Lootboxes and microtransactions are popping up in just about every big blockbuster game these days, much to the chagrin of many gamers. Still, people are buying them en masse, and that's only going to become more prevalent.
Those who prefer to keep their video game solitary have often wondered why GTA V didn’t receive any of its promised single-player DLC. It’s because it didn’t need it. At least, that’s the story Rockstar’s touting now.
L.A. Noire, the experimental detective game from GTA creators Rockstar, is finding new life on current generation consoles and VR later this year.
Rockstar Games was ahead of the curve 15 years ago already when it released GTA: Vice City to massive acclaim. Essentially a Goodfellas version of Miami Vice, Vice City was the 80s to the grodie max brah and mixed with GTA’s trademark sense of satire. Satire which the Psychic Reader’s Network has taken umbrage with according to the Wrap, as they’ve decided to sue Rockstar Games over the character of Auntie Poulet.
Take-Two really see the PC as a core platform for them, but they're leaving up to Rockstar to announce a PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2 if there ever will be one.
LA Noire may not have been the best game to ever come out with a Rocksteady label on it, but it was a solid game nonetheless. If you’ve been keen to play it again, then here’s some good news: You might soon be able to do just that. Once you pay for it again of course.
Red Dead Redemption 2 will take a little longer than anticipated to be completed, shifting from a late 2017 release to sometime in 2018 instead. And you know what? That’s fine, because launch windows really don’t matter. That’s the word according to Take-Two president Strauss Zelnick, who claimed that a game such as Red Dead Redemption 2 could afford to launch whenever it wanted to.
If you’ve ever fancied getting around Los Santos quicker and without the need for wheels, then rejoice! Straight out of Crysis comes a mod that enables players to slip into the iconic Nanosuit of that franchise and jump over all manner of obstacles and an impending lawsuit from EA Games in GTA V.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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