Ooo! Gossip is so juicy when it’s regarding a popular franchise! This week, The Koalition featured an editorial that highlighted Rockstar’s decision to exclude a female character in GTA V. With all the controversy on this topic, you’d think this would be a bigger issue. Also in this video, check out Electro Jade’s view on Call of Duty: Ghosts, and the top new releases of this week.
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Subscribers of the Extra and Premium tiers of PS Plus will lose access to a total of 12 games during the month of June, 2024.
I think everyone and their sister owns the game by now. They likely want to squeeze the rest of the holdouts before GTAVI releases.
indivisible was pretty neat. Cute artstyle, fun throwback to older RPGs, shame its leaving but it is on sale often
I'm not surprised by GTA V removal, Rockstar never allows this game to stay long on a subscription service.
They usually allow 4 to 6 months.
Yeah, they do that routinely with both GTA and Red Dead.
But it's because they know they can still sell them so they take them off and on to these sub services in cycle.
The weird thing to me is why is anyone still buying those games at this point? You would think after 3 generations of being sold GTA 5 that everyone and their momma would have it by now
From school politics to ping-pong, pistols to police procedurals, let’s dive into the best that Rockstar has to offer.
Even 10 years after release, Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online's player engagement has risen drastically compared to last year.
Glad to have some new material. :)
I wouldn't mind a female protagonist for a GTA game if done right. The issue is that Rockstar has little to gain from doing so. The fact that 47% of gamers are women in an industry where 90%(or more) of game protagonists are male speaks volumes to how unconcerned people are about the issue.
It's similar to how the majority of gamers are minorities, yet we aren't overly distressed that most protagonists are early 30s dark haired white guys. As a Latino playing a game, I've never said to myself "Oh, I can't play as a white guy! How could I ever relate to him?"
Similarly, I can't imagine many women not playing a game simply because they can't play as their gender.
Again, female protagonists are brilliantly implemented in games like Mass Effect and Saints Row, so it COULD work in GTA. Theres just not a big enough outcry for it yet.
i loved Heavenly Sword and i have no problem with the female protagonist... GTA should have a female protagonist as an option. having said that GTAIV was crap so i'll be staying away from GTAV. Sorry.
Is she high?
But is it really that big of deal when you can't play as a character who shares your race, gender, and/or ethnicity? You'll be playing as human being most of the time, so you'll always be able to relate to them on some level.
I'd think that most gamers would have a mindset similar to my own. I only care about the gameplay. I don't care about the specifics of my characters race, gender, or ethnicity.