Dev name and logo scrubbed from GTA Trilogy splash screen following major update

November 15, 2024

A massive overhaul took place to the much-maligned 2021 Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy by Grove Street Games. Disgruntled fans took issue with its performance.

Following this overhaul, though, Grove Street Games’ name and logo have been scrubbed from the splash screen and main menu, leading to a thinly veiled tweet from studio boss, Thomas Williamson, calling such an action — hypothetically — a “dick move” on Twitter.

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

Now, it should be noted that Grove Street isn’t entirely snubbed from GTA: The Trilogy. Both GSG and Williamson himself are still listed in the game’s credits alongside mobile developer — which this trilogy was under the foundation of — Video Games Deluxe.

PSA: Rumours being circulated by the community and even some news websites about Grove Street Games (GSG) having been removed from the #GTATrilogy entirely are unfounded.
Both GSG and Video Games Deluxe are in the final credits, only the initial splash screen was removed. pic.twitter.com/MUkvgi2uZX
— GTANet (@GTANet) November 14, 2024

Despite its problems and even the studio apologizing and offering some free games to ease the bitter aftertaste, it still sold very well.

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