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GTA V’s PC Graphics Settings, Compared
We’vebenchmarked GTA V on PC, but if you’re wondering just what kind of difference moving the settings around actually makes, here’s a very helpful comparison video. wiliextreme’s clip goes through everything from texture quality to shadows to MSAA to ambient occlusion, showing the same spot in the game and showcasing just how much better/worse everything…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 20, 2015 -
PSA: Update Your Rockstar Social Club Password To Avoid Hijacking
Since late last week the Rockstar support Twitter account has been hammered with reports of Social Club account hijackings keeping folks from playing games like Grand Theft Auto V. There’s a simple way to ensure this doesn’t happen to you—change your password. Judging by the volume of tweets the support team is fielding andc the…
By Mike Fahey Published April 20, 2015 -
The Best Fan-Made GTA V Movies (So Far)
PC players have been making good use of GTA V’s Rockstar Editor this week, a feature that lets people make their own movies inside of the game. Let’s take a look at what people have come up with, shall we? The Police Chase rechyyy ☆ PC Gaming ☆ makes it easy to see how the…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 15, 2015 -
GTA V PC Runs Pretty Well In Ultra HD, If You’ve Got The Hardware
Having played Grand Theft Auto V on the Xbox 360 and again on the Xbox One, I didn;t grab a copy of the PC version for the story or the multiplayer—I got it for those sweet 3840 x 2160 ultra HD graphics. So far I’m very pleased. After Rockstar released the first set of 4K…
By Mike Fahey Published April 15, 2015 -
The GTA Ghost That Became An Obsession
I don’t remember how I came across the clip. Maybe someone sent it to me. Maybe I had opened it earlier in the day, while looking for something else. It was just… there, in the middle of a sea of other browser tabs. “GHOST CAUGHT IN GTA,” the title promised. Of course I watched it.…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 14, 2015 -
GTA V Streamers Get Their Games Stolen By Viewers
Those of you thinking of streaming GTA V on PC might want to finish the entire installation process before going live—or you might find yourself at the mercy of your viewers. Now that GTA V has launched for PC, lots of people are celebrating by streaming the game. Thing is, after you install GTA V…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 13, 2015 -
GTA Players Search For Secret Jetpack, Find Touching Memorial Instead
Some GTA players have been scouring every inch of Los Santos in the hopes of finding a fabled jetpack or an alien mystery for two years now. So far, they haven’t found their treasure—but they have found some other poignant things along the way. As spotted by New World Notes, last month players trying to…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 10, 2015 -
The GTA Players Who Push Cars To Their Limit
Last weekend, over a dozen players met up in GTA Online. They were all in decked out in trucks, jeeps, and other rugged four-wheel vehicles. They had one goal in mind: to cross the entirety of the Los Santos wilderness—rivers, mountains, forests and all. The rules were simple. The players would go on a cruise…
By Patricia Hernandez Published April 6, 2015 -
Watch Grand Theft Auto V On PC At 60 FPS
Rockstar today released a new trailer for the upcoming PC version of GTA V, which comes out in two weeks. In the video, you can see what their gargantuan open-world game looks like while running at a buttery 60 frames-per-second. Unsurprisingly, it’s stunning. Watch right here while I go look up how much it would…
By Jason Schreier Published April 2, 2015 -
CultureDamn, That GTA Mugger Is Bulletproof
On today’s Highlight Reel we have the lifesaving notes in Bloodborne, bulletproof GTA NPCs, skydiving, stunts, and more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. AC Rogue – Assassin’s Creed Rogue glitch…
By Chris Person Published March 30, 2015 -
CultureNothing’s Gonna Break This GTA Driver’s Stride
On today’s Highlight Reel we have stylish aerial maneuvers in GTA, deadly assassinations, powerful jumps and much more! Watch the video above, then link any of your favorite highlights in the comments, and be sure to check out, like and subscribe the original videos via the links below. Battlefield 4 – great shot recker…- V0lton…
By Chris Person Published March 23, 2015 -
The Good (And Bad) Of GTA V‘s Extraordinary New Online Heists
I peer through my night vision goggles. The hall ahead seems clear. “Evan, you good?” Standing to my left, my partner indicates he is. “Let’s move up.” Just then, the building shakes from an explosion. Our support team in the helicopter above must be keeping the guards outside occupied. “Air team, you guys doing okay?”…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 19, 2015 -
GTA Players Beat All of The Heists Without Ever Dying
GTA Online’s “Heists” update has a special challenge that most players will find impossible to pull off. Called the “Mastermind Challenge,” the task requires players to complete every heist in order, with the same team members, on hard, with no deaths. At all. No pressure! This weekend, the challenge was completed for the first time…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 16, 2015 -
Someone Actually Tried Testing Out If GTA V Cops Are ‘Racist’
Back when Grand Theft Auto V was originally released, one particular theory about race started floating around. According to some players, the cops in GTA didn’t treat all of its protagonists the same. Some players thought that Franklin, the African-American character, got racially profiled by cops. This belief became widespread among some players largely because…
By Patricia Hernandez Published March 13, 2015 -
Not Exactly the Grand Theft Auto TV Show You Want
Today, the BBC put out a press release stating that it was making “a new BBC Two drama based on Grand Theft Auto.” Make that, a poorly worded press release. Because this isn’t the GTA drama you’re hoping for. That being said, it still sounds promising. In the original statement, details about the show are…
By Brian Ashcraft Published March 12, 2015 -
GTA Online Heists Bring About Server Issues [Update]
As has become par for the course with this sort of thing, the much-anticipated launch of GTA Online‘s multiplayer heists has resulted in some woeful server troubles. We’ve been unable to connect or play all day, and we’re definitely not alone. Rockstar Support is reporting “limited” access to servers across all four platforms: “We are…
By Kirk Hamilton Published March 10, 2015 -
It Ain’t Easy Being A GTA Superhero
The stuff we see in superhero movies is usually the action, or things relevant to the story. What about everything that happens in-between those moments? What is that stuff like? One GTA machinima series finds out. Here’s the story of Commandoflauge‘s “Pigman,” a superhero in GTA that has it tough. He’s not that fit, for…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 13, 2015 -
Remember, GTA V NPCs Are People Too
It can be easy to forget when you spend most of your time treating them as obstacles and target practice, but the NPCs of Grand Theft Auto V are people too. They’ve got their own lives to live, their own conversations to have, their own problems to solve. This great video by Incredible91852 and FishyDizzle…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 12, 2015 -
GTA V’s Car Crashes Are Almost Too Realistic
I’ve always gone looking for trouble in GTA games. When Grand Theft Auto III first came out, my friends and I would get together and take turns going on rampages—competing to see who could survive the longest against the cops. With the new version of GTA V out, I’ve found another way to test myself:…
By Yannick LeJacq Published February 11, 2015