Tag: Rockstar Games
News Red Dead Redemption 2's PS5 Port May Have Been Delayed While Rockstar Focuses on GTA 6
The dev has a plan
With pre-orders now live around the world, GTA 6 is highly unlikely to be delayed again. The game is coming on 19th November, which will be a relief to the entire industry, as it looks set to become the fastest-selling game ever made. But what of Red Dead Redemption 2, which is playable on the PS5 but only via its 30fps PS4 Pro...
Rumour GTA 6 Will Get a Disc-Based Physical Release After Its Initial Launch
Disc world
Following the news that GTA 6's physical editions will launch without a disc in the box, replaced with a digital download code, rumour has it that this will change later down the line. This comes via Polish site PPE.pl, which has heard from trusted source Graczdari that a physical version of GTA 6 that does include the game on a Blu-ray...
News UK GTA 6 Buyers Pleasantly Surprised by No PS5 Pre-Order Price Hike
It's only £70 for the base game
Rockstar has increased the price of GTA 6 beyond the current norm for the biggest video game releases to $80. So, as pre-orders in the UK went live at midnight, it was expected this would translate into a higher price point here too... but it hasn't. PS5 users in the UK were pleasantly surprised to find the base...
News PS5 Adds Custom GTA 6 Start-Up Screen, Sony Rebrands PS App as Pre-Orders Go Live
Every little marketing helps
Sony will often update its social media accounts to reflect the current game it’s marketing, but I’ve never seen this before: it’s added a custom start-up animation to the PS5, which takes you to the GTA 6 pre-order. The game’s logo appears in the Welcome Hub widget when you load your console, with a link to its...
News Sony Restores GTA 6 Marketing and How It 'Plays Best on PS5'
Logo and PS5 model seemingly at fault
With pre-orders going live shortly, the floodgates surrounding GTA 6 are beginning to open. Now we know it's an $80 game and the physical version won't ship with discs, Sony has popped up with a PlayStation Blog post detailing why GTA 6 "plays best on PS5". Thanks to a "close partnership" between Sony and...
News GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Come with a Bonus, But You Must Be Very Careful
Don't forget to cancel
GTA 6 pre-orders are beginning to go live around the globe, and you can find out more information in our guide. All PS Store purchases prior to the game’s release on 19th November will come with the following pre-order bonuses: the Vintage Vice City cosmetics pack an
News Physical Retailers Refuse to Sell GTA 6 Over Decision to Skip Discs
Online shops put their foot down
Some online retailers are deciding not to sell GTA 6 on their websites in protest against the decision to sell the game as a digital download code in a box, instead of shipping the open worlder on a disc. So far, two USA and Canadian retailers, Video Games Plus and Loot Box Gaming, have published statements on...
News You Can Upgrade to GTA 6's Ultimate Edition Whenever You Like
Pay the difference
GTA 6 is $80 at launch – but let’s be real, it’s really a $100 game. While not essential to experience the story, Rockstar has loaded its latest release’s Ultimate Edition with all kinds of in-game paraphernalia you’ll
Gallery GTA 6 Looks Phenomenal in Dozens of New PS5 Screenshots
Vice looking nice
Rockstar Games has opened up a little more about GTA 6 just ahead of pre-orders going live. We've had confirmation of a few things, including pricing, the two editions of the game, and the fact the physical edition doesn't include a disc. Regardless of how you feel about these new facts, it's hard to deny the game itself is...
News GTA 6 Is a 'Single Player Experience', No Word on GTA Online at Launch
Play with yourself for now
GTA 6 will be a “single player experience” when it launches on 19th November for the PS5. Ahead of pre-orders going live tomorrow, there’s currently no word on GTA Online, as Rockstar places all its marketing attention on Jason and Lucia’s story. This is not unusual for the studio, of course: GTA Online released...
News GTA 6 Confirmed to Be an $80 Game
Ultimate Edition is $100
With pre-orders going live shortly and word of an Ultimate Edition to go with the standard version, Rockstar has officially confirmed GTA 6 will cost $80. In a Business Wire post, it's said: "Launching November 19, 2026, for the PlayStation 5 computer entertainment systems and Xbox Series X|S games and entertainment systems...
News GTA 6 Physical Edition Doesn't Come with Discs, It's a Code in the Box
Is that even physical?
GTA 6 will be available to pre-order worldwide in the next 24 hours, and Rockstar has shared more regarding the release across digital and physical platforms. What will alarm physical enthusiasts, though, is it doesn't look like the boxed copy of GTA 6 will come with a PS5 disc — it's a digital code in the box. A press...
