Red Dead Redemption 2 is climbing up the sales charts, surpassing Nintendo's best-selling Mario Kart game ever. As part of Take-Two's latest earnings report, the company disclosed that the 2018 open-world Western sold another 2 million copies in the past three months to climb to 79 million overall.
In reaching that mark, Red Dead Redemption 2 has surpassed 2014's Mario Kart 8 on the list for all-time game sales. Mario Kart 8 has sold 78.02 million units--this includes 69.56 million units...
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One of the biggest stories in gaming this year is EA's pending $55 billion deal to be sold to a investor consortium led by Saudi Arabia. The sale could have ripple effects across the wider industry, and now Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has weighed in with his thoughts about it all.
Speaking during Take-Two's latest earnings briefing, Zelnick said he is "not sure" about how the competitive market could shake out if EA does indeed go private. This would leave Take-Two the last publicly...
CKRD is getting the band back together, as the company behind several controllers for rhythm games has teased a new drum kit for 2026. The reveal trailer was short, but it did show off what looks like a comprehensive drum kit that includes four color-coded pads, three cymbals, and a pedal.
Beyond that teaser, CKRD mentioned on its blog post that it aims to use the lessons it learned from previous releases and fan feedback to create "something truly great" for players. The full reveal will...
While the biggest news out of Take-Two's latest earnings call was a disappointing 6 month delay for GTA 6, CEO Strauss Zelnick also took some time to discuss the success of August release Mafia: The Old Country. The prequel title was priced at just $50 on release, a gamble that Zelnick says paid off.
A Mafia prequel set in Sicily in the early 1900s, Mafia: The Old Country is more linear and story-driven than other games in the franchise. 2K games promoted the title as a polished, condensed...
Three World of Nintendo Metroid Prime action figure packs from Jakks Pacific are available at Walmart. All three are officially licensed by Nintendo and listed for budget-friendly prices. For $25, fans can get a 6-inch Metroid figure with UV lighting. Walmart also has a pair of smaller action figure 3-packs for $15 each. The Metroid Prime Bounty Hunter Diorama Set includes Samus Aran and two Metroids, while the Chozo Power Suit Figure Set features Samus in three different suits.
The $15...
Take-Two's story of the day may be Grand Theft Auto 6's delay to late 2026, but the company's investor call also revealed some info about its other titles. Borderlands 4 fell short of the publisher's sales expectations despite the biggest launch in franchise history and its debut as the third-highest selling game of 2025.
While speaking with The Game Business, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick laid the blame for Borderlands 4's performance on the optimization problems plaguing the PC port.
"The...
Take-Two Interactive is using some AI tools in areas of its business that aren't creative, but the company is not looking to use those tools to replace any staff, CEO Strauss Zelnick said during Take-Two's November earnings call.
"I think there are plenty of areas of business where the tools we have rolled out at the enterprise are helping us. We are not either using this as an excuse to, or frankly seeing the opportunity to, reduce headcount," Zelnick said on the call, answering a question...
Major League Baseball wrapped up its 2025 season last week, and now, Sony San Diego Studios is looking ahead to the 13th iteration of MLB The Show. As expected, MLB The Show 26 is in development and the team behind the game is pulling the curtain back on a few of the features that will be included.
Sony shared the MLB The Show 26 details on the official PlayStation blog. Next year's game will introduce Road To The Show's high school and college modes, as well as a focus on players'...
In Arc Raiders, Celeste has requested that you find two of her journals she left topside, and it's going to take a bit of effort to round them up. In the aptly-titled Celeste's Journal quest in Arc Raiders, you'll need to visit two separate locations on opposite ends of the Dam Battlegrounds map to collect this trader's possessions, so strap in for quite a raid.
If you want to make things easier on yourself for Celeste's Journals, you'll want to equip an augment with a safe pocket, as...
Skydance Games is once again pushing back its upcoming action game, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra--although it hasn't given any new details about when to expect the game, except "beyond early 2026."
The publisher announced the delay on its Twitter. "Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is an ambitious project, and we are committed to ensuring it meets the level of quality that our team, players, and fans expect," the announcement reads.
To that end, Skydance Games, which already delayed the game to...
