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News Half of GTA Online Players Visited Cayo Perico Alone
Big multiplayer update proves popular in single player
GTA Online may be a multiplayer mode intended to play with friends and strangers, but as part of an earnings call, Take-Two has revealed that 50 per cent of fans who enjoyed
News Take-Two Boss Reckons GTA Remaster Interest Is Encouraging
But any news will come from Rockstar
Grand Theft Auto V continues to sell at unprecedented pace, despite nearing its eighth anniversary. In fact, interest in the title was at an all-time high in 2020, with many fans turning to the release during lockdown to keep them entertained. Some believe that, with no sign of Grand Theft
News GTA 5 Ships 140 Million Copies, 2020 Its Best-Selling Year Since Launch
Rockstar asked about GTA remasters
The cries from fans for a sequel to Grand Theft Auto V will likely go unanswered for a couple more years as Rockstar confirms it has now shipped a ludicrous 140 million copies of the game. And if that wasn't absurd enough, the studio revealed that 2020 was the title's best-selling year since it launched all the way...
News GTA Online, Red Dead Online Thanks Players for Record Engagement with Free Gifts
Simply login to snag them
As we all know by now, the coronavirus pandemic has been kind to the games industry, and Rockstar in particular enjoyed record engagement across GTA Online and Red Dead Online while the world found itself in lockdown. As a result, it wants to thank players for helping it to achieve all-time high player numbers, and so...
News GTA Online Really Wants You to Play the Cayo Perico Heist
Tourism board looking for a boost
Looks like the Cayo Perico tourist board is looking for a boost this week, as GTA Online is waiving all setup fees for the game’s latest heist. That’s not all: complete the finale and you’ll earn 50 per cent extra GTA$ and RP on top of what you’d usually make – regardless of whether you’re playing solo...
News Swag Out with Swish New Sweater in GTA Online This Week
Drip drip
Looking for some snazzy new threads to level up your look in GTA Online? This week’s update will anyone who completes the Cayo Perico Heist kitted out in the Santo Capra Patterns Sweater. According to the Rockstar Newswire, “it’s a piece that screams ‘luxury’, ‘exclusivity’, and ‘high society’. Mostly, it just screams.”...
News GTA Online Cheat Website Shut Down, Proceeds to Be Donated to Charity
Hot coffee
A juggernaut GTA Online website has been shut down following “discussions” with label overlord Take Two. LunaCheats was infamous within the Grand Theft Auto community for selling various game hacks, but its page now displays a simple text message, apologising for “any and all problems” its software caused to the title’s...
News GTA Online's Vapid Slamtruck Doubles As a Mobile Ramp
Get the jump on it
Okay, now this is a fun new ride. GTA Online’s revered vehicle retailer Southern San Andreas Super Autos has added the Vapid Slamtruck to its roster, and what’s unique about this four-wheeler is that it doubles as a ramp. “Due to a recent spate of accidents involving this model, Vapid wants to remind any potential buyers...
News GTA Online Adds the Maibatsu Manchez Scout, Promises Payouts for Cayo Perico Tourists
Double rewards on Survival
GTA Online’s slow and steady drip-feed of new vehicles continues this week, with the addition of the Maibatsu Manchez Scout from the Warstock Cache and Carry. Rockstar Newswire claims it was “built to manoeuvre the muddiest trails on Earth”, so it should get you out of a pickle when you need to go offroad. That’s...
News GTA Online Takes a Trip to Vespucci Beach with the BF Weevil
It's a Beetle, basically
Following the release of GTA Online’s new Cayo Perico Heist late last year, Rockstar Games has been slowly rolling out fresh vehicles for fans of the multiplayer mode to enjoy. This week sees the addition of the BF Weevil, which is effectively a Volkswagen Beetle. The blurb explains that it’s “a symbol of free love and...
News Christmas Comes Early to GTA Online
Deck the hauls
Christmas has come early to GTA Online this year, as it’s once again snowing in Southern San Andreas for the holidays. You’ll also find The Diamond & Casino Resort – as well as various other local Los Santos businesses – kitted out with festive decorations to celebrate the season. Oh, and if you login before 30th December,...
