We all know that Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas are PS2 classics, but apparently PlayStation made sure they were exclusive because it was afraid of Xbox.
]]>GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition's launch in 2021, three years ago, was infamously rough. From badly upscaled textures, to shoddy character models, to broken animations (and plenty more), the three games that defined modern open worlds were butchered. Now, Rockstar Games has wowed everyone by pulling off a complete 180.
]]>Apparently the bits of litter you can find blowing down streets and being pulled along by cars in GTA 3 were a bit of a controversial topic back in the day. Like, to the point where the developer that added these rogue newspapers and leaves to Liberty City ended up having to take them out of GTA San Andreas after losing a detritus debate within the Rockstar team.
]]>The hype train for GTA 6 is already well and truly chugging along at this point. However, if you're hoping it'll offer an experience that's "wildly different" to GTA 5 in terms of being a huge step forward from a technical standpoint, a long-time Rockstar developer reckons you might want to keep your expectations in check a bit.
]]>If you’ve played GTA San Andreas, odds are you’ve probably run into a mysterious character with a very sharp haircut and a denim jacket at some point. Even though he’s nameless and can be found living umpteen different placeholder lives, it seems that Rockstar did actually put a fair amount of thought into his creation.
]]>Psst, remember the mirrors in GTA San Andreas? Like a lot of things in retro GTA games, they can be pretty quirky in a number of glitchy ways, and, thanks to one of the developers who worked on the game, we now know exactly why.
]]>Why does the moon in GTA 3 change size whenever you shoot it with a sniper rifle? It’s a question that’s been haunting all of us for a long time now. Well, Thanks to one of the developers who worked on the game, we now know the answer.
]]>GTA developer Rockstar once had a go at making a zombie survival game set in Scotland using Vice City’s code, but quickly gave up because people found it too depressing a concept to keep working on.
]]>Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is in the hands of thousands of PC players, which includes industrious modders. And, if there's one thing modders like to do, it's bring popular things from other games/pop culture into hot new releases.
]]>There is a massive selection of brilliant games available on PlayStation Plus, for both those with the trusty PlayStation 4 or a brand new PlayStation 5.
]]>The PS2 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and with good reason. Not only was it a convenient DVD player just as the format was taking off, but its incredible library of fantastic PS2 games raised the bar in almost every way from the original PlayStation.
]]>Before Rockstar Games’ official online take on Los Santos and its surroundings made a splash with GTA Online in 2013, many PC players had been bringing mayhem to San Andreas beforehand, thanks to modifications that were anything but short in ambition.
]]>After taking the game offline and making it unplayable – even for players that had bought it and downloaded it – Rockstar has made the PC version of GTA: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition available to play again.
]]>Carl Johnson takes risks, but if you want to take some of the biggest leaps of faith, you’ll need to know where to find parachutes in GTA San Andreas.
]]>If you’re wondering where to find spraypaint in GTA San Andreas, there’s a good reason for that.
]]>Rockstar Games has pulled the PC version of GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition from sale, and for almost two days, the launcher was offline.
]]>If you want to get a 6 star wanted level in GTA San Andreas, you need to pull off the right crimes and maintain the pressure on the law.
]]>The new GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition rerelease is a chance to revisit some all-time classics - but compared to some other remasters I’ve had the pleasure of playing recently, the original source material is really showing its age.
]]>Here we go again. Whether you're a new player or returning OG, GTA San Andreas cheats make one of the best games of all time even more fun.
]]>GTA: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition is out today, and just before we all step back into Liberty City, Vice City or San Andreas, Rockstar has furnished us with a complete list of all the songs that will be in the compilation of the classic sandbox games.
]]>The Hydra in GTA San Andreas is one of the best vehicles in the game, but how to fly the Hydra isn’t quite as simple as it might seem.
]]>Recruiting gang members in GTA San Andreas takes respect.
]]>The fastest cars in GTA San Andreas might not be vital for finishing the game, but they’re certainly more fun to use.
]]>If you’re wondering how to get a girlfriend in GTA San Andreas, you should be ready to put in some work.
]]>Picking the best weapons in GTA San Andreas is a good idea if you want to stay alive on the streets.
]]>We've heard quite a lot about gaming's worst kept secret of 2021 – Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition – to date, including the offical PC specs, information about the game's updated controls and graphics, and more besides. But we've yet to see what the Nintendo Switch version of the collection will look like.
]]>A new first person version of GTA: San Andreas has been announced, and is coming exclusively to the Oculus Quest 2. Initially announced at Connect 2021 and later written up on an official Oculus blog post, the game is currently in development for the platform with no release date in sight.
]]>Following the announcement of the Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition, Rockstar has released system specs for the collection via the game’s official page on the official website.
]]>Rockstar will release the Definitive Editions of two of its classic GTA game on Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now.
]]>Rockstar Games has provided a release date for Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. It is being released both digitally and physically.
]]>As Rockstar remains odddly tight-lipped on anything to do with the upcoming Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, dataminers are starting to piece together a few more details about what the collection of games might actually look (and play) like.
]]>Rockstar has finally announced Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition, a game collecting GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas, released in one collection. But the official details from Rockstar about the title remain a little thin. Luckily, the worst kept gaming secret of 2021 continues to spill more of its details even after its official announcement.
