Author: Aaron Trueman

As a fan of Rockstar Games and part of the GTA community, Aaron used his passion to co-found and run GTA Online News / RockstarINTEL.

A new month’s worth of chart data is in from PlayStation and other sources. Red Dead Redemption 2 has continued to dominate downloads whilst GTA V seems some changes following a month-long Halloween event. Let’s take a look at how it things went for Rockstar Games in October. GTA V Downloads Still Keep Coming PlayStation shared their monthly game charts this week for PS5, PS4, PSVR and F2P game downloads throughout October and there are some interesting differences across the two charts. In September across Europe, it was in 6th position and 7th in North America. Meanwhile last month saw the game…

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Former employees that were reportedly fired by Rockstar Games last week staged protests outside the main development office on Monday and Tuesday according to reports. The Edinburgh Minute say “former staff have protested outside” the Rockstar North which is located at Barclay House, Edinburgh. A local resident shared their account of what they saw taking place outside Rockstar North’s office on Reddit. They claim that when walking past the Barclay House building occupied by Rockstar on Monday and Tuesday, “a small crowd” were displaying banners. Another protest is planned to take place outside Rockstar North’s office once again. This will…

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Rockstar Games have just put an advert for GTA+ on the GTA 6 PlayStation Store listing. This has led to many fans speculating Trailer 3’s release is imminent and pre-orders will be opening soon. Over the past few weeks, lots of GTA fans have taken to social media to discuss various theories involving a new trailer, a delay and more. Whilst some some theories are baseless and others have been debunked, this one is at least tangible. However, it might simply be a coincidence. First spotted by Reddit user DetectiveSea2892 and posted to the r/GTA subreddit, checking out the GTA…

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It has been announced Rockstar Games are sponsoring the New Years Day Triathlon. This will be the 30th year of the event and the fifth consecutive year the studio behind Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and more are credited as being the title sponsor. In a post on Tuesday by the official New Years Day Triathlon Facebook page, it says: “This year we are celebrating 30 editions of the New Years Day Triathlon 2026, and we are delighted that @RockstarGames will once again be our headline sponsor! Their generous and lasting support helps make this race possible.” Organised by…

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SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents nearly 200,000 actors, musicians and more have released a statement in response to a recent news story involving Rockstar Games. Many of those who perform in Rockstar Games titles, including GTA 6, are part of SAG-AFTRA. Last week, it was alleged by the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) that Rockstar had fired around 40 developers from their UK and Canadian offices for an attempt to organise a union. The IWGB called this “the most ruthless” and “most brazen act of union busting the games industry has ever seen.” Rockstar’s parent company, Take-Two responded…

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– A new Red Dead Online Event Month is here and it celebrates Thanksgiving! Starting on November 4th and lasting through December 1st, get bonuses on hunting and other themed, rotating rewards, discounts and more. Find out everything happening in Red Dead Online this month below. Source: GTA Series. Bonuses Featured Series Calendar Monthly Rewards Weekly Rewards Discounts 5 Gold Bars off: 100% off: 30% off: 40% off: Community Outfit This months community outfit is designed by Victorian_Cowgirl. Returning Clothing Images: Rockstar Games. To keep up to date with everything related to Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Online, then…

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Rockstar Games co-founder and lead writer Dan Houser has just revealed why two games the company were developing ended up never coming to fruition. Rockstar announced Agent almost two decades ago but it was quietly canned. Meanwhile for several years now fans have speculated about an apparent game set in the medieval times coming from the studio. Now we know that the medieval era game was real and why it never happened along with Agent. In a new, unprecedented interview, Dan Houser answered some questions around these games that fans were longing for. Why Agent Didn’t Work Lex Fridman asked…

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A couple of mysteries surrounding side characters in both Red Dead Redemption games have been cleared up years after release. Rockstar Games co-founder and lead writer of Red Dead Redemption 1 & 2, Dan Houser has answered questions about various side characters he helped create. In a new, unprecedented interview, Dan Houser spoke with podcaster Lex Fridman for nearly 3 hours. In the video he gives out details on how Rockstar Games worked and how he approached the development of their games. Plus, he answered some fan submitted questions. Learning About The Creator’s Characters A sizeable portion of the interview…

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Rockstar Games co-founder and former lead writer behind GTA, Red Dead and more, Dan Houser has given us a little taste of what went on during the development of Red Dead Redemption 2. In a new, unprecedented interview, Dan Houser spoke at length about his work with podcaster Lex Fridman. The visionary shared a lot of inside info about Rockstar Games and the development of their games and his thoughts on them. The Pressure Of Delivering A Rockstar Games Title During the interview, Houser was quizzed by Fridman on how difficult was it to do creative work whilst being under…

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Rockstar Games co-founder and former lead writer behind GTA, Red Dead Redemption and more, Dan Houser has just revealed details on the fabled GTA V Story DLC. In a new, unprecedented interview, Dan Houser spoke at length about his work with podcaster Lex Fridman. The visionary shared a lot of inside info about Rockstar Games and the development of their games. This also included projects they never ended up finishing. Secret Agent Trevor Houser was asked by Fridman if there were any DLCs for GTA or Red Dead Redemption he wished they’d been able to do. Dan was quick to…

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