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GTA Online, Week Two: All People Want To Do Is Kill Each Other
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNfhcD… I’m a week into playing GTA Online. My character mysteriously had a sex change during one of the Social Club outages. She still never has arms when I log in, and changes clothes every time I look away. Somehow I ended up in a dogfight with a fighter jet and, some time before that,…
By Steve Marinconz Published October 11, 2013 -
GTA Online Players Get $500,000 In-Game Make-Good for Unstable Launch
If you’ve played GTA Online over the last few days, you might have noticed that things feel a bit better than when the multiplayer portion of GTA V first opened its doors. It takes patience to stick around during a launch as creaky as the one GTA Online had. So Rockstar wants to say thank…
By Evan Narcisse Published October 11, 2013 -
Rapper Says GTA V Stole His Music
Grand Theft Auto V is packed with tunes. But according to rapper and music producer Daz Dillinger, the game uses two of his without permission. Now, he wants Rockstar to pay up or to destroy all unsold copies of the game. Dillinger’s tracks “C-Walk” and “Nothin’ But the Cavi Hit” appear in the game. But…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 11, 2013 -
Report: Grand Theft Auto V Coming To PC Next Year
We’ve always kind of assumed that Grand Theft Auto V will be out on PC at some point in the near future, but Rockstar has stayed quiet about the possibility, even after loads of speculation and murmurs from outside companies Today, the rumor cloud gets a little bit thicker. Gaming website Eurogamer says “multiple industry…
By Jason Schreier Published October 10, 2013 -
GTA V Would Make A Tremendous Horror Film
If Rockstar ever decided to switch gears and turn their open-world extravaganza into a nightmare-inducing horror flick, this would be a good start. Check out this trailer, put together by Kotaku reader Adrian Jurek, and just try to tell me you wouldn’t watch this movie. “You were my best friend!!!”
By Jason Schreier Published October 10, 2013 -
Kid Sneaks Past Security, Hides In Plane, Blames…Grand Theft Auto
“We assumed he was at a friend’s house. We had no idea where he was”. Says the father of a 9 year-old boy who wasn’t at a friend’s house. By the time his parents figured out he was missing, the boy had somehow snuck onboard an aircraft and travelled halfway across the US as a…
By Luke Plunkett Published October 10, 2013 -
New GTA Online Patch Promises No More Missing Characters
Your missing character issues may be going away—Rockstar says they’ve got a patch coming that promises to fix game progress issues in Grand Theft Auto Online, which has been facing serious problems since it launched last week. You won’t get your zapped characters back, but at least the mass character deletions—widely reported by players of…
By Jason Schreier Published October 9, 2013 -
Glitch Turns GTA V Into An Accidental Bloodbath
In this dramatic Grand Theft Auto V cutscene, Michael and his friend Trevor have a heated conversation. A stupid-AI bug makes it even more so. Warning: This clip might contain spoilers, blood. The bug has police officers firing on both characters as they talk at Michael’s house. If only the cops could’ve given a fuck…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 9, 2013 -
Wrecked GTA Car Still Runs Pretty Well
I’m not entirely sure how this pile of junk is still functioning, but I’m also not sure I want to know. Because it’s magical and magical things deserve to be preserved in their mystery. YouTuber MetalDevils hows us how to get a fancy sports car in GTA Online all banged up while still working. Basically…
By Gergo Vas Published October 8, 2013 -
Found by Redditor Hulk_Pants in Egypt, this GTA V bootleg has everything on its cover (even Patrick Brown’s art and the helicopter on the top left side!). According to him, it is GTA: San Andreas for the Playstation 2, with modded Trevor, Franklin and Michael skins. That’s just too much effort for a bad knockoff!…
By Gergo Vas Published October 8, 2013 -
CultureGTA: Australia Has The Same Old GTA Problems
Weird animation issues? Check. Crazy civilians? Check. Australians buying drugs and…wait a minute. Only once has the GTA series left American shores. I can’t see it happening again, and if it did, it won’t come to Australia. But a man can dream. And so can these guys. The Thing About GTA V… [Max & Sam]
By Luke Plunkett Published October 8, 2013 -
How To Survive Driving Into The Ocean In GTA V (And Other Fun Facts)
Speaking of the little details that make GTA V so great, here’s a video that answers questions I didn’t even know I had. Like, does a helmet actually do anything to protect your head? Can a car run out of gas? Can a car that’s run out of gas still explode? If a tree falls…
By Tina Amini Published October 7, 2013 -
Unintentionally Awesome Moments In GTA Online
You really are a bastard, Ohcrapnick (I think that’s your name. That’s the what the guy called you at 0:28 of this video, anyway). But you’re one hell of a driver, straddling the highway barrier in Grand Theft Auto Online, I’ll give you that. Ohcrapnick’s daredevil antics, death by cash register, and a couple of…
By Owen Good Published October 7, 2013 -
Don’t Buy This Grand Theft Auto App on Android
Friendly reminder, the “iFruit” companion app to Grand Theft Auto V is available, as of now, for Apple iOS devices only—and it is free. That hasn’t stopped some guy from selling one under the same name for $2.79 for Android phones and tablets. What’s more, users allege the name of the app was changed, from…
By Owen Good Published October 7, 2013 -
GTA V Narrated By Morgan Freeman Sounds Like A Bedtime Story
The calm, magical voice of Morgan Freeman—impersonated by Jason Stephens—makes us forget that GTA V is full of murder and turns Franklin’s vacation in Los Santos into a peaceful tale. Probably wouldn’t work with Trevor. Franklin’s Sh!tty Vacation With Morgan Freeman (GTA 5) [Machinima, YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]
By Gergo Vas Published October 7, 2013 -
Kotaku EastGTA V Needs More Rickshaw Stealing and Dick Punching
SNL Korea is back with another Grand Theft Auto V parody. This time, the game is set in Korea’s colonial period, complete with katana-wielding Japanese guards, rickshaws you can steal, and vegetables you can use in fist-fights. GTA 경성 (GTA Seoul) Korean Parody w/ subtitles [KukminTV@YouTube Thanks, 유재욱 and Sang!] To contact the author of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 7, 2013 -
The devil’s in even more details from Grand Theft Auto V: Last week, YouTube’s GermanScientistTV provided his first look at little things like rumble strips and flip flops in GTA V. But have you also noticed details like your mobile phone screen saying “Connected” once the call is answered?
By Owen Good Published October 6, 2013 -
Why Grand Theft Auto V Had Me Begging for Unforgiveness
Like many of the millions of Americans who got Grand Theft Auto V on or soon after its Sept. 17 release, I spent much of that first weekend in Los Santos, the game’s fictional mega-metropolis. Having bought, binged on, and beaten the game, I can mouth my own oohs and ahs. It’s bigger and better-looking…
By Ben Lindbergh Published October 5, 2013