]]>Rockstar has finally announced GTA 3, GTA: Vice City, and GTA: San Andreas will be released in one collection.
]]>A new Rockstar Launcher update seems to include references to the heavily rumoured – yet still unannounced – GTA Trilogy remaster that’s been frequently leaked and hinted at over the last few weeks.
]]>Looks like reports of GTA 3, Vice City, and San Andreas getting remakes have validity, thanks to the Korean Ratings Board.
]]>Rockstar Games is developing remakes of Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for PC, consoles, and mobile, as per a new report.
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]]>That's right. A free game just for downloading the Rockstar Games Launcher on your PC.
]]>Rockstar games will add three titles to the Xbox One backward compatibility catalog next week.
]]>The Zelda modding scene is quite the thing indeed.
]]>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was called a perfect game by every other reviewer, but is it really complete if you can't play as CJ from GTA: San Andreas?
]]>GTA: San Andreas introduced us to Los Santos, so it's only right we revisit it with GTA 5.
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]]>If you buy a PS2 classic for PS4 from the European PlayStation Store, you'll receive an arguably inferior version to that bought on the US storefront.
]]>Rockstar has released a port of GTA: San Andreas on PlayStation 3 through PSN, without any fanfare.
]]>The BBC aired its docudrama based on Rockstar's legal fight with lawyer Jack Thompson last night - and the developer isn't too pleased with the way it's been portrayed.
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]]>How long does it take to walk across the San Andreas map, and how does that compare to other games like Just Cause 2 and GTA 5?
]]>Rockstar has recently released an HD version of GTA: San Andreas on Xbox 360. While that version looks good, it's not as good as one would hope, and that's because it's port of the Android and iOS version.
]]>The re-release of GTA: San Andreas has gone live on Xbox 360.
]]>Rockstar is really celebrating the 10th anniversary of GTA: San Andreas. The latest offering is slashing the price of the mobile ports of GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas.
]]>Rockstar has confirmed that GTA: San Andreas will be released on Xbox 360 with snazzier graphics.
]]>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is coming to Xbox 360 in some form, according to a leaked achievement list.
]]>Rockstar has revealed 10 new jobs for GTA Online which celebrate the 10th Anniversary of GTA: San Andreas' release on PlayStation 2.
]]>The PC version of GTA 5 is going to open the game up to character modding, and subsequent allusion of the best kind.
]]>Rockstar's rounded up a bunch of user-created GTA Online jobs which pay homage to GTA 3, GTA 4, Vice City and San Andreas.
]]>The Grand Theft Auto troligy is now available for Amazon Fire TV and Kindle Fire through the Amazon App Store.
]]>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is out now in mobile format for Android, iOS and Kindle HDX. Rockstar's slapped a trailer online, presumably while spilling mugs of hot coffee about the place.
]]>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is now available for mobile devices, Rockstar has announced. The game has been upgraded for its mobile release with newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models. It also incorporates touch controls and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering. It also comes with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It can be yours for $6.99 on select iOS devices via the App Store and will be "coming soon" to select Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Phone devices.
]]>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be released on mobile devices next month, Rockstar has announced. The game has been upgraded for its mobile release with newly remastered graphics including dynamic and detailed shadows, greater draw distance, an enriched color palette, plus enhanced character and car models. It also incorporates touch controls and three different control schemes for driving and maneuvering. It also comes with full controller support, including Made for iOS controller capability on iOS7. It will be available for select iOS, Android, Amazon Kindle and Windows Mobile devices. More details are to be announced in the weeks ahead.
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]]>GTA: San Andreas is notorious for many things for good or ill, but none so publicly scrutinised as its infamous 'Hot Coffee' mini-game. The feature was chopped from the game's full release, but an intrepid modder - along with his friends - stumbled across traces of it within the game's PS2 source code, and eventually made a PC mod public. That man is Patrick Wildenborg, and he has revealed all in a new interview.
]]>Grand Theft Auto 5 chatter is also throwing up some tasty insight into the series' past, and Rockstar vice president Dan Houser has shed light on the studio's reaction to the infamous 'Hot Coffee' sex mini-game scandal that broke out around GTA: San Andreas. It was an upsetting time, Houser suggests.
]]>Major Nelson has posted a look at upcoming content for the Xbox Live Marketplace, kicking off today with a demo for Capcom's Asura's Wrath, available now for Gold members. A demo for Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will also be made available next week on January 17.
]]>Halloween weekend is here, and so are more shorts. We won't get to dress up or draw down the moon until Monday, but we're going to try and carve a pumpkin this weekend. It is NOT going to look anything like this though. Promise.
]]>See this, Dr Kawashima? This is danger close right up in your bespectacled face.
]]>According to this New York Times piece, a total of 2,676 people have claimed their $35 from Rockstar after being traumatized by the Hot Coffee scenes in San Andreas.
]]>Kotaku's posted a shot of an advert in GTA IV offering flights to Los Santos for $299. Earlier this week, an image of an air ticket from Liberty City to San Andreas popped up, fueling obvious speculation that the upcoming 360 DLC will feature entire cities. We don't know. Neither do you. Fun though, isn't it?
]]>According to PlayThree.net, the CVG GTA special is out and claims that the Xbox 360-only DLC for GTA IV could contain an area as significant as Vice City or San Andreas.
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