Rockstar Games

Take-Two reportedly takes down reverse-engineered GTA3, Vice City source code

GitHub project blocked by DMCA, although project creator unable to rule out trolls

Red Dead Online gets a stand-alone release

Rockstar selling the Red Dead Redemption 2 online mode as its own product on Xbox One, PS4, and PC starting December 1

Rockstar buys Ruffian Games, rebrands to Rockstar Dundee

Companies have been working together on unspecified titles for the last year

Lazlow Jones left Rockstar Games to work on Disney and Netflix shows

Former GTA writer and in-game radio DJ also consulting with an unknown games company

Grand Theft Auto Online coming to PS5 for free in 2021

Standalone version of GTAV's online game will be available as a free exclusive for three months

Free Grand Theft Auto 5 crashes Epic Games Store

Fortnite creator reports "most users" should now be able to access digital games marketplace

EA, Rockstar, others shift to remote working amid pandemic

FIFA publisher also cancels all live events until global situation improves

GTA IV returns to Steam with Complete Edition next month

But transition from Games For Windows Live means loss of multiplayer mode

Take-Two stock slumps following Dan Houser's departure from Rockstar

Publisher's share price has increased eight-fold since the day that Grand Theft Auto V launched

Dan Houser departs Rockstar Games

Co-founder to leave company in March after year-long hiatus

Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 have sold a combined 150m units

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best-selling game of the last four years in the US, by dollar sales

Rockstar responds to claims it abuses tax relief

But Grand Theft Auto developer makes no comment on reports it has not paid corporate tax in four years

GTA IV unavailable on Steam because Rockstar can no longer generate keys

Removal of support for Games For Windows Live forces publisher to look for other distribution options

Rockstar Games launches its own storefront

GTA V, Bully, others now available through latest publisher-driven game launcher

Grand Theft Auto V is back on top in the EMEAA charts

The drought of major new releases leaves the door open for Rockstar once again

GTA Online's Diamond Casino & Resort update brought in record player numbers

Rockstar's latest update saw the biggest single day/week in game's history, six years after launch

The GamesIndustry.biz Podcast: The incredible timing of GTA V's online casino

Plus, we discuss the historical impact of crunch and Nintendo's Joy-Con drifting woes

Grand Theft Auto V update adds a casino that can be played with real money

Real money can be spent on chips, though it cannot be cashed back out into actual money

Red Dead Online's in-game poker unavailable in certain regions

Despite no connection with real-world money, players in countries with strict gambling laws may not be able to access minigame

Rockstar acquires Dhruva Interactive from Starbreeze for $7.9m

Indian art production studio joins Red Dead Redemption publisher as Starbreeze continues to struggle