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Tuesday25th Jul 2017
News Publisher Take-Two Doesn't Expect Red Dead Redemption 2 to Equal Grand Theft Auto V
Who does?
Grand Theft Auto V has been an outrageous success for Take-Two. Since it launched on last generation consoles back in 2013, the open world romp has shifted around 80 million copies, which is frankly insane. Naturally, the company has high expectations for developer Rockstar's next product, Red Dead Redemption 2, but does it think that...
Tuesday23rd May 2017
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Shipped an Absolutely Insane 80 Million Copies
Digital sales included
We all knew Grand Theft Auto V as going to be gigantic, but we don't think anyone realised just how preposterously successful it would actually end up being. Rockstar's open world blockbuster has surpassed 80 million sales according to publisher Take-Two, which is an utterly insane figure. Equally mental is that the title has...
Wednesday15th Feb 2017
News GTA Online Conspiracy Theory Suggests Aggressive AI Is Out to Get You
Car combat
It's been a while since we wrote about Grand Theft Auto Online - Grand Theft Auto V's multiplayer component - but this story is just too interesting to ignore. Brought to our attention by a gif-filled article over on Kotaku, there's a Grand Theft Auto Online conspiracy theory that suggests the game's artificial intelligence has recently...
Monday19th Dec 2016
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold an Astonishing 6 Million Units in the UK
Houser 'bout that, then?
Holy moly! Grand Theft Auto V has just smashed the six million units milestone in the UK alone, and that staggering statistic doesn't take into account digital sales. Chart-Track revealed the milestone as part of today's UK sales charts update, noting that the title first launched on 17th September 2013. That means that it's...
Tuesday15th Mar 2016
News Lowriders: Custom Classics Update Bounces into GTA Online Today
Adds three new cars and Sumo adversary mode
Grand Theft Auto Online, despite being over two years old, is still getting regular free updates, and this month isn't any different – the Lowriders: Custom Classics update adds plenty of new content to Rockstar's online world, including new cars, clothes, weapons, and a new mode. The all-new Dundreary...
Monday18th Jan 2016
News The Man Behind Grand Theft Auto V's Michael Knows Nothing of Story DLC
The saga continues
Last week we reported that Grand Theft Auto V's story based downloadable content may still be happening. The actor that plays Franklin, one of the game's three main characters, posted a photo of himself wearing a motion capture suit on Instagram, which unsurprisingly lead to plenty of speculation. Putting a dampener on the party,...
Tuesday12th Jan 2016
News Grand Theft Auto V Story DLC May Still Be Happening
Franklin's at it again
Well, here we are again, back with another possible Grand Theft Auto V story DLC tease. Shawn Fonteno, the man behind Franklin, one of the game's three main playable characters, has posted a picture of himself in a motion capture suit on his Instagram account. Don't get your hopes up just yet, though, as Fonteno doesn't...
Sunday18th Oct 2015
News Grand Theft Auto Online: Lowriders Pimps Your PS4 Next Week
Baller
Grand Theft Auto Online sports a pretty self-contained community these days, which we carelessly forget about at times. While we'd have probably preferred Rockstar Games to expand Los Santos with new single player content, it seems that supporting its multiplayer component has become a priority. And thus, Grand Theft Auto Online: Lowriders is...
Friday11th Sep 2015
News Despite Rumours, Grand Theft Auto V Story DLC Isn't in the Works Right Now
GTA Online is singular focus
Rumours have been swirling for a while now that Rockstar has been working on some sort of single player expansion for Grand Theft Auto V, but those whispers have been silenced by design director Imran Sarwar, who told IGN that the developer's current focus is purely is on the multiplayer side of things. "Right now our...
Tuesday11th Aug 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Made More Bank Than You Can Imagine
Sequel surpasses 54 million sales
Franklin, Michael, and Trevor should jack in their thug lives and learn to become game developers instead – after all, Grand Theft Auto V proves that there's more money in this industry anyway. As revealed by Rockstar's parent company Take-Two during a financial call overnight, the fifth instalment in its sandbox...
