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Rockstar Games is doing something nice for fans. Starting on June 18, those that own Grand Theft Auto 5 on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One will be able to upgrade to the current-gen versions of the game for free. Rockstar specifically says that these upgrades will apply only to the digital version of Xbox One and to "any" copy on PlayStation 4. It probably also stands to reason that you won't be able to hop between console families with this, so only PS4...

The shared content also includes files for Bully 2 and Grand Theft Auto 6.

It's still Christmas Eve here in the States, but in some parts of the world it's already Christmas Day. Perhaps it's that "spirit of giving" that pushed one "random British guy in the 360 modding community" to publicly release the full Grand Theft Auto 5 source code.

News of this public release started to trickle out late in the day on December 24. It was first mentioned by...

A new update with new problems? Shocking.

On June 13th, Rockstar Games released a new update for GTA Online called San Andreas Mercenaries. This free content drop adds in new missions and a decent amount of quality-of-life improvements for all GTA Online players.

This update also just happened to remove over 180 cars and motorcycles from the in-game storefronts. As Kotaku reports, several of these cut cars have been placed behind the GTA+ paywall. GTA+ being a $6 per month...

This new patch will (hopefully) stop real hackers from ruining your fake online crimes.

In January, a security vulnerability was discovered with GTA Online that could allow bad actors to essentially ruin your account. Hackers were able to completely wipe out your in-game money, reset account progress, and even screw with accounts so badly that they were banned from online play. If that wasn't bad enough, the creator of the unofficial Guardian firewall mod for Grand Theft Auto V speculated...

Rockstar gives a non-legally binding blessing to GTA roleplay servers, but takes a hard stance against NFTs.

At the trail end of last week, Rockstar Games issued a clarifying statement on what they feel is and is not permitted on GTA Online roleplay (RP) servers.

As part of their remarks, Rockstar seems to have given their blessing for those popular third-party roleplay servers to keep existing within GTA Online. It is in these servers where people "roleplay"...

Rockstar abandons plans for major content releases for Red Dead Online.

Rockstar Games confirmed that they will not be working on or releasing any major content updates for Red Dead Online. The company will instead be shifting their focus and resources into the development of Grand Theft Auto 6. GTA Online, on the other hand, will continue to get more updates and other quality of life improvements.

Rockstar made this disappointing announcement by way of a new blog post...

An option to remove motion blur is just one of many additions made.

Today's Update 1.56 for Grand Theft Auto V includes some of the more highly requested features from fans. This update, mainly targeting the next-gen release of Grand Theft Auto V includes new options for players to adjust, fixes some smaller bugs, and makes other tweaks here and there.

Some of the improvements offered in Update 1.56 include even shorter load times on the newer platforms. Music will now...

The game that already prints money is about to print even more money.

Rockstar Games just announced a new monthly subscription-based service for GTA Online that they are calling GTA+. Starting on March 29, you can pay $5.99 (USD) per month to get monthly rewards like bonus in-game cash, early access to some content, upgrades to better vehicles, and more.

As it stands right now, Rockstar is only offering this GTA+ membership for those playing GTA Online on the PlayStation...

The Skyrim of carjacking games is now available on another generation of consoles.

Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive Software have just released Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online for the latest generation of consoles. These two titles are now available for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with several visual and gameplay enhancements.

You can get both titles for just $9.99 (USD) on the PlayStation 5 through the PlayStation Store. GTA Online on its own is technically...

Pre-loads are also now available for this next-gen release.

Rockstar Games says that pre-loads for the next-gen release of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online are now available for the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X|S. This release will happen one week from today on March 15, 2022. Here is what you can expect from that release along with details on the pricing for these releases.

If you are a PlayStation 5 owner, you will be able to get both GTA 5 and GTA Online for...

GTA Online is also getting some new content.

Rockstar Games confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online will get the next-gen upgrade treatment on March 15. This update, having already been delayed for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, will bring some new graphics modes and features to these games.

The games will now support up to 4K resolutions, up to 60FPS, improved texture quality, improved draw distance, HDR options, and ray tracing. This release will also...

The new GTA Online content includes new missions and a slew of new music.

Last week, Rockstar Games announced that GTA Online would be getting some fresh content called "The Contract." Unlike the addition of a heist or new vehicles, this content focuses on a new series of story-related missions involving Franklin from the single player campaign. Not only will we get to interact with Franklin, but we will be assisting famed rapper Dr. Dre with a little problem.

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Remember him? From the single player campaign? Yes, there's a single player campaign for Grand Theft Auto.

Rockstar announced a new expansion for GTA Online that will arrive on December 15. It's called "The Contract" and it will feature Franklin from the single player campaign of Grand Theft Auto V. This content will be set years after the events that took place in the main game's campaign.

Franklin is working with his new celebrity solutions agency, F. Clinton...

The locations and time periods will change over time... perhaps every Season, if you catch my drift.

It looks like another game has succumbed to the live service model. The latest is none other than Assassin's Creed. Shortly after a Bloomberg story broke about the next game, Ubisoft confirmed a few of the details. So, what are we looking at here?

Well, the next game is going to be called Assassin's Creed Infinity. It will be a title that is designed to run for years....