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2024’s brutal wave of games industry layoffs has seen the likes of Microsoft, EA, Sony, Riot Games, Sega, and many others cutting significant amounts of jobs, and another major name has now joined that list with Take-Two Interactive.

As a somewhat deflating example of the money-churning might of GTA Online becoming the sole focus of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto 5 efforts over the last decade, the actor who played Trevor in the ridiculously well-selling crime epic has teased some details of planned story DLC that would have turned the controversial protagonist into a James Bond-style spy. The pack supposedly got as far as shooting with the actors, only to end up cancelled and folded into a GTA Online heist.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has received multiple updates over the years, adding new content, missions, heists and more to GTA Online, but the game has never received a story expansion since its initial release in 2013. Past reports have mentioned scrapped plans for story DLCs for the game, and more recently leaked database file from GTA 5 suggested that developers Rockstar Games cancelled a story mode DLC related to Trevor, one of the game's three main protagonists. Now, the actor who played the eccentric character in GTA 5 has said that he “shot some stuff” for a Trevor DLC that never saw the light of day.

Steven Ogg, the actor who famously voiced Grand Theft Auto 5 protagonist Trevor Philips, recently stated that he recorded dialogue for a DLC campaign that was ultimately canceled. Grand Theft Auto 5 is considered to be one of the biggest and best video games ever made, and a large part of its success lies in its memorable cast of characters. This includes Trevor, the trigger-happy partner of fellow GTA 5 playable character Michael De Santa who makes his way to the crime-ridden city of Los Santos after discovering that his old friend is still alive following a bank heist gone wrong.

Atari has revived the Infogrames brand, and will use it for a new publishing label.

Modders have managed to get Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 5 running on the Nintendo Switch. Ever since its initial release in 2013, Grand Theft Auto 5 has been a massive success. Not only does GTA 5 continue to receive new content for its online component, the game has also been re-released on several different platforms across three console generations. One platform that the game was never ported to since its initial release, however, is the Nintendo Switch.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has discovered an interesting glitch that appears to turn shadows into cookie cutters. While Red Dead Redemption 2 has no shortage of visual bugs like this, few are as interesting as this one.

2K is reportedly preparing to make a Mafia announcement.

GTA 6 publishers Take-Two Interactive have announced that they're "rationalizing" their "pipeline" and positioning/restructuring/streamlining for growth by, you guessed it, laying off a load of people and cancelling a bunch of games. As detailed in a Security Exchange Commission filing, Take-Two are doing away with five per cent of the approximately 11,000 people who work for them, and have cancelled several in-development projects worth tens of millions of dollars.

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two has announced it will lay off five percent of its 11,000-strong workforce — equating to around 550 people — and cancel multiple in-development projects. The company said the move was the next stage in its ongoing restructuring plan, which began in February.

A new interview with a former Rockstar employee sheds some new light on how the company’s workplace environment had grown toxic around the time they released Grand Theft Auto V.

According to new information from Grand Theft Auto 5 actors Steven Ogg and Ned Luke, GTA 5 was going to have a behind-the-scenes documentary, but it was ultimately scrapped by Rockstar Games. The actors behind Trevor and Michael, respectively, lamented that footage was filmed during the process of building GTA 5, but nothing was ever done with it.

With GTA 6 now on the horizon, Grand Theft Auto Online players are sharing what they want to see from the game in a final update. While the online component of GTA 5 has given players plenty to do and enjoy over the years, there's still plenty of opportunities to expand GTA Onlinefurther and to resolve some unfinished business.

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We have a strange story today about the longest running, and most successful, Grand Theft Auto game of all time.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has noticed an amazing parallel between Arthur Morgan and John Marston, at two very different points in the game. The story of Red Dead Redemption 2 is filled with small callbacks, but this may be one of the most subtle of all.

Rockstar Games' flagship GTA Online-focused subscription service, GTA+, is receiving a price hike with no formal announcement. This news is likely to make fans of Grand Theft Auto Online who were already critical of the service even less pleased with it.

YouTuber Andrew Levitt has perfectly remade the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer in Miami. The official reveal trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 rocked the gaming world when it debuted in December 2023, garnering millions of views in mere hours and skyrocketing Rockstar Games' YouTube channel subscriber count to 10 million. The 90-second trailer also became the most liked gaming tweet of all time on Twitter.

Following the recent price hike for EA Play, as well as price bumps for other video game subscription services over the last year, Rockstar's GTA+ is getting more expensive too.

