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Take-Two’s lawyers think Remedy’s new R logo is too similar to Rockstar’s R logo
Take-Two Interactive is opposing Remedy Entertainment’s newest logo. Take-Two’s legal team believes the symbol infringes on Rockstar Games’ logo despite the two having little in common besides the letter “R” representing a video game publisher.
The first Grand Theft Auto VI trailer will arrive in early December
Rockstar Games plans to announce the next entry in the GTA franchise as early as this week, according to Bloomberg.
The original ‘Red Dead Redemption’ is coming to PS4 and Switch
After years of speculation, ‘Red Dead Redemption’ is set to launch on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. This is the original 2010 release, and not the long-rumored remaster. The western-themed third-person shooter goes on sale August 17th. Though this is a straight port, the release does include the ‘Undead Nightmare’ DLC, the zombie campaign that was added to the Game of the Year edition back in the day.
GTA Online PC players hit with game-breaking exploit
Malicious elements of a community mod have made GTA Online too risky to play on PC.
Massive 'Grand Theft Auto VI' leak shows off early gameplay footage
A massive trove of footage from the next installment in Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto series has leaked online.
Rockstar will slow 'Read Dead Online' updates to focus on the new GTA
There will no more major themed updates for Red Dead Online.
'Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' is coming to VR on Oculus Quest 2
One of the most-loved entries in Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto series is coming to VR.
'GTA V' heads to PlayStation 5 in March 2022
Nearly a decade after its initial release on the seventh generation of consoles, Grand Theft Auto V will come out on PlayStation 5 in March 2022.
Tool around in a real-time generated AI version of 'GTAV'
YouTuber Harrison Kinsley shared a video on GAN Theft Auto, an AI that can generate a playable stretch of Grand Theft Auto V’s gameworld on its own.
Thanks to a fan, Rockstar is fixing GTA Online's slow PC loading times
GTA Online fans can thank one of their own for an upcoming fix for the game's infamous loading times on PC.
Rockstar previews major updates for Red Dead Online and GTA V Online
Rockstar hasn't abandoned Red Dead Online apparently.
Epic Game Store's Mega Sale is back, and 'GTA V' is free
The leaks were true. The Epic Games Store's latest free game is 'Grand Theft Auto V'. You can grab the game for free until May 21st.
‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ comes to Xbox Game Pass on May 7th
One of the best games of this console generation -- Red Dead Redemption 2 -- will come to Xbox Game Pass on May 7th.
'GTA Online' gets competitive F1 racing today
Rockstar refuses to let GTA Online die, and why would it when it's one of the company's biggest moneymakers? If you haven't played GTA 5's online component in a while, today's update may convince you to step back into the world of San Andreas. Rockstar is adding a new competitive racing mode to GTA Online called Open Wheel Races that allows you to drive the game's equivalent of F1 cars against other players.
'GTA4' is returning to Steam next month without multiplayer
Grand Theft Auto 4 will return to Steam on March 19th after it was abruptly pulled from the digital storefront last month due to an issue with Microsoft's defunct Games for Windows Live service. Developer Rockstar Games will rerelease the game, as well as its Episodes from Liberty City DLC, as a single package called Grand Theft Auto 4: Complete Edition. Unfortunately, Complete Edition won't include online multiplayer or leaderboards.
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser is leaving the company
It's the end of an era at Rockstar Games -- parent company Take-Two Interactive has revealed that Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser is leaving on March 11th. It wasn't clear just why Houser was departing (we've asked for comment), but Houser was already on an "extended break" that started in spring 2019. His brother Sam Houser is still with Rockstar as its president.
Rockstar doles out freebies to 'GTA Online' and 'Red Dead Online' players
Rockstar's multiplayer games apparently had a banner holiday, and the company is using that as an excuse to hand out goodies to players (and, conveniently, give them a reason to keep playing). GTA Online gamers will get $1 million in virtual currency if they play before February 5th, and can receive another $1 million more if they sign on between February 6th and February 12th. Red Dead Online players, meanwhile, can pick up a "Gunslinger's Cache" with guns and ammo by February 3rd, or a "Bounty Hunter's Kit" (with a license and gear) between February 4th and February 10th.
'GTA4' leaves Steam after an old Microsoft service breaks game sales
Rockstar is learning first hand about the pitfalls of trusting your game's functionality to a third-party service. The developer has confirmed to The Verge that it stopped selling Grand Theft Auto 4 on Steam after Microsoft stopped supporting the Games for Windows Live platform the title depends on. It's "no longer possible" to create the extra game keys needed to sell GTA4, a Rockstar spokesperson said. You can still play the Steam version if you already have a copy, but newcomers will have to go somewhere else to experience Niko Bellic's life of crime.
The 10-year challenge: Video game edition
The 10-year challenge swept social media in January, with people posting images of themselves from 2009 and 2019, usually accompanied by a cute remark about things being the same yet totally different. It's a fun, heartwarming way to train machine learning algorithms in facial recognition.
'Red Dead Redemption 2' comes to Steam on December 5th
Red Dead Redemption 2's PC launch drew a number of complaints, not the least of which was having to use yet another publisher-specific launcher to play it. If you haven't already bought the game, though, you won't have to deal with that hassle. Rockstar has revealed that its open-world Western will be available through Steam on December 5th. You can play where most of your existing game library already resides.
