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Review Red Dead Redemption - A Fine But No-Frills Switch Port, For A Fistful Of Dollars
For a few dollars more
Cast your tired minds all the way back through the mists of time to the year 2010. It was a truly great 12 months for video games, with the likes of Super Mario Galaxy 2, the best Mass Effect – AKA Mass Effect 2 – and the juggernaut that is Xenoblade Chronicles all arriving on the scene. It was also the year that David...
Wasted
Since this review was originally published, updates have reportedly addressed or improved one or more of the issues cited. Unfortunately, we cannot revisit games on an individual basis, but it should be noted that the updated game may offer
A city of undercurrents, where not everything is as it seems
Back in 2011, L.A. Noire was a revelation. It captured the feel of 1940s Los Angeles in manner that was so convincing and immersive that it put many live-action TV shows and Hollywood movies to shame; centered around the earnest and driven detective Cole Phelps, the now-defunct Team...
Review Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)
Grand Theft Auto makes the jump from the big screen to Nintendo’s small screen.
Whenever studios branch out and transform series well suited for consoles into the handheld format, there is always an element of risk – none more a prolific example than Rockstar’s GTA Chinatown Wars for the DS. Though we’ve already seen the Grand Theft Auto...
We know you've heard of it, we know what people think of it - but most of them haven't played it, we have.
Manhunt 2, released in the UK exactly one year after the original US release. The infamous game has made headlines everywhere and is often used as a tool for politicians to empower censorship concerns. We thought it only fair to review this...
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Monday16th Jun 2025
News Red Dead Redemption 2's John Marston Teases "Exciting News" This Week
Saddle up Switch 2 cowboys?
We've been hearing rumours about a Switch 2 port of Red Dead Redemption 2 for a while now and recently some reports have been sounding the bell that the game will arrive on the console before March 2026. And so, when the actor who voices John Marston announces that there's gonna be some big Red Dead Redemption 2 news...
Friday16th May 2025
Rumour Red Dead Redemption 2 May Be Heading To Switch 2 Pretty Soon
"I have a PLAN, Arthur!"
When Rockstar Games launched Red Dead Redemption on the Switch, our thoughts immediately turned to its excellent sequel: could Red Dead Redemption 2 come to the Switch 2? Well, according to a couple of new reports from GameReactor and Nintenduo, yes, it can and it wi
Thursday8th May 2025
News Former Rockstar Dev Throws Shade At Mario Kart World, Says New GTA Will Be Worth The Price
"You think Mario Kart competes with a game like this"
Rockstar Games blew up the internet this week with the second official trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI and it's led to all sorts of discussion about the current state of the industry including the future pricing of games (yes, it's come up again). Former Rockstar animator Mike York, who...
Friday2nd May 2025
News Grand Theft Auto 6 Has Been Delayed And Will Now Launch In May 2026
But no Switch 2 confirmation yet
Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto 6 will be released on 26th May, 2026. That's right, it's no longer scheduled for this year. Not entirely surprising, to be honest, but at least we have a date now. Obviously, what's not yet clear at this stage is whether the game is heading for the Nintendo Switch...
Thursday3rd Apr 2025
Guide Switch 2: Will GTA 6 Launch On Nintendo's New Console?
The grandest question of all
It's not an understatement to say that Grand Theft Auto 6 (or GTA 6, as we'll refer to it from now on) is going to be one of the biggest (if not the biggest) media launches of all time – yes, not just game launches, but also counting movies, music, books... everything. While it's safe to say that the game will launch...
Tuesday4th Mar 2025
News Rockstar Games Announces Acquisition Of Dev Behind GTA Trilogy Upgrades
The studio will be renamed 'Rockstar Australia'
Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has announced its acquisition of the Australian developer Video Games Deluxe. This Sydney-based team, which worked on the upgrades to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition last year, will be renamed Rockstar Australia. The same team has previously...
