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 moreHistory is built in layers. This was the key concept Firaxis kept in mind as it planned Civilization VII, the next entry in its long-running 4X strategy series. Civilizations are not static; they rise and fall, and new cultures take over and build on top of them. With Civ VII, Firaxis is aiming to make its playable journey through history more dynamic than ever, capturing how civilizations themselves change and adapt over time.One of the keys to this new approach is a trisected campaign, splitting the historical drama into three distinct “Ages:” Antiquity, Exploration, and Modernity. Each of these roughly tracks to moments and advancements that are familiar for longtime Civ fans, but introducing these eras is aimed at providing better pacing and a sense of culmination for each era, as secu…
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