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All the latest Red Dead Redemption 2 news for 2026: updates, patches, DLC, discounts and events. Fresh game news every day on VGTimes.
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Digital Foundry has published a technical analysis of Grand Theft Auto VI's gameplay demo, saying the biggest visual gains show up in its character work, hair, and lighting. The outlet also noted that the PS5 version already shows a few compromises, especially in reflections.
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September 3, 2026

Grand Theft Auto VI's NPC systems are at least 10 years ahead of the industry, according to Berkay Dursun, an AI programmer at IO Interactive. He said that after footage from the game appeared online, making it clear he was reacting to what Rockstar Games has shown rather than to any internal access.
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August 30, 2026

Furries, a TV cartoon series, and racing-game-grade tuning — what was shown at a closed-door GTA 6 preview
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August 30, 2026

Rob Nelson, co-founder and head of Rockstar North, described in an interview one of the strangest interaction chains in the game. It goes like this: if someone on the street is walking their dog and the animal relieves itself, you wait for the owner to clean up after it with a doggy bag. Then you hit the person, they drop the bag, and you pick it up and hurl its contents at somebody else. The mechanic wasn't shown in any of the released footage — the developer confirmed it verbally.
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August 29, 2026

In the extended Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, Rockstar Games showed an in-game advertisement, and Reddit user DangerousLeo managed to recognize the location from Red Dead Redemption 2. It took him just five minutes to pinpoint the exact spot on the map. GTA 6 is still scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026.
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August 28, 2026

In previous entries in the series, the player was the most dangerous force in the city: the crowd scattered at the first gunshot and had no agency of its own. In Grand Theft Auto VI, that changes. Rockstar North co-head Rob Nelson has revealed that players won't be as overpowered as before — violence is no longer their monopoly.
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August 28, 2026

Rockstar North co-head Rob Nelson has compared Grand Theft Auto VI to Red Dead Redemption 2 — not on setting, but on how its world is built.
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August 28, 2026

Rockstar North co-head Rob Nelson has revealed that his own playthrough of Grand Theft Auto VI took around 80 hours. In that time he completed the main story and a handful of side missions — the ones whose consequences feed back into the narrative.
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August 28, 2026

Rockstar Games showed nearly 30 minutes of actual gameplay from Grand Theft Auto VI, and the footage was captured on a standard PlayStation 5 — not a PS5 Pro. That's exactly what became the main talking point after the showcase: the game looks outstanding, but the hardware in the base consoles is visibly limiting it.
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August 28, 2026

New deals on popular PC and console games have appeared in our game deals aggregator. The service automatically scans dozens of digital storefronts worldwide—including official platforms like Steam, PlayStation Store, and Epic Games Store—to help you find the best available prices.
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July 30, 2026

In a Kiwi Talkz interview, former Rockstar producer John Riccio said the studio's release order reflects how it allocates resources, with console versions taking priority before PC ports are built out later. He made the point while discussing delayed PC releases at Rockstar Games.
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July 13, 2026

Red Dead Redemption 2 has unexpectedly found itself at the center of a loud dispute. The outlet Polygon published a provocative column whose author urged readers to "finally admit, years later," that Rockstar's western is a "terrible game." And that's despite the fact that, technically and artistically, the project has long been considered one of the industry's benchmarks. The reaction wasn't long in coming — but it turned out far more heated and divided than anyone might have expected.
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July 4, 2026

Rockstar Games is signaling a major shift for GTA 6 Online, as new job listings reveal plans for fully customizable dedicated servers and expanded community features. These positions, centered on the company's Creator Platform, describe technologies that would let players create, publish, and manage their own game modes and servers. Grand Theft Auto 6 is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2026, for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and already has a PlayStation Store and Xbox Store page.
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July 3, 2026

In May, subscribers to Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tiers are getting one of the most stacked lineups in recent memory, with a mix of major blockbusters, story-driven hits, niche gems, and even a cult classic for Premium members.
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May 13, 2026

Even working on GTA 5, Red Dead Redemption, and Overwatch 2 no longer guarantees a stable future in the games industry. Rockstar and Blizzard veteran Rob Carr (Rob Carr) admitted that, despite 20 years of experience, he still cannot find a job.
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April 6, 2026