Friday15th Nov 2024
News GTA Trilogy Update Removes Dev From Splash Screen, CEO Responds
But it's still in the "final credits"
Earlier this week, Rockstar Games rolled out a surprise update for the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on Switch and other platforms. Fans quickly noticed how the port team 'Grove Street Games' had been dropped from the trilogy's splash screen and now the developer's CEO Thomas Williamson has responded on social...
Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Receives A Surprise Update, Here's What's Included
Update: The Switch patch has also gone live
Grand Theft Auto Trilogy wasn't in the best state when it originally launched, but the development team has rolled out multiple updates since then. With this in mind, the game has now received a surprise update. The catch is it seems to only be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Switch Briefly Mentioned On GTA+ Subscription Site Before Being Removed
There, then gone
Rockstar Games might be bringing its GTA+ subscription service to Nintendo Switch. At least, that's what we thought momentarily. For a brief period, the GTA developer had Nintendo's hybrid console mentioned on its subscription site, but this nod has since been removed (thanks, VGC). The GTA+ service offers access to "a rotating...
Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News Red Dead Redemption Gets An Update On Switch, Here Are The Patch Notes
So stable
Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption has been updated on the Switch. Don't get too excited and get into any bar fights, mind, because it's somewhat of a minor and, dare we say, slightly boring update. Still, we'll take what we can get, right? Posted on Rockstar's support page, the update performs the following: A Terms...
Monday1st Jan 2024
Soapbox Red Dead Redemption Ignited My Enduring Love Of The Old West
"We die alone, but we live among men"
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Ollie describes how Rockstar Games' seminal Western influenced his love for the American Frontier... Growing up, I knew what kind of genres I was interested...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News GTA 6 On 'Switch 2' Would Be "Very Tricky To Pull Off", Says Digital Foundry
Game's tech may be "beyond" the next console
In a recent Q&A video from Digital Foundry focused on the newly announced Grand Theft Auto 6, the team was unanimous in its opinion that the game will likely not be coming to Nintendo's next major hardware. Although it's true that the official specs for the 'Switch 2' have not yet been confirmed,...
Thursday28th Sep 2023
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Switch Rating Has Been Removed
Likely a mix up with the first game
Update [Thu 28th Sep, 2023 09:30 BST]: Well, it wasn't meant to be. The classification for a Switch version of Red Dead Redemption 2 is no longer showing on Brazil's rating board. It appears that the addition may have been a simple mistake due to the recent release of the first entry on Switch. Either way, we...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2023
Video Here's A Look At Red Dead Redemption Running At 60FPS On Switch
"This is the ideal way to play"
Red Dead Redemption made its debut on the Nintendo Switch this month as a "new conversion" of the Rockstar game. If you're wondering what exactly that means, well - you're getting 1080p docked and 720p in handheld, with the game mostly locked at 30fps. While most players seem to be pretty happy with this, the Switch...
Monday21st Aug 2023
Video Digital Foundry's Technical Analysis Of Red Dead Redemption On Switch
Better than the original release, at least
Following the release of Red Dead Redemption on the Switch, Digital Foundry has now provided its full technical analysis of the game to see how it holds up on Nintendo's console. The video states that the Switch version is comfortably more capable than the original 2010 release on Xbox 360 and PlayStation...
Friday18th Aug 2023
Round Up The First Impressions Of Red Dead Redemption Are In (Switch)
John Marston returns
The one and only John Marston has finally made a return this week with Rockstar's 2010 action-adventure Red Dead Redemption galloping onto the Nintendo Switch as a "new conversion". Early impressions and even some reviews are now doing the rounds on the internet, and even though this particular version doesn't include the...
Thursday17th Aug 2023
Video Red Dead Redemption Runs Pretty Darn Well On Switch
A real gunslinger
Red Dead Redemption is out on the Switch eShop today — with a physical release coming later in the year. There's been controversy around the port's price point and concerns over the game's quality (given the state of the GTA Trilogy's launch...), so what is this port like? We'll have a review of the Switch version of the game...
