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Shanko Shizz Is More Excited About GTA V Than You Are
The new Grand Theft Auto V trailer seems to have gone over pretty well. Fans are happy. Very happy. They’re reciting a favorite line from it on Twitter. They’re commenting with great passion on the YouTube page for the Stevie Wonder song that was used in the trailer (“GTA V BROUGHT ME HERE SO SUCK…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 14, 2012 -
Stevie Wonder’s “Skeletons” Is a Perfect Song for Grand Theft Auto V
The tune you hear in the newest teaser for Grand Theft Auto Vis not one of those Stevie Wonder songs that everyone knows like “My Cherie Amour.” It’s not a song-of-its-moment like “Jungle Fever” either. But “Skeletons” is an ideal match for the newest glimpse of Rockstar’s next big game. Just glance at the lyrics:…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2012 -
Here’s the Second, All-New Trailer for Grand Theft Auto V
Fans everywhere have absorbed all the tidbits about Grand Theft Auto V ‘s multiple protagonists, its size and cultural aspirations. But none of that is a substitute for seeing the game in action so here’s the latest teaser for Grand Theft Auto V. What are you seeing in this trailer? Share the things that make…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 14, 2012 -
Don’t Worry About GTA V Being Too Big, Rockstar Says
Rockstar’s next game looks to be its biggest ever. In fact, it’s supposed to outstrip the combined size of the three of the publisher’s most massive releases. Some folks worried when they heard about GTA V‘s size. Would the quality suffer? Would there be enough to do? Sure, there will, says one of Rockstar’s co-founders…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 12, 2012 -
These New Grand Theft Auto V Screens Are On Fire
Grand Theft Auto V won’t feature one protagonist, but rather, it will feature three. Here is a look at them, courtesy of Gamer.nl and GTAV.net, as well as a round up of recent details about the game. Preview [Gamer.nl] New Screenshots [GTAV.net] Click here to visit our Grand Theft Auto V timeline!
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 12, 2012 -
Watch This Guy Make the Cleanest Getaway Ever in Grand Theft Auto
This is like some kind of stunt porn from The Fast and the Furious, but it’s still impressive to watch a guy get past a cop car and a SWAT roadblock, on a bridge entrance, without a scratch. I might get the alignment checked after a drive like this, but damn. Fine work. Somewhere an…
By Owen Good Published November 10, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto‘s Writer Talks Women, Writing—and Creative Larceny
Dan Houser, the 39-year-old chief writer of Rockstar Games and a co-founder of the studio that’s delivered the Grand Theft Auto series, admitted to some screen-looking in an interview this weekend with The New York Times: “Anyone who makes 3D games who says they’ve not borrowed something from Mario or Zelda is lying,” he said.…
By Owen Good Published November 9, 2012 -
Virtual Tourism Has Never Felt More Real
There’s this small problem I’m having with Assassin’s Creed III. It’s nothing to do with the game itself, actually, and everything to do with me. The problem is this: Assassin’s Creed III is turning me into a kind of obnoxious person. I’ve developed this running commentary while the game goes on. It has nothing to…
By Kate Cox Published November 9, 2012 -
Tron Is Just the Place for Sweet Jumps in This GTA IV Mod
It’s true that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV has given birth to some truly inspired mods. But not many of them totally re-paint Liberty City in as spectacular fashion as this one does. Modder Quechus13 re-skins GTA IV’s open world with the iconic, neon stripes of the Tron movies and throws in…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 9, 2012 -
This Should Help Show Just How Big Grand Theft Auto V’s Map Might Be
Rockstar dropped a bit of a surprise earlier today when it revealed Grand Theft Auto V wasn’t going to be a big game, it was going to be freaking huge. Like, bigger than GTAIV, San Andreas and Red Dead combined. But just how big is freaking huge? Maybe the above image can help. It shows…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 8, 2012 -
CultureGrand Theft Auto V? Ha! Here’s GTA III Played to 100% Completion in Less Than Seven Hours.
The news that GTA V will be bigger than Red Dead Redemption, San Andreas, and GTA IV combined is impressive. It makes on think back to the vast expanses of GTA III, the game that pioneered huge open-world experiences. People spent weeks on that game, trying to complete every last side quest and find every…
By Evan Narcisse Published November 8, 2012 -
The Biggest Change To Grand Theft Auto V May Well Be Musical
Grand Theft Auto has always been a singularly musical series. From classic rock blaring over a helicopter sunset to cool jazz simmering on a rainy city night, GTA‘s many in-game radio stations, coupled with Rockstar’s seemingly infallible song-selection, makes each game’s soundtrack as good as the last one. With the recent info-drop on Grand Theft…
By Kirk Hamilton Published November 8, 2012 -
Rockstar Says Grand Theft Auto V Is Bigger Than Red Dead Redemption, San Andreas, and GTAIV Combined
The digital issue of December’s Game Informer is out now, and with it comes a boatload of new information on Grand Theft Auto V, including the fact that its world will be bigger than the worlds of Red Dead Redemption, San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto IV combined (at least according to Rockstar). Holy crap.…
By Jason Schreier Published November 8, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto V Has Three Protagonists
Grand Theft Auto V will star three protagonists. All male. Here they are. This comes courtesy the December cover of Game Informer, which you can see in its entirety here: This news confirms what Kotaku reported last year: both that it will be set in Los Santos, Rockstar’s take on Los Angeles, and that it…
By Jason Schreier Published November 8, 2012 -
Report: Grand Theft Auto V Stars “an East Coast Gangster”
Here are some new details about the eagerly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V. According to website CVG, ShortList Magazine, which apparently revealed the above image on its website, wrote this about the game’s main character: The protagonist is an “East Coast gangster”, who moved to the game’s Los Santos setting (Rockstar’s take on LA and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published November 8, 2012 -
Court Rejects Claim that ‘San Andreas’ Hero was Based on Cypress Hill Backup Dancer
Unless he wants to try his luck before the U.S. Supreme Court, a backup dancer for Cypress Hill [not pictured, above] won’t be getting $250 million-or any money-from the makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. A California appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling against the dancer’s claim that the character of Carl “C.J.”…
By Owen Good Published November 3, 2012 -
The Faces of Grand Theft Auto Through The Years
Twelve years will have passed between the release of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001 and Grand Theft Auto V in 2013. Those 12 years have seen ten releases of major GTA games and DLC, each putting its own spin on the series’ classic vector art look. The 71 official images pulled from Rockstar’s website…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 2, 2012 -
Here, Two Enormous GTA V Posters
Here, for your wallpaper/viewing pleasure, are two super-sized pieces of Grand Theft Auto V artwork. They were posted on Game Informer earlier today, and at a resolution of 1920×2432 each, you’re free to pick over them and find as many clues as you like. Like, oh, the fact that arrested lady is wearing a Love…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 1, 2012 -
Hurricane Sandy Delays Second GTA V Trailer
From the newest edition of the Rockstar Newswire, the official online newsletter for the makers of Grand Theft Auto: “We are working on a second trailer – unfortunately Hurricane Sandy has derailed our plans somewhat but we will have something to show soon. Its hard to be precise as we have no power whatsoever in…
By Stephen Totilo Published November 1, 2012 -
It’s Official: Grand Theft Auto V Is Coming This Spring
Following a whole bunch of rumors and reports, Rockstar has officially confirmed that Grand Theft Auto V will hit store shelves this spring. “Grand Theft Auto V builds on everything we’ve learned about open world game design,” Rockstar’s Sam Houser said in a press release this afternoon. “We can’t wait to share it with fans.”…
By Jason Schreier Published October 30, 2012