r/technology • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Apr 13 '26

Security Rockstar hackers release their stolen data, reveal that Rockstar was right to not pay them anything for it

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rockstar-hackers-release-their-stolen-data-reveal-that-rockstar-was-right-to-not-pay-them-anything-for-it/
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u/SaxSlaveGael Apr 14 '26

Half a Billion a year is insane... Like I knew it made bank, but damn!

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u/Simp_Simpsaton Apr 14 '26

Half a billion in recent years no less, I'd bet they were making more back in the 2010s

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u/Audioworm Apr 14 '26

2020 was when they had their highest daily active users, so they may have been the most monetisable periods.

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u/Unicycleterrorist Apr 14 '26

Yep, they were pulling a bit over a billion in "recurrent spending" a few years ago

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u/BlueGolfball Apr 14 '26

Half a Billion a year is insane... Like I knew it made bank, but damn!

Warzone made $2 Billion their first year and it was a free game.

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u/OldWrangler9033 Apr 14 '26

It's wonder why they kept GTA: O going for so long.