Quite a few fans are eagerly awaiting the upcoming launch of Grand Theft Auto VI. After all, it has been several years and even a couple of console generations that we were left with just Grand Theft Auto V. The title was only released towards the end of last year. We got our first official look into the game, and since then, we’ve been waiting in silence. While Rockstar Games is taking its time to showcase the next trailer, one YouTube channel decided to provide fans with a real-life trailer recreation. 

Grand Theft Auto V has continued to bring in players regularly, allowing the game to live on for a long time. That might have played a big role in why it took so long before the staff started getting ready for its successor installment’s launch. But while the dough kept coming in for the online component of Grand Theft Auto V, it presented the idea of rolling out a subscription service with GTA+.

There's a little game coming out next year you may have heard of. It's called GTA 6, and it's the next entry in Rockstar's prolific, rather chaotic and often debauched Grand Theft Auto series.

Command and Conquer games stormed the European software sales chart in March.

American actor Gregory Joseph Connors may be the voice of Jason, one of the two protagonists of Grand Theft Auto 6. While the evidence pointing to that possibility is inconclusive, Game Rant has discovered that Connors's involvement in GTA 6 is much more of a certainty.

Grand Theft Auto Online's The Contract missions are popular for a lot of reasons, but some players aren't thrilled that the cutscene skip function is disabled. Several years after the GTA Online DLC's release, fans are voicing their opinions about it not being an option.

A player has uncovered a truly gruesome connection between the towns in Red Dead Redemption 2, revealing that most of the major locations face a literal massacre at some point or another. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a game known for its intense violence and crushing story, with a fan's recent discovery highlighting this fact even further.

Helldivers 2 was the UK’s best-selling game for the second consecutive month in March.

Prior to its announcement, reports revealed that Grand Theft Auto 6 would feature two protagonists in the form of Lucia and Jason, inspired by real-life robber couple Bonnie and Clyde, and though the game’s official announcement trailer was focused primarily on Lucia, we did also get some glimpses of her partner-in-crime.

Voice actor Troy Baker has confirmed that he won't be playing the role of male protagonist Jason in Rockstar's upcoming title, Grand Theft Auto 6. Many fans had speculated from the initial trailer that Baker would be playing one of the leads in Grand Theft Auto 6, although he seems to have put this rumor to bed.

Two Red Dead Online players have shared their awesome characters in the game, which have been created to resemble Peter Pan and Captain Hook. Even though Red Dead Online doesn’t receive updates very often anymore, the game’s community remains committed to showing off what players can create in the game.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has made an interesting camp discovery, that many players might never stumble across. Red Dead Redemption 2 is littered with these sorts of small details, and it’s hard for gamers to pick up on every single one.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 fan has succeeded in making the game run on their Android phone, and the results are surprising. Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive game that's optimized for consoles and PC.

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) fans recently received news of the upcoming release window for Grand Theft Auto 6, sparking excitement in the community. However, this excitement quickly turned to disappointment for PC players when they realized that the announced date only applied to console versions, leaving PC players in dismay.

One Red Dead Redemption 2 player has been rootling around in the game's audio files, and uncovered some behind the scenes bloopers as a result.

Rockstar Games has published a new set of community guidelines for Grand Theft Auto Online that aims to combat griefing and cheating while encouraging positive interactions between players. Grand Theft Auto Online users often encountered problems when interacting with the more toxic portions of its community.

Plane crashes that are commonly encountered throughout Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stem from some problematic code that is both buggy and imperfect, partially due to the technical limitations of the game's original target hardware. This information, shared by a former Rockstar developer, finally offers a solution to a mystery that has been puzzling GTA: San Andreas players for nearly two decades.

Rockstar classics Bully and LA Noire will join the GTA+ subscription service later this year, the Grand Theft Auto developer has confirmed.

Two more classic titles have been confirmed for Rockstar Games‘ GTA+ subscription service.

Rockstar Games has confirmed that both Bully and L.A. Noire are coming to the GTA+ subscription service at some point later this year. It seems just about every major video game publisher has its own subscription service at this point, and Rockstar Games is no different. Like other subscription services, Rockstar offers GTA+ subscribers access to a variety of intriguing perks, including in-game content and entire games.

Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto Online players who are subscribed to the GTA+ subscription service will soon be eligible to receive an extra $1 million in-game monthly, from April through August. Grand Theft Auto Online already features a bunch of ways to make money, but this GTA+ perk will make things a little easier over the next few months.

GTA 5 tips: For over a decade now, Grand Theft Auto 5 or GTA 5 has been one of the most-played games around the world. An action-packed gameplay, an engaging open world and lots of things to do - all of which have propelled it to the second position in the list of best-selling video games of all time. Even though GTA 6, Rockstar Games' next big entry in the GTA franchise, is on the horizon, GTA 5 continues to be a benchmark when it comes to delivering an unforgettable open-world adventure. If you're one of the handful who still haven't experienced what the game has to offer, then check out 5 GTA 5 tips for playing it like a pro.