News Dr Dre Makes a Cameo in GTA Online, In Case You Wondered
Beats it
Dr Dre can add GTA Online character to his resume right next to rapper and professional headphone flogger, as the global superstar makes an appearance as part of the recently released Cayo Perico Heist. If you’re planning to play the multiplayer mode – and you can find out how to get started through here – then do keep in mind that...
News Free Bonuses in GTA Online as The Cayo Perico Heist Launches
Drippin' threads
Alongside the launch of the Cayo Perico Heist in GTA Online today (See Also: GTA Online: How to Start the Cayo Perico Heist), Rockstar has announced a bunch of bonuses and sweeteners that fans can expect over the coming weeks. From now thr
News GTA Online's Biggest Ever Update Live, Fans Already Fuming You Can't Free Roam New Island
Download the latest patch now
GTA Online’s brand new The Cayo Perico Heist update is live now on PlayStation 4, weighing in at 6.8GB in total. This is, according to Rockstar, the biggest update in the massively popular multiplayer mode’s history, adding new missions, an island,
News Get Ready for GTA Online's Big Update with Triple Rewards on Transform Races
Prepare for tomorrow's big drop
GTA Online’s biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, rolls out on 15th December – but as you prepare for the new missions, you can gear up with triple rewards on Transform Races through 14th December. Time Trials are also dishing out triple rewards, and if you complete this week’s Time Trial and RC Time...
News GTA Online Adding 250 Songs, Three Brand New Radio Stations
Music sounds better with you
If you’re sick to death of hearing the same ol’ songs while playing GTA Online, then you may be excited to learn that Rockstar is adding 250 new songs as part of the title’s upcoming Cayo Perico Heist update. The tracks, available across three fresh radio stations and updates to FlyLo FM and Worldwide FM, will be...
News GTA Online Teases Biggest Ever Update in New Trailer, Designed for One to Four Players
The Cayo Perico Heist is looking brilliant
GTA Online has showcased a little more of its biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, which is scheduled to release from 15th December on the PlayStation 4. As the trailer teases, you can expect several new characters – and a few old ones as well – as you attempt to infiltrate an island off the...
News GTA Online Is Getting an Underground Nightclub You Can Party At
With new dance moves, too
If you’re a regular player of GTA Online, then you may have noticed some construction taking place at The Diamond Casino and Resort. As many players already predicted, a nightclub is being built underground, and everyone’s invited to the party. Here’s what Rockstar Games had to say: “The Music Locker is underground...
News GTA Online Embraces Black Friday with Big Discounts
How low can you go?
GTA Online will embrace the spirit of the season this Black Friday by discounting a bunch of sought-after vehicles across a range of Los Santos’ dealers. You’ll also be able to save this week on Nightclub properties, Garages, and Special Cargo warehouses. Meanwhile, there’s a cracker up for grabs at the Diamond & Casino...
Rumour Red Dead Redemption Collection Leaked, But It's Almost Certainly Fake
Oh boah
Update: We've since been informed that this supposed leak is almost certainly a fake. On closer inspection, there are a couple of small inconsistencies in the text. We told you not to get your hopes up! Original Story: Here's a juicy new rumour that we pray is real. Apparently, an Amazon listing for something called 'Red Dead Redemption...
News GTA Online Adds an Entire Island in Biggest Heist Update Yet
Due out 15th December, and can be played solo
GTA Online’s biggest ever update will launch on 15th December on the PlayStation 5, as Rockstar Games readies the Cayo Perico Heist – a massive branch of missions set on an entirely new island. The press release teases: “Prepare to infiltrate the remote island compound of the world’s most...
News GTA Online's Next Big Update Coming in December, First Teaser Trailer Released
A new Heists experience beckons
Update: Rockstar has released a new teaser trailer for its upcoming major GTA Online update which is due out in December. Fans think they've already spotted a new island, which will expand upon Los Santos' map. We're looking forward to learning more. Original Story: GTA Online is going hard with its weekly...
News Red Dead Online Rolls Out Creepy Halloween Pass with Exclusive Rewards
Pale rider
It's not quite Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, but Red Dead Redemption 2 will be celebrating Halloween through Red Dead Online this year. The 'Halloween Pass' can be purchased for 15 gold bars, and it'll give you access to a bunch of exclusive, reasonably spooky rewards. The Halloween Pass will be available until the 16th...
