Tag: Rockstar Games
News GTA 5 on PS5 Sells Even Better Than Expected
Tiny Tina, WWE also do well
Grand Theft Auto V is such a big sales juggernaut that it's now even outpacing the sales estimates of publisher Take-Two. Relating to the new current-gen version (PS5 and Xbox Series X|S) specifically, EVP of finance Hannah Sage told GamesIndustry.biz it "exceeded expectations". However, the site also notes that overall,...
News Max Payne 1 and 2 Remakes Coming to PS5
In partnership with Rockstar Games
Remedy has announced it will be remaking PlayStation 2 classics Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne for PlayStation 5 in partnership with Rockstar Games. The two remakes will be shipped as a single product, with the project currently in the "concept development stage". Remedy will use its proprietary...
News Rockstar Apologises for the State of GTA Trilogy on PS5, PS4
PS5, PS4 buyers don't get access to original versions
Rockstar has today apologised for the launch state of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition in a post on its official website. The studio writes: "We want to provide an update regarding the unexpected technical issues that came to light as part of the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The...
News GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Gameplay Shared Online
Footage from all three games
Update: Hours and hours of GTA Trilogy footage is now beginning to appear online. This stream embedded above is based on the PlayStation 5 version of GTA San Andreas, and we can see it running in 60 frames-per-second with all of its bells-and-whistles. The game definitely does look sharp, although it is ultimately still...
Soapbox Please Don't Let GTA 4 Rot on PS3, Rockstar
Liam wants to go bowling again
By the end of this week, every mainline Grand Theft Auto game still worth a playthrough will be available on PlayStation 5 and PS4 — except for one. The badly named Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition remasters III, Vice City, and
News GTA Trilogy PS5, PS4 Release Date and Pre-Order Info Revealed on Rockstar Website
Lay down some cash
Rockstar's anticipated collection, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition, is now on the company's website for pre-order. The game is also now listed on the PS Store. There has been much speculation about the price of the trilogy, but now we have the answer. Both the PlayStation 5 and PS4 ve
News Rumoured GTA Trilogy Remasters Get Age Rating in Korea
Definitive Edition, apparently
Following on from strong speculation and reports last month, the rumoured remastered collection of PlayStation 2 Grand Theft Auto titles has now received an age rating in Korea. The listing calls the bundle Grand Theft Auto: The Tr
Soapbox Where's My Red Dead Redemption 2 PS5 Version, Rockstar?
Liam wants to return to the wild west
Rockstar Games is reportedly on a roll with remasters at the moment, as the confirmed re-release of Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 5 is heavily rumoured to be joined by a trio of remastered GTA titles from the PS2 era at the end of the year. If that package sells well — and let's be honest here, it...
News Rockstar Marking Grand Theft Auto 3 20th Anniversary with 'Fun Surprises'
Many for GTA Online
Grand Theft Auto V will be coming to PlayStation 5 on 11th November 2021, but a few weeks before then, Rockstar has a big anniversary to celebrate. 22nd October 2021 marks 20 years since the launch of PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto III, and the studio is already putting plans together to commemorate the occasion. Some of them will...
News Red Dead Online Gets Standalone Version From Next Week
Introductory price of $4.99
Starting next week on 1st December 2020, you'll be able to purchase Red Dead Online as a standalone product, separate from Red Dead Redemption 2. From then through until 15th February 2021, it'll cost an introductory price of $4.99 on the PlayStation Store before the price is raised to $19.99. The download will eat up...
News Yachts Finally Have a Purpose in GTA Online Update
Yachts spree
GTA Online’s luxury yachts have generally been considered a Dock Tease by fans, ever since they were introduced several years ago. The cruiseliners certainly look the part, but at around $6 million apiece, they proved to be primarily vanity items for the elite. A new update due out on 11th August, however, will add brand new co-op...
News GTA Online Gets Exclusive Content on Next-Gen Consoles, GTA 5 Will Be 'More Responsive'
Coming in 2021
We've all had a good laugh about the fact that Grand Theft Auto V will now be launching on a third console, but what will this port actually do for a game that still has its roots buried in 2013? Well, as part of its latest earnings call, Take Two states that it will come packaged with a number of technical improvements which make it...
News GTA Online Fans Want One Thing for the PS5 Version
And that's to get into the game quicker
If you’ve played GTA Online at all, you’ll know that it can take minutes to get into the game. And when we say minutes, we mean minutes – like, four or five of ‘em at least. It’s no surprise, then, that with all the talk of the PlayStation 5’s uber-fast SSD hard-drive, fans are hoping it’s a bit...
News Is GTA 5 Getting a VR Mode on PS5?
