You won’t want to miss this week’s industry shocks — from a concrete GTA VI window to a surprise new Activision studio — all wrapped up with a cheeky weekend prompt.
Take-Two Tightens the GTA VI Window and Drops Sales Figures
Take-Two’s latest financial filing narrows Rockstar’s next blockbuster to autumn 2025, clarifying the broad “2025” hint dropped with GTA VI’s first trailer. That rules out the early-2025 rumors that circulated after the teaser.
The report also updated lifetime sales numbers for the publisher’s flagship titles: Grand Theft Auto V is now said to have sold roughly 200 million copies (up from “over 195 million” previously), while Red Dead Redemption 2 sits at about 64 million units.
One awkward note from the company’s CEO, Strauss Zelnick: he asserted that Take-Two did not close studios Roll7 and Intercept Games. Public reporting, however, indicates those teams are closed or in the process of closure — a discrepancy that drew attention alongside the sales and release updates. The filing also teased that 2K will showcase a new entry from one of its “biggest and most beloved” series during upcoming summer events.
Summer Game Fest Partners Rolled Out — Nintendo Missing So Far
Geoff Keighley has published the initial list of partners for Summer Game Fest, and it’s the usual mix: over 50 developers and publishers are named among the collaborators. Notably absent is Nintendo. Keighley and the event team say more participants will be revealed, so speculation is already heating up ahead of the June 7 showcase.
Activision’s New Polish Studio Aims for a Narrative AAA IP
Activision has launched Elsewhere, a studio based in Poland. According to the announcement, Elsewhere won’t be assigned to Call of Duty; instead, its brief is to craft a brand-new narrative-driven AAA franchise with ambitions to “define the genre.” Reporting suggests the studio has ties to Infinity Ward Poland and that a June 2022 job listing referenced an open-world RPG — details that add weight to the idea the new team is working on a large-scale, story-focused project.
This Weekend and What to Expect Next Week
With all these announcements — and the Recarga Activa episode from May 17, 2024 keeping things lively — the editorial team says next week will bring reminders and predictions for the season’s summer showcases. Before that, they want to know what readers and listeners will be playing over the weekend, so don’t forget to share your plans.
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