Rockstar set up an LA studio for GTA 6 NPC work after projections its co-head called 'horrifying'
Rockstar co-head Rob Nelson told Bloomberg that GTA 6 NPC workload projections were 'horrifying', PC Gamer reports. The load was one reason the release moved from May to November.
Reality
- Evidence40
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+10
- Incentives
- Not scored
- Confidence45
Take-Two's outsourced takedown blitz struck a journalist for posting public court orders
Stephen Totilo lost his X account over screenshots of public court orders, on a notice that argued trademark law using a copyright form; GameStop got struck for running the screenshot Rockstar hands to the press.
Reality
- Evidence54
- Adoption
- Not scored
- Hype gap+22
- Incentives62
- Confidence61
Sony's motion to dismiss argues purchases were licenses, not ownership, and defends its arbitration terms
Four buyers say a $70 download was sold to them as a purchase. Sony's answer is that its terms sat next to the button and its arbitration clause binds, which would leave AB 2426's plain-language rule for some other court to read.
Reality
- Evidence56
- Adoption81
- Hype gap+19
- Incentives74
- Confidence55
The Extended Look pinned blended cutscenes, a focus-meter combat system and a six-star wanted meter to November 19. A good part of the feature list circulating afterwards came from IGN and from a leak account, not Rockstar.
Perspective Coverage
3 publishers
- Builder
- Builder 50%
- Operator
- Operator 27%
- Investor
- Investor 23%
Reality
- Evidence61
- Adoption29
- Hype gap+24
- Incentives79
- Confidence68
More than a week after a playable build began leaking, the studio's first public letter apologises for delays, thanks fans and asks for patience. It never mentions the source or the hole.
Reality
- Evidence78
- Adoption62
- Hype gap+18
- Incentives72
- Confidence70
buildOne report1 publisher A DMCA notice over one GitHub repo now asks Microsoft for MachineGuids from three Discord servers
Take-Two's August 20 subpoenas seek install-level Windows identifiers, login IPs and OneDrive contents for every account that spoke in three servers since June 1. The predicate is a single repo takedown.
Reality
- Evidence62
- Adoption34
- Hype gap−12
- Incentives68
- Confidence55