Neowin News Feed for: Rockstar

Rockstar delays Grand Theft Auto VI, gets a firm release date for 2026

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 02 May 2025 12:00:01 +0000

Grand Theft Auto fans won't be jumping into the latest entry this year, unfortunately. Rockstar has just announced a massive delay for GTA 6. Read more...

Rock star asks Rockstar to "go F yourself" for "utterly unacceptable" GTA 6 song offer

Sayan Sen — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 12:16:01 +0000

"Go f*** yourself", is what a rock star told Rockstar after the latter offered to use a song of the band in the upcoming GTA VI. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V is free to claim on the Epic Games Store this week

Vishal Laul — Thu, 14 May 2020 15:40:02 +0000

Grand Theft Auto V is free to claim and keep on the Epic Games Store this week. It's a third-person open-world title, featuring a story campaign as well as an expansive online mode. Read more...

Watch Red Dead Redemption 2's launch trailer and start downloading the game now

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:56:01 +0000

A week before the game's official release, Rockstar has uploaded the launch trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2. You can also start pre-downloading the mammoth 105GB game files right now. Read more...

Rockstar Games' Dan Houser clarifies Red Dead Redemption 2 ‘100-hour' work weeks comment

Timi Cantisano — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 18:48:01 +0000

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser came under a bit of heat over the weekend when a quote from his Red Dead Redemption 2 interview about ‘100-hour' work weeks received some backlash. Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2's latest trailer expands on exploration and nefarious new activities

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:08:01 +0000

The latest trailer for the open-world action adventure RPG from the creators of GTA hones in on the title's freedom of exploration, and all the nefarious new activities Arthur can partake in. Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2 will require a colossal 105GB of space on your hard drive

Muhammad Jarir Kanji — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 03:14:02 +0000

Rockstar's highly anticipated RPG will take a hefty bite out of your storage as the packaging for a PS4 Pro bundle indicates the open world title will take up as much as 105 GB of space on consoles. Read more...

Rockstar Games' new video gives a more detailed look at Red Dead Redemption 2

Timi Cantisano — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:40:01 +0000

We are only a couple of months away from the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 and Rockstar Games has started a video series that allows fans to get better acquainted with the new world. Read more...

Earn GTA$400,000 by logging into GTA Online through Nov 6th

Gabriel Nunes — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 23:50:01 +0000

This month, Rockstar is celebrating the fourth anniversary of GTA Online and has decided to launch a special celebration for players, with a GTA$400,000 award and new Halloween content. Read more...

GTA Online continues to be a significant cash cow for Take-Two Interactive

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 14:16:01 +0000

The publisher recently announced its financial results for the past three months, and digital downloads and add-ons continued to contribute a significant share of its profits thanks to GTA Online. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto mod will allow players to explore other planets and fight aliens

Stergios Georgopoulos — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:30:01 +0000

A team of modders is working on Grand Theft Space, an ambitious project that will not only enable GTA V players to go in space but also act as an API, allowing others to build their own space mods. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto VI allegedly in development after stuntman updates his resume online [Update]

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:46:01 +0000

Your dreams might come to reality soon, after a stuntman recently updated his resume, claiming that he is working on the next installment of Grand Theft Auto, developed by Rockstar. Read more...

GTA V's Steam reviews nosedive to 'Overwhelmingly Negative' following OpenIV closure

Usama Jawad — Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:12:01 +0000

Following the cease-and-desist order to popular modding tool, OpenIV, enraged gamers have taken to GTA V's store listing on Steam, giving thousands of negative reviews to the otherwise popular game. Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2 has been delayed until 2018

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 22 May 2017 21:10:01 +0000

A new blog post by Rockstar Games has announced that the upcoming Red Dead Redemption sequel has been delayed to 2018. The highly anticipated game will now arrive sometime in spring next year. Read more...

Rockstar's upcoming Tiny Racers content harkens back to the glory days of GTA

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:46:01 +0000

A new racing mode is coming this week to GTA V Online, filling some users with nostalgia for the good ol' days. The top-down mode will let you use weapons and stunts to overtake opponents. Read more...

GTA V hits milestone as it ships 75 million copies; still can't fix servers

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 10:56:01 +0000

GTA V is still one of the most successful games of all time, as its publisher has announced the title has now shipped 75 million copies. The game continues to be updated with regular new content. Read more...

CES 2017: DreamWave introduces a trio of portable speakers made for the outdoors

Rich Woods — Sun, 08 Jan 2017 12:00:01 +0000

At CES 2017, DreamWave introduced three new portable Bluetooth speakers made for the outdoors, ranging from a $159 one for consumers, and a $799 beast that's designed for professionals. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto Online: Import/Export content coming this month

Cage Appleby — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 07:10:01 +0000

Rockstar Games has announced new online content for the world of Grand Theft Auto Online. The soon-to-be-released expansion adds a few long-awaited features, including vehicle warehouses. Read more...

Red Dead Redemption 2 coming fall 2017

Jett Goldsmith — Tue, 18 Oct 2016 14:08:01 +0000

Rockstar has announced that the highly anticipated sequel to its massively successful open-world Western shooter, Red Dead Redemption, is coming to consoles next fall. Read more...

Rockstar Games teases something new with Red overhaul

Timi Cantisano — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 16:36:02 +0000

Rockstar Games updated its logo this morning, bringing many to speculate that a new entry in the Red Dead series could be on its way. It has been six years since its last title in the series. Read more...