News GTA 6 Ultimate Edition and More Detailed Ahead of Pre-Orders Going Live
Grand purchase
Rockstar Games has provided some new details about a special edition of GTA 6, as well as pre-order bonuses before they open up tomorrow. The studio has stated pre-orders will begin at midnight local time on 25th June, 2026. Those who do pre-order will be able to pre-load the game starting 12th November, giving you a full week to...
Rumour GTA 6 Price Potentially Leaked by European Retailer
Update: Retail snoop pours water on speculation
Portuguese retailer Fnac has potentially leaked the physical price of GTA 6, ahead of pre-orders opening on 25th June. Its website lists five different SKUs, scheduled for release in November, under the placeholder names ‘RS1’, ‘RS2’, etc. Fans are assuming the ‘RS’ codename relates to GTA...
Poll How Much Will GTA 6 Cost?
Predict the GTA 6 price
This time next week, pre-orders for GTA 6 will be live, and there'll finally be an official price attached to the PS5 release. In the years leading up to 25th June 2026, when retailers will set their listings live, there's been a lot of debate over what the price of GTA 6 will be. Some think Rockstar will use the excitement...
News GTA 5's Free PS4 to PS5 Upgrade Available for All Players Now
Huge update coming in July
We know from a recent GTA 5 leak that there are still almost two million active GTA Online players on the PS4, but it looks like Rockstar is going to make one last attempt to transfer fans to new consoles before GTA 6. As part of a wider announcement
News GTA 6 PS5 Pre-Orders Open on 25th June, Cover Art Revealed
Pre-order your copy from next week
Rockstar has officially announced PS5 pre-orders for GTA 6 will be available from 25th June 2026. That's next week and you can get your first look at the cover art for the anticipated game in the video above. Pre-orders will be available both physically from select retailers and then digitally on PS Store. The...
News This Business Is Observing a Day Off for GTA 6 Launch, and It Won't Be the Only One
Game day
Grand Theft Auto 6 is on the horizon, and barring any changes in the next few months, it's set to launch on 19th November, 2026. That release date will be a momentous day for many, with millions booting up their PS5s to dive into GTA 6's story and open world. In fact, its arrival will be so impactful that at least one business is giving...
News Oxygen Levels, Shoe Types, Cigarette Butts: GTA 6's Most Unhinged Fan Is Investigating Rockstar
And it's madness
If you thought you were obsessed with the incoming GTA 6, you've got nothing on the person currently investigating Rockstar North in the most ridiculous ways. Reddit user Then-Pomegranate-625 has spent the last week or so outside the development studio's premises, hoping to gather any and all information they can, with a view to...
News In an Alternate Universe, We're All Playing GTA 6 on PS5 Now
Game was originally due out today
Today was supposed to be the day, readers. In an alternative universe, we’re all sitting down with a hot cup of green tea and a copy of GTA 6. Okay, maybe it’s a bit too warm for anything but an iced drink, but who knows what the weather’s like in a parallel world, huh? Anyway, the point I’m ambling around...
News Only GTA 6 Stands a Chance of Outdoing GTA 5's Unbelievable 230 Million Units Sold
Grand purchase manual
Grand Theft Auto 5 has sold an ungodly number of copies, and at this point, the only game that can catch it is its direct follow-up, Grand Theft Auto 6. In Take-Two's latest earnings report, it has a newly revised total of units sold for the open world sandbox; it now sits at "nearly" 230 million units sold, cementing its...
News GTA 6 Still Set for November Release, But Marketing Isn't Imminent
Summer is still a handful of weeks away
Rockstar and Take-Two have reaffirmed plans to launch GTA 6 on 19th November 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, as part of the latter's newest earnings results. That's just about all CEO Strauss Zelnick had to offer in the latest round of interviews, besides reminding everyone that Rockstar plans to begin...
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 Unlikely Today After Erroneous Pre-Order Emails
I'm six to death of this
It’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer, and fans are clinging to any scrap of information. Rockstar said it will start marketing the game this summer, but last week’s Game Informer cover reveal turned out to be unrelated. However, there was hope in some pockets of the comm
Game is 18 months behind original schedule
Only days after one false alarm, the hardcore GTA community has convinced itself that pre-orders for GTA 6 will go live soon. Affiliates part of the Best Buy program have had emails claiming their links for GTA 6 pre-orders shall be available today, thus fuelling more fan theories. There's been a lot to...
