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News Agent Finally Removed From Rockstar's Website More Than a Decade After PS3 Announcement
The end of an era
Ah, Agent. First teased as a PlayStation 3 exclusive all the way back in 2007, Agent was all set up to be a pretty big deal — a new property from Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar, set during the Cold War in the 1970s. It was a project that had people seriously hyped for years — especially when it was officially revealed in...
News GTA 5 Is One of the Most Disliked PS5 Trailers Ever
Inducing Trevor-esque rampages
To say GTA 5 fans are not happy with Rockstar’s re-release of the open world classic is an understatement: it’s now one of the most disliked PlayStation 5 trailers on Sony’s channel. At the time of writing, the 75-second clip has 1.5 million views with 23k up-votes and an eye-watering 94k down-votes. It’s one...
News GTA 5 Fans Are Not Happy with Expanded & Enhanced's PS5 Reveal
Los San-dross
We got our first glimpse of Grand Theft Auto 5 running on the PlayStation 5 during Sony’s big PlayStation Showcase last night, but the response has not been kind. The series’ various Reddit pages are filled with memes alluding to the fact that the re-release looks the same, while major series
News GTA 5 and GTA Online Delayed to March 2022 on PS5
Late to Los Santos
Finally, a first look at Grand Theft Auto 5 and GTA Online running on PlayStation 5! Rockstar has been keeping this one close to its bullet vest, and that’s because it’s been delayed: it’ll now release in March 2022 on Sony’s next-gen console, as opposed to November as originally planned. The trailer reveals improvements...
News New GTA Character Casually Outed by Voice Actor
It's a police chief, apparently
A new Grand Theft Auto character, “police chief Captain McClane”, has been outed by a voice actor on his official Facebook page. Dave Jackson, a performer who’s worked on games like mobile spin-off Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, told his followers that “it’s official” and that
Hands On GTA Online Meets Mario Kart in Crazy Kart Krash Adversary Mode
Just Peachy
A big part of GTA Online’s enduring appeal is just how versatile it is. Some of the Best Jobs in the game include Slasher, a Dead by Daylight rip-off, all the way through to Overtime Rumble, which is basically Monkey Target with sports cars. Rockstar must have been paying attention to recent virtual cosplayers who rocked up to the LS...
Soapbox GTA: San Andreas Is Still an Open World Classic
Aw sh*t, here we go again
The rumour that Rockstar is remastering the PlayStation 2’s trilogy of Grand Theft Auto games for PlayStation 5 and PS4 last week had a profound impact on me: I simply had to return to the fictional state of San Andreas. My history with the 2004 open world is both fortuitous and a little bit embarrassing actually: despite...
Rumour Red Dead Redemption Remaster Planned, But Could Depend on GTA Success
Back in the saddle
A new Kotaku report based on several sources gives an overview of Rockstar's plans to remaster a number of classic titles. The PlayStation 2 GTA games are apparently first on the agenda, but the article also briefly mentions that the developer is prepared to revive Red Dead Redemption. Ever since the
Rumour GTA 3, Vice City, San Andreas Being Remastered for PS5, PS4 with 'New and Old Graphics'
Out this year, reportedly
Rumours regarding a supposed Grand Theft Auto collection have been swirling for years now — some kind of remastering project that revives Rockstar classics from the PlayStation 2 era. Alas, none of these rumours have actually led to any concrete evidence — but a new report from Kotaku, based on three different sources,...
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Adds Co-Op Gauntlets in Call to Arms
See off waves of enemies in iconic locations
The latest update to Red Dead Redemption 2’s multiplayer mode brings waves-based survival gauntlets named Call to Arms, where teams of four work to defend towns like Blackwater. These work similarly to Survivals in GTA Online, with the difference being that you’ll have 10 AI controlled allies to...
Rumour GTA 5 Expanded & Enhanced Will Run at 4K, 60 Frames-Per-Second on PS5
Los Santos sky's the limit
It originally released on the PlayStation 3 and was later ported to the PS4, so given its impressive age you’d probably expect Grand Theft Auto 5 to run at 60 frames-per-second in 4K on the PS5 – but here’s our first hint at the fact. A post about upcoming releases on the German PS Blog – there’s no mention of...
News Take-Two Has a Trio of Unannounced Ports or Remasters in the Pipeline
More re-releases on the way
Take-Two, the organisation in charge of labels like Rockstar and 2K Games, has already announced a couple of next-gen conversions: Grand Theft Auto 5 and Kerbal Space Program being the duo. However, as part of an investor relations report, it’s quietly confirmed that it has three more “new iterations of previously...
News Why on Earth Are GTA Online Players Walking in Circles?