Saturday12th Aug 2023
News Red Dead Redemption's Estimated File Size Revealed On The Switch eShop
Listen up, pardner
Rockstar Games will release Red Dead Redemption on the Nintendo Switch next week, and if you're wondering how much space you'll need to download and install this one on your system read on. According to Nintendo's Switch eShop and website, this "new conversion" of the Red Dead will require an 11.4GB download. This particular...
Thursday10th Aug 2023
Video Red Dead Redemption Graphics Comparison (Switch & Xbox Series X)
John Marston returns next week
Red Dead Redemption is riding onto the Switch next week, and ahead of its release, a number of comparison trailers have been popping up online comparing the Nintendo version to existing versions. This new one, by YouTube channel Cycu1, is a side-by-side of the Switch version and the game running on Xbox Series X. The...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
News Take-Two CEO Defends Red Dead Redemption's $50 Price Tag, Says It's "Commercially Accurate"
The whole package is apparently "great value for consumers"
Rockstar lifted the lid on a Red Dead Redemption port for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 earlier this week, and one of the major talking points since then has been the $50 USD price tag. Some fans feel it's simply too much for what appears to be a relatively simple port that's...
Tuesday8th Aug 2023
News Red Dead Redemption Fans Aren't Happy About Rockstar's "Lazy Port"
Some Red Dead fans are calling for a boycott
While the announcement of Red Dead Redemption for the Switch and PlayStation 4 comes as a pleasant surprise for some, unsurprisingly not everyone is overjoyed about this announcement. After the troubled Grand Theft Auto: Trilogy release which
Video Red Dead Redemption Side-By-Side Graphics Comparison (Switch & Xbox 360)
How does it compare to the past gen version?
After a number of rumours, Rockstar Games has revealed its wild west action-adventure Red Dead Redemption, starring John Marston, is returning next week on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. If you're curious to know how the game looks in comparison to one of the original versions, then you might...
Monday7th Aug 2023
Talking Point Will You Pay $50 For Red Dead Redemption On Switch?
For the high-ridin'-est, rootin'-tootin'-est cowboy hero of all time?
$49.99. That's Rockstar's asking price if you want to jump on the critically lauded Red Dead Redemption on Switch from 17th August. £39.99 if you're in the UK — that's for the digital version, although there is a physical release in the works for October. Yep, it'll cost you...
News Surprise! Red Dead Redemption Blasts Onto Switch Next Week
Yee haw!
Well folks, we heard rumours of this one a few weeks back but Rockstar Games has just made it official: Red Dead Redemption is making its way over to Switch. What's more, it's coming real soon, as the game will blast onto the eShop from 17th August. You will likely know of Red Dead by now. Rockstar's legendary western took the world by...
Saturday29th Jul 2023
News Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption Logo Update Reignites Remaster Rumours
Update: It's official
Update [Mon 7th Aug, 2023 15:30 BST]: And it's official: <related ids="153666"> Original Story: After the troubled release of the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy on multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch, it looks like Rockstar Games could potentially be remastering another one of its older titles. It seems the...
Monday3rd Jul 2023
The Big Score?
Editor's Note. Given the sheer number of releases these days, it is impossible for us to reassess individual games in the weeks, months, sometimes years after our initial review. When post-launch updates reportedly improve the experience, we insert a note at the top of our reviews stating such, but the body of the review text and the...
Tuesday15th Nov 2022
Random Rockstar Reportedly Turned Down A GTA Movie Starring Eminem
Tony Scott was in the cockpit to direct
Love it or hate it, there is no denying that the Grand Theft Auto series is huge. It is big enough to have GTA 6 subjected to leaks for months, big enough to have its iconic trilogy ported to Switch (in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition) with terrible effect last year and, it turns out, it...
Wednesday19th Oct 2022
News Grand Theft Auto Trilogy's Latest Nintendo Switch Update Is Now Available
Download it today
As you might recall, the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Definitive Edition arrived on the Nintendo Switch late last year in a pretty rough state. Since then, it's received multiple updates to improve the overall experience across all three games. Rockstar Games seems to have taken inspiration from Nintendo's stability patch notes in the...
