Tag Archives: rockstar

Yesterday was a wild one for rumours, with a market analysis firm claiming that Sony was in “advanced board level talks” to acquire Take-Two. This would be a massive deal and would put franchises like Grand Theft Auto, Bioshock and NBA 2K under Sony’s umbrella. There is just one problem …

Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive has been cracking down on cheat makers over the past couple of years, recently gaining court orders to search and seize the equipment of alleged perpetrators. After being caught, a Florida resident has been ordered to pay the company $150,000 in damages and a further …

Rockstar Games is no stranger to lawsuits. Several complaints have emerged against the Grand Theft Auto games over the years with celebrities claiming that their ‘likeness’ was ripped off. Now, Red Dead Redemption 2 has attracted a legal complaint of its own- this time around from the real-world Pinkerton Consulting …

Rockstar’s critically acclaimed cowboy prequel has received its first major update of the year, ushering in Red Dead Redemption 2’s take on the battle royale genre. Aptly named Gun Rush, the new mode will remain in beta for the next few months while the developer incorporates player feedback and introduces …

Rockstar has officially begun opening up Red Dead Redemption 2 Online to players, with more set to gain access to the beta over the course of this week. There is a caveat though, as Rockstar has now warned players that some progress made during the beta may not carry over. …

Way back in 2007, Sony proudly announced that Rockstar would be producing an exclusive game for the PlayStation 3. This was set to be a stealth-action game called Agent and rumours surrounding its development have swirled for years. The game was never officially canceled but this week, it looks like …

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been doing incredibly well over the last few weeks but the lengthy, single-player story mode is just one half of the game. Starting from today, Rockstar will begin rolling out Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode that will carry the game for years to come, …

While we were treated to almost an hour of gameplay for Cyberpunk 2077 earlier this year, much of the game is still shrouded in secrecy. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red does like to provide brief updates from time to time. Late last week, studio head, Adam Kicinski discussed the game a …

Red Dead Redemption 2 launched not only to great critical acclaim, but to record-setting weekend launch sales too. Immediately at launch, the game was billed as the 2nd biggest entertainment launch ever, second only to GTA V. Rockstar has continued to dominate charts in the week following, with Red Dead …

We already know that Red Dead Redemption 2 dominated the UK physical sales charts over the weekend but it looks like overall global sales were much more impressive. Rockstar’s western adventure is now the second biggest entertainment launch of all time, falling just behind Grand Theft Auto V. In the …

Rockstar has been working away on Red Dead Redemption 2 for over seven years and while its launch hasn’t come without controversy, the game is doing very well. Not only has the game launched to rave reviews across the board but sales are very high, although it hasn’t broken records …

Red Dead Redemption 2 is now out in the wild and the game is gathering critical acclaim across the board. However, many of us are still waiting on a PC version. New evidence of a PC version surfaced over the weekend thanks to sleuths digging through code. However, what is …

Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 finally graced players on Friday after a number of delays, paired with an official companion application for easier navigation over the map and character stats. While designed to connect to both the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 versions of the game, sleuths have uncovered multiple …

It’s a big day for Rockstar, the reviews are live and Red Dead Redemption 2 is out in the wild. By most accounts, the game is incredible but how does it perform on each of the different consoles? Thanks to extensive analysis from the folks at Digital Foundry, we have …

Early physical copies of Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal that Rockstar will likely be shipping the game with two discs in the box. Although this has garnered some criticism from fans that believe it to be a step backwards, this is perhaps the best way to launch a game that …

Red Dead Redemption 2 is heading our way at the end of next week, which means it is all hands on deck at Rockstar as the team prepares for launch. As part of an interview this week, Rockstar did manage to spark some controversy, after talking about 100-hour work weeks …

Rockstar has been slowly rolling out information in the build up to Red Dead Redemption 2’s launch. Back in August, we received the very first full gameplay trailer, breaking down exploration, conversations and a few other mechanics. Today, we got part two of Rockstar’s gameplay reveal, focussing on combat, side …

Red Dead Redemption 2 is just one month away and it is set to be the biggest Rockstar game yet. Back when GTA V came to current-gen consoles and PC, the game weighed in at just over 80GB. With Red Dead Redemption 2, you’ll need to free up 105GB of …

We’ve heard quite a bit about Red Dead Redemption 2’s single-player mode but so far, Rockstar has been quiet on the Red Dead Online front. That changed last night when the studio outlined its launch plans, with Red Dead Online set to release shortly after the main game. Back in …

Rockstar’s relationship with PC gamers has been somewhat complicated over the last few years. Red Dead Redemption never came to PC, and during the run-up to GTA V, Rockstar was stubbornly quiet. Currently, Red Dead Redemption 2 is set to launch on consoles later this year, but unlike the first …

Rockstar has released its third proper look into Red Dead Redemption 2 with a brand new 2-minute trailer. Alongside cinematics of what to expect from the anticipated open-world Western, the developer has also given a snippet into our new protagonist’s history. Much like the second trailer that debuted last year, …

Rockstar has confirmed this week that it will be updating Grand Theft Auto 4 to remove some of the music. At this point, the game is about to turn ten years old, which unfortunately means that some of the music licenses are expiring. Some of the tracks heard on radio …

Since its original 2013 release, Grand Theft Auto V has sold consistently well on all five of the platforms it has officially released for, even maintaining its position in the UK charts and Steam’s top 10 games regarding concurrent player base. The impact of the title doesn’t stop there, however, …

Way back in December 2013, Lindsey Lohan filed a 67-page long lawsuit against Rockstar for allegedly using her likeness for a character in Grand Theft Auto V. At the time, most shrugged it off as an attempt to cash in on one of the best selling games of all time, …

An issue has cropped up within the Grand Theft Auto Online community on PC over the weekend, as many have been reporting false positives on the game’s anti-cheat system. The resulting bans are apparently tied to the title’s Southern San Andreas Super Sports Series update, with developer Rockstar acknowledging that …

Last week, we learned that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be getting a second delay, pushing the game back from ‘Spring 2018’ to October 2018. Since then, Take-Two, Rockstar’s publisher, has held its first earnings call of the year, with CEO Stauss Zelnick stating that he is “confident” that the …

It has been a good while since we last heard any new information on Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2. Back when the game was first announced, it was due out in ‘Fall 2017’, it was later pushed to ‘Spring 2018’, which would have meant a release in the first half …

It looks like GTA Online’s latest update, ‘The Doomsday Heist‘ contained more than we bargained for. The folks over at The Guru Team have been digging through the game files to uncover clues about future content and something very interesting popped up- a hidden in-game activity that directly ties into …

In the years following Grand Theft Auto V’s launch, there was plenty of buzz surrounding potential single-player DLC. One of the game’s voice actors even teased additional content. Unfortunately, over the last year, things on that front have gone completely silent and now, Rockstar has finally shed some light on …

Hot on the heels of yesterday’s report that Nintendo is opening itself up to more mature games on the Switch, Bethesda has announced its release date for DOOM on the console. If shooting demons on the go appeals to you at all, then you’ll be able to do so starting …