Author: Ben Walker

Former Editor and Website Developer

Rockstar has revealed a new version of Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 5 at today’s PS5 event. It will be coming to the console in the last 6 months of 2021, “expanded and enhanced”. PS5 owners will also get GTA Online free at launch in 2021. Grand Theft Auto Online will be free exclusively to PlayStation 5 users for the first three months of the console’s launch. Starting today, GTA V PS4 owners get $1 million every single month until the PS5 launches. You can watch the conference, which is still on-going, at this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuLci-lSeCo

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According to a new report by Kotaku, which details the change of crunch culture at Rockstar Games over the last 18 months, editor Jason Schreier mentions that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be the next game from the studio. While initial reports and rumors suggested that a sequel to 2006’s Bully would be the next project from the developer, it seems that has been either cancelled or indefinitely put on the shelf while Rockstar goes to work on the next Grand Theft Auto game. Recently, fans of the franchise have been swarming Rockstar social media asking for them to tease…

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Rockstar Games’ Dan Houser will be leaving in March, according to a Take-Two Interactive SEC filing. The news comes suddenly yet Take-Two reassures that Sam Houser’s role at Rockstar remains unchanged. Dan Houser was the co-founder of Rockstar Games with his brother Sam, Terry Donovan and Jamie King. Dan particularly had a massive part to play in the creation and direction of projects such as Bully, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne. His legacy at Rockstar Games will remain cemented forever, and his future projects or endeavors are currently unknown. Source: Take-Two Interactive

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In February 2019, Polygon spoke to a handful of anonymous Rockstar Games alumni who worked on the now-canceled Agent to create a relatively finalized story on the development of the mysterious Rockstar project. The original article is long, interesting, and has much better craftsmanship so we recommend heading there right now and reading it. To go over major points, Agent was apparently a test project for Angel Studios (now known as Rockstar San Diego) to show their worthiness under the Rockstar umbrella. It was originally a demo before Rockstar was impressed enough to greenlight it, but according to the devs…

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Right now, Red Dead Online’s map is being covered in snow and festivities are taking place as the world of Red Dead prepares for the Christmas holidays. There will be “limited-time Festive Showdown Modes, decorations at your Camp and Moonshining Shack, gifts and more to tide you over.” According to the new Rockstar announcement blog, new Showdown modes added tomorrow will include “Spoils of War, Up in Smoke, and Overrun, while PlayStation 4 players will get exclusive access to festive variations of Gun Rush, Make it Count and Last Stand.” In keeping with the holiday spirit, players who play Red Dead Online between December 23rd – 25th will…

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Rockstar has revealed that the Diamond Casino Heist update is coming to GTA Online on December 12th. From Rockstar Newswire: Something’s up at The Diamond Casino & Resort. Patrons have reported seeing unusual security patrols on the casino floor. Penthouse owners are receiving cryptic text messages from the Cheng Family Holdings. Insiders have spotted unfamiliar blueprints on Agatha Baker’s desk, and visitors to their website are certain the intrusions there can only mean one thing: there’s a crew getting ready to take the whole thing down.  Prepare yourself for the biggest, most audacious, most complex criminal operation ever to hit Los Santos…

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The highly-anticipated PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is now finally available on Steam. All copies have been unlocked and can now be played on Valve’s store. Players were able to pre-order and pre-load Red Dead Redemption 2 from yesterday, making the whopping 100GB+ download less of a challenge. If this is your first time playing and buying Red Dead Redemption 2, you can keep up to date with all things Red Dead Online here at RockstarINTEL.com. The game will be receiving its next big update on December 13th, when players will be able to run their own speakeasies…

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Grand Theft Auto Online’s december update has been officially confirmed with a teaser trailer from Rockstar’s social medias. The teaser is a supposed advert for the Diamond Casino & Resort but near the end of the video, Lester’s face pops up in an apparent hack. This seems to be a tease for an upcoming heist on the Casino & Resort. Players have not received a new GTA Online heist since the Doomsday Heist was released back in December 2017. It’s expected to bring a large amount of new vehicles, weapons, and likely a new property needed to setup the heist.…

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