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Grand Theft Auto Trilogy finally returns to Steam, with 50% off

January 20, 2023VG247

The trilogy will remain on sale on Steam until February 2. Being a fan of Grand Theft Auto is not the most fruitful endeavour right now, unless you’re massively into GTA Online. It’s been nearly a decade since the last title in the series, Grand Theft Auto 5, and we’ve heard next to nothing about the illusive Grand Theft Auto 6. The only release we’ve been privy to since 2013 was quite the mess at launch. You can take a look at the trailer for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition here. Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy –…

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Take-Two drops People Can Fly’s new game, two years into development

September 27, 2022VG247

People Can Fly has shared yet another piece of bad news that could put its future into question. As part of its latest financial report, Polish developer People Can Fly announced an update on the development of Project Dagger. The new action-adventure IP has been in the works for two years as part of a publishing agreement with Take-Two. The developer has now revealed that it’s parting ways with Take-Two, leaving it with a few options as to how to proceed. Outriders didn’t set the world on fire. According to People Can Fly’s announcement, Take-Two shared its intent to terminate…

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Take-Two scrambles to strike leaked GTA 6 videos and screenshots

September 19, 2022VG247

Take-Two has been issuing copyright strikes to take down much of the leaked GTA 6 content over the weekend. The weekend has brought Rockstar and its parent company, Take-Two, a lot of headaches. A massive amount of GTA 6 development videos and screenshots were published online by an anonymous leaker. GTA never suffered a leak at this scale, and the material understandably got published everywhere. The footage and screenshots showed various bits of gameplay, a Red Dead Redemption 2-like conversation system, some vehicle action, and a bit of the open world. More importantly, it featured the rumoured protagonist, and seemingly…

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Sony’s Skipping Gamescom 2022, So Forget About Any God Of War Ragnarök News

June 22, 2022Kotaku

One of the largest video game brands in the world, PlayStation, has confirmed that it will not be a part of the annual Gamescom 2022 trade show, nor will it have any big news or announcements to share during the Opening Night Live event hosted by video game pope, Geoff Keighley. It joins other companies skipping the show this year as the video game industry continues to reckon with the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. Yesterday, Sony quietly confirmed its decision to not attend Gamescom 2022 via a statement given to Games Wirtschaft, a video game news site in Germany. In the…

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Everything Missing From This Year’s Not-E3

June 17, 2022Kotaku

Following last night’s back-to-back JRPG stream, not-E3 2022 is officially a wrap. It was a weird one this year. Bethesda finally showed off more than eight seconds of Starfield gameplay, four years after its initial announcement. Several prestigious studios announced remakes of cultural touchstones that may or may not need the remake treatment. A series of indie-driven showcases handily upstaged the big AAA events. It was made even weirder, too, thanks to the outright absence of major publishers like EA and Take-Two Interactive. For all intents and purposes, Ubisoft was MIA, save for a five-minute announcement about an Assassin’s Creed…

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GTA 5 just sold another 5 million copies as GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition fails to stay relevant

May 17, 2022VG247

Who keeps buying Grand Theft Auto 5? We don’t know, but there’s enough of you to keep the numbers up for Take-Two. Only a few months ago, we heard that the Grand Theft Auto series overall continued to sell like hotcakes: as of February 2022, unit sales for the series topped 370 million, with the latest mainline release – GTA 5 – sales sitting pretty at over 160 million units. Has everyone forgotten about Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition? Fast-forward three months, and the game has – somehow – sold even more. During Take-Two Interactive’s conference…

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GTA 5 hits PS5 tomorrow… but I don’t want to stop playing GTA: Chinatown Wars

March 14, 2022VG247

A peculiar little Nintendo DS oddity, Rockstar’s top-down tale of drugs, vice and family feuds is as worthy as any of its console siblings. Handing over a brick of heroin to a visibly paranoid dealer, I finalise the sale price using the DS stylus – and can’t help picturing a disapproving Shigeru Miyamoto. As the constantly smiling creator of Mario – the huggable godfather of gaming – Miyamoto seems endearingly innocent. Now, I’m using the device that brought us Nintendogs to push Class A drugs. Still, there are more pressing matters at hand. Finally agreeing to my price, the scruffy-looking…

