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What the £350 Grand Theft Auto ‘collector’s box’ says about the escalating cost of gaming

What the £350 Grand Theft Auto ‘collector’s box’ says about the escalating cost of gaming

The launch of a collector’s box hints at a new reality: the kinds of games I grew up with are becoming a luxury item, locked behind a forbidding spending barrier • Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here As a parent (and partner) to a habitual collector, I do feel like an unwelcome portion of my life is occupied by an endless war against stuff. Surfaces in my home ceaselessly accumulate piles of random objects: a JoyCon wrist strap, a sticker sheet, an unidentifiable plastic piece of a toy or gizmo, an Xbox 360 controller with no batteries, cases for Switch cartridges lost down the side of the sofa … Stuff encroaches everywhere, especially in a gaming household. Much as I regret the imminent disappearance of physical games , I do not regret the extra space I have in my attic as a result of switching almost entirely to downloaded games over the last decade or so. Speaking of the imminent disappearance of physical games: Rockstar recently announced a £350 ($400) “collector’s box” of Grand Theft Auto 6 goodies … that doesn’t include the game itself. Not even a download code. The Grand Theft Auto VI: The Goodtime State – Vice City Collection, to give it its full and unwieldy name, contains a hat, a bag, a pair of sunglasses, a figurine, a poster and more, including a mirror and a “swizzle spoon” that looks, unambigiously, like a cocaine spoon. The game retails at £70, so if you want something to play alongside all your stuff, you’re looking at an outlay of £420. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Ex-Rockstar Boss Dan Houser Doesn't Play a Lot of Open-World Games – and Doesn't Plan to Play GTA 6

Ex-Rockstar Boss Dan Houser Doesn't Play a Lot of Open-World Games – and Doesn't Plan to Play GTA 6

Dan Houser, the former co-boss of Rockstar Games and former creative director on the Grand Theft Auto series, doesn't play a lot of open-world games. And he doesn't plan on playing GTA 6 either. But it's for a good creative reason: he doesn't want to be influenced by them as he works on his two new game projects at his new enterprise, Absurd Ventures.

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Oct 2, 2026 · byIGN
Dan Houser on Leaving ‘GTA 6’ Studio Rockstar Games, Starting an Absurd New Company and Why He Doesn’t Play Open-World Games Anymore

Dan Houser on Leaving ‘GTA 6’ Studio Rockstar Games, Starting an Absurd New Company and Why He Doesn’t Play Open-World Games Anymore

“Red Dead Redemption” and “Grand Theft Auto” mastermind Dan Houser is ready to spill the first significant details about his next video game projects. The co-founder and former head writer of Rockstar Games is currently developing two titles at his new media company, Absurd Ventures, which he formally launched in 2023 following his 2020 exit […]

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Oct 2, 2026 · byVariety
GTA 6 completely "re-engineered" Rockstar's weather systems to "achieve a sense of scale we haven't felt before," adding hurricanes, rainbows and heavy rain

GTA 6 completely "re-engineered" Rockstar's weather systems to "achieve a sense of scale we haven't felt before," adding hurricanes, rainbows and heavy rain

If you thought Red Dead Redemption 2 's heavy winds and even heavier rain looked impressive, you might be happy to learn that Rockstar Games went back and "re-engineered our weather system" for GTA 6 . Hurricanes, rainbows and "vertiginous cumulonimbus clouds" are all part of the upcoming open worlder. Read more

Sep 30, 2026 · byEurogamer
Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands

Suspected ShinyHunters leader arrested in the Netherlands

Dutch police say they arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man in connection with ShinyHunters, the hacking group that claimed responsibility for high-profile attacks on Ticketmaster, Rockstar Games, and more recently, the FBI. In a press release, Dutch authorities state that they arrested the suspect on September 15th - just days before the hacking group claimed to […]

Sep 29, 2026 · byThe Verge
Rockstar’s other open world holds up just fine, 16 years later

Rockstar’s other open world holds up just fine, 16 years later

🎮 With less than 60 days left till the long-anticipated launch of GTA VI — Rockstar Games’ most ambitious project to date — we’re revisiting some of the gaming studio’s most classic titles. The game is set to be its magnum opus, pulling together everything that has made all its games iconic, alongside exciting new […] The post Rockstar’s other open world holds up just fine, 16 years later appeared first on EnterpriseAM Egypt .

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Sep 25, 2026 · byEnterpriseAM Egypt