What goes around comes around
There’s so much to do in GTA Online these days that you could quite comfortably play it for the rest of your life and still fail to unlock everything it has to offer. That’s not stopping some industrious players from strapping rubber bands to their DualShock 4 analogue sticks in order to grind out Tuner RP in the...
News GTA 5 Has Now Sold an Eye Watering 150 Million Copies
Red Dead Redemption 2 crosses 38 million units
Grand Theft Auto V will span its third console generation when Rockstar re-releases the PlayStation 3 title on the PS5 later this year. It’s a game that’s achieved unrivalled success, with the open worlder surpassing 150 million units sold-in to date. This reflects both digital downloads and Blu-ray...
News GTA Online's Los Santos Tuners Breaks Records, Rockstar Giving Out Free Money
Cash injection
Rockstar is rewarding everyone who plays GTA Online between now and 1st August with GTA$250,000, as it celebrates the biggest update in the series’ history. According to the label, “more players joined [the game] for the launch of Los Santos Tuners than any update ever”. That’s impressive, considering it doesn’t feature a...
News GTA Online's Los Santos Tuners Update Out on PS4 Now
Carma
GTA Online’s petrolhead patch Los Santos Tuners has released as promised on the PlayStation 4 today, weighing in at 3.6GB. You don’t need to buy or manually download anything: just ensure your game is updated to the latest version – it should happen automatically if your console is setup correctly. Alternatively, you can push the Options...
News GTA Online Adding PS5 Exclusive Car Speed Tune-Ups This Year
Los Santos Tuners update coming on 20th July
GTA Online players will be able to unleash their inner petrol head this summer, as Rockstar readies the release of the game’s next major expansion: Los Santos Tuners. Due out on 20th July, this digs deeply into car culture, and promises a “gigantic, shared social space” where you can mingle with...
News Red Dead Online Temporarily Removes PS Plus Paywall
From now until 26th July
Rockstar’s desperately trying to lasso fans back into its Wild West sandbox, with a recent Red Dead Online update adding new tasks and content – including the Quick Draw Club, a series of short snappy Battle Passes composed of cosmetics and other unlocks. And now it’s so eager to bring people back, it’s negotiated a...
News GTA Online Cycling Out Jobs to Make Room for Further Updates
Los Santos continues to expand
GTA Online will begin cycling out older content as Rockstar seeks to “make room for further updates”. The label added the disclaimer to a Rockstar Newswire post, as it announced the addition of seven new Survival maps, which are available to play now. Try out one of these over the next week and you’ll earn a cool...
News Red Dead Online Reboots with Big Blood Money Update
Quick Draw Club brings series of Battle Passes, too
Those of you itching to return to the Wild West this summer may be tempted to give Red Dead Online another try, with the addition of the Blood Money update from 13th July. “There are whispers in the alleys of Lemoyne’s capital that Guido Martelli – right-hand man and underboss to the infamous...
News GTA 6 Release Window Rumours Pick Up Steam
It's a long way away
Grand Theft Auto 6 is potentially an age away, as rumours predicting a release window as late as 2025 continue to gather momentum. Last week, we reported on speculation from YouTube sneakster Tom Henderson, who claimed that the sequel would have a Fortnite-esque evolving map, set in a modern version of Vice City.
News Is Red Dead Redemption 2 PS Now's First Download-Only Game?
Arthur Morgan stays native
The month was September 2018 and Sony had just announced its streaming service PlayStation Now would allow "almost all" PS4 games to be downloaded to your console and played natively instead of relying on a constant internet connection. Nearly three years later and the overhaul at the time has very much lived up to that...
News GTA 6 Out in 2025 with Fortnite-Like Evolving Map, Leaker Claims
Modern version of Vice City
Grand Theft Auto 6. Almost eight years after the franchise's fifth mainline entry, we're still waiting on the follow-up. You can thank GTA Online for that in part, with developer Rockstar continuing to update and support the online behemoth through what is soon to be three console generations. That's a very impressive...
News GTA 5 Heading Offline on PS3 by the End of This Year
Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire too
Online services associated with the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto V will be taken offline before the end of this year, rendering GTA Online effectively null on the old Sony console. The multiplayer mode will be inaccessible from 16th December 2021, and Shark Cards usable in the PS3 version will no longer be...
News GTA 5 PS5 Releases 11th November, GTA Online Free for Three Months
Just like that
The promised PlayStation 5 version of Grand Theft Auto V (along with GTA Online) will release on 11th November 2021, Rockstar has confirmed. The developer casually let the release date slip in its latest blog update, promising an "expanded and enhanced" edition of the ridiculously successful open world game. It also sounds like GTA...