Friday26th Jun 2015
News PS4, PS3 Versions of Grand Theft Auto V Get a New Radio Station in July
The Lab
The Lab, a Grand Theft Auto V radio station that was PC exclusive, is coming to consoles next month. It consists of songs from the game's original soundtrack, but remixed and repurposed by a slew of musicians from a variety of genres. Basically, if you've ever wanted Freddie Gibbs and Wavves on the same station, this is for you. We're big...
Wednesday20th May 2015
News Take-Two CEO Denies That There Were Ever Plans for GTA V to Get Single Player DLC
But the executive apparently misspoke
So, remember back when Rockstar Games said that Grand Theft Auto V would be getting some story-based DLC? Yeah, like a super long time ago? Turns out that never happened. Crazy, right? But when Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked about any upcoming content in a recent earnings call, he seemed a bit dazed,...
Monday18th May 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V Has Sold Five Million Units in the UK
Crime wave
We wonder how many hours UK gamers have spent hammering the X button to sprint in Grand Theft Auto V – it's got to be quite a lot, right? We may have reservations about the controls in Rockstar Games' open world opus, but there's no denying the title's overall quality – it's a stunning release that puts almost all other sandboxes to...
Friday8th May 2015
News Time for Your Close Up! Grand Theft Auto V's Video Editor Expanding to PS4
You're a tiger
You may have been jealously eyeing the various video clips and machinima that PC players have been creating for Grand Theft Auto V, and pondering whether you'll ever be able to join the fun. The good news, then, is that Rockstar Games is busy beavering away on a simplified version of the movie editing suite for the PlayStation 4 –...
Friday3rd Apr 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Now Looks Like It's Supposed To
Fixed you up
Cut the guys at Rockstar some slack: Grand Theft Auto V is arguably one of the most complex releases on the PlayStation 4, so it's easy to imagine how it could have accidentally turned off the odd graphical effect or two. And that's exactly what it did last week, resulting in an outpouring of irritation from people who understand the...
Friday27th Mar 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V's Graphics Haven't Been Intentionally Downgraded on PS4
It's just a bug
Alright, who mucked up Grand Theft Auto V's graphics? There'll be some nervous glances at Rockstar North today, as the developer has admitted that this week's "downgrade" story is actually due to a bug. Eagle eyed Reddit users were in uproar a few days ago when it emerged that the title's latest patch had stripped back several visual...
Thursday26th Mar 2015
News Wait, Did Grand Theft Auto V Just Get a Graphical Downgrade on PS4?
Loss Santos
Bit of a weird one, this, but YouTube user ElAnalistaDeBits reckons that the PlayStation 4 version of Grand Theft Auto V has suffered a graphical downgrade after the game's latest update. On Reddit, opinions are torn as to why this might be. Some argue that it's a purposeful move, with Rockstar having to tweak things in order to add...
Monday9th Mar 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V's Online Heists May Steal a Chunk of Your PS4's Hard Drive Space
Trophies also out for anticipated update
Rockstar's being predictably cagey with regards to Grand Theft Auto V's forthcoming online Heists, so we're working with a bit of speculation this evening. Nevertheless, reports are rampant that the free update – due out on 10th March on the PlayStation 4 – will weigh in at around 4.8GB on the Xbox One,...
Wednesday4th Mar 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V's Online Mode Is Getting More Than Just Heists
Come out to play
Grand Theft Auto V's forthcoming Heists update will add more than just multi-layered missions to the online component of Rockstar Games' incredibly popular open world. The developer has announced that three new competitive playlists will be added to the release, which will unlock as you progress through the abovementioned...
Tuesday24th Feb 2015
News Grand Theft Auto V's Online Heists Finally Make a Getaway Next Month
Dollar bills, y'all
After what seems like an absolute eternity, Rockstar Games has finally revealed a – hopefully – concrete release date for Grand Theft Auto V's highly anticipated online heists. Grand Theft Auto Online's most ambitious project yet will launch next month, on 10th March. The four player co-op activities promise to be thrilling...
