An English artist has reacted to a purported offer from Rockstar Games to include his band Heaven 17’s 1983 song “Temptation” in Grand Theft Auto VI, saying the offer of $7,500 was “extremely low.”Martyn Ware, 68, said on social media that he was recently contacted by his team to discuss an offer from Rockstar Games about the possibility of putting “Temptation” in GTA VI. Ware said he was “naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way,” that is, until he saw the actual offer: $7,500.Ware said this amount would have covered “a buyout of any future royalties from the game–forever.” Ware went on to (incorrectly) state that GTA VI has already grossed $8.6 billion and that he believes he was low-balled because having the song in GTA VI could generate “exposure” for t…
Read moreJoker writer-director Todd Phillips has confirmed that Arthur Fleck, the character played by Joaquin Phoenix in the Joker movie series, was never intended to be the real Joker. In an interview, Phillips said Fleck, through Joker and Joker: Folie à Deux, was only an “unwitting” leader that had the title Joker put upon him. This story contains spoilers for the Todd Phillips Joker movie series. At the end of Folie à Deux, Fleck confesses to his crimes during his murder trial because he comes to understand that the entire system is corrupt and the only way to fix it is to “burn it all down,” Phillips told Entertainment Weekly. This is also when Fleck realizes he is not really the Joker.”When those guards kill that kid in the [hospital] he realizes that dres…
Read moreMicrosoft has confirmed its plans for Tokyo Game Show this year, and the company is teasing that there will be news about “games coming to Xbox Game Pass.”Microsoft’s TGS 2024 broadcast takes place on Thursday, September 26, beginning at 7 PM local time in Japan. That works out to 3 AM PT, 6 AM ET, and 11 AM in the UK.”We warmly welcome players around the world to tune in as we share content from Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and Bethesda. We’ll also showcase an exciting lineup of games from third-party partners primarily based in Japan and across Asia, including games coming to Xbox Game Pass,” Microsoft said.During the Xbox briefing at TGS in 2023, Microsoft announced a range of titles coming to Game Pass, including Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy, Persona 3…
Read moreA free-to-play game will pay for you to play over the coming weeks. Ubisoft has unveiled that there will be log-in rewards for XDefiant starting September 9 that can ultimately end up in players earning $9 in virtual currency for the FPS. Coincidentally, this takes place right after Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s second beta weekend ends.On X, the official XDefiant account shared that the game’s celebrating the end of Season 1 with daily log-in giveaways. The gifts will be doled out to players who log in to the FPS, starting with 100 XCoins on September 9. The rewards will then basically flip-flop between weapon and battle-pass boosters back to XCoins until September 24–that day will feature both presents.
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Read moreThe next free update for No Man’s Sky has arrived, and it introduces a feature that developer Hello Games has wanted to bring to the game for a long time: fishing.The Aquarius update, which arrives alongside the 5.10 patch, adds fishing as a core new feature. “Players can now explore the universe to find their perfect waterside spot, hopping with fish. Sit and relax alone with your thoughts, or stand alongside fellow Travellers as you look out over alien vistas waiting for a bite,” reads a line from the expansion’s description.
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