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GTA 6’s biggest problem isn’t living up to the hype, it’s the fact that parody is dead

February 21, 2022VG247

Can GTA’s brand of humour work in a world that’s beyond parody? VG247 looks into what could be Rockstar’s big new issue. “Actually, Grand Theft Auto is a clever satire of the American Dream” is the sort of toe-curlingly obvious declaration that tiresome pseuds like me used to come out with in the early 2000s, in order to assert the artistic merit of a game in which you could get a blowjob from a prostitute to replenish your health, then murder her to get your money back. We felt inclined to defend video games as a medium back then, as…

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Grand Theft Auto units sales exceed 370 million, GTA 5 sales exceed 160 million units

February 8, 2022VG247

And GTA: The Trilogy made up 10 million of those units. The Grand Theft Auto franchise continues to be a lucrative property for Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two Interactive. According to the company’s Q3 2022 financial report, the series has now moved over 370 million copies worldwide, which is up 15 million from the last reported figure. The company said that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition was one of the contributing factors leading to the better than expected quarter, and while sales of the title weren’t provided, it is estimated the offering has moved millions of copies,…

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GTA Online is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S March 15

February 4, 2022VG247

With two console generations under its belt, GTA Online is heading for a third. Ring the alarm, we’ve got news regarding GTA Online for next gen consoles! This time around, it comes in the form of a short but sweet community blog post and covers a vast range of updates due in the future. For GTA Online players, the most exciting of which is the news that PS5 and Xbox Series X/S versions are set to release March 15. This third generation revival for the title will come packaged with shiny new graphics, up to 4K resolution, 60 FPS, improvements…

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The Biggest Gaming Disappointments Of 2021

December 21, 2021Kotaku

Hell-year 2021 is almost over. It’s been a terrible year for more reasons than I can count. Pondering all the bad, disappointing, or just plain sad news that transpired within the video game industry alone is enough to make you want to jump into bed, hide under the covers, and binge on TikTok, candy, and/or Animal Crossing until you pass out. But instead of running and hiding, let’s take a moment to look back at just how awful 2021 really was, examining some of the biggest disappointments, worst trends, and just plain not-great news this monster of a year threw…

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GTA Trilogy soundtrack: All the songs in GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas listed

November 11, 2021VG247

Ahead of the launch of the trilogy of remastered GTA games, Rockstar has shared which tracks will – and won’t – be featured in-game. GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition is out today, and just before we all step back into Liberty City, Vice City or San Andreas, Rockstar has furnished us with a complete list of all the songs that will be in the compilation of the classic sandbox games. From the off, it’s worth noting that there will be some notable omissions. Some artists – likely those who’s licenses are tied up in rights issues – won’t be returning…

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By cycling GTA Online Jobs and Adversary modes, Rockstar is freeing up space for new missions and modes

October 8, 2021VG247

Some jobs will be brought back for special or seasonal events. Rockstar has said it is continuing to improve and evolve GTA Online, and one of the ways it is doing this is by cycling select Adversary Modes and Player Jobs in and out of the game. According to the studio, because GTA Online offers such a diverse array of gameplay, with over 1,000 Rockstar-created Jobs and “tens of millions” player-created Jobs, cycling Rockstar-created Jobs in and out of the game over time will help free up space for future new missions and modes. The firm said another way it…

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Here’s Your E3 2021 Schedule, From Ubisoft To Nintendo

June 3, 2021Kotaku

As fan registration opens for access to the E3 2021 portal and app, organizers have released a tentative schedule of virtual press conferences for the four-day event, starting with Ubisoft and Gearbox Entertainment on Saturday, June 12, and ending with Nintendo on Tuesday, June 15. The four-day show, hosted by Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez, Jacki Jing, and Greg Miller, will feature panels, game demos, celebrity cameos, and other means of filling the time, punctuated by press conferences and presentations by major publishers. Here’s the basic run-down of the show’s major beats. Hopefully, we’ll get specific timing on all of the publisher…

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