News Rockstar Acquires Ruffian Games, Rebrands Rockstar Dundee
Rockin' out
In a move that’s almost sure to guarantee more Grand Theft Auto Online content, Rockstar Games has acquired Ruffian Games, the developer of Crackdown 2. As is standard procedure for the juggernaut label, it’s rebranded the studio Rockstar Dundee – and you can see confirmation of that courtesy of a Companies House listing on the UK...
News Bank $250k in GTA Online When You Win Any Diamond Adversary Series
Cash injection
Rockstar’s continuing to promote the new modes from Grand Theft Auto V's Los Santos Summer Special, with double rewards on the Diamond Adversary Series all week. Win any game mode and you’ll bank a bonus GTA$250,000 – deposited straight into your Maze account within seven days. There’s also double rewards available on...
News Work Hard for Double Rewards in GTA Online This Week
Influence what happens next week
Criminal masterminds can earn double rewards playing as either a Motorcycle Club leader or VIP this week, as Rockstar is doubling the GTA$ and RP that you’ll earn for grafting in Los Santos. Whichever activity gets more attention over the next seven days will influence next week’s bonuses, as the studio explains:...
News Grab a Free [email protected] Tee in GTA Online, Earn Double Rewards on Yacht Missions
Six Figure tee also up for grabs
Liberty City’s seedy Internet café heydays will never feel too far away when you’re rocking your free [email protected] tee, which Rockstar is generously giving away to anyone who plays GTA Online this week. Available until 26th August, the branded threads will be added to your wardrobe whenever you login, which should prove...
News Why Didn't GTA: Liberty City Stories, GTA: Vice City Stories Release on PS4?
Rockstar classics were rated
Sony’s desperately short-lived PS2-to-PS4 programme was strongly supported by Rockstar, and a couple of years ago it looked like it was set to complete its Grand Theft Auto pentalogy by deploying PlayStation Portable ports Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on Sony’s...
News GTA Fans Are Going Gaga Over Vice City Online Domain
Miami vice
Grand Theft Auto fans have been losing their collective minds over a Vice City Online domain name that developer Rockstar updated earlier this year. The site – GTAViceCityOnline.com – was registered by the company all the way back in 2009, a year after the release of Grand Theft Auto IV. However, the address was updated in March of...
News GTA's Legendary Radio Host Lazlow Jones Has Left Rockstar
Fame or Shame
Should we ever actually get another Grand Theft Auto game, it’s going to have a very different vibe to its predecessors. Key creative personnel Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies have already left the company, and now Lazlow Jones has joined them. You’ll probably know the name from the various radio shows that appear in the series, but...
News GTA Online Fans Can't Believe How Low the Payout Is on the New Yacht Missions
Sinking feeling
GTA Online players were understandably excited to learn that the pricey Galaxy Super Yacht incorporated into the title several years ago would finally be getting its own branch of missions as part of the Los Santos Summer Special update. However, fans who podded out GTA$6,000,000 for the luxury cruiseliner have been bemused to learn...
News Red Dead Online's Latest Update Has Broken the Game
Oh boah
At the time of writing, Red Dead Online is a disaster. Following the release of the game's latest update, the virtual world has become a nightmarish hellscape -- and not in a fun way, like in Undead Nightmare. Players are reporting all kinds of frustrating and frankly insane issues -- and that's only if they can actually log in without the...
News GTA Online's Los Santos Summer Special Brings Big Quality of Life Improvements
And a bunch of new cars and clothing
It’s always summer in Los Santos, but Rockstar has dropped GTA Online’s first major update of 2020 to celebrate the season. As previously announced, this will finally give yachts a purpose, as you’re able to launch new missions from the cruiseliners. Don’t worry if you don’t already own a boat, as...
Call of the wild
Rockstar's big update for Red Dead Online is now live on PlayStation 4. The headline act here is an all-new Frontier Pursuit -- or job -- that players can adopt. The Naturalist is all about tracking down and either hunting or studying wild animals, which adds to a newly implemented 'Animal Field Guide'. It all sounds rather in-depth...
