The Rockstar Games co-founder’s Absurd Ventures reveals first wave of comedy talent joining its animation and video game universe, with debut animated shorts set to screen at a Netflix Is A Joke Festival event in Los Angeles on May 7.
The highly anticipated next installment in the ‘GTA’ video game franchise, which takes place in the fictional state of Leonida, home of Vice City and beyond, is now set to release May 26, 2026.
According to CEO Strauss Zelnick, the ‘Tales of the Shire’ developer was sold so that the company, ‘could focus our resources on growing our core businesses for the long term;’ the details of the deal were not disclosed.
$12.7 billion deal will create a diversified video game, interactive, and mobile entertainment giant; popular titles from the two companies range from ‘Grand Theft Auto’ and ‘Red Dead Redemption’ to ‘Harry Potter: Puzzles and Spells’ and ‘Words With Friends.’
Former Rockstar Games developer releases historically accurate choose-your-own-adventure game documenting events from Iran’s 1979 revolution.
