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Early GTA Online players are quids in as Rockstar’s in-game cash injection goes live. The $500,000 cash bundle is being offered by Rockstar as a peace offering for the game’s bumpy launch, which caused players a variety of issues including characters being deleted into the nether. Anyone who signed into …
Read More »GTA Stimulus pack coming in next few days
The GTA Stimulus pack will be distributed in ‘the next couple of days’. The pack is Rockstar’s way of apologising for Grand Theft Auto Online’s buggy beginnings and money will be wired into the virtual bank accounts of any players who logged on in October. Gamers will receive $500,000 in-game …
Read More »Alec Baldwin turned down GTA role, "incomprehensible amount" of money
Actor Alec Baldwin claims he turned down a ludicrous sum of money to voice the role of a mob man in Grand Theft Auto 2. In a recent interview with IndieWire, Baldwin explained he was offered a bit above industry standard for the gig – but ultimately turned it down …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V Games On Demand XBL release breaks records
The digital version of Grand Theft Auto V available on Xbox Live’s Games on Demand has broken records. Take-Two says that the game became both the highest grossing day one and week one release ever on Xbox Live following its release on the platform October 18th. The game had already …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V nears 29m units shipped
Grand Theft Auto V shipments are closing in on 29m copies, Take-Two has announced. The publisher revealed the staggering figure as part of its latest quarterly earnings report, adding that the game’s has surpassed the lifetime total for Grand Theft Auto IV units shipped. "[Grand Theft Auto V is an] …
Read More »Take-Two reports rising quarterly revenue
Take-Two interactive has released its financial results for Q2 2014, reporting a huge spike in net revenue thanks to Grand Theft Auto V. Earnings for GTA V weren’t included in the publisher’s GAAP net revenue, which came in at $148.8m for the quarter – compared to $273.1m during the same …
Read More »Tesco claims a third of Grand Theft Auto V’s total spend in UK
A third of all the money spent on Grand Theft Auto V in the UK in its first two weeks on sale in the UK was spent at Tesco. The Grocer reports that supermarkets have as a result of the game’s release seen a significant boost to their entertainment market …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V getting Beach Bum Pack and Online Content Creator
Rockstar has announced some new content it is making available for owners of Grand Theft Auto 5 next month. The Beach Bum Pack will be the first add-on and will introduce all-new beach themed vehicles and new weaponry that you’ll be able to use in both GTA Online and Story …
Read More »No GTA Online payout until all bugs are ironed out
Rockstar has told Grand Theft Auto V players that their GTA Online cash boost has been a little delayed. The developer last week said that all players of the game will see their GTA Online character credited with $500,000 of in-game currency to make up for the technical woes that …
Read More »Rockstar New England working on “next version of famous IP”
Speculation suggests Red Dead sequel in the works following hints from Rockstar employee CV
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