Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for iOS and Android via Netflix on December 14, the company announced.
09.11.2023 - 18:37 / gamingbolt.com / Jason Schreier / Rockstar Games / Will
Rockstar Games is preparing to reveal the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 in early December (perhaps at The Game Awards on December 7th). Despite leaks and reports of scaling down, there’s plenty of hype for the open-world title, rumored to release in 2025. Publisher Take-Two Interactive isn’t setting expectations, though.
When asked by Games Industry what he expects from the sequel, CEO Strauss Zelnick, “We don’t tend to set particular expectations for any future releases. Our job is to be the most creative, the most innovative, and the most efficient entertainment company in the world.
“All of our creative teams at our labels are trying to create perfection. And the result of that has been that we have 11 franchises that have each sold over five million units in individual releases and that we have the largest and most diverse collection of owned intellectual property across mobile and console in the interactive entertainment business.”
To that end, even if momentum is on its side (Grand Theft Auto 5 has shipped 190 million units in its lifetime), the publisher isn’t claiming victory just yet. “It’s a result of that strategy and the extraordinary effort of our creative team that has led us now to become the No.2 pure-play interactive entertainment company on earth. So we stay away from claiming victory until it’s occurred – but we’re super optimistic about the company’s lineup across the board.”
Nothing about Grand Theft Auto 6 has been officially revealed, though reports from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier indicate a fictional version of Miami as the setting. Players will allegedly control two new characters, including the series’ first female protagonist. Launch won’t be the end of the title, as Rockstar reportedly plans to add new missions and cities over time. Stay tuned for details and updates in the meantime.
Rockstar Games will release Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for iOS and Android via Netflix on December 14, the company announced.
Grand Theft Auto 6 is setting out to be one of the most visually impressive games ever made by Rockstar Games, judging from a very early comparison shared online this week.
Red Dead Redemption 2 has enjoyed perennial success since its original launch in 2018, and with consistently impressive sales in the years that have followed, it recently hit 57 million shipments worldwide. Meanwhile, the open world title has also been enjoying a massive resurgence on one platform in particular.
Rockstar has removed the Social Club branding from its website, presumably in anticipation of GTA 6. As per the news account @videotechuk_ on Twitter, the publisher has replaced the nomenclature with simply ‘Rockstar Games' and scrapped any references to ‘Social Club members.' The online gaming service is also missing the old logo now, though players can still engage in multiplayer elements and accrue member-exclusive rewards from games like Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2. For now, it's unclear whether Rockstar would launch a new platform or simply update the existing application to usher in the new era, but traces of the branding still remain in-game.
It's been yet another rollercoaster week for Embracer's beleaguered remake of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, which was «delayed indefinitely» last year after Texan studio Aspyr Media was relieved of development duties. On Friday, reports emerged that Embracer's boss had refused comment on the fate of the game, stating with exquisite irony «I notice that anything I say to this becomes a headline.»
Bungie has sent out a new press release claiming that Destiny 2’s final DLC, The Final Shape, is still releasing on February 2024.
From The Last of Us and God of War to Mario and The Legend of Zelda (to name just a few), there has been no shortage of major gaming properties that are being adapted as TV shows or movies. And at a time where it feels like it’s only a matter of time before most major gaming franchises get snapped up for similar adaptations, it’s only natural to wonder when we’ll be seeing a Grand Theft Auto film.
Speaking to investors in an earnings call this week, GTA 6 publisher Take-Two's CEO Strauss Zelnick had a bit to say about the eternally uncontroversial topic of videogame prices. In news worth holding the press for, he thinks they're pretty cheap for what you get in return.
Grand Theft Auto 6 could contain generative AI, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.
Strauss Zelnick, boss of GTA publisher Take-Two, has credited the company's «three-part strategy» as the reason it has managed to avoid mass layoffs this year.
Even if the current discussions between studios and video game actors results in a stike, Take-Two says GTA 6 is «completely protected.»
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox