Grand Theft Auto Showbiz and Celebrity Breaking News

Grand Theft Auto parent company Take-Two Interactive and Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy Entertainment are engaged in a trademark dispute over Remedy’s logo.Trademark claims for two different versions of the Remedy logo were filed in May 2023, but both of the claims are opposed by Take-Two Interactive.As reported by RespawnFirst, the reason for this opposition is that Take-Two Interactive believes “there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public”.Both trademarks are currently in what is referred to as a ‘cooling-off’ phase which means Remedy has until May to file a counterstatement in opposition to the filing, unless a further extension is agreed before that time by both parties.NME has reached out to Remedy Entertainment for comment.The Alan Wake developer’s new logo was revealed in April 2023, with a blog post at the time explaining the reason behind the change.“As a game development studio, we have come a long way since 1995 when we got our start. Remedy is constantly evolving,” the post explained.Remedy Entertainment and Take Two Interactive are in a trademark dispute over Remedy's logo.Disputed Logo 1: https://t.co/wY29pyReIvDisputed Logo 2: https://t.co/oOlzd47usG pic.twitter.com/FuIMLRtBdj— Jake (@usemyhandle) January 15, 2024“The bullet in the letter R in the old logo represented the era of Max Payne, but the Remedy of now is much bigger than a single game; we have a whole portfolio of games, new and old.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has explained the reasoning behind some of the stranger occurrences in the game.Taking to social media Obbe Vermeij, a former Rockstar North developer, explained why certain planes in San Andreas crashed near the player after confirming that the luck mechanic had nothing to do with it. “That’s just an urban legend”.Vermeij went on to say that the crashes were caused by bugs in the GTA code.

T-Pain is apparently working with Rockstar Games on Grand Theft Auto 6.Speaking to fans during a recent livestream that’s now circulating on social media, T-Pain (real name Faheem Rashad Najm) revealed that he’s working on Grand Theft Auto 6.Responding to a fan question about playing Grand Theft Auto Online, T-Pain explained that he used to be an active member of the GTA role-playing server NoPixel before being asked to quit because of the conflict of interest.“I used to be on NoPixel, then I started working on Grand Theft Auto 6, and [Rockstar] told me I couldn’t do role-play anymore because it kind of goes against [their rules].

Rockstar Games was hacked by a teenager using an Amazon Firestick, a hotel TV and a mobile phone.Last September, over 90 videos and screenshots from Grand Theft Auto 6 surfaced online ahead of the game’s public reveal.Rockstar Games confirmed the “early development footage” had been “illegally accessed and downloaded”. Later that month, a teenager in Oxfordshire was arrested in relation to the hack.In July, it was confirmed that 18-year-old Arion Kurtaj would face 12 offences, including six charges under the Computer Misuse Act, three blackmail charges, and two counts of fraud but was deemed “unfit” to stand trial.Earlier this week, Kurtaj was sentenced to an “indefinite hospital order” with a judge ruling that his skills and desire to commit cyber-crime meant he remained a high risk to the public (via BBC).

Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of Rockstar Games, has hinted that Grand Theft Auto 6 is aiming for a release before April 2025.According to the company’s latest earnings call, Take-Two Interactive anticipates “$8 billion in net bookings” in the fiscal year 2025. That occurs between April 2024 and March 2025, therefore suggesting that the publisher expects a significant release in that window.“We are confident that the actions our teams are taking this year are preparing us for a strong trajectory of growth,” said Take-Two Interactive’s chief financial officer, Lainie Goldstein.“Through our collective efforts, we continue to believe that we are positioning our business for a significant inflection point in fiscal 2025 that will culminate in us delivering new record levels of operating performance next year and beyond.”Previously, CEO Strauss Zelnick suggested in an interview with GamesIndustry.biz that the fiscal year 2025 would show “some great successes” with 36 games to be released in the fiscal years 2025 and 2026.Earlier this year, the teenager who was accused of hacking Rockstar Games’ servers to leak Grand Theft Auto 6 was found unfit to stand trial.

Grand Theft Auto is changing its course of action after Take-Two Interactive‘s legal representatives sent them a cease and desist letter.Smokin J’s BBQ and Boyworldwide were working together to set up a pop up Cluckin’ Bell and Burger Shot at Comic Con San Diego this week, per Rockstar Intel‘s report. However, Smokin J’s BBQ has had to let Grand Theft Auto fans down lightly because Take-Two Interactive did not grant its permission for this imitation of its intellectual property.“Last Night, we received a cease and desist letter from the law firm representing Take-Two Interactive.

Rockstar has issued copyright strikes to Mike Dailly, the creator of Grand Theft Auto (GTA), over YouTube videos of a prototype for the first game in the series.Taking to Twitter yesterday (August 21), Dailly accused Rockstar of “issuing copyright strikes to any GTA video they can find,” including his own prototype videos. “So now they’re trying to block all release of anyone’s work on a game – and any old development footage,” added Dailly.In a separate post, Dailly confirmed that he has “now removed all GTA dev stuff” from his YouTube channel. “Only direct examples of my own work are left – work that was never used in GTA, but ‘inspired’ parts of its evolution,” said Dailly.

Grand Theft Auto has revealed that the game’s tank started out as a pedestrian on a car.Stewart Waterson, an artist at DMA Design in the 1990s, shared some insight into the game with Gamerhub. He and coder Ian Johnson pushed for Race’n’Chase, originally a driving game, to be turned into a game about crime – i.e.

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition (GTA: The Trilogy) think they may have a clue towards the next Rockstar Games title in the series.This comes as the developer has apologised over the state of the trilogy’s launch and offered to give anyone who buys the game in the next six months free copies of the original games in GTA: The Trilogy on PC as they go back up for sale.So, what’s this clue to Grand Theft Auto 6 players think they’ve found? A picture of a house, of course.

Rockstar Games has issued an apology over the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition(GTA: The Trilogy) and done a U-turn on delisting the original games from online PC stores.This comes from an official statement earlier today by the developer, which reads: “Firstly, we want to sincerely apologise to everyone who has encountered issues playing these games.“The Grand Theft Auto series — and the games that make up this iconic trilogy — are as special to us as we know they

Grand Theft Auto (GTA) projects have responded to Take-Two‘s lawsuit over the project, using fair use and implied license/abandonment as a defence.Back in September Take-Two filed a lawsuit over the re3 and reVC fan projects (which reversed engineered both GTA 3 and Vice City), claiming they constitute copyright infringement.

Take-Two has sent DMCA claims to mod hosting site LibertyCity.net which has forced GTA 4 save files offline.The website owners have said that two Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claims have been sent to them by Take-Two Interactive.

GTA: The Trilogy is still unavailable on PC and has been since November 11, despite the return of Rockstar Games Launcher.On November 11 GTA: The Trilogy was pulled from sale on PC after the Rockstar Games Launcher was down for maintenance.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said that he wants GTA and other franchises to “keep going” for as long as the James Bond series of movies.Speaking at the Jefferies Virtual Global Interactive Entertainment Conference, Zelnick – with answers transcribed by VGC – shared his thoughts on the future of Grand Theft Auto.Asked if Take-Two’s core franchises have a limited shelf life or if they can keep going forever, Zelnick said that if a franchise is “really, really great it will keep going”.

GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition is coming to Nintendo Switch, and Rockstar has shared screenshots.Several screenshots show how the remastered Grand Theft Auto games will look when running on the Nintendo Switch. Images show GTA 3, GTA Vice City, and GTA San Andreas, all running on the hardware.

Grand Theft Auto trilogy remasters are indeed real, this time from Rockstar Games itself.Data was found yesterday (October 5) by Rockstar Intel’s @videotech_ (as spotted by PC Gamer) via a Rockstar Launcher update. Within the update lie references to the trilogy’s supposed individual games – GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas.

Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City reverse engineered fan project has been removed for a second time after Take-Two issued another takedown notice.Titled ‘re3’, the project wants to offer “the fully reversed source code” for both games alongside a slew of improvements like a rotatable camera, widescreen support, and no loading screens between islands in the games.Take-Two filed a lawsuit over the projects back in September, with the lawsuit itself stating that the programmers behind the project

Take-Two Interactive has filed a lawsuit against a group of programmers who claim to have reverse engineered the source code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City.As reported in VGC, the suit is targeted at 14 programmers from around the world who have been working together on the ‘re3’ project, which offers “the fully reversed source code” for GTA 3 and GTA: VC, including unofficial ports to handheld platforms like the Nintendo Switch, Wii U and PlayStation Vita.The ports also

Saints Row website appears to be teasing a new entry in the series, with other teasers suggesting fans could hear more very soon.The graffiti filled wall teaser can be viewed on the series website here, and right in the middle of it is the word ‘rebooting’. Despite being cryptic on the surface, it’s obvious that Saints Row is coming back in some capacity.It’s likely though that we’ll see more of the upcoming title at Gamescom Opening Night Live on August 25.

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.In the 150-second clip, titled “Grand Transfer Announcement: Real Betis” striker Aitor Ruiba moves with vintage PS2-era swagger as he rides a scooter, trades a toy mascot for a water bottle and avoids a job vacancy at a pizzeria before arriving at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium.Once inside, Ruiba receives a football shirt, meets up with fellow player Guido Rodriguez and (spoiler alert) succeeds in signing Germán Pezzella by handing him the Betis shirt.

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has said he would love to adapt Grand Theft Auto into a film.During a new episode of Hot Ones with First We Feast, a YouTube interview series where celebrities chat and eat spicy wings, the actor chatted with host Sean Evans about his video game background, from being the voice of Spyro the Dragon as well as appearing in God Of War.Sean Evans then went on to ask Wood if there is a game he thinks is ready to be adapted to the big screen.“The universe of GTA lends

Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two Interactive has issued copyright takedown notices for several mods on LibertyCity.net.A post yesterday (August 10) from the site, which hosts mods for games made by Rockstar Games, noted that the publisher had claimed a number of mods with DMCA strikes.As reported in PC Gamer, the removed mods included material from Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City and San Andreas, but also other non-GTA games such as Manhunt and Bully.

Grand Theft Auto III and GTA: Vice City are once again available to download after being taken down by Take-Two.Take-Two, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, had filed a DMCA claim against the project which led to them being taken offline.

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