Report: GTAVI Will Star a Female Protagonist as Rockstar Overhauls Toxic Culture
Kotaku released a damning report of Rockstar Games in 2018 a few days before ‘s launch. It detailed grueling work conditions and a “frat-boy” culture that appeared to grind its employees and contractors to dust. A new Bloomberg report from the same reporter has checked back in with the developer and explained how Rockstar has taken steps in the four years since to improve itself. It even contained morsels of information about, saying it will star a female protagonist.
The article stated that she will be of Latin descent and one of the two main characters, both of whom will be bank robbers inspired by Bonnie and Clyde. It also backs up another report stating it will take place in or around Vice City, ‘s fictionalized version of Miami. The game will also have more interior environments when compared to past entries, too. has no solid release window, but the sources that were interviewed for the article think the game is still about two years away. Said developers were skeptical of industry analyst speculation that anticipate it releasing anywhere from April 2023 through March 2024.
Having a different kind of protagonist is just one step Rockstar is taking to modernize its games. The studio also removed the transphobic jokes from previous versions of for the recently released current-gen upgrades and also canceled a cops and robbers mode for after police murdered George Floyd in 2020. Senior executives within Rockstar were apparently concerned with how such a mode would be interpreted. will also not punch down on marginalized groups, something the previous titles have been guilty of.
The changes are also happening outside of the games, too. One source claimed it was less of a “boys’ club” and more of a “real company” as
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