The CEO of Rockstar Games’ parent company, Take-Two Interactive, has been interviewed about GTA 6, worries of violence, AI usage and more. This interview was conducted following Take-Two’s recent earnings reports which was shared with investors. We’ll be taking a look at the most interesting comments made by Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick in this TV interview. GTA 6 Release Date Confidence Makes Money On Monday morning, Zelnick made an appearance on CNBC’s Squawk Box (paywalled, we pay for the service and transcribed the interview below). We typically see Strauss on TV the following business day or so after an…
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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.
Take-Two Interactive’s stock soared to an all-time high partially due to them reiterating when GTA 6 will release. On Friday, Rockstar Games’ parent company shared their financial results for Q3 2025 which started in November and ended in January. The figures exceeded Wall Street expectations. It also led to some groups selling a small percentage of their shares whilst other hedge funds bought up many more shares in anticipation of GTA 6 launching in 2025. Following the comments about GTA 6 launching later this year and better than expected earnings in the last quarter, Take-Two’s stock surged. The company’s shares…
Rockstar Games have released another background update for GTA Online. We’ve seen them put out a few of them since the Agents of Sabotage content update dropped in December. Every other week, sometimes on Thursdays, Rockstar will put out fixes for various things. Background patches that fix issues without the need of downloading an update is a regular occurrence after a new GTA Online update. New content updates typically introduce new bugs and that is what happened with Agents of Sabotage. Therefore Rockstar did put out a few updates last month. Meanwhile today’s background update was not really about the…
Rockstar Games may have dropped yet another hint when the next-gen GTA Online update for PC is coming out. This time it is not just a time frame but rather a specific date and it is not too far away. We’ll take a look at what this date Rockstar have added is and why it is significant. Firstly, a quick refresher. It has been a few months since Rockstar confirmed they would be bringing the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S content to PC in “the new year”. Since then, they’ve been quiet publicly. Though we did report on a survey…
GTA 6 is still set to release in Fall 2025 say Rockstar Games’ parent company Take-Two Interactive. During Take-Two Interactive’s Q3 2025 quarterly earnings presentation, CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed the success of Rockstar Games’ titles over the past three months. In the previous two quarterly report, GTA 6’s launch window was also still on target for a Fall 2025. GTA 6 Release Date “Update” Take-Two Interactive released their release calendar with GTA VI still listed to release in Fall 2025. On one of the slides of a presentation, Take Two say “We forecast that Calendar Year 2025 will be an…
A new GTA+ Month has begun and it is packed with new content. From a free car to the Vinewood Car Club features, bonuses and more, check out everything for people paying $7.99 / £6.99 / €7,99 a month. This month starts on February 6th and runs through March 3rd. This month’s GTA+ Exclusive items Free Vehicle – Vapid FMJ The Vapid FMJ is the free vehicle for GTA+ members this month. It used to cost $1,750,000. How to claim this perk: GTA+ Members can claim the Vapid FMJ by visiting The Vincewood Car Club. The vehicle will be marked FREE…
It’s a big new content Event Week in GTA Online! To celebrate the Year of the Snake and Lunar New Year, there are several rewards, events and bonuses live in the game. This week runs from February 6th through 12th. New Content Three new Drift Races have been added to GTA Online by Rockstar Games this week. They are Go with the Flow, Gang’s All Here, Buckle Down. You can earn double money and RP on this race type this week. Plus, the Drift Tuning Upgrade is now available for the Dinka Jester Classic, Karin Futo and RUNE Cheburek. Community…
Netflix told investors how pleased they are with the GTA Trilogy remasters once again. The company just held their Q4 2024 earnings call and report where a lot was discussed. Gregory K. Peters who is the Co-CEO was asked about Netflix’s game department: “How do you assess your progress in the video game space? How have the engagement trends been? When do you anticipate video games will have an impact on subscriber growth or retention?” In response to these questions Peters said that “I’d say we’ve learned quite a bit and made some good early progress since we’ve launched games.…
Rockstar Games have revealed they have seen a significant reduction of cheaters in GTA Online among other changes in behaviour. Following various tweaks they’ve made to the game, the company have shared some of the outcomes plus asked some interesting questions in a new survey. On Monday, we reported on a question from a new survey sent out by Rockstar Games. The question suggests Rockstar will release the next-gen feature set on PC within the next 3 months. Whilst you can read more about that question here, that was just one of the many questions in the survey. Thankfully, respected…
Following the US president’s implementation of tariffs for Canada, China and Mexico, the video game industry shares its worries about how the new regulations might affect it. We previously talked about how such tariffs could have an actual effect on games including GTA 6 and here we are. The Entertainment Software Association shared a statement to outlets on Monday which talks about the negative impact the president’s tariffs could have on games. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) are the trade group responsible for representing companies in the USA such as Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Epic Games and Rockstar Games’…