Tag: Rockstar
News Switch Briefly Mentioned On GTA+ Subscription Site Before Being Removed
There, then gone
Rockstar Games might be bringing its GTA+ subscription service to Nintendo Switch. At least, that's what we thought momentarily. For a brief period, the GTA developer had Nintendo's hybrid console mentioned on its subscription site, but this nod has since been removed (thanks, VGC). The GTA+ service offers access to "a rotating...
News Blogs On GTA 3, Vice City Development Removed After Rockstar North Complains
"Something about ruining the Rockstar mystique"
An ex-Rockstar North employee has removed several blogs detailing the development of games such as Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, and the cancelled spy game Agent after the studio itself submitted a written complaint via email (thanks, Time Extension). In a series of posts dubbed
Review Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
For a few dollars more
Cast your tired minds all the way back through the mists of time to the year 2010. It was a truly great 12 months for video games, with the likes of Super Mario Galaxy 2, the best Mass Effect – AKA Mass Effect 2 – and the juggernaut that is Xenoblade Chronicles all arriving on the scene. It was also the year that David...
Video Red Dead Redemption Runs Pretty Darn Well On Switch
A real gunslinger
Red Dead Redemption is out on the Switch eShop today — with a physical release coming later in the year. There's been controversy around the port's price point and concerns over the game's quality (given the state of the GTA Trilogy's launch...), so what is this port like? We'll have a review of the Switch version of the game...
News Take-Two CEO Defends Red Dead Redemption's $50 Price Tag, Says It's "Commercially Accurate"
The whole package is apparently "great value for consumers"
Rockstar lifted the lid on a Red Dead Redemption port for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 earlier this week, and one of the major talking points since then has been the $50 USD price tag. Some fans feel it's simply too much for what appears to be a relatively simple port that's...
News Red Dead Redemption Fans Aren't Happy About Rockstar's "Lazy Port"
Some Red Dead fans are calling for a boycott
While the announcement of Red Dead Redemption for the Switch and PlayStation 4 comes as a pleasant surprise for some, unsurprisingly not everyone is overjoyed about this announcement. After the troubled Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy release which
Talking Point Will You Pay $50 For Red Dead Redemption On Switch?
For the high-ridin'-est, rootin'-tootin'-est cowboy hero of all time?
$49.99. That's Rockstar's asking price if you want to jump on the critically lauded Red Dead Redemption on Switch from 17th August. £39.99 if you're in the UK — that's for the digital version, although there is a physical release in the works for October. Yep, it'll cost you...
News Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption Logo Update Reignites Remaster Rumours
Update: It's official
Update [Mon 7th Aug, 2023 15:30 BST]: And it's official: <related ids="153666"> Original Story: After the troubled release of the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch, it looks like Rockstar Games could potentially be remastering another one of its older titles. It seems the...
Rumour Planned Remasters For GTA IV And Red Dead Redemption Have Apparently Been Scrapped
Well, that's a shame
Rumours have been swirling for quite some time regarding a potential remaster for Red Dead Redemption. The game originally launched over twelve years ago on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and followed the exploits of ex-outlaw John Marston as he hunts down his former gang members. The sequel, launched in 2018, showcased John's gang...
News Take-Two Interactive Plans On Releasing 8 'New Iterations' Of Past Games
More remasters could be on the way to Switch
Take-Two Interactive, the holding company responsible for such studios as Rockstar Games, 2K, and Private Division, has announced via its financial report that it plans on releasing 8 'new iterations of previously released titles' over the course of FY2023 - FY2025. While the terminology itself is...
News Rockstar Apologises For GTA Trilogy Issues, First Of Multiple Updates Due In 'Coming Days'
"The games will reach the level of quality that they deserve to be"
Rockstar is a company that, for the most part, has enjoyed near constant success and extraordinary sales. As you're no doubt aware, though, the recent launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition was met with plenty of criticism, which will have no doubt been...
News GTA Trilogy Dev Responds To Fan Frustrations, Says Updates Are Already In The Works
Players with issues should contact Rockstar support
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is now available on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms but it's not got off to the best start - with fans supposedly encountering all sorts of issues in each of the games. This latest trilogy, in case you didn't know, was handled...
Guide GTA Trilogy Remaster Music Tracks Confirmed By Rockstar
Rockstar confirms the radio playlists, and the missing tracks
The music you play while driving around in GTA is a huge part of the game, and players awaiting Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition were concerned that iconic missing tracks might change the flavour of the experience they remembered from the original releases. Licensed...
Rumour Grand Theft Auto Remastered Trilogy May Not Arrive This Year
Leaker thinks it'll be "sometime in 2022"
Last week, rumours surfaced online about Rockstar Dundee remastering the Grand Theft Auto trilogy for multiple platforms, including Nintendo Switch. The original Kotaku story said there was a possibility of these games arriving as early as October or November this year, but new information provided by...
Random Rockstar San Diego Founder Reveals What It's Like To Be Rejected By Miyamoto
"My balls got frozen"
In a lengthy but insightful interview with Polygon recently, Rockstar San Diego founder Diego Angel spoke about the time Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto came to visit his studio (then known as Angel Studios) about a Nintendo 64 racing title called Buggy Boogie. This project was part of the "Dream Team" - 10 third-party studios who...
News Digital Foundry Gives Its Analysis of L.A. Noire on Nintendo Switch
As a portable experience "there simply isn't anything like it"
L.A. Noire has always been a fascinating game, despite some fundamental design flaws that hold it back from its true potential. Incredibly ambitious in the last generation and pioneering in terms of its approach to storytelling and motion capture, it also had a difficult development that...
A city of undercurrents, where not everything is as it seems
Back in 2011, L.A. Noire was a revelation. It captured the feel of 1940s Los Angeles in manner that was so convincing and immersive that it put many live-action TV shows and Hollywood movies to shame; centered around the earnest and driven detective Cole Phelps, the now-defunct Team...
News You Won't Be Able To Download L.A. Noire Without A MicroSD Card
Retail version requires 14GB download, too
If you're planning on downloading L.A. Noire when it arrives on Switch, you may want to make sure you've got a MicroSD card installed, as the game is too big to be downloaded to the console's internal storage. Rockstar has revealed that the eShop version is a whopping 29GB in size. The S
Feature The Complete History of Rockstar Games on Nintendo Platforms
The good, the bad & the controversial
Rockstar Games is a business powerhouse at the top of the gaming industry. Producing sales figures some developers could only dream of, with the Grand Theft Auto series reaching over 150 million copies sold, the studio rarely puts a foot wrong. On 7th September it was announced that 1940’s crime title...
News Rockstar Has "Nothing New" To Report On Grand Theft Auto V Wii U
Rumours still persist
Recently Rockstar announced that it would unfortunately be delaying its hotly anticipated title Grand Theft Auto V from a spring release to fall. This led people to believe that the studio had possibly done so to accommodate the development of a Wii U and PC version of the game. According to a tweet from GameSpot, Rockstar has...
