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Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick insists review scores are as important as they’ve ever been ahead of the release of GTA 6. Speaking to The Game Business, Zelnick said “of course” the critical reception was important for the upcoming blockbuster action game, and that it matters as much today “as it has in the past.” “Rockstar’s scores are typically in the mid-90s, sometimes high 90s,” he said. “Not many games can say that. And that’s a reflection on Rockstar’s commitment to quality.” Rockstar’s last two games, 2013’s Grand Theft Auto 5 and 2018’s Red Dead Redemption 2, both managed a 97 Metacriti

Over on Twitter, videotech reported that a new interview with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has just been shared by YouTuber David Senra. Since Senra's channel is mostly about "studying entrepreneurs" and "today's builders", the interview is mostly focused on Zelnick himself, although there is, of course, a bit of chatter about GTA 6. Your browser does not support the video tag. At one point in the interview, Senra asks Zelnick about the timeline pressures surrounding GTA 6, which included questioning how far behind schedule the game is after its two notable delays. Zelnick says that he thinks