News GTA Online Fan Fix to Be Implemented by Rockstar
Amateur programmer paid $10,000 for discovery
Holy moly, this is mental! You may recall a little while back we reported on a GTA Online fan fix which, despite being detailed in ridiculously complicated language, effectively reducing the title’s infamous loading times on PC. Rockstar has now acknowledged the alteration – and will be implementing...
News Answer Lamar and Madrazo's Calls in GTA Online This Week
Both are promising double rewards
The weekly GTA Online update is upon us and, frankly, it’s a pretty drab one this time. Nevertheless, regulars will want to know that there are double rewards on Lamar and Madrazo missions right now, so don’t ghost them. If that’s not your cup of tea, then you can double up in Transform Races, Hunting Pack,...
News Panic at the Basketball Court with Free GTA Online Threads
Available to those who complete the Cayo Perico Heist
Rockstar’s reeling off the incentives for those who complete the Cayo Perico Heist this week, with a full Panic basketball uniform available for those who finish the finale with a secondary target in their loot bag. It’s part of this week’s GTA Online update, which also sees the Grotti...
News Why GTA 5 on PS5 Will Be More Than Just a 'Simple Port'
Rockstar will deliver a great experience
Grand Theft Auto V is still one of the biggest games in the world, despite first releasing on the PlayStation 3 all the way back in 2013. To date, the release has shipped over 140 million units, and that number is only going to grow when Rockstar brings the title to the PS5 later this year. And speaking as...
News GTA Online Player Boosts Hopes of Faster Loading on PS5
The wait of a lifetime
There’s nothing quite like GTA Online, with its ever-evolving multiplayer sandbox, but by the grace of the Epsilon Program, it sure takes its sweet time firing up. Originally, it was assumed this could be a handicap of the PlayStation 3 – and later PS4 – hardware, but even installing it on the PS5’s uber-fast SSD fails...
News GTA Online Adds a Weaponized Dinghy in This Week's Update
Free sunglasses up for grabs
Looking to wreak some havoc on the ordinarily serene shores of Los Santos? You may want to pick up the Nagasaki Weaponized Dinghy, which is available this week in GTA Online. You can grab it from the Warstock Cache & Carry, and while you’re there, remember to snag the Dinka Versus, which is free until 3rd March...
News Love Is in the Air This Week in GTA Online
Roses are red, bruises are blue
GTA Online loves a good holiday, and it’s seizing Valentine’s Day for its latest update. Rockstar has announced that those of you who run the Till Death Do Us Part playlist this week can earn triple GTA$ and RP, while the same is true of the Shotgun Wedding mode. Meanwhile, there’s double GTA$ and RP up for...
News Half of GTA Online Players Visited Cayo Perico Alone
Big multiplayer update proves popular in single player
GTA Online may be a multiplayer mode intended to play with friends and strangers, but as part of an earnings call, Take-Two has revealed that 50 per cent of fans who enjoyed
News Take-Two Boss Reckons GTA Remaster Interest Is Encouraging
But any news will come from Rockstar
Grand Theft Auto V continues to sell at unprecedented pace, despite nearing its eighth anniversary. In fact, interest in the title was at an all-time high in 2020, with many fans turning to the release during lockdown to keep them entertained. Some believe that, with no sign of Grand Theft
News GTA 5 Ships 140 Million Copies, 2020 Its Best-Selling Year Since Launch
Rockstar asked about GTA remasters
The cries from fans for a sequel to Grand Theft Auto V will likely go unanswered for a couple more years as Rockstar confirms it has now shipped a ludicrous 140 million copies of the game. And if that wasn't absurd enough, the studio revealed that 2020 was the title's best-selling year since it launched all the way...
News GTA Online, Red Dead Online Thanks Players for Record Engagement with Free Gifts
Simply login to snag them
As we all know by now, the coronavirus pandemic has been kind to the games industry, and Rockstar in particular enjoyed record engagement across GTA Online and Red Dead Online while the world found itself in lockdown. As a result, it wants to thank players for helping it to achieve all-time high player numbers, and so...
News GTA Online Really Wants You to Play the Cayo Perico Heist
Tourism board looking for a boost
Looks like the Cayo Perico tourist board is looking for a boost this week, as GTA Online is waiving all setup fees for the game’s latest heist. That’s not all: complete the finale and you’ll earn 50 per cent extra GTA$ and RP on top of what you’d usually make – regardless of whether you’re playing solo...
News Swag Out with Swish New Sweater in GTA Online This Week
Drip drip
Looking for some snazzy new threads to level up your look in GTA Online? This week’s update will anyone who completes the Cayo Perico Heist kitted out in the Santo Capra Patterns Sweater. According to the Rockstar Newswire, “it’s a piece that screams ‘luxury’, ‘exclusivity’, and ‘high society’. Mostly, it just screams.”...
