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EU PSN Sale for Rockstar PSP games

Ash_735 — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:05:09 -0600

With the upcoming release of the PlayStation Vita in the US and EU, and with many people still playing games from the old UMD's, Sony have reduced the price of a range of PSP games on the EU PSN, including a load of Rockstar titles, so now is the time to grab Digital Copies of these games if you want to play them right away on your new handheld (if you're buying it), the new prices are listed below:

[b]- Beaterator (£5.19/€6.49) - GTA Vice City Stories (£6.99/€7.99) - GTA Chinatown Wars (£6.49/€7.99) - GTA Liberty City Stories (£6.49/€7.99) - Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition (£5.19/€6.49) - Midnight Club LA: Remix (£5.19/€6.49)[/b]

New Advertising Council Update

Ash_735 — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:05:59 -0600

[url=http://www.rockstargames.com/advertisingcouncil/]The Advertising Council[/url] of Liberty City, Vice City and San Andreas is back with a new update! Ten commercials from previous Grand Theft Auto games have been added including such classics as "[url=http://www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto3/petsOvernight/]PetsOvernight.com[/url]" and "[url=http://www.epsilonprogram.com/]The Epsilon Program[/url]", full list of added commercials is below:

[b]Vice City, 1984[/b] - Fast-Forward In-Vehicle Audio - The future of music is the audio cassette! Can you handle it? - Imponte Insurrection Turbo XRZ5X2 - Shift into awesome. [b]Vice City, 1986[/b] - Complete the Look: Ambiguous - Highlighted hair? Vacant brain-dead look in your eyes? Something still missing? [b]San Andreas, 1992[/b] - The Epsilon Program: Covet No Longer (as heard below) - The Epsilon Program seeks out the convenient bits from every faith to create a religion that is uniquely American. www.epsilonprogram.com - Ammunation: Make My Day Mondays Sale - It is vital to protect yourself. DO IT. The patriotic way. - PSA: Bikes Are Dangerous - Teenage years can be difficult and dangerous. Don’t make them deadly. Don’t let your teenager ride a bicycle. - ICE Diamonds - Chill that bitch out. With ICE. - See Mike Andrews LIVE - He’s changed millions of lives with his book “Rags are Riches”, now see him speaking live at the Los Santos Convention Center. [b]Liberty City, 1998[/b] - Chateau de Buff - The continental, sophisticated and oh so European way to get her sh*tfaced and ready. [b]Liberty City, 2001[/b] - PetsOvernight.com: Would You Like a Kitten? - Have one delivered! Just log on to www.petsovernight.com

Pop-Fiction reveals Ghost Town is REAL

Ash_735 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:30:01 -0600

Hey guys, did you know there's a Ghost Town in Grand Theft Auto III? They sure kept that hidden for all these years didn't they? Well, of course, any Grand Theft Auto fan who knows their stuff will already know about the famous Ghost Town of Grand Theft Auto III, from all those years back when it was first discovered, to mods being made making the area playable, right up to Rockstar talking about it on their own News Wire, it's not really that much of a secret anymore. Luckily though, for the extremely late comers, Pop-Fiction is here to ask that question and give the answer!

Get More: GameTrailers.com, Pop-Fiction - Episode 20 - Grand Theft Auto III HD, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Friday Flashback

Ash_735 — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:01 -0600

This week's Friday Flashback is a song which can be heard on Wildstyle Pirate Radio in Vice City, it's Run-D.M.C.'s "Rock Box", originally released on their self titled album in 1984 (which also contained the more well known track "It's Like That", which later appeared on Fresh 105 FM in Vice City Stories), Rock Box was the third single from the album but had the first video to be produced the trio and was also the first rap video to air on MTV in 1984!

Flying People in Liberty City

Ash_735 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:00:01 -0600

Hot on the heels of the latest viral ad running around the Internet (seriously, it was only released three days ago!), our own [b][url=http://www.gtagaming.com/forums/member.php?u=95851]YeardleyDiamond[/url][/b] has managed to spoof the viral ad Grand Theft Auto IV style with "Flying People in Liberty City": You can watch the original video "Flying People in New York City" right [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcDN409ZBv4&hd=1]Here[/url].

"O Mio Babbino Caro" Remix Now Available on iTunes

Ash_735 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:05:38 -0600

The remix of "O Mio Babbino Caro" that was used in the 10th Anniversary Trailer for Grand Theft Auto III has now been made available to buy over iTunes. The song can be heard below in the video: The 2 minute track (2:02 to be exact) can be purchased for [b]$0.99/£0.79[/b].