GTA V mod parodies exploding Samsung's Note7

Cage Appleby — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 06:54:01 +0000

Modder HitmanNiko has released a hilarious mod for Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V that pokes fun at Samsung's exploding Galaxy Note7 devices. The mod is only available for PC. Read more...

Rockstar Games states Grand Theft Auto TV drama is ‘random, made up bollocks'

Matt Brown — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 13:48:01 +0000

Rockstar Games, developer of the Grand Theft Auto game series, have called the latest TV drama based on the studio, The Gamechangers, 'random, made up bollocks', in a tweet sent to the BBC. Read more...

Rockstar Editor for Grand Theft Auto V launches on Xbox One and PS4 next month

Andy Weir — Tue, 25 Aug 2015 16:12:01 +0000

The Rockstar Editor - which allows GTA V players to easily create and upload videos of their in-game antics - will launch on the Xbox One and PS4 in September, with new features in tow. Read more...

Some users having trouble signing in to GTA V after long awaited PC release

Chris Dupres — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:44:01 +0000

Because of a bug in the new sign up process, users with certain Windows account names are having trouble signing in to their much anticipated copies of Grand Theft Auto V for PC Read more...

Rockstar says it's already "got some ideas" for Grand Theft Auto 6

Andy Weir — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:42:53 +0000

GTA V still isn't on PCs yet, but Rockstar is already looking ahead to GTA VI, with "about 45 years' worth of ideas" to consider - but one key question remains unanswered: where the game will be set. Read more...

Mobile patent war cools down as Microsoft and Apple sell patents to RPX

Adrian Potoroaca — Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:22:01 +0000

Tech giants fighting over patents and royalty payments really doesn't help spur innovation. Fortunately, the war appears to be drawing to a close, as these companies find better ways to collaborate. Read more...

Google settles patent case with Microsoft, Apple consortium

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:57:28 +0000

Google has agreed to settle a patent dispute between itself and the Rockstar consortium, an assembly of companies including Apple and Microsoft that own Nortel's old intellectual property. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V to include new first-person mode on Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Andy Weir — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 19:38:01 +0000

Rockstar has released a bunch of new screenshots showing the upcoming version of GTA V for Xbox One and PS4 - and among them are images showing a new first-person perspective for the game. Read more...

GTA V is coming to Xbox One and PS4 in November - PC gamers will have to wait

Andy Weir — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 13:08:24 +0000

After opening pre-orders back in June, Rockstar has finally announced that Grand Theft Auto V will come to the Xbox One and PS4 in November - but the PC version won't be arriving until next year. Read more...

Google files lawsuit to fight off patent consortium that includes Microsoft

John Callaham — Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:54:31 +0000

Google filed a lawsuit this week against the Rockstar patent consortium, which includes Microsoft, Apple and others, claiming the group has "placed a cloud on Google's Android platform." Read more...

Microsoft and Apple suing Google with a war-chest of Nortel patents

Brad Sams — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 12:57:08 +0000

It should not come as a surprise that Apple and Microsoft do not like Google and to see that the companies are now using an ‘independent' entity to sue Google and its partners, is not shocking. Read more...

Issues with GTA Online? Rockstar is giving you $500,000 in compensation

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:02:53 +0000

If you've had problems trying to play GTA Online, Rockstar would like to make it up to you by giving you half a million dollars. Sadly, that's in-game currency, but it's still worth $10 in real money. Read more...

Rumor: Grand Theft Auto V for PCs coming in Q1 2014

Shreyas Gandhe — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 11:02:49 +0000

This year's mega blockbuster from Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V is expected to launch for PCs as early as first quarter of 2014 according to multiple sources from the gaming news industry Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V most expensive video game in history, with $267m budget

Andy Weir — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:19:50 +0000

It finally launches next week, and with a development and marketing budget of £170m (around $267m), Grand Theft Auto V looks set to be the most expensive video game of all time. Read more...

Nvidia: We have no info on GTA V PC launch

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:20:01 +0000

Earlier this week news was going around that a PC version of GTA V had mistakenly been unveiled by an Nvidia exec, but the company has now explained that they have no info on the launch of the game. Read more...

NVIDIA director says Grand Theft Auto V coming to PC this year

Andy Weir — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:10:50 +0000

During an earnings call this week, an NVIDIA director revealed that GTA V will launch on the PC "this fall", hinting at a launch soon after the Sep 17 availability date of the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions. Read more...

GTA V: Three new trailers reveal more about the new Grand Theft Auto

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:32:19 +0000

With just a few months to go before its official launch, Rockstar Games has released three new trailers for GTA V - one for each of the game's protagonists: Michael, Franklin and Trevor. Read more...

Grand Theft Awesome: Rockstar releases wave of new GTA V screenshots

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:23:12 +0000

Rockstar has released a bunch of new screenshots showing more of what to expect from GTA V, the long-awaited next instalment in the Grand Theft Auto series, ahead of its launch in September. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V gets a release date... and it's four months late

Andy Weir — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:50:49 +0000

The wait for Grand Theft Auto V just got a little bit longer. Rockstar has finally announced a launch date for GTAV, but admitted that it will be four months later than originally planned. Read more...

Musician Shagg loses lawsuit over GTA: San Andreas appearance

Paul Ferson — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:48:39 +0000

Cypress Hill backing musician Michael 'Shagg' Washington has finally had his case against Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas voided, ending an argument that has been ongoing since 2010. Read more...