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Read More »The Epic Games Store has given away over $2k in free games to date
PUBG, GTA V and Divinity: Original Sin 2 all in Steam’s top-grossing titles of 2017, Total War: Warhammer leads the rest of UK pack
What were the twelve highest-grossing games on Steam in 2017? Steam has now revealed those titles, though as with last year’s list the ‘Best of 2017 Top Sellers’ aren’t provided in any specific order or with any actual data. Instead the top grossing games are categorised into four medal categories. …
Read More »GTA V has shipped 75m copies since launch, selling more in 2016 than 2015
It’s now Take-Two’s turn to report on its quarterly financial results, and CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed during the earnings call that Grand Theft Auto V has shipped over 75m units since launch in September 2013. Rockstar’s title was the sixth best-selling game of 2016, he further said. Following this announcement, …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V is No.1 in the UK AGAIN
Well over three years since its release and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is once again top of the UK charts. This is the tenth time that the UK-made crime blockbuster has been No.1 in the UK. The last time the smash hit was was the top dog was 23 …
Read More »Rockstar cracks down on GTA Online cheaters by removing their money
Rockstar has removed trillions of dollars from the GTA Online economy after taking away any cash made through mods or hacks. Any illegitimately gained in-game money has been removed from players’ accounts, with some accounts being reset to $0. This has mainly been targeted at those who have used external …
Read More »CD Projekt Red: We want to be like Rockstar
The Witcher and Cyberpunk 2077 developer highlights focus on small number of projects, critical success over commercial gain and industry-changing releases as following in the footsteps of Grand Theft Auto studio
Read More »Rockstar and GTA V lead designer Leslie Benzies begin messy $150m divorce
The lead designer of Grand Theft Auto is suing Rockstar and Take-Two for $150m. Leslie Benzies has accused the US publishing giant and its Rockstar subsidiary of not paying him his royalties following the smash hit success of GTA V. Meanwhile, Take-Two has filed a countersuit over a ‘breach of …
Read More »GTA producer and studio head Leslie Benzies leaves Rockstar
Development vet led series from 2001’s GTA III up to GTA V
Read More »FIFA 16 UK digital revenue hits £4.5m in September
EA’s smash hit FIFA 16 dominated the digital market just as much as the physical one, new figures from SuperData reveal. The console versions of the game were downloaded almost 85,000 times by the end of September, generating more than 4.5m. That revenue included microtransactions made via the game’s Ultimate …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption ships 14m units, GTA franchise exceeds 220m
Take-Two has reported new milestones for Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto. In a Shareholder Outreach document spotted byVG247, the publisher states Grand Theft Auto as a series has surpassed 220m copies sold-in. Take-Two announced GTA V hadshipped over 52mback in May, which indicates the series has moved another …
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