Those who have suffered lost characters and rank with GTA Online and hoped to get them back will be disappointed. Rockstar Games has confirmed the studio "will not be able" to return what once was. They "sincerely hope" the cash stimulus of $500k arriving in two deposits in the near future will "help you get back on your feet" in Los Santos. Just remember to toast the fallen in your new pad.
Software sales are suddenly skyrocketing this year, thanks to Rockstar's mega-hit Grand Theft Auto V, which sold $1B in its first 72 hours. The year had been slow for software sales til GTA5 was released.
Grand Theft Auto V continues to roll, as MCV has reported that the game has sold 3M units in the UK alone. This follows as the game retook the #1 selling game of the week in the UK from FIFA 14.
Rockstar has released the latest title update for GTA Online introducing a number of fixes to the beleaguered online community. Included are more fixes for vehicle and vehicle mod losses. When killed in Freemode characters now lose a maximum of $500. The first deposit of $250,000 to GTA Online accounts is "early next week" as they test these latest fixes.
YoYo Games head of development Michael Dailly is recreating the original top-down Grand Theft Auto that he co-developed with David Jones in 1997, and putting it in 3D.
The Grand Theft Auto Online update is live for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto V. The update was previously released for the PlayStation 3 version.
Activision's new Skylanders Swap Force hasn't been able to take the UK chart top from Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V, nor knock-out EA Sports' FIFA 14 from 2nd place. Instead Swap Force has debuted 3rd. Nintendo's Pokemon X & Y have slipped down one place each, 4th and 5th respectively. Beyond: Two Souls also nudged down 6th, while Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition nudged up.
Former EA CEO John Riccitiello has dropped the F-bomb on $60 PC and console titles, saying the industry should embrace variable pricing in order to increase their install base for releases. Securing a larger audience with lower pricing is a "really useful thing," he argues, saying it pays more in the end. Games as a service are something critical too.
Players have been wondering where the promised "Stimulus Package" from Rockstar for the severe online issues for Grand Theft Auto V's "GTA Online" portion has been. The studio promised the first half of a $500K compensation this week, but it hasn't materialized.
During the Take 2 investor call, company CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that Grand Theft Auto V shipped a whopping 29M units since its release a few weeks ago. Global sales passed 10M units.
During the Q2 2014 earnings call for Take-Two, the company has revealed they have "more than 10 unique" next-gen titles in the works, and that includes "multiple releases" for fiscal 2015. What are they? CEO Strauss Zelnick continued saying they're "new intellectual properties" as well as from "proven franchises," but no specifics were given. The 2K family is quite large.
Rockstar Games has just announced that the upcoming 1.05 update for GTA Online should be out "sometime early next week," with the GTA$ Stimulus Package also out before next weekend. This new title update tackles "progress loss issues" which has been critical to deal with for the GTA$ Stimulus Package. They're also working on the "first part" of the Content Creator.
Rockstar Games is now beginning the rollouts of the $500,000 GTA$ Stimulus Package for GTA Online characters that were created throughout the month of October now that update 1.05 is live. The money gift from Rockstar has long been delayed because of continued instability with GTA Online, but the studio has taken steps to ensure character progress isn't lost.
Infinity Ward's Call of Duty: Ghosts has launched at the highest echelons of the UK all format chart, which is no surprise. It has become the third biggest launch of 2013, behind Rockstar's GTA V and FIFA 14. Amazingly the PS4 versions on sale early for Ghosts made up 3% of launch week sales, beating Assassin's Creed IV and Battlefield 4 PS3 sales. Grand Theft Auto V is aptly fifth.
In an announcement for the free Beach Bum update for GTA Online, which includes new weapons, vehicles and jobs, Rockstar has also briefly mentioned new info on "some exciting new Story Mode updates". Story Mode is of course the single-player portion that is Grand Theft Auto V, as opposed to the near standalone multiplayer of GTA Online. This new info is due "very soon."
The NPD Group released its report for October sales, and revealed that Grand Theft Auto V maintained its hold on the top spot, fending off Pokemon X and Pokemon Y, though if one were to count X and Y as the same game, Pokemon sold the most in the month.
Activision's Call of Duty: Ghosts has kept the top UK chart spot for another week as Traveller's Tales' LEGO Marvel Super Heroes debuts second. FIFA 14 rises third, swapping with Assassin's Creed IV. Battlefield 4 has been knocked down fifth, followed by Grand Theft Auto V. The latest LEGO instalment has become the second biggest in week one sales, beaten only by LEGO Indiana Jones.
It seems that the 1.06 patch for Grand Theft Auto V has opened up a glitch in the Grand Theft Auto Online multiplayer that allows players to exploit it for unlimited money.
Today's compiled code is no longer safe as it once was as now Rockstar's Beach Bum pack has been torn apart with audio files found to mention a casino, and racing with custom cars that can be pink slipped. It's unclear whether these new features would be for single player, GTA Online or both? The Beach Bum DLC was given freely with this new content teased by characters.
The 8 year record held by PS Vita for fastest selling console in the UK is shattered by Sony's new shiny PlayStation 4. It helped propel Call of Duty: Ghosts back to the chart top, besting FIFA 14 by 6k copies. Battlefield 4 keeps 3rd place, with Killzone: Shadow Fall debuting 4th. Every title in the top 10 is on PS4 except for Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto V which came 7th after a sales jump.