up being. Rockstar's open world blockbuster has surpassed 80 million sales according to publisher Take-Two, which is an utterly insane figure. Equally mental is that the title has...
News GTA Online Conspiracy Theory Suggests Aggressive AI Is Out to Get You
Car combat
It's been a while since we wrote about Grand Theft Auto Online - Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer component - but this story is just too interesting to ignore. Brought to our attention by a gif-filled article over on Kotaku, there's a Grand Theft Auto Online conspiracy theory that suggests the game's artificial intelligence has recently...
News Grand Theft Auto V Drifts In as the PlayStation Store's Latest Christmas Deal
As if it needs more sales
Grand Theft Auto V is going for around half price on PS4 right now as part of the PlayStation Store's 12 Deals of Christmas campaign. The base title's sitting at £24.99, while the digital bundles - which include in-game cash - have been slashed to £29.99 and £34.99 respectively. That latter price is down from £101.99...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold an Astonishing 6 Million Units in the UK
Houser 'bout that, then?
Holy moly! Grand Theft Auto V has just smashed the six million units milestone in the UK alone, and that staggering statistic doesn't take into account digital sales. Chart-Track revealed the milestone as part of today's UK sales charts update, noting that the title first launched on 17th September 2013. That means that it's...
News Grand Theft Auto 6 Is in Production Right Now on PS4
Or so sources say
According to rumours that just won't go away, a sequel to Red Dead Redemption is in the works - but with all of this whispering, it's easy to forget that Grand Theft Auto V will be three years old in September. As such, it comes as no real surprise that a new report is stating Rockstar's begun work on the inevitable Grand Theft...
News Lowriders: Custom Classics Update Bounces into GTA Online Today
Adds three new cars and Sumo adversary mode
Grand Theft Auto Online, despite being over two years old, is still getting regular free updates, and this month isn't any different – the Lowriders: Custom Classics update adds plenty of new content to Rockstar's online world, including new cars, clothes, weapons, and a new mode. The all-new Dundreary...
News The Man Behind Grand Theft Auto V's Michael Knows Nothing of Story DLC
The saga continues
Last week we reported that Grand Theft Auto V's story based downloadable content may still be happening. The actor that plays Franklin, one of the game's three main characters, posted a photo of himself wearing a motion capture suit on Instagram, which unsurprisingly lead to plenty of speculation. Putting a dampener on the party,...
News Grand Theft Auto V Story DLC May Still Be Happening
Franklin's at it again
Well, here we are again, back with another possible Grand Theft Auto V story DLC tease. Shawn Fonteno, the man behind Franklin, one of the game's three main playable characters, has posted a picture of himself in a motion capture suit on his Instagram account. Don't get your hopes up just yet, though, as Fonteno doesn't...
News Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Hijacks PS3 with Trophies
Daylight robbery
Well, well, well. While we all wait eagerly for Sony to officially announce PlayStation 2 titles for the PlayStation 4, it looks like Rockstar has decided to remain its contrary self – by finally deciding to bring its updated version of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to the… Well, PlayStation 3. You may remember a
News Grand Theft Auto Online: Lowriders Pimps Your PS4 Next Week
Baller
Grand Theft Auto Online sports a pretty self-contained community these days, which we carelessly forget about at times. While we'd have probably preferred Rockstar Games to expand Los Santos with new single player content, it seems that supporting its multiplayer component has become a priority. And thus, Grand Theft Auto Online: Lowriders is...
News Despite Rumours, Grand Theft Auto V Story DLC Isn't in the Works Right Now
GTA Online is singular focus
Rumours have been swirling for a while now that Rockstar has been working on some sort of single player expansion for Grand Theft Auto V, but those whispers have been silenced by design director Imran Sarwar, who told IGN that the developer's current focus is purely is on the multiplayer side of things. "Right now our...
