Author: Aaron Trueman

A former Senior Environment Artist at Rockstar Games has talked about his experience at the studio and its culture during GTA V’s development. Jonathan Gwyn worked at Rockstar from 2011 to 2012 on Grand Theft Auto V’s desert, roads, train track, mountains and more. He was just interviewed by Reece Reilly of YouTube channel KIWI TALKZ which focuses on speaking with games developers. A wide range of topics were covered in the hour long video from what it was like to work on The Matrix games, meeting Sam Houser, behind the scenes at Rockstar and more. A particular section people…

GTA V and GTA Online were two of the most played games across PlayStation, Xbox and PC platforms last year. This is according to a new report by market research firm Newzoo via Kotaku. They were able to analyse data of the monthly active users (MAU) on the four key gaming platforms: Switch, Xbox, PC and PlayStation across 37 countries. As GTA V is not on Switch, we’ll only be taking a look at team blue and green plus PC charts and data in this case. Grand Theft Auto V was the second most played game in all of 2023…

Rockstar Games are notorious for being secretive about production on their games. Some would say they are the most secretive game studio in the world. So much so that 20 years after release, they were upset at a former director. He shared some behind the scenes information about GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas a few months ago and within days Rockstar indicated him to stop and he removed his blog posts. This is why it’s surprising to hear a behind the scenes of GTA V was actually being made at one point. A making of GTA V documentary…

The GTA Trilogy’s remastered mobile version received a new update on April 8th along with an extremely vague set of patch notes. If you can even call it that. Since releasing on mobile last year in partnership with Netflix, fans have been hoping for more updates to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. The mobile port retains more of the original feel of the classic games not seen in the PC or console versions. Netflix and Rockstar Games have now released a new update to the long-delayed mobile versions. The “What’s New” section for the update on…

GTA V and Red Dead Redemption 2 are in battle with plenty of newer game releases. We’ve just received the chart data for March 2024 and it paints a slightly worse picture for both Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto V compared to February. They had a record breaking year last year which is a tough act to follow. Last month saw Red Dead 2 top the charts but that has dropped a bit. PlayStation downloads drop PlayStation released their monthly game charts for PS5, PS4, PSVR and F2P games this week. During February, Grand Theft Auto V was the…

GTA+, the monthly subscription service part of GTA Online, has received its first price increase since it launched two years ago. The already controversial optional purchase will now cost more than previously. Rockstar Games have adding quite a bit more content into the membership over the past few months. Due to the new GTA Online content and classic Rockstar titles like Red Dead Redemption becoming perks of paying, I had theorised Rockstar could introduce a price increase when I analysed GTA+ in-depth. GTA+ now costs more every month The price hike was first spotted by Reddit user mercadess550owner who posted…

GTA Online just got a new Content Event Week! Running from April 11th through 17th, it comes with rotated Salvage Yard Robberies, bonuses, discounts, and more. Check out everything happening in GTA Online down below! Salvage Yard Robberies The Podium Robbery – Pegassi Infernus Classic The Duggan Robbery – Vapid Dominator GTT The Gangbanger Robbery – Dinka Sugoi Podium Vehicle This week at the Casino in GTA Online, take your daily spin with the lucky wheel for your chance to win the Lampadati Corsita, which costs $1,795,000 from Legendary Motorsport. Prize Ride Challenge This week in GTA Online, place Top 5 in…

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been made “playable” on a mobile phone by a fan. Whilst it has some issues, it runs and is an interesting thing to look at. For so long now, Rockstar Games fans have wanted to play GTA V on their mobile phones but Serg Pavlov decided to jump to a more demanding game, Red Dead 2. First spotted by Videotech on Twitter (currently known as X), Pavlov posted a video to his YouTube channel showing Red Dead Redemption 2 running on his Red Magic 9 Pro smartphone. This model is the latest and most powerful phone…

Rockstar Games issued a new set of Community Guidelines on Thursday alongside their GTA Online Event Week Newswire post. Plus, the company has fully launched their GTA Online voice chat moderation system that has been in testing over the past several months. Community Guidelines You Must Follow Rockstar Games noted in their latest article that they have published this new set of rules to go hand in hand with their recently updated Terms of Service. It has been made to call out various actions the company deems unacceptable within their community. They then linked to the new set of guidelines.…

Erling Haaland was spotted playing GTA V just before playing in the UEFA Champions League final during a new documentary. Over the last few years, his goal scoring skill has made him world famous and successful on the pitch. In May 2023, his Man City team got to their second Champions League final. After losing the their first a couple of years ago, they looked to finally clinch the trophy they had been after. Their season was a record-breaking one and Netflix followed them on their journey. GTA V as prep ahead of an important sporting final Titled Together: Treble…