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Gerrit Graham, Actor in ‘Phantom of the Paradise,’ Screenwriter and Grateful Dead Collaborator, Dies at 77
Gerrit Graham, an actor, screenwriter and songwriter who co-wrote a song for The Grateful Dead, died on Tuesday in Rhinebeck, N.Y. He was 77. He suffered from lung disease, among other ailments. Graham began his career starring alongside Robert De Niro in early Brian de Palma films “Hi Mom!” and “Greetings,” later appearing in films […]
Kotaku
GTA 6 Boss Seems A Bit Grumpy And Defensive While Answering An Investor’s Question About Frequent Delays
During a recent stockholder meeting, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick quibbled about a question
PC Gamer2 outlets
'The PC platform is becoming more and more important,' Take-Two chief says, as we continue to wonder when we're going to get GTA 6
Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 launches in November for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, but is it also going to release on PC? It won't at launch, but history suggests it will come to PC further down the track. Now, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has commented on the company's approach to PC releases generally. At the company's virtual shareholder meeting today , as reported by GamesRadar , Zelnick said Take-Two's general approach is that the company will put out games "for any platforms for which there is a meaningful audience." Intriguingly, Zelnick went on to say that, "the PC is becoming more and more important to our company over time." Again, he was not talking about GTA 6 here, but rather Take-Two's approach to PC generally. In any event, these comments only further the idea that it's a matter of when, not if, GTA 6 comes to PC (of course). Historical precedent for Rockstar's PC
Eurogamer
New 200GB GTA 5 leak suggests Rockstar Games scrapped a massive Liberty City DLC, and reportedly includes very early GTA 6 work
Rockstar Games ' latest leak seemingly includes a nearly 200GB version of GTA 5 's source code, suggesting the developer started and then scrapped plans for a Liberty City DLC, alongside very early files related to GTA 6 . Read more
GameSpot
Very Large Man Could Join Helldivers Movie After A Different Very Large (Aqua)Man Dropped Out
Sony's upcoming Helldivers movie remains in development, and now a key piece of news has surfaced. According to Deadline , Reacher star Alan Ritchson will replace Jason Momoa as the lead, following Momoa's departure earlier this year . Justin Lin, known for his work on the Fast & Furious and Star Trek franchises, remains attached to the Helldivers movie as director. Alan Ritchson in Reacher. The movie is set for release in theaters on November 10, 2027. Ritchson is reportedly going to play one of the helldivers, with other cast to be revealed later. Shams Jorjani, the CEO of Helldivers developer Arrowhead, has said he hopes the movie violently kills off celebrities . Beyond the Helldivers movie, Ritchson has said he's a big fan of Activision's Call of Duty franchise and would be up for a role in the upcoming movie . While Momoa won't be in the Helldivers movie, he is set to appear in Oct
Kotaku
Japanese Studios Have ‘Staff Retention Of 97 Percent’ Because They Pay Executives Less And Avoided Getting ‘Swept Up In The Live-Service Trend,’ Says Expert
According to Amir Satvat, who runs ASGC’s Games Industry Layoffs Tracker, Japanese studios are prone to doing weird stuff like not over-hiring and producing sure-fire hits based on popular IPs