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Grand Theft Auto V Screens Are Nice, But How About a Skyrim Final Fantasy Dragon in GTA IV?
We’ll have tennis and dirt-biking in Grand Theft Auto V, but can we not also have a dragon that breathes fire while someone (the dragon?) does the Skyrim Fus-Roh-Dah shout? Yes, we can, thanks to the ever-wonderful mod community that keeps on tweaking the PC version of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Follow YouTube GTA…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 22, 2012 -
Holy Crap, Grand Theft Auto V Looks Gorgeous
These new screenshots for Grand Theft Auto V, which Rockstar will release at some point to be announced on some consoles to be announced, are absolutely stunning Parachuting (pictured below) isn’t new to the series; The Ballad of Gay Tony downloadable content added it to Grand Theft Auto IV. [And San Andreas had it too,…
By Jason Schreier Published August 22, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto Grew From A Glitch, And Other Little-Known GTA Facts
The latest video from “Do You Know Gaming” covers Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto opus. I’ve read a whole lot of stuff about GTA, but I didn’t know some of this. Especially not that Retro City Rampage was previously called Grand Theftendo I would’ve played that!
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 21, 2012 -
Here’s Proof That Grand Theft Auto V Has Planes, Bikes, And Cars
Here are new screenshots from Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, the hotly anticipated open-world game that still has no release date or even platform info. In a stunning move for the series, it appears that you will be able to drive vehicles this time. Transport [Rockstar] Click here to visit our Grand Theft Auto V…
By Jason Schreier Published August 20, 2012 -
It’s The Middle Of Shark Week And There’s A Megalodon Roaming Liberty City
Holy crap look out! There’s a huge freaking shark roaming the Liberty City Bay. It hasn’t attacked anyone yet, but it seems like it’s only a matter of time, right? In light of our recent list of the best sharks in video games (and also the one from Banjo Kazooie) comes this mod from JMoorfoot4…
By Kirk Hamilton Published August 15, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto is Too Big. Yakuza is Too Small. Sleeping Dogs is Just Right.
Creating a compelling and enjoyable open world experience is more than just giving the player as much real estate technologically possible to play in. It’s a delicate balancing act between character and scale. Somewhere between Grand Theft Auto‘s size and Yakuza’s personality lies Sleeping Dogs That’s not to say that Grand Theft Auto IV or…
By Chris Person Published August 15, 2012 -
CultureTotal Recall
There Once Was a Time Grand Theft Auto Wasn’t Quite so “Cool”
These days, Rockstar are known as a publisher with a reputation for very slick marketing, especially when it comes to their flagship series, Grand Theft Auto. Things weren’t always as “cool”, though. As this advertisement from 1997, for the very first game in the series, shows. Run before Rockstar was even known as Rockstar, it’s…look,…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 14, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto’s Liberty City Has Been Buried in Sand, And it Looks Incredible
While most Grand Theft Auto IV mods do little more than add a stupid character to the game or mess with the visuals, this mod – called Desert Storm – does something way more drastic. It covers the city in sand. Like, it buries the entire city in the stuff. In a very Spec Ops/Dubai…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 9, 2012 -
Sure, Why Not, Let’s Recreate The Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Inside Battlefield 3
So what’s going on with Grand Theft Auto V? Very little, aside from a couple of screenshots and some analysts reading tea leaves and thinking it’ll be out by April. A bored Internet public already has recreated the Grand Theft Auto V teaser trailer within the original San Andreas and then in Liberty City (since…
By Owen Good Published August 9, 2012 -
Putting a Horse Behind the Wheel in Grand Theft Auto IV Ends Predictably
This horse, from the fount of zany mods on YouTube user Taltigolt’s channel, may have a smoother gait than ones you see in, say, Skyrim. But his hit box and mass still appear to be that of a regular person in the game. So a riderless steed charging through a public park isn’t quite the…
By Owen Good Published August 4, 2012 -
This is Why Some Smart People Think You’ll Be Playing Grand Theft Auto V By April
There is no release date for Grand Theft Auto V. There are no confirmed platforms for the game. All we have is one trailer and two screenshots, but some of the people who follow the business of the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, Take Two Interactive, are convinced the game will be out before the…
By Stephen Totilo Published August 1, 2012 -
Mickey Mouse Is Wreaking Havoc in Grand Theft Auto IV. With a Smile.
The mod scene around Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV continues to impress and amuse. Sonic The Hedgehog and the Portal robots were cool, but Mickey Mouse? We’re veering into the realm of social commentary. Or we’re veering into an alternate world where Kingdom Hearts = Disney + Rockstar. The mod was created by YouTube user…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 31, 2012 -
Want to Turn San Andreas Into Your Own Private Gotham? There’s a Mod For That.
Wouldn’t it be awesome to be Batman? I mean, without all of the angst, perhaps. And without the years of training. And the constant threat of bodily harm. And the… hmm. Okay, you know what? Forget being Batman. I just want the cool parts of being Batman. The Batmobile and the suit and the jumping…
By Kate Cox Published July 30, 2012 -
Grand Theft Auto III is Being Remade (By Fans), and it Looks Great
Later this week, Grand Theft Auto III is being released on the PlayStation Network. It’s going to be hard to get very excited about it when you look how well this little project is coming along. GTA III Rage is an attempt to recreate Grand Theft Auto III using Grand Theft Auto IV’s newer, fancier…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 30, 2012 -
Capping Off the Rampaging Tour of Liberty City, It’s Sonic
Promise, last one. We’ve had our fun. From R2-D2 (to his Skyrim-themed friend) to the Portal 2 multiplayer robots, we can only take so much of seeing cartoon or comic-relief characters going on a mass-murder rampage in Liberty City. For Sonic the Hedgehog—even if he looks like a little more like a blue Shadow the…
By Owen Good Published July 29, 2012 -
See Vice City‘s Final Mission, as Imagined on a Commodore 64
You talk about love at first sight. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City had me at its opening credit screens: the LOAD “*”,8,1, multicolored flashing logo and rudimentary MIDI theme took me straight back to 1986, and all the days I spent parked in front of my Commodore 64. When I showed it to my brother—not…
By Owen Good Published July 28, 2012 -
Portal 2‘s Co-Op Robots Rampage Through Grand Theft Auto IV
This montage of Portal 2‘s ATLAS and P-body raising hell in Liberty City comes to you from the same guy who commissioned the insane death-dealing R2-D2 mod for Grand Theft Auto IV. It is outstanding. Just sit back and enjoy.
By Owen Good Published July 20, 2012 -
OK, Rockstar, But What Would Niko Bellic Really Do?
Grand Theft Auto IV protagonist Niko Bellic has some hard choices to make in his Liberty City adventure. Well, you have to make the choices for him. But what would Niko have done? That’s what a fan of Rockstar Games’ 2008 epic asked the company in a recent Q&A on Rockstar’s website. With enough spoiler…
By Stephen Totilo Published July 13, 2012