LinkedIn post suggests so
An updated version of Grand Theft Auto V is confirmed to be coming to PlayStation 5 next year, but could one of the upgrades it sports over the current-gen edition be a VR mode? That's the current speculation as the studio who put out L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files states that it is hiring for a "AAA open world VR title for...
Random Kanye West, Travis Scott Feature GTA 5 in Latest Music Video
Wash Us In The Blood
The entertainment blockbuster that is Grand Theft Auto V is showing absolutely no signs of tapering off when it comes to popularity. The Rockstar Games behemoth has been confirmed for PlayStation 5 and now it's put in an appearance during Kanye West's latest track. Titled Wash Us In The Blood and featuring Travis Scott,
News PS Plus Members to Get Free GTA Online Money Until PS5 Re-Release
Cash back
Are you one of the millions of people still playing GTA Online? Good news, you’re going to get some big bonuses purely for playing on the PlayStation 4. Starting now through until GTA Online debuts as a free download on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation Plus members who login to the open world on the Sony’s current-gen console will nab...
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 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,...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Goes Cheap in Latest EU PlayStation Store Deal of the Week
Yee-haw
If you don't already have a gigantic backlog to get through or a huge list of upcoming PlayStation 4 releases you'll probably never actually get around to playing, indulging in the latest EU PlayStation Store Deal of the Week probably won't help your efforts on either front. Rockstar's epic, open-world title Red Dead Redemption 2 has been...
News New Artwork Appears on Rockstar Games Website, Sparks a Lot of Speculation
GTA6 confirmed, etc
A couple of new artworks have appeared on the official Rockstar Games website, and as you'd expect, the internet's making a big deal out it. To be fair, said artwork is pretty interesting. The picture we've embedded above shows a feminine robot in a swimsuit clutching the company's logo, while the one below is a more traditional...
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...
News Is Rockstar Readying a PS5 Game Reveal?
And what could it be?
Rockstar could be getting ready to reveal a PlayStation 5 game, as a new job listing on the label’s website indicates that it’s searching for a video editor who can “communicate emotional content and excitement of a game within a 60-second format”. While this is not necessarily indicative of an imminent announcement at...
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...
Poll Are You Enjoying Red Dead Online So Far?
Do you think RDR2's multiplayer mode has delivered?
Red Dead Online released this week, providing Red Dead Redemption 2 fans with a reason to return to the Wild West. The mode, which is surprisingly story-heavy, sees you create a character and get to work in the critically acclaimed title’s enormous open world. You can form posses, complete...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Leak Leads to £1 Million Settlement
Take-Two directs payment to charity
Remind us to never, ever get on the wrong side of Rockstar and parent company Take-Two. UK-based website Trusted Reviews has pulled an article from earlier in the year that included unannounced Red Dead Redemption 2 details – and it’s stumped up an eye-watering £1 million (~$1.3 million) in order to settle...
Review Red Dead Redemption 2 - Rockstar's Best Ever Game
Dutch courage
It's almost hard to believe that the first Red Dead Redemption released more than eight years ago. Rockstar Games achieved something quite special with the gritty tale of John Marston, delivering an open world title that was ahead of its time. The genre's come a long way since, but with Red Dead Redemption 2 -- a prequel, despite the...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Will Have a Day One Patch, As You'd Expect
Snake in my boots
Set aside some time before booting up Red Dead Redemption 2 this week, as in addition to installing the title’s multiple Blu-ray discs, you’ll also need to download a day one patch. “As is common for a game of this size and scope, there will be a downloadable title update addressing a number of last minute tweaks, bugs, and...
News Is This Our First Look at Red Dead Redemption 2's Dual Discs?
Install or nothing
We’re not entirely sure why Rockstar hasn’t just come out and told everyone that Red Dead Redemption 2 will ship on two Blu-ray discs, but here’s what appears to be our first look at the title’s dual set-up. The photos come courtesy of a Canadian YouTuber and seem to be legit, but you never know in this day and age –...
News Smaller Game Stores May Not Be Able to Sell Red Dead Redemption 2 Until November
Supply issues, apparently
Imagine being an independent retailer, banking on this year’s biggest game making up a chunk of your end of year earnings, only to be told that you won’t receive stock until November. That’s the dilemma staring a bunch of small US shop owners in the face, as a supply issue means they won’t get copies of Red Dead...
News Rockstar Employees Rally Around Company After Crunch Concerns
Staff irritated by accusations
Earlier this week, an interview with Rockstar co-founder Sam Houser sent shockwaves through the industry, as he appeared to suggest that the studio had been working 100 hour weeks in order to get Red Dead Redemption 2 out of the door. This, he later clarified, was not entirely the
News Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Reviews Will Run Next Week
Straight to the Wild, Wild West
According to Metacritic, reviews for Red Dead Redemption 2 will run from 4AM PDT on 25th October. That’s a day before Rockstar’s hotly anticipated Western is scheduled to release. The title – which is set before the events of John Marston’s adventure on the PlayStation 3 – has been eight years in the making,...