Feature 15 Years Ago Today, We All Pushed Square to Doubt
Remembering detective game L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire, the innovative 1940s PS3 crime caper from Australian studio Team Bondi, is 15 years old today. The classic detective game – eventually published by Rockstar in 2011, but originally announced by Sony as a PS3 exclusive several years earlier – leaned heavily into its groundbreaking (at the time)...
News Of Course There's Already a New GTA 6 Pre-Orders Conspiracy Theory
At least the evidence is believable this time
It's not even been 48 hours since the hardcore GTA community convinced itself Rockstar would be releasing the third GTA 6 trailer and setting pre-orders live, and already it's moved on to a new theory. The evidence attached to this new one is at least slightly more convincing, but still, it cannot be...
News GTA 6 Trailer 3 a No Show, After Fans Got into a Frenzy Over Wrong Day
Hopium overload
Can you believe it’s been over a year since GTA 6’s last trailer? Rockstar marches to the beat of its own drum, of course, and it doesn’t need to follow conventional marketing patterns. But a year with no real new information is unique – especially as the game was originally due out this month, on 26th May. Now it’ll...
News GTA 6 Fans Crushed as Next Game Informer Cover Revealed
Nothing to see here, folks
You’ve got to respect Game Informer’s hustle here. The print magazine made a big song-and-dance about its latest issue’s cover reveal – and somehow got caught up in the latest GTA 6 rumours. In defence of the magazine, it never promised it’d have news on Rockstar’s latest. But with fans expecting an update on...
News How Rockstar Squeezed a Whole City into Your PS2
Wizardry
If you weren’t there at the time, it’s really difficult to put into words just how impressive GTA 3 was on the PS2. Sure, there’d been open world games before – Shenmue pre-dated it by a couple of years in Japan – but nothing on the scale of Liberty City, a living breathing sandbox where you could do anything and go anywhere...
News USA Bank Wants You to Pay $80 for GTA 6 So Other Devs Can Charge More Too
Everybody pays more
The Bank of America has called on Rockstar to make GTA 6 an $80 game so other developers can feel justified raising the prices of their own games beyond $70 too. Speaking at a Las Vegas conference, executives claimed that if GTA 6 comes out at $70, then other studios will struggle justifying going beyond that, as the Rockstar...
News PlayStation Seemingly Lands GTA 6 PS5 Marketing Deal
Rockstar teams up with Sony
Sony seems to have secured a marketing deal for GTA 6, if a new Bloomberg article from journalist Jason Schreier is to be believed
News 'Our Job Is to Charge Way, Way, Way Less of the Value': GTA 6 Unlikely to Cost $100+ on PS5
Take-Two all about delivering value
For eons now there’s been speculation about whether GTA 6 will cost more than the average game. It’s expected, after all, to be the biggest title ever released; it’s following on from GTA 5, which has sold a remarkable 225 million copies since it launched in 2013. But speaking at the Interactive Innovation...
News 'You Never Know': Take-Two Boss Offers a Glimmer of Hope for LA Noire 2
But just a glimmer
Could we ever see a sequel to L.A. Noire? The detective adventure game from Rockstar and the now-defunct Team Bondi remains a beloved and popular title, and though it's been nearly 15 years, there are still tiny signs of life that it could come back. Take-Two head honcho Strauss Zelnick, speaking at iicon in Las Vegas, was asked...
Out on 4th May for $30
Rockstar Games looks to be treating its physical PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption like a stealth release, as the new edition has gone public with
News Red Dead Redemption PS5 Physical Edition Leaks, Out on 7th May
First game's PS5 version on a disc
It looks like the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption will be released on a disc in physical form next month, according to a new retailer listing from Spanish store Wakkap. Portal Viciados picked up and reported on the store page, sharing a release date of 7th May 2026 for the boxed version and a €32.90 (~$38)...
News PS5 Already Winning GTA 6 Battle as PlayStation Drives 64% of GTA Online Spend
Eye-watering numbers emerge
GTA 6 is going to be a juggernaut on the PS5, and we finally have some hard GTA 5 data to illustrate why. According to information obtained via a recent Rockstar ransom attack, more than 64% of GTA Online’s weekly revenue is generated by PlayStation. The report reveals that the multiplayer game accumulates almost $10...
News GTA 6 Dev Confirms Another Data Breach, Hackers Demand Ransom
"This incident has no impact on our organisation or our players"
Many of you may remember Rockstar was hacked several years ago, resulting in several devastating GTA 6 leaks which culminated in the arrest of a 17-year-old. That individual was senten
Rumour GTA 6 Pre-Orders Incoming as Game IDs Are Finally Added to PS5 Database
Lock and load
Pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto 6 could be going live in the near future, as per fresh information from a reliable leaker. Said leaker is PlayStation Game Size, who regularly takes to X (formerly Twitter) in order to share details taken from the PS Store's database. The account claims that title IDs for Rockstar's hugely anticipated...
