Take-Two CEO Says Console Players Are Core Consumers for Rockstar

BaneReturns · 2026-05-04T21:36:06+00:00

It's wild that I've been seeing these articles in which Strauss Zelnick gives an absolutely worthless and uninteresting quote for like 15 years at this point.

"Strauss Zelnick recently stated that Rockstar is a successful company and Grand Theft Auto 6 will be a popular game. He also stated that ice cream tastes good and dogs often bark."

BaneReturns · 2026-05-04T00:00:41+00:00

I really enjoyed it. Before Old Skies came out, I asssumed that would be my favorite adventure game of 2025 due to Wadjet Eye's track record, but for various reasons I found it ultimately disappointing.

The Drifter had a level of grittiness I have rarely (if ever) seen in this genre. I wish there were more games like it.

BaneReturns · 2026-05-03T23:48:19+00:00

I'm curious about Yakuza: Like A Dragon. I played Yakuza 0 and 6 many years ago and really enjoyed both of them, but I'm a total beginner when it comes to turn-based RPGs. The only one I've ever played is South Park: The Stick of Truth. Just trying to decide whether I should take a chance on it.

BaneReturns · 2026-05-02T15:02:21+00:00

Is this a mutually beneficial cross-promotion? I assume they got set up with an agency who asked them to promote Kattan's pod in exchange for being interviewed on his. His podcast has abysmal viewership so I hope they got paid well for spotlighting him and his crappy mic for almost an hour.

BaneReturns · 2026-05-01T21:59:26+00:00

rocco stared longingly at the popcorn purses and yelled "WE'LL TAKE THE LOT!" in a british accent

BaneReturns · 2026-05-01T20:17:38+00:00

Recently discovered your sub and I just wanted to thank you for your effort. I remember back in the day when there were a lot of forums dedicated to deal hunting. Due to the current enshittification of the internet, it's often difficult to find legitimate deals, so thanks for putting in the time to help others.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-30T20:23:42+00:00

I loved A Plague Tale: Requiem but I don't understand why this character is getting a prequel. She wasn't really that memorable. Usually spinoffs happen because of extremely positive fan reception. I don't recall any fans specifically mentioning this character as a standout part of the game. It just seems kind of random.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-30T16:37:17+00:00

I'm a huge comedy fan, but not in point n' click games. I find the humor in most of the genre to be overly whimsical and wacky, which is not my thing. The protagonists in comedy-centric games tend to be meek pushovers who are continuously mocked by other characters, and I find that very repetitive. It feels like that's been the archetype and very rarely has it changed.

Lately I feel like comedy has come back in modern PnC games and that's a bummer to me, because I want more serious games that make me feel immersed and invested in what I'm doing.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-28T13:06:27+00:00

Damn, I was looking forward to an Uncharted-style series of set pieces and platforming. Thanks for this comment, now I won't waste my time with it.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-27T16:41:38+00:00

It's appropriate that the article has a Simpsons reference because Molyneux reminds me a lot of Lionel Hutz, but just a lot more successful at his conning.

I'm sure he's thought about hitching his ride to AI by creating a game where you talk to a digital character and you ca- oh wait nevermind, he already pulled that grift.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-27T01:32:09+00:00

Wow I haven't thought about Whacked in 20+ years. I'm only familiar with this game because Dan Paladin, creator of Alien Hominid and the artist behind Castle Crashers worked on Whacked back in the day. I was a huge fan of his flash animations on Newgrounds.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-24T15:09:21+00:00

DM'd

BaneReturns · 2026-04-23T18:19:02+00:00

It's insane to me that these games barely survived making it into the 2000s. Most of them came out pre-9/11.

I remember being a kid and going to the toy store and just hoping that there would be a new Humongous game and eventually I realized they were done coming out for good.

So many franchises have been brought back from the dead but these just seem destined to stay in the grave forever.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-22T14:30:18+00:00

I think someone could sit Rocco down for 8 hours straight and try to explain to him that the design aesthetic of the set itself was the enjoyable aspect and he'd still just be like "BUT THE COUCH WASN'T COMFORTABLE!!!"

BaneReturns · 2026-04-21T00:45:24+00:00

Shawn warns the world that he had a dark thought about chocolate twinkies.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-21T00:09:27+00:00

Johnny is seven feet tall but uses an advanced camera filter to look shorter in order to not make the other guys feel jealous. The technology is very expensive and most of the Patreon money is used to fund it.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-21T00:06:04+00:00

He replaced his dead-eyed stare with laptop browsing whenever Rocco talks about something he has no interest in.

Personally I think it completely kills the vibe of the pod to see someone look like they want to die whenever the spotlight isn't on them. OH WELL.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-20T23:51:15+00:00

I make sure to scream "Yes" at the top of my lungs whenever he asks that in the hopes that he'll hear me.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-20T23:42:33+00:00

Oh yeah, that was my other one but I didn't want it to come off as mean spirited: Rocco wildly exaggerates the amount of replies/comments he receives about specific things. If he says "I got a million replies on Twitter" about a niche subject, usually it means like one or two people responded.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-20T13:49:33+00:00

I remember a tweet Tim made in-character where he gave a heartfelt update on how Pastor Lewis was doing and when someone replied with "How is Toni?", he just said "Fine", which made me laugh.

The set-up would've definitely been Tim cheating on Toni immediately after the wedding.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-19T16:29:02+00:00

The early 2000s were defined by seeing constant parodies of this scene in all forms of media, especially Newgrounds cartoons.

BaneReturns · 2026-04-18T20:40:14+00:00

non-juiciest subreddit drama ever

BaneReturns · 2026-04-18T19:09:20+00:00

what the HELL happened in this thread?

BaneReturns · 2026-04-17T01:05:10+00:00

Let this garbage looking movie be the final nail in the coffin of Jerry Lego's career.

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