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The BBC has released the first trailer for its upcoming drama based on the development of Grand Theft Auto. In it we see Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Rockstar president Sam Houser, and Bill Paxton, who plays controversial lawyer and outspoken GTA critic Jack Thompson. The show itself …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V ships 54m copies
Take-Two has announced its quarterly financial results, revealing that Grand Theft Auto V has shipped more than 54m units life-to-date. The firm’s results from the previous quarter indicate that GTA V sold over 2m units during the three month period ending on June 30th. Total revenue for Rockstar and 2K’s …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online ‘Ill-Gotten Gains’ DLC arrives next week
The first part of Grand Theft Auto Online DLC Ill-Gotten Gains arrives next week, Rockstar has announced. The content will launch June 10th on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC platforms. The free download adds four new cars, gold-plated aircraft, vehicle wraps, at least” one …
Read More »Rockstar issues lawsuit against BBC over ‘Game Changer’ drama
The BBC’s upcoming drama about the creation of Grand Theft Auto has landed in hot water with the series’ creator, Rockstar. Announced earlier this year, Game Changer (working title) was outlined as a standalone 90-minute feature dramatising the conflict between Rockstar president Sam Houser and outspoken GTA critic Jack Thompson, …
Read More »Rockstar suing BBC over GTA drama
UK studio “attempted multiple times” to resolve trademark issues with BBC
Read More »Take-Two: ‘We are not in the business of congratulating ourselves’
The US games giant is riding high after posting its two strongest financial years ever back-to-back, and selling in 52m units of GTA V. Now, with over $1bn in the bank, what’s next for Take-Two? Christopher Dring asks CEO Strauss Zelnick The popularity of GTA Online and your digital sales …
Read More »GTA V ships 52m copies worldwide
Take-Two has announced fourth quarter and full-year results for its most recently concluded fiscal year, revealing Grand Theft Auto V has shipped 52m units globally. Along with GTA V, the firm’s Q4 2015 benefited from Grand Theft Auto Online, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, Evolve and NBA 2K15. In a subsequent …
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe and Bill Paxton confirmed for BBC’s GTA drama
The BBC has confirmed the first official casting and plot details of its upcoming drama about the development of Grand Theft Auto. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter, Horns) will star as Sam Houser and Bill Paxton (Aliens, Apollo 13) as lawyer Jack Thompson, as per previously rumoured. The show also has …
Read More »Rockstar denies Social Club hack claims
Grand Theft Auto V creator Rockstar has said that its Social Club service has not suffered a hack. For the past few days the developer has been inundated with complaints from gamers whose Rockstar Social Club accounts have been hijacked by others, locking them out of their account and in …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V was really this week’s No.1
Grand Theft Auto V was this week’s No.1 game in the UK if digital numbers were included, MCV understands. This week’s GfK Chart-Track report reveals that Mortal Kombat X was the best-selling UK boxed game. But the data does not factor in sales on digital platforms such as Steam. PC …
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