Grand Theft Auto 5 has enjoyed a long-lasting life on multiple platforms since its release in 2013. Fuelled by the popularity of GTA Online, GTA 5 continues to attract players on PlayStation and Xbox consoles and PC. Ahead of the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6 next year, however, GTA 5 could be available to more players on mobile and Nintendo Switch platforms, but not officially. Third party developers are reportedly working on Android, Linux and Nintendo Switch ports of the game.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has discovered an odd glitch that makes the game's night sky more beautiful than it already is. The visuals in Red Dead Redemption 2 remain incredible, even over five years after its launch, although one bug has actually managed to improve upon this.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has noticed an interesting detail about Dutch van der Linde, which is only noticeable to gamers who play around with mods in the game. Dutch van der Linde is one of the most interesting characters in Red Dead Redemption 2, and this small detail only adds to this.

A creative Red Dead Online player has shown off their amazing Barbie recreation in the game, inspired by the recent hit film of the same name. Despite a lack of updates lately, Red Dead Online retains a dedicated player base that frequently likes to flaunt its creative side.

Great news for gaming enthusiasts! The original Red Dead Redemption game is now available for free download on Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5, complete with a graphics upgrade. While Red Dead Redemption 2 continues to steal the spotlight, the first game still holds a special place in fans' hearts, thanks to its phenomenal story and memorable characters. One particular highlight is the Undead Nightmare DLC, a fan favorite that adds a thrilling zombie-infested adventure to the Wild West.

A few days ago, Kotaku published a report suggesting Grand Theft Auto 6 may be delayed to late 2025 or even 2026. We didn't report on it because it seemed ephemeral rather than substantial, which Bloomberg's Jason Schreier (formerly of Kotaku himself) has now confirmed.

Grand Theft Auto 6 is inarguably the biggest upcoming game that the entire industry is waiting with bated breath for, and though Rockstar Games announced in December that the open world crime game would launch sometime in 2025, that’s been called into question in recent days. Last week, a Kotaku report claimed that GTA 6’s production had fallen behind schedule and that it was, as such, in danger of potentially getting pushed back into 2026.

Red Dead Redemption is now available as part of a GTA+ subscription.

Rockstar's GTA+ subscription service has added both Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare for members to enjoy. Through the years, Rockstar has amassed an impressive roster of fun games, and fans who are subscribed to GTA+ can now enjoy two more of these great titles.

Actor and comedian Jack Black is in disbelief that someone has yet to craft film adaptations for Rockstar Games' iconic franchises, most notably Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption.

If you missed the Max Payne craze of the early 2000s, don’t worry; Remedy Entertainment and Rockstar Studios have you covered. This might be old news at this point, but Remedy Entertainment entered into an agreement with Rockstar Games back in April 2022, announcing that they would be remaking both Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a single title. We are here to talk about how gorgeous this next-gen Max Payne remake is going to look.

One of the worst things that happen consistently in the gaming world is certain rumors and reports that state one thing, yet the opposite is true. By that, we’re talking about the various “leaks” that try to “spill some tea” about game development or what’s coming up, only to be proven false eventually. That’s why we always say to take things with a grain of salt regarding reports involving rumors and speculation. Given its popularity since its official confirmation and first trailer, GTA 6 has been part of the rumor mill in many ways, and many have stepped up to try and separate fact from fiction.

A Red Dead Online player has pointed out a hilarious new glitch in the game, which seems to have the potential for in-game griefers to exploit and cause mayhem. Although Rockstar doesn't update Red Dead Online often anymore, it seems the game's latest patch may have had some inadvertent side effects.

We’ve already been waiting for Grand Theft Auto 6 for well over a decade at this point, so a recent report by Kotaku that the game’s production was falling behind and that its release date could slip into 2026 were met with widespread disappointment. There seems to be conflicting information out there on that front though, because different sources are now claiming that a delay isn’t on the table for the game right now.

Remedy has shared new details about Codename Condor, its co-op multiplayer Control spin-off.

GTA 6 is facing development troubles, leaving leadership “nervous” that the hotly anticipated open world crime-athon could be “falling behind’ expected schedules. That’s according to Kotaku, who were told by an anonymous source that studio heads are “worried” that the game could miss 2025 completely and not see release until 2026. Kotaku were told that the studio is still “aiming” for a Spring 2025 release date, but sources feel Fall of the same year is more plausible. However, the title could be delayed until 2026 as a “fallback plan.”

