Red Dead Redemption 2has rightfully gone down in videogames history as being one of the best gaming experiences of all time. It’s one of two flagship IPs forRockstar GamesalongsideGrand Theft Autoand the developer even takes pride in honoring them within its games, including aRDR2 Easter eggfound inGTA Online’srecent Leroy O’Neil Most Wanted mission.
The co-op heists, high-octane stunt races, and vibrant social settings found in the GTA franchise may have been well adapted into a movie or television series, according to executives, but an ex-Rockstar boss recently saidhe never wanted to make one. There may be no live-action Trevor Philips or Franklin Clinton in the pipeline, but one Rockstar head believes the publisher is carving out the future of videogames.
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Edinburgh, Scotland’s historical capital, is currently hosting the Game On exhibition at the city’s National Museum, serving as the “largest interactive exhibition of the history and the culture of video games.” Created by Barbican Immersive, the event provides an in-depth look at the “creative and technological advances that have established a new medium and artform” and includes several displays from Rockstar North - since the studio operates out of Edinburgh.
Some GTA features include a statue of Claude and a 10th-anniversary baseball bat from the third entry, a San Andreas skateboard, and a replica of the Statue of Happiness from GTA 4. Red Dead Redemption fans were also treated to playing card replicas and never-before-seen concept art from RDR2.
Among the displays (ThanksCentral Gaming Hub) was a quote from the current head of development and co-studio head at Rockstar North, Aaron Garbut, who shared the following sentiment:
One of the greatest aspects of the medium of videogames is the constant change. For me we are literally making the future, we are creating real places where people will live, meet, and have fun. The exciting thing now is where we get to next.
GTA fans will remember Garbut being in the news last year after his son appeared to leak footage from the in-development GTA 6 on TikTok. The footage was said to be only 13 seconds long but gave viewers a poor-resolution look at the open-world city.
TheGame Onexhibition will be running in Edinburgh, Scotland until July 16, 2025.
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