Tuesday5th Jul 2022
Rumour Planned Remasters For GTA IV And Red Dead Redemption Have Apparently Been Scrapped
Well, that's a shame
Rumours have been swirling for quite some time regarding a potential remaster for Red Dead Redemption. The game originally launched over twelve years ago on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 and followed the exploits of ex-outlaw John Marston as he hunts down his former gang members. The sequel, launched in 2018, showcased John's gang...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
News Take-Two Says GTA Trilogy "Significantly Exceeded" Sales Expectations Despite "Quality Lapse"
"From a quality point of view it has been an isolated case"
During a call with investors, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed that GTA Trilogy has beaten expectations to rack up more than 10 million in sales across all formats. While Zelnick hasn't officially said that it sold 10 million, it was announced that the entire GTA franchise has now...
Saturday4th Dec 2021
News Grand Theft Auto Trilogy's Latest Nintendo Switch Update Is Now Available
Download it now
Earlier this week Rockstar Games rolled out a new update for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition fixing a range of issues. At the time, it was also mentioned how the update would be made available on the Nintendo Switch in the coming days, and it's now officially arrived. This bumps each game (Grand Theft Auto...
Wednesday1st Dec 2021
News GTA Trilogy's Physical Edition For Switch Has Been Delayed, Will Now Arrive In "Early 2022"
Can you wait a little bit longer?
If you've been holding out for the physical release of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition for the Nintendo Switch, unfortunately, it's been delayed until next year. The hard copy was due to launch on Nintendo's hybrid system on 7th December, and has now been pushed back to "early 2022". No...
Tuesday23rd Nov 2021
Fixes for all three games
Following on from an update on the weekend for other platforms, Rockstar now appears to have pushed the latest updates for the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition on Nintendo Switch live. There are a handful of Switch-specific fixes and various general fixes across all platforms. These are the current...
Monday22nd Nov 2021
News Digital Foundry Continues GTA Trilogy Analysis, Sets Switch As 'Bottom Tier' Version
"The less that's said about the Switch version, the better"
It's fair to say that the launch of Grant Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition has been problematic, and a relatively rare example of Rockstar Games (and developer of the remaster Grove Street Games) being hit with extensive criticism. The visual style, performance and bugs have...
Saturday20th Nov 2021
News Rockstar Has Released Its First Update For The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy
Fixes incoming
Following on from its apology message, Rockstar Games appears to have already rolled out its first update for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. The post on Rockstar's Support page for Version 1.02 mentions all platforms but the Switch in the title. The patch notes though mention general fixes for "all platforms"...
Friday19th Nov 2021
News Rockstar Apologises For GTA Trilogy Issues, First Of Multiple Updates Due In 'Coming Days'
"The games will reach the level of quality that they deserve to be"
Rockstar is a company that, for the most part, has enjoyed near constant success and extraordinary sales. As you're no doubt aware, though, the recent launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition was met with plenty of criticism, which will have no doubt been...
Tuesday16th Nov 2021
News Modders Have Already "Fixed" Some Rain Issues In The Grand Theft Auto Trilogy
But you'll just have to wait for an official patch on Switch
As you might have heard, the rain is out of control in Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. Not only is it torrential, but it also has some "sorting issues" (as highlighted by Digital Foundry) where things like pools of water are layered in front of rain. While Switch...
Monday15th Nov 2021
Soapbox Even If GTA Trilogy Were Perfect, I'd Rather Be Shooting Balloons And Burying Gyroids
Scale vs. scope
The wider gaming internet is currently in a funk of bitter disappointment due to the launch state of GTA The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, an anniversary package which, unfortunately, isn't so definitive. For Nintendo gamers who have waited years to be able to play a fully-3D Grand Theft Auto of any sort, it's infinitely sad to...
News Digital Foundry Begins GTA Trilogy Analysis, Describes GTA 3 On Switch As A 'Big Mess'
"It's not a good version, I cannot stress that enough"
It's fair to say that Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition - from hereon just 'GTA Trilogy' - has been getting a bit of a pasting online. Though Rockstar is an exceptionally wealthy and successful game company, the remaster of three iconic GTA games has drawn criticism for its...
