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Grand Theft Auto could have been a globetrotting series like Assassin's Creed, according to former Rockstar technical director: 'We had ideas about GTA games in Rio de Janeiro, Moscow and Istanbul' while 'Tokyo almost actually happened'

"Another studio in Japan were going to do it, take our code and do GTA: Tokyo."

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Following Rockstar Games laying off 31 GTA 6 developers, even the UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer is interested now and says that Parliament will investigate the matter — 'It's a deeply concerning case'

UK Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer has said that the UK Parliament will investigate union-busting allegations against Rockstar Games after the studio fired 31 Grand Theft Auto 6 developers in October.

TechRadar

Anticipation for GTA 6 isn't enough to overshadow Rockstar Games' alleged union-busting scandal as a Scottish councillor calls for political action

And the reinstatement of the 31 Rockstar developers

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UK union accuses GTA maker Rockstar Games of firing employees attempting to organise

According to The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain, the developer fired more than 30 staff last week for being members of a union-affiliated Discord channel

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"Rockstar, you're disgusting": Fired GTA 6 devs protest outside studio offices after dozens of unionizing employees were accused of leaking "confidential information"

"All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar."

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A TikToker flew all the way to Scotland to harass and yell at Rockstar developers about a non-existent GTA 6 delay: 'I'm sick and tired of waiting for the answers'

There are so many better reasons to visit my nation's capital—and they don't involve harassment.

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'MindsEye' Release Date Confirmed: 'GTA'-like Sci-Fi Game Is Coming This Summer After Two Years

Build A Boy Rocket's upcoming sci-fi action open-world, MindsEye, is already confirmed for its summer debut.

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'Cyberpunk 2077 x GTA' Coming Later This Summer, Game Teaser Unveiled by Former 'GTA V' Lead

Two of the most popular action games are being fused into one by a former GTA V lead, and it is coming real soon.

Player One

Former GTA producer's GTA-like shooter will come out before GTA 6

Third-person action shooter MindsEye, from former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies, is due out this summer.

PC Gamer

Former GTA dev on the studio that became GTA 5-maker Rockstar North: "There was a spirit of creativity and freedom that just doesn’t exist today"

Here's a bit of history you might not know

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Rockstar veteran added litter to GTA 3 because the streets looked "too clean," but removed it from San Andreas "because I eventually lost the argument" with the rest of the dev team

The story of trash

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Former GTA dev says Rockstar had so long to make San Andreas that it "went crazy" with the amount of stuff added

Including skydiving and stealth sections

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Former GTA dev says 'it's time for a revolution' where 'animation is more AI-driven and physics-driven' than done by hand

"If anyone is going to make that step it's going to be Rockstar," said Obbe Vermeij, former technical director at Rockstar North.

PC Gamer

Glasgow’s independent game festival: an anarchic showcase of Scotland’s thriving virtual world

A Tamagotchi seance, macabre cartoon horror and an arty shmup: this new festival spotlights a fertile Scottish games scene beyond Rockstar North

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History of open world game design on PlayStation

Unpacking the history of the open world from PS1 to PS5.

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Build a Rocket Boy, founded by former Rockstar North president, has laid off an undisclosed number of staff

Build a Rocket Boy, developer of the upcoming sci-fi game Mindseye, has confirmed layoffs.

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With GTA 6 taking us back to Miami, here's how the original GTA Vice City came to life

Holiday Long Read | How Grand Theft Auto Vice City went from a reskin to a revolution for the GTA series

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Grand Theft Auto: every game and controversy explained

The trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 is everywhere this week, the first game in the smash hit crime series in more than a decade. From its crude beginnings to its multiplayer mayhem, we look back at past releases – and the outrage that greeted them

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A former GTA dev made an ill-fated blog about his experiences, and boy did Rockstar not like that: 'Maybe I'll try again in a decade or two'

"I genuinely didn't think anyone would mind me talking about 20 year old games but I was wrong."

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Ex-GTA dev reveals information on cut content and a scrapped zombie game, Rockstar promptly tells them to cut it out

"Apparently some of the OG's there are upset by my blog"

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All GTA 5 cheats and phone numbers for invincibility, weapons, and vehicles

Los Santos gets a little more chaotic with these cheats and phone numbers.

Daily Mirror

Grand Theft Auto 6: Rockstar confirms GTA 6 and future download content plans

Speaking to Develop Magazine, Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies revealed that the studio has “about 45 years worth of ideas” up its sleeve

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