Author: Aaron Trueman

Yet another protest is being planned in solidarity of the affected ex-Rockstar Games employees. This comes after several protests occurring outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh and Take-Two’s London and Paris offices last month. Announced by the Tech Workers Coalition on Twitter and spotted by @FriendlyAaron1, a new location has been chosen for a protest this week: Rockstar New York. Titled “New York City Rockstar Works Solidarity Rally”, the protest will take place at 5pm onwards on Friday December 5th so in just a few days. Located at 622 Broadway, this Rockstar Games office is their headquarters. Take-Two’s legal teams…

Rockstar Games’ co-founder and former lead creative director Dan Houser has revealed some interesting details about himself both in the past and present. Plus, some additional teasers for his next game which is an open world title much like his previous games: GTA and Red Dead Redemption. As part of the press tour for this first ever book, A Better Paradise, Houser took part in an interview for Virgin Radio UK’s Chris Evans Breakfast Show. Evans asked Houser a wide range of questions covering his personal and professional life over the course of half an hour. Let’s take a look…

A brand new and free mod makes GTA IV look more impressive than ever before whilst maintaining the original art direction of the game: the RTX Remix Compatibility Mod. GTA IV released all the way back in 2008 so there has been no shortage of graphics mods for it. We’ve covered some including a spectacular one recently. However, this new mod has a major difference: it adds path tracing. For those unaware, path tracing realistically simulates how light bounces off objects and surfaces. It is extremely demanding but makes games look vastly superior and will be a staple of video…

Rockstar Games might be incorporating a cancelled GTA Online feature into GTA 6 according to a reputable insider. Fans who love music will be delighted if this finally ends up coming to fruition. Feature Background Back in 2022, it was reported by Tex2, formally known as Tez2, that Rockstar were developing an update to GTA Online that contained music creation. Tex has a long track record of reporting what’s going on inside of Rockstar and datamining content. At the time, a reliable source told Tex that Rockstar would allow GTA Online players to create their own beats and mixes from…

Rockstar Games’ co-founder and former lead creative director Dan Houser has revealed why he left the company after over 20 years. As part of the press tour for this first ever book, A Better Paradise, Houser took part in an interview with BBC Radio 4. The writer discussed his career from the early Rockstar days to what he has been working on now and even his thoughts on the recent alleged union busting at his former company. Host Kate Molleson kicked things off by asking if Dan could ever have imagined how successful Rockstar Games’ titles would become to which…

Rockstar Games’ co-founder and former lead creative director Dan Houser been asked about working in the video games industry following his previous company’s alleged union busting. This is the first time the situation has been discussed by someone who has been at the top of Rockstar. As part of the press tour for this first ever book, A Better Paradise, Houser took part in an interview with BBC Radio 4. The writer revealed things such as why he left Rockstar and the next game he is working on. The during the interview, host Kate Molleson brought up the alleged union busting…

More political figures have Rockstar Games in their sights in wake of the alleged union busting scandal. This follows Rockstar’s decision to fire over 30 GTA 6 developers in October over “gross misconduct”. This has been disputed by the union who are calling it the “most ruthless act” of union busting. According to STV, Councillor Dan Heap of the Scottish Green Party and part of the City of Edinburgh council has tabled a motion to have the matter discussed and actions taken to help those affected. The motion is to be at the Fair Work Committee and is set to…

It’s another GTA Online Weekly Update and wow, it’s a big one. Rockstar are going all out to let you make plenty of money before mansions get added in just two weeks. Black Friday sales have tons of content on massive discount plus up to 5x cash. Check out everything happening in GTA Online during this Event Week which will run from November 27th through December 3rd. Free Reward Log in to GTA Online this week to receive the Pluck Me Sweater. New Listing Missions To help generate some income for such expensive properties, “New Listing Missions” have been added…

Rockstar Games have released a fairly rare improvement-heavy update to their launcher. The Rockstar Games Launcher is not everyone’s best friend but the new update published late on Tuesday should hopefully reduce friction between players and the application. This update comes a few months after a couple new features were added in the past few months. Those updates included the ability to choose which launcher to launch Rockstar titles from within the RGL. Discord Rich Presence and quicker access to settings and more. Patch Notes As spotted by community member Tex2 (yes, he has renamed from Tez2), the patch notes…

Red Dead’s History: A Video Game, an Obsession, and America’s Violent Past, the book that looks at how the game weaves real history into the in-game world has a new release. Written by Tore C. Olsson, Red Dead’s History was first published as a hardback book and ebook in 2024. Alongside it, an audiobook version narrated by Arthur Morgan himself Roger Clark was also released. The book has received strong reviews from fans and critics alike. Olsson is a history professor at the University Of Tennessee. He created a college class about American History between 1899–1911 through the lens of Red…