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The PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has set a new record for the number of concurrent users on Steam playing a game not made by Valve. Steam data shows that at its peak in the last 24 hours GTAV was being played by 301,246 people. While this …
Read More »GTA V already competing for most popular game on Steam
A day after its PC release, Grand Theft Auto V is vaulting up Steam’s top games by current player count chart. VG247 points to Steam’s stat page, which currently shows the game peaking at over 300,000 concurrent users today. That doesn’t necessarily mean it’s sold 300,000 copies in less than …
Read More »PC version of GTA V ‘was planned from day one’
Rockstar has said that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V was part of the plan from the beginning and that development of the SKU began early in the process. We were always going to bring GTA 5 to PC,” a group of Rockstar North developers told PC Gamer. …
Read More »Original GTA dev expresses concern over BBC drama
It appears as if no-one from the original Grand Theft Auto design team is involved in the BBC’s upcoming dramatization about the game’s creation. The show was announced last month and it was reported yesterday that Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is in negotiations to star. Also confirmed was the …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Grand Theft Auto merchandise
The latest entry in Rockstar’s crime franchise, Grand Theft Auto V, is the biggest game of all time in the UK. This month, the blockbuster finally heads to PC.MCV steals a look at merchandise from throughout GTA’s history At this point, it seems a vast understatement to simply describe Grand …
Read More »Daniel Radcliffe tipped to star in BBC’s Grand Theft Auto drama
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is allegedly in negotiations to play Sam Houser in the BBC’s upcoming drama about GTA makers Rockstar. The Hollywood Reporter claims that the show will focus on the tussle between Houser and notorious disbarred lawyer Jack Thompson, who last decade fought to have the GTA …
Read More »The BBC is making a Grand Theft Auto drama
A TV drama series based on Grand Theft Auto is in the works at the BBC, the corporation has announced. What will it be? Will it be based on the game proper, on its creation, its history or its makers? All of that remains unknown. All that we do know …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V is delayed on PC for a third time
Rockstar has announced a third delay for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game had at one stage been due out alongside the PS4 and Xbox One titles last November, but was subsequently pushed back to January 27th. However, this was then changed to March 24th. Now …
Read More »Take-Two CEO on unannounced games, buying studios, WWE and the power of GTA Online
For years, Take-Two’s business has been built on the boxed games market. Yet, with the arrival of Grand Theft Auto Online and the firm’s efforts in Asia, the company has become a digital powerhouse. What does this transition mean for retail? We ask Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick Your latest financial …
Read More »Top 100 Women in Games: Timea Tabori
Timea Tabori is a junior engine programmer at Rockstar North and a member of the board of directors of IGDA Scotland. Originally from Hungary, Tabori graduated from Abertay University in 2013. Her inclusion in the Top 100 Women In Games is the latest in a series of accolades inspired by …
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