Feature: The role of women and the future of the franchise

victim — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:30:20 -0600

In the past, men have dominated the video-game industry. Not only are most game-designers and developers men, but most of the market has been male as well. Yet, times are changing. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has calculated that forty-two percent of gamers are in fact women, also stating that women over the age of 18 is the industry's fastest growing demographic. This information comes with the inevitable questioning on my part; just how far away from seeing a female protagonist in a Grand Theft Auto game are we? Rockstar have been experimenting with the idea of strong female characters for a few years now. GTA IV had Michelle, Mallory and Elizabeta, while Red Dead Redemption had Bonnie, Luisa and Abigail. Although these characters never sat in the driver's seat in any kind of way, they were all given major roles as vital cogs in the stories of our leading males, as opposed to acting as the traditional love interests which film and video-games have long-since exhausted. Even with a long way to come, the role of women in Rockstar's more recent blockbusters is expanding and guessing that we'll (eventually) be playing as a woman is a pretty safe guess to make. How soon this will be is not clear right now as even I have major doubts it will happen in V. Even with the Ned Luke lookalike all but confirmed to be our playable character, a few fans and industry figures alike have warmed to the notion of playing as a female and have expressed a desire for it to finally happen. The industry calling for female leads doesn't strike me as a particularly odd thing though. More and more females are being worked into games as the lead -- though more often than not only in games with some form of create-a-character type set-up. Mass Effect springs to mind, where I far preferred playing through with a female Sheppard, if only because of Jennifer Hale's outstanding voice-work, which was leaps and bounds better than her male counterparts. Then there's the Saints Row series, the only franchise to break-away from the inevitable "GTA clone" label that the industry dumps on any games with guns, cars and freedom. Like many other modern games, players get the choice of which sex to play as, though either way, what you get is mostly an androgynous experience. The male and female characters are quite indistinguishable due to the same clothing/hair options, and the fact that the player, if they wish, can have their female character voiced by a male actor and vice versa. The create-a-character model can give players aesthetically unique experiences, making the player feel like it is their character and their's alone. With that being said though, it generally destroys any notion of a character driven narrative, a notion which Rockstar have been expanding with every title for over a decade. A true feminist would have you believe that playing as a female should have no affect on gameplay and I would tend to agree. In terms of story this is definitely true; nothing will change, in fact, a strong portrayal of a female lead could do leaps and bounds for some of the games more subtle themes. As long as the character is not just a female to be a female, other gameplay will also go unchanged. Gamers would probably have to give up on being serviced by prostitutes and going to "titty-bars" with Roman and Brucie though -- in other words, no big loss. I was raised primarily by my mother and I've always been told that women can do exactly what men can, so why should this be different in video-games? It really is quite an amazing thought, if only for the step-forward it would bring for the series. Lara, Samus and Chell should look out, a strong-female GTA protagonist could be joining their ranks sooner rather than later. As always, we at GTAGaming love to hear your thoughts and demand you share them with us. Whether you love or hate the idea of playing as a female, make sure you comment til your heart's content and your opinion is heard.

Friday Flashback

Ash_735 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:00:01 -0600

Today's Friday Flashback is "Them Bones" by Alice in Chains, a song from their breakthrough second album "Dirt". Possibly one of the bands most famous songs, this guitar heavy track was originally released in 1992, the brief track may be short but it gets straight to the point enough to mark itself as one of the iconic tracks of the grunge era. The song fit in with the entire atmosphere set in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas when it appeared on the playlist for Radio: X.

Grand Theft Auto III Mobile updated to V1.3

Ash_735 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:01 -0600

The Mobile version of Grand Theft Auto III has recieved another update today, this time bringing it to Version 1.3, Rockstar have detailed the changes below, to get the latest version just redownload the game from the [url=https://market.android.com/details?id=com.rockstar.gta3&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yb2Nrc3Rhci5ndGEzIl0]Android Marketplace[/url] on your device.

- The addition of Integrated with Immersion Haptic Vibration Feedback - The ability to tailor your visual experience with new video display settings - The ability to install the game to an SD memory card - Improved controls for Xperia Play and supported gamepads plus full support for the GameStop Wireless Game Controller - Support for the Asus Transformer Prime and Medion LifeTab tablet devices - Additional technical fixes

GTA IV: San Andreas MOD Launch Trailer

Ash_735 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:45:01 -0600

Having recently merged with RAGE Team (those responsible for [url=http://bit.ly/zqjXDq]Vice City RAGE[/url]), former Rockstar Modding Studio members have now released a new trailer for their very popular modification [url=http://www.gtaivsa.com/]Grand Theft Auto IV: San Andreas[/url]. The mod is still being worked on and a new update is due out within a few months which includes many improvements in the Las Venturas area as well as a load of collision fixes! Be sure to check out the modifications forum topic over on [url=http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=494121]GTAForums[/url] for more information.