News There's a BBC Drama About Grand Theft Auto
And it's got Harry Potter in it
BBC dramas tend to go one of two ways: they're either really good like Sherlock or awful like The Gamechangers appears to be. This forthcoming feature starring Daniel Radcliffe promises to plot the rise of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, with Harry Potter himself filling the role of London-born chief Sam...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Made More Bank Than You Can Imagine
Sequel surpasses 54 million sales
Franklin, Michael, and Trevor should jack in their thug lives and learn to become game developers instead – after all, Grand Theft Auto V proves that there's more money in this industry anyway. As revealed by Rockstar's parent company Take-Two during a financial call overnight, the fifth instalment in its sandbox...
News PS4, PS3 Versions of Grand Theft Auto V Get a New Radio Station in July
The Lab
The Lab, a Grand Theft Auto V radio station that was PC exclusive, is coming to consoles next month. It consists of songs from the game's original soundtrack, but remixed and repurposed by a slew of musicians from a variety of genres. Basically, if you've ever wanted Freddie Gibbs and Wavves on the same station, this is for you. We're big...
News Grand Theft Auto Online Expands with Slick New Content on PS4, PS3
Ill as dope
While it's clear that Rockstar Games could charge for additional content in Grand Theft Auto Online, it's adopted a different model entirely, flogging optional Shark Cards for those who want them, while allowing everyone else to earn its riches of content for free. And starting next week, Los Santos will be taking delivery of a brand new...
News Rockstar Games Is Suing the BBC Over a TV Drama About Grand Theft Auto
Game changer
BBC's planned television drama, currently titled Game Changer, is about the controversy surrounding Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto series. The plot follows the long dispute between Sam Houser, Rockstar's president, and Jack Thompson, the outspoken lawyer and critic who says that video games cause real world violence. Rockstar has now...
News Take-Two CEO Denies That There Were Ever Plans for GTA V to Get Single Player DLC
But the executive apparently misspoke
So, remember back when Rockstar Games said that Grand Theft Auto V would be getting some story-based DLC? Yeah, like a super long time ago? Turns out that never happened. Crazy, right? But when Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about any upcoming content in a recent earnings call, he seemed a bit dazed,...
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold Five Million Units in the UK
Crime wave
We wonder how many hours UK gamers have spent hammering the X button to sprint in Grand Theft Auto V – it's got to be quite a lot, right? We may have reservations about the controls in Rockstar Games' open world opus, but there's no denying the title's overall quality – it's a stunning release that puts almost all other sandboxes to...
News Time for Your Close Up! Grand Theft Auto V's Video Editor Expanding to PS4
You're a tiger
You may have been jealously eyeing the various video clips and machinima that PC players have been creating for Grand Theft Auto V, and pondering whether you'll ever be able to join the fun. The good news, then, is that Rockstar Games is busy beavering away on a simplified version of the movie editing suite for the PlayStation 4 –...
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Now Looks Like It's Supposed To
Fixed you up
Cut the guys at Rockstar some slack: Grand Theft Auto V is arguably one of the most complex releases on the PlayStation 4, so it's easy to imagine how it could have accidentally turned off the odd graphical effect or two. And that's exactly what it did last week, resulting in an outpouring of irritation from people who understand the...
News Grand Theft Auto V's Graphics Haven't Been Intentionally Downgraded on PS4
It's just a bug
Alright, who mucked up Grand Theft Auto V's graphics? There'll be some nervous glances at Rockstar North today, as the developer has admitted that this week's "downgrade" story is actually due to a bug. Eagle eyed Reddit users were in uproar a few days ago when it emerged that the title's latest patch had stripped back several visual...
News Wait, Did Grand Theft Auto V Just Get a Graphical Downgrade on PS4?
Loss Santos
Bit of a weird one, this, but YouTube user ElAnalistaDeBits reckons that the PlayStation 4 version of Grand Theft Auto V has suffered a graphical downgrade after the game's latest update. On Reddit, opinions are torn as to why this might be. Some argue that it's a purposeful move, with Rockstar having to tweak things in order to add...