News GTA Online to Get Its 'Biggest Ever Update' Later This Year
Shark business
Grand Theft Auto Online, much like its compatriot Red Dead Online, will be updated this summer, as Rockstar continues its commitment to its evolving online multiplayer sandboxes. There’s not much information on what residents of Los Santos should realistically expect, but a press release mentions “a fun mix of diverse new content...
News 'Massive' Red Dead Online Update Set to Arrive Next Week
Finally
Rockstar says that a "massive" Red Dead Online update is coming next week, on Tuesday the 28th July. It's safe to say that fans have been waiting a while for this one -- players protested the game's lack of support by dressing up as clowns earlier this month -- and general criticism has been building for weeks. Unfortunately, we don't have...
News Red Dead Online Fans Demonstrate Their Disappointment by Dressing as Clowns
Jokers
You may not have noticed Rockstar’s abandonment of Red Dead Online, but franchise fans certainly have. While the company continues to pour obscene sums of money into adding features to GTA Online, it’s been a whopping seven months since the Western’s acclaimed Moonshine update, and the wait for additional content is clearly getting to...
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 Rockstar the Latest Games Company to Tackle Coronavirus
Implements work from home policies
Rockstar is the latest gaming company to deviate from its day-to-day routine in response to the coronavirus. The developer and publisher revealed its plans in a statement on Twitter, writing that it has now "implemented work from home policies across international offices and studios". It continues: "We are...
One last job
We’re listing the ten best Soundtracks of the Decade. These are the ten PlayStation scores released over the past decade that we believe left the biggest impression on our sonic palettes. Whether it’s Journey's Grammy nominated masterpiece or Destiny’s 8 movement symphony, these are the soundtracks that hit the best notes across...
News Xbox Game Pass Adds GTA5 the Day After It Leaves PS Now
Daylight robbery
Grand Theft Auto V is no longer available to stream and download on PlayStation Now, having left the service yesterday alongside God of War, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and inFAMOUS: Second Son. This wouldn’t be newsworthy alone, but interestingly Microsoft has announced that th
Boah howdy
If you've been planning on playing through Red Dead Redemption 2 over the holidays, you've picked a great time to dive in. The game's latest update, which is out now on PlayStation 4, adds a load of single-player stuff to what is already a huge open world adventure. This content was apparently included with the recently released PC...
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...
Here we go again
Oh boy, where do we even start with this one? This particular rumour originally stems from a different rumour that was doing the rounds years ago. Following the launch of Grand Theft Auto V, there was a lot of speculation that Rockstar was working on a new property -- one with a medieval setting that was conveniently called 'Project...
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 Red Dead Online's Halloween Mode Sounds Like a Nightmare
But not an Undead Nightmare
Running from now until the 12th November, Red Dead Online's new Fear of the Dark multiplayer mode sounds like an interesting take on its often intense player versus player encounters. It pits a team of 'Night Stalkers' against a team of hunters, but the twist is that the Night Stalkers are "supernaturally fast, tough, and...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Single-Player DLC Is Looking Increasingly Unlikely
Rockstar "100%" focused on Red Dead Online
Despite all the rumours, all the leaks, and everything else over the last year or so, Rockstar has effectively said that it's not working on any single-player content for Red Dead Redemption 2. In an interview with VG247, when asked about single-player DLC, lead online production associate Katie Pica said...
News L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files Is Out for PSVR Right Now
Truth, doubt, lie
After an unexpected age rating sort of gave the project away, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files has been confirmed for a PlayStation VR release. Better yet, it's actually out right now on the PlayStati
News The Dead are Rising in Red Dead Online as Players Report Sightings of Zombies
Undead Nightmare
Well this is a bit creepy. Numerous reports over on Reddit (compiled by GamesRadar) suggest that zombies are appearing in Red Dead Online. No, you read that right: pale, glowing green-eyed non-playable characters are occasionally popping up around the map. The below example from Reddit user groats_active is perhaps the most...
News Red Dead Online's Massive Frontier Pursuits Update Is Out Now on PS4
So many gameplay tweaks
Today's a big day for Red Dead Online, as Red Dead Redemption 2's new patch brings a huge number of additions and changes to the open world title. As you may already know, the 'Frontier Pursuits' update incorporates set roles into Red Dead Online, allowing you to become a trader, bounty hunter, collector, or a combination of...