The YouTube channel The Gameverse has released an in-depth comparison between the recently launched RPG Crimson Desert and Red Dead Redemption 2, which originally came out in 2018.
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March 24, 2026

Gamers don't fully understand how hard times the gaming industry is going through. It gets to the point where Rockstar developers with a track record that you can only dream of can't find a job for years. This was stated by journalist Reece "Kiwi Talkz" Reilly.
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February 20, 2026

It seems that the first scandal broke out around Crimson Desert. Moreover, the reason was the developers disputes about the genre of the game just a month before its release.
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February 20, 2026

Crimson Desert has every chance of becoming the game of the year, and if Grand Theft Auto 6 suddenly fails, then this issue will be resolved by itself. This was stated by former Rockstar Games animator Mike York.
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February 18, 2026

Roger Clark, the voice actor behind Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, received an unusual request on Cameo. The platform is typically used for ordering personalized greetings from celebrities, but this time a fan asked Clark to record an apology for his fiancée. The man had accidentally deleted her save file — she had already completed about two-thirds of the game and had chosen only honorable decisions throughout her playthrough.
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February 16, 2026

Red Dead Redemption 2 may finally receive an updated version for current-gen consoles — and it could happen as soon as 2026. A 4K, 60 FPS enhanced edition remains one of the most anticipated re-releases out there, with rumors swirling around it for years.
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February 7, 2026

Grand Theft Auto 5 was released in 2013, but still continues to show impressive sales. According to the latest Take-Two Interactive report, 225 million copies of this game have been sold.
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February 4, 2026

Seven years after the release of Red Dead Redemption 2, fans are still finding ways to surprise — this time by literally turning the game into a Pokémon-like RPG. Content creator and former engineer Blurbs has released a mod that reimagines Rockstar’s western as a “creature-catching” role-playing game with battles, creature types, and even equivalents of gym leaders.
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February 4, 2026

Nintendo is planning to seriously expand its library of games for the Switch 2 in the near future. Moreover, we are talking about the largest projects that have already been released on other platforms.
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January 28, 2026

Version Red Dead Redemption 2 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S is most likely in development right now. However, do not expect the game to be released soon, because Rockstar does not want to compete with its own projects. This was told by an insider Reece Reilly.
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January 27, 2026

Former Rockstar Games employee Mike York believes the studio may have already begun development on its next major project — whether that’s a new entry in the Grand Theft Auto series or a continuation of Red Dead Redemption.
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January 16, 2026

Community Red Dead Redemption 2 continues to solve the mystery from the developers, found seven years after the game's release. It looks like the answers are even closer now.
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January 15, 2026

Rockstar Games has launched the Cfx Marketplace—an official, curated digital storefront for user-generated content on FiveM and RedM. The platform allows creators to legally distribute and sell their mods for GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 servers.
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January 14, 2026

Former Rockstar developer Adam Butterworth spoke about the new Easter egg that players Red Dead Redemption 2 was unexpectedly found seven years after the game's release. He shared that he was very surprised by the result.
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January 9, 2026

The Red Dead Redemption 2 community has been shaken by a truly major discovery: players have uncovered a completely new mystery created by Rockstar Games itself that had gone unnoticed since the game’s release. This is not cut content or a bug, but a fully fledged Easter egg deliberately hidden by the developers all the way back in version 1.00.
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January 5, 2026

80% of gamers do not believe that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released in the fall of 2026. According to many players, Rockstar has again set approximate deadlines that have little to do with reality.
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January 5, 2026

A new mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 fixes one of the game’s strangest limitations — the fact that you could only get clean by using camp barrels or paying for a hotel bath.
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December 26, 2025

A possible list of games slated for free giveaways on the Epic Games Store during the holiday period has surfaced online, originally published on Chinese social media.
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December 14, 2025

The sci-fi thriller Fort Solis will be released on Xbox Series X|S consoles on December 19th. This was announced by developers from the studios of Fallen Leaf and Black Drakkar Games.
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December 11, 2025

A hypothetical Red Dead Redemption 2 film now has its first volunteer for the role of Arthur Morgan. Jeffrey Dean Morgan — known for The Boys, The Walking Dead, and Supernatural — says he would gladly take the part.
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December 10, 2025
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