As part of Take-Two's earnings report today, the company confirmed that Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed and is now coming November 19, 2026. That is a delay of 5 months and 24 days from its previously scheduled May 26, 2026 release date.
"We are sorry for adding additional time to what we realize has been a long wait, but these extra months will allow us to finish the game with the level of polish you have come to expect and deserve," Rockstar said.
Take-Two's stock price...
Despite debuting over 20 years ago, Dance Dance Revolution still has players dedicated to it. Now, one player has taken his love for the game to the next level by breaking a new world record for the longest video game marathon. It only took 144 hours over the course of six days, and years of training before making the attempt.
As documented on the official site for Guinness World Records, Hungarian gamer Szabolcs Csépe--who also goes by GrassHopper--pulled off his feat between October...
Battlefield 6 has largely been well-received by players, but it's not as if it can't be improved. In particular, Battlefield 6 fans have been requesting bigger maps in Conquest, and they didn't wait around for Battlefield Studios to do it. Instead, a handful of fans have created their own big maps with Battlefield Portal and REDSEC.
Reddit users andy_6170 and kurtinthegrind have joined forces to create Club House, a Conquest play area that has plenty of space for large scale battles to...
Arc Raiders has been out for a week now, but how is the game performing commercially? Quite well, it appears. According to Alinea Analytics, the PvPvE game from Embark Studios has sold 2.5 million copies already, bringing in gross revenue of $100 million+ in its first seven days.
The $40 game is having the most success sales-wise on Steam, where the research firm estimated it's sold about 1.7 million copies, or 69.2% of total sales. PlayStation followed with 400,000 units and Xbox brought...
Fortnite's collaboration with KPop Demon Hunters is not done yet, if new leaks are to be believed. The first wave of the collab saw a bundle of skins based on the HUNTR/X trio hit the item shop, while the seasonal Horde Rush mode got a KPop Demon Hunters-themed makeover. Now, word is that KPop Demon Hunters will return to Fortnite with a jam track for the song "Golden."
The KPop Demon Hunters collab was noticeably missing any jam tracks or dance emotes with music from the Netflix film. That...
Square Enix is enacting a round of mass layoffs, according to multiple reports. IGN and VGC reported that Square Enix informed affected staff today that cuts are being made as part of a "fundamental restructuring of the overseas publishing organization," referring to the company's Western business.
Cuts are beng made in Europe and America to help Square Enix become more "lean" and "agile," president Takashi Kiryu told staff. The extent of the cuts was not confirmed, but VGC reported that at...
Epic Games has acknowledged a mistake with its new Simpsons update in Fortnite pertaining to the character Apu Nahasapeemapetilon.
After the new season began, people quickly noticed that an image of Apu shows the character with the same yellow skin tone as his fellow The Be Sharps quartet members Homer, Barney, and Principal Skinner.
This was a mistake and Epic will fix it. "This wasn't intentional. It's being adjusted in our next release," Epic said.
The picture can be found in Moe's...
Arc Raiders' in-game store has just received a fresh update for any players looking to brave the mech-ridden wasteland in some stylish new gear. Even Scrappy, everyone's favorite rooster, is getting in on the fun.
Alongside a new patch, Arc Raiders has some new looks for the fashion-forward players by way of the new Wilderness Scout and Leviathan sets. The former is the more affordable of the two and will cost players 1,150 raider tokens, which translates to $10. The latter, which is a bit...
Amazon has revealed the next batch of PC games that'll be coming to Prime Gaming in November, and this month, you can explore the Borderlands, cook up a scrumptious meal, and explore dungeons that might contain dragons.
As a reminder, all of the free games that you claim through Prime Gaming are yours to keep forever, even if your subscription expires. If you aren't a member, you can sign up for Amazon Prime for as little as one month to take advantage of the subscription and the freebies...
In 2023, Relic Entertainment's real-time strategy game, Company of Heroes 3, dived into rarely explored corners of World War 2 by letting players control Allied Forces during the invasion of Italy as well as Axis soldiers during their attempt to conquer North Africa. Later this month, Relic is adding a new Battlegroup DLC, Endure & Defy, which may shake up the war during multiplayer and co-op/skirmish vs, A.I. fights.
Each of the four factions is getting their own battlegroup. The U.S...