Wednesday4th Feb 2015
News Just the 45 Million Units Sold for Grand Theft Auto V Now
Taking BAWSAQ by storm
Publishers must look at Grand Theft Auto V and weep, as the blockbuster sandbox game has now sold an absolutely staggering 45 million units. To be clear: this statistic is accurate as of 31st December, and represents the number of copies offloaded to stores, not necessarily in consumers' homes. Of course, it's still a...
Sunday28th Dec 2014
News Christmas Will Last Longer in Grand Theft Auto Online on PS4, PS3
The most wonderful time of the year
We hope that you enjoyed it, because Christmas is now more or less over for another year. While there's still New Year to look forward to, though, Rockstar Games is prolonging the seasonal spirit in Grand Theft Auto Online due to the ongoing PlayStation Network outage on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Aw,...
Friday19th Dec 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V Says Happy Holidays with Festive Surprise on PS4, PS3
Seasonal fear
Christmas is a time of coming together, sharing, and... Well, shooting each other in the face if Grand Theft Auto V’s recently released ‘Festive Surprise’ is anything to go by. Available now for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3, developer Rockstar Games’ surprise seasonal update adds a bunch of wintery content to multiplayer...
Tuesday16th Dec 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V's Online Heists Infiltrate PS4, PS3 in Early 2015
The crew
The heists were the undeniable highlight of Grand Theft Auto V’s single player campaign, so it’s little surprise that Los Santos citizens have been screaming for this feature to make the jump into multiplayer. Fortunately, Rockstar Games has finally announced that the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto Online missions will launch in...
Friday28th Nov 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Cell Phone Cheat Lets You See Los Santos in Slow Motion
Michael in molasses
If you’re finding life in Los Santos a little fast paced, then Rockstar Games has embedded a brand new cheat in Grand Theft Auto V’s recent PlayStation 4 re-release which will allow you to slow things down. Much like the Skyfall secret, dialling the number 1-999-756-966 (or 1-999-SLO-WMO) will bring the shady city to its...
Thursday27th Nov 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Scores Stealth Stability Patch
More stable than Trevor
Rockstar Games is pushing out patches for Grand Theft Auto V at a record setting pace. Despite the recently released PlayStation 4 remaster launching in a reasonably solid state, the developer has been battling some connectivity mishaps in its online component. It’s no surprise, then, that this latest update deals with...
Wednesday26th Nov 2014
News Arrange a Heist to Snatch This Personalised Grand Theft Auto V PS4
Weazel Newsflash
You may want to give your buddy Lester Crest a call, as you’ve got a heist to arrange. No, you’re not going bank robbing this time – instead, you’re infiltrating Rockstar Games’ head office in order to snatch one of these custom PlayStation 4 consoles. Constructed as part of a giveaway on the developer’s official...
Monday24th Nov 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4's First Cell Phone Cheat Is Pretty Silly
Let the sky fall
Remember when cheat codes were all the rage? We used to enjoy flipping through those free books that came with magazines, pondering how we could get even more life out of our collection of games. Unfortunately, since the advent of the PlayStation 3, this archaic inclusion seems to have gone out of fashion a little – but Grand...
Saturday22nd Nov 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V PS4 Patch Deployed to Address Online Connectivity Errors
Quick fix
Rockstar Games has launched a brand new patch for the PlayStation 4 port of Grand Theft Auto V, which is designed to fix “intermittent online connectivity errors”. The update is available now, and weighs in at approximately 300MB. It should download automatically if you leave your system in Rest Mode. There are more details on how to...
Thursday20th Nov 2014
News Grand Theft Auto V Has More, Er, Grass on PlayStation 4
Mow way
What happens when format face-offs get really specific? Digital Foundry starts comparing the density of grass in a game, that’s what. Grand Theft Auto V was thought to be largely identical on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but new evidence shows that Sony’s system has been drizzled with an extra drop of Miracle-Gro, as it’s capable of...