News GTA Trilogy Contains The Infamous 'Hot Coffee' Code That Cost Take-Two $20 Million
...but it can't be enabled
It's fair to say that the launch of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition hasn't gone according to plan. First, many players took issue with some of the alterations made for the remastered games, then Rockstar was forced to remove the PC version of the game to strip out data files that were
Sunday14th Nov 2021
Video Check Out This Side-By-Side Comparison Of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City On Switch And PS Vita
Remastered on Switch, fan-made on PlayStation Vita
Whenever a classic game is remastered, remade, or just re-released, we often see an onslaught of side-by-side comparison videos displaying the original version alongside the newer version. While we're sure there are already side-by-sides of how Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition...
Saturday13th Nov 2021
News GTA Trilogy Could Be This Year's 'Cyberpunk 2077' As Rockstar Is Flooded With Refund Requests
"Unfinished, buggy, game launches have become far too common"
Rockstar Games is currently being hammered with refund requests from those who purchased Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition following a host of problems, including glitches, performance woes and – in relation to the PC version – the inability to actually play the game...
News GTA Trilogy Dev Responds To Fan Frustrations, Says Updates Are Already In The Works
Players with issues should contact Rockstar support
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition is now available on the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms but it's not got off to the best start - with fans supposedly encountering all sorts of issues in each of the games. This latest trilogy, in case you didn't know, was handled...
Friday12th Nov 2021
PSA Using The Konami Cheat Code In GTA Trilogy Adds Big Heads
Mind the door!
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition might be going through its fair share of issues at the moment, with seemingly boundless glitches and rather negative messages from the developer
News GTA Trilogy Dataminers Find Missing Music In Code As Problems Mount For 'Definitive' Release
Removed from sale on PC, apparent dev 'comments' in code
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (let's just say 'GTA Trilogy' for the rest of the article) arrived with plenty of buzz yesterday, though aside from a near-launch trailer there wasn't a huge amount of build-up. There wasn't much footage either, or reviews, which perhaps...
News GTA Trilogy Fans Aren't Happy With Some Of The Changes In The 'Definitive' Remaster
"I had one hope rockstar"
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy is one of the most eagerly-awaited releases of 2021, but those who have managed to get their hands on it early are reporting that not everything is as 'definitive' as it should be. As reported by our friends over at Push Square, Rockstar has made some rather odd changes to character models in...
Thursday11th Nov 2021
Watch This Is What Grand Theft Auto Definitive Trilogy Looks Like On Switch
Grand Theft Oh No
Well, Grand Theft Auto is finally on the Nintendo Switch! It's just what we always wanted, right? The Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (yeah, that's the full title) includes Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, as well as quite a few changes, which a lot of...
Guide GTA Trilogy Remaster Music Tracks Confirmed By Rockstar
Rockstar confirms the radio playlists, and the missing tracks
The music you play while driving around in GTA is a huge part of the game, and players awaiting Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition were concerned that iconic missing tracks might change the flavour of the experience they remembered from the original releases. Licensed...
Sunday7th Nov 2021
Gallery Rockstar Shares First Screenshots Of The GTA Trilogy For Nintendo Switch
Out November 11th
It's almost hard to believe, but next week sees the arrival of the Grand Theft Auto trilogy on the Nintendo Switch. If you are wondering what the Switch version of the game will look like compared to the rest, Rockstar has now made the first official screenshots available on its website. These screens show off the cityscape,...
Friday5th Nov 2021
News GTA Trilogy's Physical Edition On Switch Appears To Require A Download
Update: European box art surfaces
Update [Fri 5th Nov, 2021 08:15 GMT]: Images of the GTA Trilogy box art have started to surface in Europe. UK online retailer The Game Collection has shared the following image, which shows the box art and the requirement of an internet download: Original article [Tue 26th Oct, 2021 00:55 BST]: We heard last...