A Former Rockstar Dev Thinks He Knows Why GTA 6 Took So Long
Why has Grand Theft Auto 6 taken the longest of any Rockstar Games title to develop and release? If you ask a former Rockstar developer, it's proba...
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Ray Ampoloquio
Ray was an instant fan of the GTA universe as a kid, ever since he first heard the iconic line “Hmm...nice bike.” He has subsequently spent countless hours in GTA worlds — warring, joyriding alongside Niko Bellic, and hanging with cousin Roman. Of all the GTA titles that have consumed Ray’s gaming life for over a decade, he insists GTA IV reigns supreme. His articles and analysis provide diehard fans a mix of nostalgia for GTA’s golden age alongside hype about what’s new and what’s next. While Ray loves to debate franchise favorites, his passion for all things Grand Theft Auto from the early 3D era to today is unmatched. For entertaining coverage celebrating GTA’s past, present and future from a day one devotee, read Ray’s stories.
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Take-Two Cuts Entire AI Division Ahead of GTA 6 Launch
Three weeks ago, Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick sat in front of a camera and told The Game Business that AI making Grand Theft Auto is "l...
GTA IV Prototype Hype Gets Reality Check from Ex Rockstar Dev
The Grand Theft Auto IV development build that surfaced from a £5 car boot sale and was subsequently DMCA'd from the Internet Archive caused quite ...
GTA V Is Leaving Game Pass Again and the Timing Is No Coincidence
Microsoft confirmed on April 2, 2026, that Grand Theft Auto V is among the batch of games leaving Xbox Game Pass this month. Both the Grand Theft A...
The £5 GTA IV Dev Build Has Vanished From the Internet Archive
The GTA IV development build that we covered earlier, the November 2007 Xbox 360 prototype discovered on a Rockstar North\-labeled dev kit bought f...
Former Rockstar Dev Reveals Development Philosophy Behind the Success of GTA Games
There is a reason why Rockstar Games open-world titles feel like they exist on a different plane than every other game in the genre and a former au...
Take-Two Reportedly Gives Sony and Microsoft the Green Light on GTA 6
A detail surfaced this week that should put at least some of the delay anxiety to rest, if you are willing to trust the source, and, no, this is no...
GTA Online Still Works in Australia With No ID Check Despite the New Law
Australia's Age-Restricted Material Codes, part of the Online Safety Act, officially took effect on March 9, 2026, requiring any online game rated ...
The Rockstar Social Club Is Dead and GTA 6 Is the Reason Why
If you have ever played Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Online, or Red Dead Redemption 2 on any platform, that means you have a Rockstar Games...
GTA 6 on PC: When It's Coming, What You'll Need, and Why Rockstar Always Makes You Wait
Grand Theft Auto 6 will not be available on PC at launch on November 19, 2026. This isn't just speculation, as Rockstar Games has confirmed the gam...
GTA 6's Budget Makes Every Hollywood Blockbuster Look Cheap
There is a number floating around Grand Theft Auto 6 that, if accurate, reframes the entire conversation about the upcoming title, and we aren't ta...
A £5 Car Boot Sale Console Just Exposed Cut GTA 4 Content
A development version of Grand Theft Auto IV has surfaced publicly for the first time and the story of how it got here is almost as interesting as ...
GTA 6 Testing Just Expanded to Rockstar North's Edinburgh HQ
A week ago, we reported that Rockstar Games was ramping up QA hiring at its Bangalore studio, with fresh listings for Associate QA Testers focused ...
Sony Just Raised PS5 Prices Worldwide Eight Months Before GTA 6 (Official)
Earlier this week, we reported that a PS5 price increase was rumored for Europe. Today, it is confirmed, and it is not limited to Europe. It is eve...
Playing GTA 6 in Europe Could Cost Over €740 and Prices Are Still Rising
If you live in Europe and have been planning to buy a PlayStation 5 to play Grand Theft Auto 6 when it launches on November 19, 2026, you might wan...
Everything We Know About Jason and Lucia Proves GTA 6 Is Rockstar's Most Ambitious Story Ever
Grand Theft Auto VI is the first numbered Grand Theft Auto game to build its entire narrative around a romantic criminal partnership. Amidst the de...
GTA 6 Launches in Eight Months and the Global Memory Shortage Is About to Make Consoles Harder to Buy
The global DRAM shortage is the single biggest hardware crisis to hit the gaming industry since the pandemic chip shortage of 2021, and it's arguab...
One of GTA V's Biggest Roleplay Communities Just Opened a Script Store and It Could Change the Entire FiveM Economy
If you have ever seen clips on YouTube or Twitch of people playing Grand Theft Auto V but doing things the actual game does not let you do, like wo...
