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Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 50 million units lifetime

February 7, 2023VG247

It is one of the best-selling games of all time. Take-Two has announced Red Dead Redemption 2 has reached over 50 million units sold, making it one of the best-selling games of all time. The figure was announced in the firm’s recent financial report for the third quarter ending December 31, 2022. Red Dead Online: Blood Money – Out Now Take-Two said that Red Dead Redemption 2 exceeded expectations and that during the quarter, sales of the title were driven by “successful holiday promotions and events. The final major update to Red Dead Online, Blood Money, was released in July…

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Meddling with GTA 5’s underwater mod was a titanic challenge – and probably something you shouldn’t do

January 23, 2023VG247

Installing, running, and ‘enjoying’ a flood mod in Grand Theft Auto 5 seemed like it would be a lot of fun – but after dipping my toes in, I realised my mistake. Grand Theft Auto 5 on PC isn’t short on water modsm so turning Los Santos into a sunken metropolis should have been easy. But what I got instead was an aquatic, corpse-heavy nightmare that even James Cameron couldn’t capitalise on. At the risk of sounding like an old-school Bond villain, I’ve long had an interest in flooding Grand Theft Auto 5’s world. Back when the PlayStation 3 was…

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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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GTA 6 leaks: Forget what you think you know about game development

September 21, 2022VG247

Take it from someone who knows, you’ve all got no idea what you’re on about when it comes to GTA 6. Like many, my first thought upon seeing the GTA 6 leak was ‘fuck’. The second was a flashback to the protocols which had occurred when leaks or security breaches, no matter how minor, had happened when I was on the development side of the industry: usually, angry-faced men bursting into a room and demanding nobody touch anything. The third thought was what Rockstar, the king of image control and information flow, would do now. My mind ran to that…

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A lot of Grand Theft Auto 6 screenshots and footage appears to leak online

September 18, 2022VG247

The leaks seem to lineup with earlier reports on the game. What appears to be an incredibly massive Grand Theft Auto 6 leak has appeared online, so be wary if you’re trying to avoid spoilers. Earlier today, a large number of videos and screenshots of what looks to be an early build of what is presumably an early build of GTA 6 have cropped up online. If these leaks are real, what has been shown lines up with what Bloomberg reported earlier this year on the upcoming sequel from Rockstar. GTA 6, or whatever the next game in the series…

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Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13 faces more layoffs following recent lead departures

May 29, 2022VG247

Since Mafia 3 launched in 2016, Hangar 13 has received two rounds of layoffs, making this the third in recent years. Things aren’t looking so good for Mafia 3 developer Hangar 13, as the studio receives more layoffs following recent lead departures. Earlier this month, a report detailed that Hangar 13 is working on a new Mafia game, this time a prequel, and that multiple big departures had taken place at the company. Studio head Haden Blackman was one of them, alongside chief operating officer Matthew Urban. Now, after already having received two sets of layoffs in 2017 and 2018,…

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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: San Andreas multiplayer mods continue to thrive in the age of GTA Online – but why?

April 25, 2022VG247

While GTA Online reigns supreme, massive communities of modders and PC players refuse to let San Andreas’ online modifications die. Before Rockstar Games’ official online take on Los Santos and its surroundings made a splash with GTA Online in 2013, many PC players had been bringing mayhem to San Andreas beforehand, thanks to modifications that were anything but short in ambition. Long-time GTA fans may remember – or still play – hugely successful mods such as San Andreas Multiplayer (SA-MP) and Multi Theft Auto (MTA). Somehow, after all these years and against all odds, they’re still going strong and reeling…

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First GTA: Trilogy – The Definitive Edition title update released

November 20, 2021VG247

The first of many planned updates has arrived. Rockstar has released the first GTA: Trilogy – The Definitive Edition title update. It’s a decent-sized patch too, and fixes multiple localization issues, instances of missing or misaligned collision, and more in all three games. With GTA 3, issues with blurry camera cuts and transitions during cutscenes have been addressed, some failing missions were fixed, Claude will no longer float in the air because that’s just not how things work, and the game should no longer crash after getting in your car upon completing Triad War. Plenty of fixes have also been…

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GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition PC version pulled from sale, customers demand refunds

November 13, 2021VG247

It seems all is not well with the PC version of the game. Rockstar Games has pulled the PC version of GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition from sale, and for almost two days, the launcher was offline. While the Rockstar launcher was eventually brought back online, the PC version of the game remains unavailable for purchase on Rockstar’s website, and those who already own it are unable to play it. And it is unknown as of press time when the game will be brought back online. According to Rockstar, the game was pulled due to some files “unintentionally” included with…

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GTA Trilogy gameplay videos compare original games to the remasters

November 10, 2021VG247

Check out these comparison videos for the GTA Trilogy. GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition is out tomorrow, and ahead of release, Rockstar has released three gameplay videos that compare the older versions against the remasters. Containing GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas, The Definitive Edition comes with “across-the-board upgrades” and modern gameplay enhancements such as a completely rebuilt lighting system; improved shadows, weather, and reflections; upgraded character and vehicle models; new higher resolution textures across buildings, weapons, roads, interiors, and more. With the remasters, you can also expect a range of environmental upgrades including all new…

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Here’s your first look at GTA: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch

November 7, 2021VG247

Rockstar has shared some screenshots showing off what the Nintendo Switch version of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition will look like on Switch. We’ve heard quite a lot about gaming’s worst kept secret of 2021 – Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition – to date, including the offical PC specs, information about the game’s updated controls and graphics, and more besides. But we’ve yet to see what the Nintendo Switch version of the collection will look like. Thankfully, Rockstar has posted more screenshots from the Switch version, giving us a better insight into what the…

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The Outer Worlds has sold over 4 million copies

August 3, 2021VG247

By Sherif Saed 3 August 2021 10:31 GMT The Outer Worlds has continued to sell well in the months since our last update.As part of Take-Two’s earnings reveal for the Q1 of FY22, the publisher shared some interesting statics about games from its various labels, including Private Division, the publisher behind Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds.Watch on YouTubeThe game now has over 4 million units in lifetime sales. According to industry analyst Dom on Twitter, that’s up 1 million from the last quarter.The Outer Worlds is easily Private Division’s most successful game. The label is working with indie studios on a…

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2K has soft-launched an unannounced mobile game called XCOM Legends

July 18, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 18 July 2021 12:47 GMT Out of nowhere, 2K has launched XCOM Legends – a previously unannounced mobile game that is now available in early access for some territories.The game is developed by Iridium Starfish, a Californian studio that is linked to Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of 2K, according to Eurogamer.“We are constantly exploring and testing new experiences to offer our fans the best entertainment and value,” 2K said in a statement to the site. “Iridium Starfish has soft-launched XCOM Legends in limited territories, but we have no further information to share at this time.”Check out…

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GTA 6 still early in development, won’t release until 2025 – report

July 5, 2021VG247

By Dom Peppiatt 5 July 2021 14:10 GMT Multiple reports are surfacing which suggest that Grand Theft Auto 6 – or GTA 6, if you prefer – won’t launch for another four years.After a couple of leakers published vague comments about the as-yet-unconfirmed GTA 6 release date online, reporters Andy Robinson, and Jason Schreier have commented that the rumours align with what they have heard, too.After insider Tom Henderson posted a video saying the game would come out in ‘2024 or 2025’, Schreier chimed in to say: “Everything Tom Henderson has said about the game matches up with what I’ve heard”.“This also…

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