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Throwback: The Epsilon Program GTA V Contest

Throwback: The Epsilon Program GTA V Contest

During the pre-release period of GTA V, Rockstar launched a contest for community members to be able to have their faces as characters in-game as members of the Epsilon Program cult, much like what they had done with Max Payne 3 before. The Epsilon Program website and the Newswire first announced the contest via a recruitment ad from Cris Formage,

IGN Interview with Rockstar Developers

IGN Interview with Rockstar Developers

We were treated to another interview yesterday in celebration of Red Dead Redemption’s 10 year anniversary, this time courtesy of IGN. They sat down with Rob Nelson and Josh Bass (studio heads of Rockstar North and Rockstar San Diego respectively) as well as designers Ghyan Koehne and Silas Morse. Highlights include talking about the challenges they faced when creating a

GTAV and RDR2 Sell Record Numbers

GTAV and RDR2 Sell Record Numbers

Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games, have just reported on their annual earnings and, while we’re not going to pretend to be accountants, there are some incredible numbers to behold for the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead franchises. Strauss Zelnick, CEO, reported that GTAV has now sold 130 million units worldwide, making it the second most purchased videogame

May Madness! $10 off all Rockstar Games Launcher content [TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED]

May Madness! $10 off all Rockstar Games Launcher content [TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED]

Update: The sale has been suspended after several people and Rockstar themselves were encountering technical issues with the Launcher, according to a Newswire update. We expect the sale to come back soon. After Rockstar giving away GTA V for free on the Epic Games Store starting today through May 21st, they have announced sales on ALL Rockstar Games Launcher content,

GTA V to be available on the Epic Games Store for free?

GTA V to be available on the Epic Games Store for free?

Yesterday, many reports surfaced around the Internet that GTA V was going to be Epic Games Store’s next free game for their weekly free game giveaways. Epic usually teases their upcoming free games, but there was no teaser for today’s game whatsoever. Today, a deleted tweet by Epic (looks like the intern posted it too early!) confirms it – Grand

A Rockstar Homage to those Fighting COVID in the Frontlines

A Rockstar Homage to those Fighting COVID in the Frontlines

Today it has come to our attention via some social posts made by Rockstar employees and other community members that Rockstar has put up a website highlighting those who are fighting the world’s newest disease – the Coronavirus – in the frontlines. Partners, family, friends, significant others of developers all around the world are all highlighted, deservedly named and their

Happy Birthday Grand Theft Auto IV!

Happy Birthday Grand Theft Auto IV!

On this day in 2008, Rockstar released one of the most well-received GTA games to date. That would be Grand Theft Auto IV. A darker and grittier entry to the GTA series, it was announced in 2006 at E3, with a trailer coming in March of the following year, revealing what Niko Bellic was searching for in Liberty City… Perhaps

Rockstar Joins Cause to Help Save UK Videogame Museum

Rockstar Joins Cause to Help Save UK Videogame Museum

Yesterday, through their Twitter feed, we learned that Rockstar recently joined the cause to help a videogame museum that’s fighting to say open due to the impact of COVID-19. The National Videogame Museum, located in Sheffield in the UK, is a museum entirely dedicated to celebrating our beloved virtual worlds, with hands-on exhibits, workshops and educational programmes for budding young

Kotaku: Rockstar Devs Discuss Working Conditions + “GTA 6” Tidbits

Kotaku: Rockstar Devs Discuss Working Conditions + “GTA 6” Tidbits

Resident Kotaku news editor and renowned journalist Jason Schreier has reported today that he’s exchanged words with several current and ex-developers about the improved working conditions across the board of Rockstar Studios. This follows a tumultuous period following the release of RDR2 about the unfortunate reality of crunch time and toxic environments in the games development industry, and the effects