Rockstar Games’ plans to launch a standalone version of Grand Theft Auto Online were prompted, at least in part, by sheer market saturation for Grand Theft Auto 5. “As you sell that many units, you will at some point arrive at the conclusion that you’ve saturated for purchasing the title,” …
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PS Plus subscribers have had an added incentive to play GTA Online on PS4 or PS5 for a long time now, as each month has seen a deposit of a cool $1,000,000 of in-game cash placed directly into their Maze bank account every month. Usually, this cash would be made …
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Take-Two’s top executive has spoken about remasters, saying what separates his company’s games from the competition is a focus on quality and making sure the remaster feels like it’s taking advantage of the new hardware instead of standing as a simple port. During a Morgan Stanley speaking event, Strauss Zelnick …
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Fast food promotions for popular games are nothing new, but it’s relatively rare to see an indie game get the Happy Meal treatment. Fans of Shovel Knight may want to stop over at their local Arby’s to check out the seven themed “launcher tokens” that will come with kids meals. …
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Hironobu Sakaguchi told me that three years ago, he had the chance to replay Final Fantasy VI with some of his peers who worked on the game with him. He was the lead producer on that 27-year-old classic, which is often regarded as the best entry in the storied series. …
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A modder has figured out how to significantly reduce the notoriously long loading times for GTA Online on PC. While the method is still just a proof of concept, it does seem to lead to a sizable improvement, which the modder says Rockstar could implement itself. A word of caution, …
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The cast of the upcoming Borderlands movie just got a tiny bit bigger: Avengers: Infinity War’s Ariana Greenblatt is set to join as the character Tiny Tina, according to The Hollywood Reporter–and confirmed by Gearbox via Twitter. Already, director Eli Roth has enlisted an impressive stable of actors to fill …
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Actor Joel McHale recently appeared on the video game podcast Good Game Nice Try, opening up about his own video game tastes and even jokingly pitching his own game concept. The lengthy chat included thoughts on Madden, character creators, and a game McHale calls “Wine Cellar.” McHale calls himself an …
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is on just about everything now. Well, almost everything. Modiphius Entertainment sees one more platform it can be on: cardboard. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – The Board Game is in the works, and it appears the company will be seeking crowdfunding to make it …
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Square Enix has shared the opening cinematic for the Nier Replicant remaster, which is scheduled to arrive in just a few months. The trailer is a shot-for-shot remake of the original opening cinematic, complete with newly recorded music and voice acting, and it also points to a slight change in …
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