Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of Rockstar’s biggest games of all time, with the open-world title having sold more than 50 million copies since its launch back in 2019. Despite this, the game’s online mode has been mostly abandoned by the team. In a surprise announcement however, Red Dead Online has gotten its first update in 3 years.
Read More »Don’t expect Borderlands 4 to be heavily discounted for years, claims Gearbox CEO
Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford has told fans to not expect many discounts for Borderlands 4 following its release in August.
Read More »Take-Two investors spooked by GTA 6 delay, CEO releases statement
Since seeing the trailer in December 2023, fans around the world have been eagerly awaiting the release date for GTA 6. Today, Rockstar finally made that announcement, pushing the game out of 2025 and landing on a May 2026 launch date. While this news is being celebrated around the industry, …
Read More »Borderlands 4 release date change has nothing to do with GTA 6, Gearbox claims
Earlier today, Gearbox confirmed that Borderlands 4 will be releasing sooner than originally announced. The release date has been brought forward to the 12th of September, but Gearbox head, Randy Pitchford, has been quick to stamp out speculation that the release date change has anything to do with Grand Theft …
Read More »Take-Two CEO plans shorter marketing cycle for GTA 6
ake-Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, shed some light on the marketing plan for GTA 6 this week, indicating a much shorter gap from Trailer 2 to release.
Read More »Multiple major publishers reportedly delaying games due to GTA VI
With GTA VI set to launch later this year, many major publishers have reportedly put plans in place to delay titles so as to not clash with Rockstar Games.
Read More »Take-Two takes down GTA V mod that recreated the GTA 6 map
Due to various leaks, we've known quite a bit about Grand Theft Auto 6 for years already. At one point, a slew of game files had leaked and while Take-Two did its best to contain it, those files are still floating around today. With that in mind, it should come …
Read More »Ori series surpasses 15 million copies sold
Moon Studios' critically acclaimed Ori series has achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing 15 million copies sold across Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. Thomas Mahler, the series' director, celebrated this achievement on social media, noting that it's “not too shabby” for a genre …
Read More »GTA V has now sold over 210 million copies
With Grand Theft Auto VI on the horizon, Take-Two has confirmed that 2013's GTA V has now sold over 210 million copies worldwide.
Read More »Grand Theft Auto VI is still coming this year, Take-Two confirms
Despite the only trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI releasing more than a year ago, Take-Two has reaffirmed that the game is planned to launch in Fall of 2025.
Read More »Take-Two confirms plans to support the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2
As part of the company’s latest fiscal earnings report, Take-Two’s CEO confirmed that the publisher “would fully expect to support” Switch 2.
Read More »Rockstar office janitor linked to GTA 6 leak
Video game leaks come from all kinds of unlikely places. We've seen plans for a Tomb Raider game leaked due to someone leaving their laptop open on a train. Other leaks have happened simply by walking into the bars near game studio offices. The most recent GTA 6 reveal makes the list for unusual leaks, as it appears to have come from an office cleaner.
Read More »2K removes unnecessary launcher from all of its Steam games
2K has finally removed its controversial game launcher from all of its titles across both Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Read More »Take-Two CEO downplays Xbox Series S performance concerns ahead of GTA 6
Take-Two isn't even a little bit worried about Grand Theft Auto 6 on Xbox Series S. He's right. Grand Theft Auto 5 ran on PS3 and Xbox 360.
Read More »Take-Two sells off ‘Private Division’ publishing arm
Over the past six years or so, Take-Two has operated its own indie publishing label, known as Private Division. Over time, Private Division supported games like The Outer Worlds, Roll7 and Kerbal Space Program. Now, following on from Take-Two's major acquisition of Gearbox Software, the company is selling off Private …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption series nears 100 million sales
Rockstar has made a ton of money from the Grand Theft Auto franchise but Red Dead Redemption is certainly pulling its weight too. Almost 100 million units have been sold to date since the franchise began.