News Rockstar Worked 100 Hour Weeks to Get Red Dead Redemption 2 Done
Life on Marston
Ever wondered what it takes to get a game like Red Dead Redemption 2 finished? According to Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser, it’s a lot of hard work. The company, infamous for its extended periods of crunch, was working “100 hour weeks” multiple times in 2018 in order to get the Spaghetti Western out of the door. That...
News We Really Want These Bully 2 Rumours to Be True
But realistically there's not much to go on
Boarding school adventure Bully is not-so secretly Rockstar’s best game, and there’s some speculation that a sequel could be on the way. Rockstar Intel reports that seven casting calls have been released for a “new unannounced video game title with a leading UK games developer, shooting at Pinewood...
News Red Dead Redemption 2's PS4 Trophies Will Force You Online
Plenty of multiplayer required for Platinum
Red Dead Redemption 2’s full Trophy list has leaked – and we hope you like multiplayer trinkets, because there are a lot of them. While we’re going to refrain from incurring Rockstar’s wrath by republishing the full list here, you can view them through here. There are obviously some very mild...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Timed Exclusive PS4 Content Revealed
It's f**king nothing.gif
Sony’s got the marketing deal for Red Dead Redemption 2, which means timed exclusive trinkets for PlayStation 4 owners. As expected, the additional content isn’t really worth shouting about, so if you happen to be an Xbox player reading a PlayStation website, then we wouldn’t worry too much about the extras. Here’s...
News Select Red Dead Online Content to Be Timed Exclusive on PS4
Go West
Sony’s signed a marketing partnership with Rockstar Games for Red Dead Redemption 2, and it’s locked up timed exclusive Red Dead Online content as a result. Confirmed once again on the back of the recently announced PS4 Pro
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Will Require 105GB of Storage Space
Yeehawww
Phew! You’re going to need a big ol’ hard drive in order to play Red Dead Redemption 2, as the hotly anticipated Western will require 105GB minimum. The tidbit is listed in small-print on the back of the recently announced PS4 Pro bundle’s box art; we assume that the additional data will be downloaded once you’ve installed the...
News Red Dead Online Rolls Out in November 2018 as Public Beta
Rockstar hoping community can help fix teething problems
Much like Grand Theft Auto V in 2013, the online component for Red Dead Redemption 2 will roll out shortly after the main game deploys on 26th October. Scheduled to release in November 2018 as a public beta, Rockstar Games is promising “a new online connected experience set against the...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 PS4 Previews Appear to Be Incoming
Go West
The next issue of Official PlayStation Magazine will feature a hands on preview for Red Dead Redemption 2, meaning that we’re just about a month away from learning more about how Rockstar’s latest plays. The label did showcase the first gameplay from the hotly anticipated Western earlier this month, but now it looks like it’s about to...
News Red Dead Redemption 2's New Trailer Captured on PS4 Pro
Looking slick on Sony's supercharged system
Red Dead Redemption 2’s new gameplay trailer looks absolutely wild, and it’s been captured entirely from in-game footage on the PlayStation 4 Pro. Many of you may have assumed as much by looking at the button prompts in the video, but Rockstar Games has now confirmed
Guide What Time Will Red Dead Redemption 2's Gameplay Trailer Go Live?
And where can you watch it?
Yeehawww, sharpshooters – it’s Red Dead Redemption 2 day. Right on time, Rockstar has confirmed that we’ll be getting our first glimpse at the hotly anticipated open world title’s gameplay today, but you may be wondering what time it’ll go online, right? Fortunately, we’ve got you covered – here’s when and...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Will Redefine the Industry, Reckons Take-Two
Yeehawww
We’re so close to Red Dead Redemption 2 now that you can almost smell the scent of smoking six-shooters in the air, but it’s also so near that we’re wondering whether Rockstar can live up to outrageous expectations. With its previous games, the company’s consistently raised the bar for sandbox stories, and we’re curious whether...
News Does This Red Dead Redemption 2 Loot Crate Hint at Incoming News?
Yeehawww
We got a nice surprise in the mail this morning: a sizeable Red Dead Redemption 2 loot crate from Rockstar Games. While the package doesn’t contain any new information on the upcoming PlayStation 4 game itself, it does include some various pieces of merchandise, including a mug, t-shirt, and a couple of decals. Now we’re probably...
Guide When Does the New Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer Release?
Where to watch the new RDR2 trailer
Rockstar is readying a new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, but you may be wondering when and where you’ll be able to watch it. Fortunately, we’re willing to lend a helping hand to you Western fans by sharing everything you need to know. When will the new Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer release?: The new Red...
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...
