A new interview with a former Rockstar employee sheds some new light on how the company’s workplace environment had grown toxic around the time they released Grand Theft Auto V.
02.04.2024 - 19:11 / gamerant.com / Rockstar Games / L.A.Noire / Dalton Cooper
Rockstar Games has confirmed that both Bully and L.A. Noire are coming to the GTA+ subscription service at some point later this year. It seems just about every major video game publisher has its own subscription service at this point, and Rockstar Games is no different. Like other subscription services, Rockstar offers GTA+ subscribers access to a variety of intriguing perks, including in-game content and entire games.
The main reason to sign up for GTA+ is to secure content for Grand Theft Auto Online, the online multiplayer component tied to the ever-popular Grand Theft Auto 5. GTA+ subscribers can get a bunch of free money to spend in-game, not to mention access to exclusive vehicles and clothes. But while GTA+ is primarily a means to boost one's Grand Theft Auto Online experience, it also lets subscribers play some of Rockstar's best games at no additional cost.
Currently, GTA+ subscribers can play Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on iOS and Android mobile devices, while Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition and Red Dead Redemption are available to those on Xbox and PlayStation. Red Dead Redemption even includes the Undead Nightmare expansion, giving subscribers the complete experience. And now Rockstar has confirmed that even more free games are on the way, as both Bully and L.A. Noire are coming to GTA+ in 2024. No specific release dates for the games have been announced at the time of this writing.
Bully is potentially Rockstar's most popular game not named Grand Theft Auto or Red Dead Redemption. It translates the Grand Theft Auto humor and open world gameplay into a schoolyard setting, to great effect. The game earned a great deal of acclaim at the time of its release for its unique premise, memorable characters, and engrossing story. It was later brought to other platforms, and there are still many holding out hope for a Bully sequel or remake.
L.A. Noire, meanwhile, is an action adventure detective game where the main challenge comes from interviewing potential suspects and determining if they are lying or telling the truth. Noted for its groundbreaking tech, L.A. Noire was primarily developed by Team Bondi, not Rockstar Games, though it will soon be part of GTA+ nevertheless. Bully and L.A. Noire should be big additions to GTA+, but there are still many games from the company that have yet to be added, so it will be exciting to see what the future holds.
A new interview with a former Rockstar employee sheds some new light on how the company’s workplace environment had grown toxic around the time they released Grand Theft Auto V.
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