Grand Theft Auto

GTA Online, Log #1: We’re Connected But a Little Lost

The road to Rockstar’s nihilistic online paradise has been full of potholes. But, with enough prayers to Kraff, it is in fact possible to connect to the online version of Los Santos. When you get there, you’ll want to find your friends and do stuff together. Figuring out how to do that is damn trickier…

Proof That Trevor Is The Best GTA V Character

Hands down. No competition. Nothing comes close to that crazy, gross gross gross dude. Mild spoilers for fun Trevor moments (nothing for the plot) in the video above. If you rather have your experience completely fresh, feel free to skip this one. The folks at Machinima put together a montage of Trevor’s transition moments—those moments…

Grand Theft Auto Comes to Life in Hong Kong Car Chase

Whenever there’s a car chase, GTA comparisons inevitably arise. But this particular car chase totally looks like Grand Theft Auto. Really! The chase happened earlier this summer, and the footage is taken from an undercover Hong Kong cop car and was recently uploaded by Next Media For twenty minutes, police chased the 33 year-old driver,…

Let’s see if this makes things better. Rockstar says that the latest title update for GTA V is live for PS3. This is the update that’s supposed to fix some of the issues currently hobbling the Grand Theft Auto Online experience. The publisher says that they’re working to have the same update available for Xbox…

Perhaps President Obama Can Fix the GTA Online Issues

Grand Theft Auto Online is facing post-launch glitches and headaches. Government shutdown shmutdown, the GTA Online issues are bad enough that the President of the United States had to call an honest to goodness meeting to address the issue. Don’t think this is fake or some cleverly re-edited clip. It is incredibly real. So instead,…

GTA Online Day Three: Still Not Really Working [UPDATE]

Two days have passed since the online version of Los Santos opened up for millions of players all over the world. It’s not been smooth sailing for the debut of Grand Theft Auto Online, as it’s been plagued with technical issues and server problems. But there are signs that some things are getting better. And…

Rockstar posted a list of known GTA Online bugs, which you can view here. Keep in mind, Rockstar is working on these known issues.

What’s Your Favorite GTA V Jam?

One of the coolest things about Grand Theft Auto V (and about GTA games in general) is that each player will get a slightly different soundtrack. Sure, the general playlist will remain the same, but every iconic moment may be accompanied by one of dozens of great songs. And they are great—with GTA V, Rockstar…

The New GTA V title update, in addition to enabling GTA Online, fixes a number of other issues players were encountering. Notably, Rockstar says that the lost car-upgrades issue should now be resolved, cash can’t get stuck below zero, and players won’t be occasionally be locked out of the Vanilla Unicorn strip club. Phew.

A Warm Welcome To The Playable Ladies Of Grand Theft Auto Online

Three out of my four playable GTA V characters might be male, but not one of them was greeted upon arrival in Los Santos with a rose and clumsy sexual advances. Now I’m not judging. Our liaison to the world of Grand Theft Auto Online is none other than Franklin’s pal Lamar Davis, and he…

GTA Online Is Now Live on Xbox Live and PSN [UPDATE: Server woes]

The multiplayer portion of GTA V, dubbed Grand Theft Auto Online, is now live on Xbox Live and, according to Sony, the PlayStation Network. The update is 59MB and GTA Online comes via a title update in the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. After you install that update, you will unlock GTA Online in the…

GTA Online Will Launch Tomorrow Morning

Grand Theft Auto V has been out for a couple of weeks, but a big chunk of the game—the entire multiplayer part, actually—was missing at launch. Tomorrow, the ambitious GTA Online multiplayer suite launches as a free download for anyone who owns the base game. Tomorrow at around 7AM Eastern, to be more specific. In…

You Will Not Believe This Gravity-Defying GTA V Car Chase

If you play Grand Theft Auto V, you’re going to get involved in some intense car chases. But unless you’re amazing at the game, your chases probably won’t play out quite like this. Here we have some outstanding chases from YouTuber Rechyyy, who manages not only to pull off incredible trick after incredible trick, but…

Yup, Your Dog Will Totally Play Fetch With A Grenade In GTA V

Here’s round two of DefendTheHouse‘s GTA Mythbusting series, where they test out stuff like, will your dog fetch grenades? Will you piss people off by stalking them? The answer to both of these is hilarious—and they’re not the only myths tested out here, either. The attention to detail in these games, man! Here’s thefirst round…

SNL Korea Serves Up GTA V Parody Set in Old Korea

How about a Grand Theft Auto V set during the Joseon Period? SNL Korea recently did a Grand Theft Auto V parody. Have a look. When the mom shows up (and starts pounding her kid), she says, “This is why you are turning violent.” SNL KOREA 시즌4 – Ep.30 : GTA조선 [YouTube Thanks, Sang!] To contact…

Little things mean a lot in Grand Theft Auto V: YouTuber GermanScientistTV noticed that the flip-flops actually flip and flop in GTAV, which set him off in search of other small nice-to-have details in the game. Anything else you’ve noticed?

Someone’s Attempting to 100 Percent GTA III and Vice City in 24 Hours

Pedestrians of Liberty and Vice cities, beware. World-class speedrunner AdamAK is attempting to 100 percent both Grand Theft Auto III and GTA: Vice City over the next 24 hours. That means carnage on the sidewalks and beaches for sure. You may watch the run below—he’s about four hours into it as of posting time, playing…

Sickest Way To Get Around In GTA V? Shredding On BMX Bikes!

Oh, the places you can go and the tricks you can land while on a BMX bike in Grand Theft Auto. It’s the kind of thing that almost makes riding around in a car seem boring. Kirk vouched for going around in GTA on a bike recently, but it’s watching YouTubers like Ready Up Live…

The towtruck-train has arrived! Destination: Mount Chiliad. Apparently you can chain all these vehicles in GTA V if you use both the large and small towtrucks. Though I’d have used a police car at the back, with the sirens on (or an 18-wheeler) instead of an SUV. That would’ve been badass. Dayshot is an image-based…

Malaysian Politician Makes Crap Up, Says GTAV Is Banned in the U.S.

In Malaysia, a member of Parliament named Reezal Merican Bin Naina Merican is asking his government to ban Grand Theft Auto V due to violence. His rationale is that the United States and the United Kingdom have already banned the game. They have? Oh really? Um, no. They have not. Courtesy of tipster Mohamad, below…