Not everyone is happy about a recent update for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – Definitive Edition. The CEO and co-founder for the developer behind the remake compilation seems particularly frustrated by the removal of his team’s logo–Grove Street Games–from the game’s splash screen. In fact, speaking in hypotheticals, Thomas Williamson said, “It’s a dick move… “
Spotted by VGC, Williamson also insinuated on X that Grove Street Games provided the fixes to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy’s long-overdue console patch a while ago. “Speaking entire[ly] hypothetically: It’s a dick move to remove primary developers from credits in an update, especially when an update includes hundreds of fixes that were provided by those developers that stayed out of players’ hands for years,” wrote Williamson.
Speaking entire hypothetically: It’s a dick move to remove primary developers from credits in an update, especially when an update includes hundreds of fixes that were provided by those developers that stayed out of players’ hands for years.
— Thomas Williamson (@TSWilliamson) November 14, 2024
For clarity, Grove Street Games and its employees can still be found in the ending credits for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy after the recent patch. Rockstar Games released pretty vague notes for the update, stating there are “numerous fixes and improvements” alongside the addition of classic lighting. When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy launched in 2021, the game was criticized for its visual-upgrade choices and game-breaking bugs.