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GTA V Story Mode DLC May Not Be Coming After All
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has thrown the future of GTA V Story mode DLC into doubt during an earnings conference
When GTA V was first announced for consoles Rockstar Games talked about story mode DLC that they planned to release somewhere down the line. Since then the game has received small DLC packs like Heists and has made its way onto PC with a multiplayer feature. All great content that fans have been thrilled with but it didn’t stop them from asking when new story mode content would be coming. This week during a Take-Two earnings conference an analyst might have gotten the answer out of the company’s CEO.
During the conference an analyst asked Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick the straight forward question of when we could expect to see story mode DLC for GTA V. The answer that he received has thrown everyone for a loop:
Analyst: “When you had originally launched GTA V, I believe that you had said that there was going to be some story-based DLC content shipping eventually. And obviously we’re [now] over a year past the game’s launch. Is that still something that you have planned? I’m sure you’re not going to talk about timing, but is that something that’s still in the pipeline for you guys?”
Zelnick: “No, we haven’t discussed any story-based downloadable content. We did talk about the Heists and they’ve been released.”
What makes Zelnick’s response doubly confusing is that in April 2014 Rockstar specifically said that story mode DLC was in the making in the Rockstar Newswire. Saying “Later this year, look for even more additions to both Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, including more holiday-themed updates, some very exciting Story Mode DLC and much more.” The only problem is that they have never officially announced what that content will be.
The most Rockstar has been willing to say about the story mode DLC is that it would continue the story of GTA V’s main characters in San Andreas. It was a vague response that left fans nearly as confused as they are today. So far Rockstar hasn’t come out to say anything about Zelnick’s response, leaving the question hanging up in the air. Take-Two on the other hand reached out to GameSpot to give an official response simply saying that Zelnick misspoke and that they will leave up to Rockstar to announce their games when their ready.
Leaving a complete shadow over whether or not Rockstar has any plans to release story mode DLC for GTA V or not. Until the company decides to come forward and give a response all gamers can do is wonder.
The Starbreeze cooperative multiplayer game Project Baxter is expected to follow PAYDAY. The official Dungeons & Dragons logo is on Starbreeze. However, we do not expect the studio to revere RPG settings like Larian did with Baldur’s Gate 3.
Starbreeze will develop and publish Project Baxter in 2026 for all major platforms. The company says it “will carry the signature Starbreeze game cornerstones of cooperative multiplayer, lifetime commitment through a Games as a Service model, community engagement, and a larger than life experience.”
Forgive the skepticism, but PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze’s latest release, lagged behind due to server issues that the CEO had to apologize for, taking two months to release the heist shooter’s first patch. It’s a disappointing story that may have gone unnoticed in a year with The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, Kong: Rise of Skull Island, and The Walking Dead: Destinies.
Would you like a Starbreeze multiplayer live service D&D game? Is this to capitalize on the setting’s moment between Baldur’s Gate and the surprising good Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves?
Konami promised that free-to-play soccer sim eFootball would add PES’ massively popular Master League mode, but while this month’s v3.20 update will add more solo content, you’ll have to wait. My League lets you play full seasons as a single player with changing weather and exclusive rewards to reduce the wait.
You’ll replace a real team from your league, like England or Italy. The gacha system unlocks players that you’ll use to fight the AI and win the table. Play through the mode as many times as you want, with custom cutscenes and other features to track your progress. It all seems like a way to make dream team gameplay appealing to offline players.
Online play is also getting better. A new tier system will match you with players of similar skill levels, and co-op will soon let you join strangers instead of friends. You can use emojis to discuss your matches’ successes and failures or strategize with new allies.
We assume new cards with perks will allow Konami to create “rarer” versions of players when they perform certain real-life feats. A new login feature will include a penalty-taking minigame where you must score a goal to climb a ladder and unlock in-game rewards like virtual currency. For now, that’s it.
The critically panned game improves, but not as fast as former PES fans would like. The gameplay is good, and there are more things to do, but without that meaty single-player mode, old-school franchise fans will always rank it lower. Konami should revive one of the best solo sports game modes soon.
We expected it to be big, but this big? Only ten hours after Rockstar unceremoniously released GTA 6’s trailer after an unexpected leak, it has over 50 million views. This video is the top trending video on YouTube worldwide, ignoring mirrors from IGN and Gamespot.
Instead of waiting until later today, the developer released the first footage of the latest Grand Theft Auto after a watermarked version leaked on Twitter. The team is understandably upset, but the video’s overwhelming response will reassure it. It has 50 million views and 6.5 million likes.
This could reach 100 million by the end of the day as it’s shared worldwide and fans search for Easter eggs and secrets. How many times have you seen the new trailer?
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