Rockstar Is Hiring for "Classic Games" and the Timing Is Suspect
Rockstar Australia, one of Rockstar Games' newest studios, recently posted a job listing for a Senior Gameplay Programmer. The listing describes a ...
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Ray Ampoloquio
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Ray Ampoloquio is a GTA BOOM editor and news writer who began playing the series with San Andreas around 2006 before going back to GTA III and Vice City. GTA IV became his favorite after he built his first gaming PC in 2010, and he has followed every mainline release since. He covers GTA 6 announcements, trailers, characters and setting, Rockstar Games and Take-Two business news, GTA Online updates, editorials, explainers and franchise history. Ray prioritizes official Rockstar and Take-Two sources, including Newswire posts, trailers, investor calls and earnings reports. He labels leaks and fan theories as unconfirmed, traces claims to original sources and distinguishes verified facts from speculation.
- Playing GTA since
- 2006
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
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This Is What the Take-Two CEO Said about GTA 6 on PC in Las Vegas
Amidst all the Grand Theft Auto noise, there’s always that one quote that cuts through all the corporate fluff and actually tells you what’s going ...
A Developer Is Porting Grand Theft Auto III to Old Nokia Phones
Fans of Grand Theft Auto are no strangers to doing the heavy lifting for Rockstar Games. While it has its hands full with Grand Theft Auto 6, they ...
Can Rockstar Still Make GTA 6 Funny When Reality Is a Meme?
Grand Theft Auto is a franchise built on satire. Grand Theft Auto IV dismantled the American Dream through the eyes of an immigrant who discovers t...
Are Rockstar Devs Working Until 3 AM for GTA 6?
Two Glassdoor reviews from Rockstar Games employees allege unpaid overtime, 3 AM work shifts, and compressed timelines ahead of the launch of Grand...
GTA 6 Will Sell Millions, Even If Not "Everyone" Can Afford It
Strauss Zelnick joked at iicon that "a lot of people will be calling in sick on November 19." In a March 2026 interview with The Game Business, he ...
A GTA 6 Job Listing Just Revealed Something About the Marketing Timeline
Rockstar Games posted a job listing for a temporary production artist at its New York headquarters. The role is described as "critical in bringing ...
Why GTA 6 Will Never Be an AI Game, Even as the Industry Embraces It
EA CEO Andrew Wilson said at iicon on April 28 that 85% of Electronic Arts' quality assurance work is now handled by machine learning or AI-driven ...
Take-Two Wants to Be the Biggest Entertainment Company on Earth and GTA 6 Is the Key
The ever-outspoken executive Strauss Zelnick told a room full of fellow gaming executives at iicon on April 28, 2026 (as reported by GameFile) that...
Take-Two CEO Confirms Plans for Beyond Grand Theft Auto 6
At iicon on April 28, 2026, Variety's Jenny Maas asked Strauss Zelnick whether Take-Two Interactive was looking at doing more beyond Grand Theft Au...
Rockstar Games' GTA 6 Radio Silence Is About to End Because Strauss Zelnick Said So
The marketing campaign for Grand Theft Auto 6 will start "soon." Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said this publicly at the inaugural iicon...
A New Mod Lets PS5 Owners Boot Into Linux and Play GTA 5 Enhanced
Andy Nguyen, known online as TheFlow, has officially done it. He has now released a stable build to the public that lets anyone turn their PlayStat...
Take-Two's CEO Just Admitted GTA 6 Has Him "Terrified"
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick has spent three years hyping up Grand Theft Auto 6 as the most anticipated entertainment product in histor...
Strauss Zelnick Just Quietly Confirmed Where GTA 6's Price Will Land
Strauss Zelnick stood on stage at iicon, a new gaming conference organized by the people behind the now-defunct E3, and did what he has done for th...
Every Digital GTA 6 Copy on PS5 Might Need a Monthly Internet Check-In
If you are planning to buy Grand Theft Auto 6 digitally on PlayStation 5, you need to pay attention to what is happening right now with Sony's DRM ...
Why GTA 6 Trailer 3 Could Drop Any Day Now
Rockstar Games has yet to announce Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer 3. As of the moment, it doesn't exist beyond speculation, however based on every sign...
Playing GTA 6 Just Got More Expensive for Millions of Players
In the same week that many are expecting Rockstar Games to start, at the very least, dripfeeding more Grand Theft Auto 6 news, Sony addressed the e...
A GTA 6 Dev Told Jason Schreier to Stay Away and Then Vanished
Saikat Koley, a lead character artist at Rockstar Games, replied to a fan account's post on X calling out one of the most well-sourced journalists ...