One highly dedicated modder has shared an impressive concept video demonstrating what a Grand Theft Auto 3 remake powered by Unreal Engine 5 could look like. Their footage subsequently made the rounds on social media, prompting some fans to publicly reiterate their desire for a real Grand Theft Auto 3 remake.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player online has made a morbid discovery in the game, finding it after an impressive seven playthroughs. Even with seven playthroughs under their belt, it's still surprising to see someone stumble across this Red Dead Redemption 2 secret.

Rockstar Games has dropped a new Red Dead Redemption 2 update, as fans still hold out hope for a PS5 and Xbox Series X|S re-release.

Upon its official announcement in December, Grand Theft Auto 6 was handed a 2025 launch window, but if a report recently published by Kotaku is to be believed, the game is in danger of failing to hit its intended launch window, as has often been the case with Rockstar Games titles in the past.

A Grand Theft Auto Online player has shown off an official survey from Rockstar, which, if completed, can nab players a ton of money in-game. Although not every player will have received this Grand Theft Auto Online survey, the in-game cash on offer makes it well worth players' time.

GTA 6's development has reportedly fallen so far behind, the eagerly-anticipated game may miss its 2025 release window.

GTA 6’s release date could slip to 2026, it’s claimed.

Grand Theft Auto6 is facing a major delay after its development began «falling behind,» according to a new report. Senior Rockstar officials are consequently said to be worried that Grand Theft Auto 6 could miss its planned release window.

A fan of Red Dead Redemption 2 has noticed a particularly amazing detail when it comes to the game's protagonist, Arthur Morgan. Red Dead Redemption 2 is well known for its attention to detail, and this specific feature pointed out by a fan is a great example.

The remakes of the first two Max Payne games have a budget on par with that of Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment has revealed. This insight into the much-anticipated Max Payne project has been shared along with a new status update on its progress.

Rockstar Games has issued a fresh update for Red Dead Redemption 2 — the game's first meaningful patch in 18 months. But, to the disappointment of fans, there's sadly no new content and no sign of any visual upgrades for players on newer console hardware.

The PlayStation 5 Pro rumor mill is currently on overdrive, but this early on, we already have one analyst calling out the need for realistic expectations.

With Alan Wake 2 out of the way, it’s looking like the upcoming combined remake of Max Payne 1 and 2 is the next big single-player game that developer Remedy Entertainment will be focusing on, and the studio has now provided some more details about its development.

GTA 6 leaks and rumours are now surfacing in full flow, shedding light on the diverse aspects of the game including its location, characters, gameplay, mechanics and even the release date. The latest reports suggest that GTA 6 could see the light of day in early 2025, possibly in January or February. Amidst this excitement, fans on Reddit have created a GTA 6 map that showcases familiar locations from GTA Vice City making a comeback. Check details.

Rockstar has released a surprise update for Red Dead Redemption 2, bringing a host of stability fixes as well as support for AMD FSR 2.2. The new Red Dead Redemption 2 update brings the game up to version 1.32 across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has shared a disturbing revelation of what happens when you shoot the leader of the Chelonian cult in the game. It’s an easily missed detail of Red Dead Redemption 2, given the infrequency that players actually encounter the Chelonians.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has gone back to the first game to create a comparison between how New Austin looks in both. The map in Red Dead Redemption 2 is Rockstar's biggest game world yet, although there is some overlap between it and the 2010 original.

A high school teacher is using Red Dead Redemption as a creative way to teach senior English to students. When it comes to storytelling in games, the Red Dead Redemption franchise is filled with compelling narratives, and this teacher saw the games as a perfect opportunity to teach students about literature.

A Red Dead Redemption 2 player has shared a bizarre glitch in which a burnt body acts as a witness to a crime. Red Dead Redemption 2 features plenty of strange bugs, but this is certainly among the most disturbing of the bunch.

A new rumor suggests that PlayStation Plus might add classic titles from Rockstar, Konami, and Cyan Worlds sometime in the future. The PlayStation Plus possibility is nothing more than a rumor at this point, but its evidence is intriguing.

A new partner listing for Rockstar Games could bode well for fans on PlayStation 5. Rockstar's acclaimed open-world crime titles are some of the biggest in gaming, and this new listing could suggest that Sony is planning to revisit some of its older entries.

Matt Piscatella has become a notable figure in the video game industry, even though he doesn’t really make video games himself.

Rockstar Games has released a brand-new update for the PS4 and Nintendo Switch version of Red Dead Redemption that was released last year. Fans have been asking for a Red Dead Redemption remake or remaster for years. Instead, they got a port of the game that made it playable on the Nintendo Switch and PS4.