Tue, May 11th 2021 8:03pm
Timothy Geigner
The strange flip-flop by Rockstar Games on being open and cool with its fans continues. By way of context and a bit of throat clearing, recall that Rockstar is both the company that whipped out the ban-hammer on
Grand Theft Auto 5 players over the use of mods, and the company that paid out money to a modder that fixed that same games long loading times. In addition, Rockstar is both the company that happily used intellectual property to try to silence a documentary while also being the company that enthusiastically embraced gamers making short films out of
Battlefield. Updated on 11 May 2021
EA Play Live, the publisher s big annual announcement show, will be held this year on 22nd July.
That s a month later than 2021 s digital-only E3 event, which is dated for 12th to 15th June.
EA has not been a major part of E3 for years, instead opting to hold its own EA Play events elsewhere. E3 is traditionally held at the Los Angeles Convention Centre, while in recent years EA has housed its own show at the same time a few miles away up in Hollywood.
Still, EA Play has traditionally been held alongside E3, rather than a month later.
GTA 6 Release Date News Could Disappoint A Lot Of Fans
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Rumors about the game have been rife for years
Job listings by Rockstar Games triggered speculations that it might launch soon
Recent news about its release date says otherwise
Fans remain hopeful that Rockstar Games might finally announce the heavily rumored game GTA 6 very soon. But if the latest claim is anything to go by, the game might still be four to five years away.
Industry insider Okami shared on Twitter recently that GTA 6 might be released at the end of the new generation gaming consoles Xbox Series X and PS5 s life cycle. In a tweet, Okami mentioned that they would be surprised if Rockstar Games highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto installment would be available by 2025. The insider suggested that fans might get their hands on the game by 2026 or 2027.
USC Games announces fund to support Black, Indigenous game design students
The Gerald A. Lawson Endowment will support undergraduate and graduate students earning degrees in game design and computer science.
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USC Games has announced an endowment fund to financially support and empower minority students in pursuit of video game design and computer science undergraduate and graduate degrees.
According to the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering website, the school established The Gerald A. Lawson Endowment Fund for Black and Indigenous Students with the goal of “increasing those groups’ representation in games and tech industries.” The fund is named for Lawson, who led the team that invented interchangeable ROM cartridges used in the Fairchild Channel F, one of the first home gaming systems.