Read More »Borderlands 4 is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S next year
Gearbox is swiftly moving the news cycle away from the flop of the star-studded Borderlands film and towards the next game in the series. That's right, Borderlands 4 has now been officially revealed. While Gearbox announced that it was working on Borderlands 4 quite some time ago, this is the …
Read More »Majority of game devs believe the industry’s in a ‘bad’ state
It’s safe to say that 2024 has been a terrible year for the games industry. While from the outside, things might seem relatively okay – with new and great games coming out at a regular cadence – internally things are much more dire. In the wake of 10s of thousands …
Read More »Kerbal Space Program 2 devs confirm layoffs, while Take-Two remains silent
While Take-Two is still being coy about the status of Intercept Games, reliable sources have stated that the studio is closing down, there is even an official closure notice that has been filed with the state of Washington. While Take-Two doesn't want to confirm the lay-offs right now, the people …
Read More »2K Games may officially reveal BioShock 4 in June
Take-Two provided a number of updates yesterday as part of its quarterly earnings report. We now have a more solid timeframe for when Grant Theft Auto 6 will be out, and the folks over at 2K Games are preparing to reveal the next game in one of its “biggest and …
Read More »Take-Two confirms Grand Theft Auto 6 releasing ‘Fall’ 2025
Take-Two's quarterly earnings call just wrapped up last night and it brought about some unexpected Grand Theft Auto 6 news. Rockstar already announced that the game was planned for 2025 with the reveal trailer, but now the release window has been narrowed down further. During Take-Two's quarterly earnings report, the …
Read More »“Vast majority” of Private Division’s staff reportedly being laid off
2024 has been a terrible year for devs in the video games industry, with each new day spawning news of another round of lay-offs or studio closure. Following the report that Roll7 and Intercept Games are both being shut down by Take-Two, a new leak has revealed that the holding …
Read More »Take-Two is closing two studios months after saying it had ‘no plans’ for lay-offs
While Take-Two's CEO had said just a few months ago that the company had no plans for lay-offs, things have swiftly changed. Now that Take-Two has acquired Gearbox Entertainment from Embracer Group, the company has reassessed its situation and unfortunately, it has led to the closure of two studios behind …
Read More »Outriders studio cancels ‘Project Dagger’ following Take-Two split
People Can Fly has been keeping itself busy since the release of Outriders. The studio has had multiple other games in the works, including one known as Project Dagger. While initially planned to be published by Take-Two, this deal was later scrapped, leaving People Can Fly to self-publish. Now, after …
Read More »Take-Two reportedly plans to officially announce Mafia 4 soon
The team at Hangar 13 has been working on a new Mafia game for a couple of years at this point. The next game in the long-running series is now expected to be announced later this year, and it will be built on Unreal Engine 5. We already knew from …
Read More »Gearbox undergoes layoffs after split from Embracer Group
Just last week, it was announced that Embracer Group was finalising a sale of Gearbox Entertainment to Take-Two Interactive in a deal worth around $460 million. While this deal is likely in the best interest of all companies involved, it has not come without its downsides, with Gearbox confirming a …
Read More »Embracer Group is selling Borderlands studio Gearbox Entertainment in $460M deal
Embracer Group has been undergoing a cost-cutting initiative over the past year, leading to several studio closures and layoffs. Other major companies under the Embracer banner have instead been sold. Earlier this month we saw Saber Interactive split off from its former parent company. Now, Gearbox Entertainment has also been sold.
Read More »2K rumoured to be partnering with FIFA following EA’s exit
Following a multi-decade long partnership, EA and FIFA parted ways in May of 2022 due to the football association wanting to increase its licensing costs for the FIFA brand. EA has since gone on to continue their football efforts solo with the rebranded EA sports FC series. According to one …
Read More »No Rest for the Wicked early access launch delayed
Moon Studios, the developers behind Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Will of the Wisps, is returning this year with a brand new IP. No Rest for the Wicked was originally supposed to launch into Early Access imminently but unfortunately, the launch has since been postponed. According to …
Read More »Xbox Series X|S has sold 25 million units according to estimates
Late last year, Sony announced that the PlayStation 5 had officially sold over 50 million units since its release in November 2020. While Microsoft stopped reporting on Xbox’s sales years ago, thanks to Take-Two Interactive’s latest fiscal earnings meeting, we now have a strong estimate. As mentioned, late last year …
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