News No, GTA 6 PS5 Physical Copies Won't Be Delayed
"That's not the plan"
One rumour floating around in relation to GTA 6 is that physical copies of the PS5 title will not arrive until 2027 in order to avoid leaks prior to release. That claim has now been debunked by Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick: "That's not the plan," he said in a new interview with Variety. As part of today's financial call, the...
News GTA 6 on Course for November 2026 Launch, Marketing Starts in Summer
At least that's what's being said
The proof will be in the pudding, but Take-Two and Rockstar Games have reaffirmed their intentions to release GTA 6 in November 2026, as part of the company's latest financial call. In a press release (via IGN), Take-Two states: "Our execution throughout Fiscal 2026 has been extraordinary and we are highly...
News GTA 6 Fans Reportedly Attempted Using Drones, Fake IDs to Get a Glimpse at Rockstar's Game
Extreme measures
Rockstar Games is on the approach to launching GTA 6, the most hotly anticipated game since, well, GTA 5, probably. While there are still several months to go, the open world action game has been in development for a very long time, and the studio has been predictably closed off, only releasing two trailers and a handful of stills...
Rumour GTA 6 Might Not Launch Physically at First to Avoid Leaks
Could be digital only for a while
The question on everybody's lips right now is whether Grand Theft Auto 6 really will launch on 19th November, 2026, or if it'll be delayed again. Here's another question, though — how will it launch? One would presume, for a game of this magnitude, a simultaneous physical and digital release would be appropriate...
News GTA 6 Dev Rockstar North 'Open and Operational' Following Reports of Explosion
"Everyone is well"
Rockstar North, the Scottish game studio spearheading the development of Grand Theft Auto 6, has reportedly suffered an explosion. According to Edinburgh Live, police and fire and rescue teams were in attendance for several hours after the initial call, and have cordoned off the street while they carry out their investigations...
News GTA 6 Fan May Have Already Played Rockstar's Latest, But It's a Very Sad Story
An exception in exceptional circumstances
A GTA 6 fan may have been granted permission by Rockstar to play the highly anticipated game prior to its 19th November release. But this story is particularly poignant because the player is terminally ill, and it’s unlikely they’ll live long enough to see launch day. According to various reports, a...
News Sony May Be 'Planning Its Entire Calendar' Around GTA 6, Says Jason Schreier
Apparently it's still not "content complete"
Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, one of the best-known journalists covering video games, has made some interesting comments on the status of Grand Theft Auto 6. Speaking on the Ringer-Verse podcast's gaming show Button Mash, Schreier is asked how confident he is in the game's current official release...
News 'Deeply Concerning': GTA Dev's Alleged Union Busting Has Now Reached the UK Prime Minister
Rockstar to be officially investigated
Rockstar Games has been in the news lately, not just because it's working on the biggest game on the horizon, GTA 6, but also because it abruptly fired tens of staff members. It's a move that those affected are claiming is union busting, and it's led to protests and pleas in a bid to reinstate th
News Fallout Star Ella Purnell Would Rather Play Concrete Genie Than GTA 6
"It's a lovely game"
Ella Purnell, star of the Fallout TV series, has touched on the subject of 2026's biggest upcoming game, Grand Theft Auto 6. In a video interview about the impending Fallout Season 2, Purnell and co-star Kyle MacLachlan are asked whether they'll be playing Rockstar's open world blockbuster. Purnell says that she'll "give it...
News GTA 5 Protagonist Michael Returns in GTA Online Mansions Update
Out on 10th December for free
Michael, one of the three main characters from the single player story in GTA 5, will return to the GTA Online part of the experience next week in a free update. You can get a bit of visual context in the trailer above. Across a new series of missions featuring the protagonist, you shall work towards earning your very...
News Red Dead Redemption PS5 Another Subpar Re-Release from Rockstar
Not another one
For all the money it earns through GTA Online, you'd think Rockstar would put at least a little bit more effort into the re-releases of its past games. Apparently not, though, as the new PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption is probably about as barebones as you can get. Just like the older PS4 re-release from a few years ago, you get...
Can also be streamed with PS Plus Premium
Red Dead Redemption is now available to download and play natively on the PS5, with a free upgrade available for existing owners of the PS4 port. It’s also launching directly into the PS Plus Extra catalogue for all members to enjoy. While the game was