News GTA Online Cheat Website Shut Down, Proceeds to Be Donated to Charity
Hot coffee
A juggernaut GTA Online website has been shut down following “discussions” with label overlord Take Two. LunaCheats was infamous within the Grand Theft Auto community for selling various game hacks, but its page now displays a simple text message, apologising for “any and all problems” its software caused to the title’s...
News GTA Online's Vapid Slamtruck Doubles As a Mobile Ramp
Get the jump on it
Okay, now this is a fun new ride. GTA Online’s revered vehicle retailer Southern San Andreas Super Autos has added the Vapid Slamtruck to its roster, and what’s unique about this four-wheeler is that it doubles as a ramp. “Due to a recent spate of accidents involving this model, Vapid wants to remind any potential buyers...
News GTA Online Adds the Maibatsu Manchez Scout, Promises Payouts for Cayo Perico Tourists
Double rewards on Survival
GTA Online’s slow and steady drip-feed of new vehicles continues this week, with the addition of the Maibatsu Manchez Scout from the Warstock Cache and Carry. Rockstar Newswire claims it was “built to manoeuvre the muddiest trails on Earth”, so it should get you out of a pickle when you need to go offroad. That’s...
News GTA Online Takes a Trip to Vespucci Beach with the BF Weevil
It's a Beetle, basically
Following the release of GTA Online’s new Cayo Perico Heist late last year, Rockstar Games has been slowly rolling out fresh vehicles for fans of the multiplayer mode to enjoy. This week sees the addition of the BF Weevil, which is effectively a Volkswagen Beetle. The blurb explains that it’s “a symbol of free love and...
News Christmas Comes Early to GTA Online
Deck the hauls
Christmas has come early to GTA Online this year, as it’s once again snowing in Southern San Andreas for the holidays. You’ll also find The Diamond & Casino Resort – as well as various other local Los Santos businesses – kitted out with festive decorations to celebrate the season. Oh, and if you login before 30th December,...
News Dr Dre Makes a Cameo in GTA Online, In Case You Wondered
Beats it
Dr Dre can add GTA Online character to his resume right next to rapper and professional headphone flogger, as the global superstar makes an appearance as part of the recently released Cayo Perico Heist. If you’re planning to play the multiplayer mode – and you can find out how to get started through here – then do keep in mind that...
News Free Bonuses in GTA Online as The Cayo Perico Heist Launches
Drippin' threads
Alongside the launch of the Cayo Perico Heist in GTA Online today (See Also: GTA Online: How to Start the Cayo Perico Heist), Rockstar has announced a bunch of bonuses and sweeteners that fans can expect over the coming weeks. From now thr
News GTA Online's Biggest Ever Update Live, Fans Already Fuming You Can't Free Roam New Island
Download the latest patch now
GTA Online’s brand new The Cayo Perico Heist update is live now on PlayStation 4, weighing in at 6.8GB in total. This is, according to Rockstar, the biggest update in the massively popular multiplayer mode’s history, adding new missions, an island,
News Get Ready for GTA Online's Big Update with Triple Rewards on Transform Races
Prepare for tomorrow's big drop
GTA Online’s biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, rolls out on 15th December – but as you prepare for the new missions, you can gear up with triple rewards on Transform Races through 14th December. Time Trials are also dishing out triple rewards, and if you complete this week’s Time Trial and RC Time...
News GTA Online Adding 250 Songs, Three Brand New Radio Stations
Music sounds better with you
If you’re sick to death of hearing the same ol’ songs while playing GTA Online, then you may be excited to learn that Rockstar is adding 250 new songs as part of the title’s upcoming Cayo Perico Heist update. The tracks, available across three fresh radio stations and updates to FlyLo FM and Worldwide FM, will be...
News GTA Online Teases Biggest Ever Update in New Trailer, Designed for One to Four Players
The Cayo Perico Heist is looking brilliant
GTA Online has showcased a little more of its biggest ever update, The Cayo Perico Heist, which is scheduled to release from 15th December on the PlayStation 4. As the trailer teases, you can expect several new characters – and a few old ones as well – as you attempt to infiltrate an island off the...
News GTA Online Is Getting an Underground Nightclub You Can Party At
With new dance moves, too
If you’re a regular player of GTA Online, then you may have noticed some construction taking place at The Diamond Casino and Resort. As many players already predicted, a nightclub is being built underground, and everyone’s invited to the party. Here’s what Rockstar Games had to say: “The Music Locker is underground...
