According to these sources, Rockstar is actively developing remastered versions of
Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, and
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. All three of these games are being remastered using Unreal Engine and will be a mix of "new and old graphics." One source who claims to have seen a snippet of the games in action said that the visuals reminded them of a heavily-modded version of a classic
GTA title. The UI for the games are being updated too, but will retain the same classic style. No details were shared about gameplay, but
Kotaku has been told these remakes are trying to stay true to the PS2-era
GTA games as much as possible.
Sources confirmed that
Rockstar Dundee, a Scottish outpost and one of the newest studios at the company, is leading the charge on developing the remakes. Another source explained that the studio is heavily involved in not just the remasters, but is even helping Rockstar on developing the next-gen
GTA V ports that are due out later this year. This lines up with information I had heard last year,
after the studio was purchased by Rockstar Games. Before becoming Rockstar Dundee, the studio was Ruffian games and had previously worked on
Crackdown 2, Crackdown 3 and assisted with development on the
Master Chief Collection.
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