Statistic tracking firm NPD has revealed a list of the top ten video games sold in North America since it began recording data back in 1995. According to the firm, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is the third biggest seller in that time.

In the data provided to Industry Gamers, San Andreas is the only Grand Theft Auto title ranked in the top ten. Wii Play and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock managed to beat it to the higher spots.

It's interesting that Grand Theft Auto IV doesn't make an appearance in the list, despite recording extremely impressive early sales. It looks like the game lost a significant amount of momentum following its huge launch and the incredible success of Nintendo's Wii games can't have helped either.

Today marks the five year anniversary since Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' historic release in 2004. Click the image above for some nostalgia from the game's trailers and official website.

Be sure to find some time to play today to honor its release!

Just wanted to let everyone know, I've made a couple of quizzes you all can take, on PlayStation's "BUZZ!". One is about GTA, the other is about Rockstar Games. You can take the quiz if you happen to come across it in PlayStation Home's "BUZZ! HQ". Alternatively, you can take the quiz right on the Buzz website. There is no prize if you score well... this is just for fun.

For the trivia on Grand Theft Auto, go here.

For the trivia on Rockstar Games, go here.

Good luck!

Today's round-up of mods will help you bring some cars from Liberty City to San Andreas. The following are seven high quality versions of GTA III cars ported to San Andreas by onepiece:

Left to right: HD Banshee, HD Diablos Stallion, HD Esperanto, HD Idaho, HD Stallion, HD Yakuza Stinger, HD Yardie Lobo


Note: the GTA IV LCPD cruiser modification was deleted from our database because parts of it were stolen without permission.

Four years ago today, October 26, 2004, the gaming community finally settled their anticipation and had gotten their hands onto one of the biggest games of all time: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Check out some of San Andreas' trailers to honor its release:
Like with GTA III & GTA2 the other day, honor its release by squeezing in a few hours of gameplay today! (although I'm a bit late posting this, I apologize)

Update: The game is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

Microsoft have announced that GTA: San Andreas will be available to purchase on Xbox Live next week for 1200 Points. The disc version of the game is already compatible with Xbox 360 systems but the addition to the Xbox Originals lineup on Xbox Live marks the first time that a Grand Theft Auto title has been distributed digitally on a console.

Americans should mark their calendars for Monday but gamers elsewhere may face a longer wait as Microsoft is yet to confirm plans outside of North America. The game will cost $14.99 in real money.

This week I've added a bunch of San Andreas CLEO mods to our download database:

• Gravity Gun - brings the Gravity Gun from HL2 to SA and lets you pick up people or cars and launch them
• Master Spark - allows you to shoot out a huge beam of light that destroys anything in your path
• Pulse Rifle - another HL2 weapon that lets you shoot out pulses that bounce of walls, explode cars, and kill pedestrians
• Magic Mop - gives you a magic mop that you can ride around and shoot rockets with (think Nimbus 2000).
• Spraycan Paintjob - allows you to give your car paintjobs using the spraycan "weapon."
• Weather Menu - lets you choose the weather from a convenient menu
• Teleport to Marker - teleports you to any point that you place on the pause menu map
• Missiles - lets you launch missiles at whatever you're looking at
• Races and Tuning - adds extra races and tuning options to SA and the ability to use any car with them
• Flying Carpet - gives CJ a flying carpet to fly around with and feel like Aladdin
• Car Spawner - lets you spawn any vehicle in the game

Enjoy!

I've just recently added a new section to our GTA mods database dedicated to San Andreas CLEO Mods. For those of you that don't know, CLEO is (in the grand scheme of GTA modding) a relatively new scripting system that allows modders to create custom SCM code (basically mission mods) and run them in-game, on the fly, without replacing the main.scm file. CLEO mods have been a big part of the GTA community for a while, and now they're finally available right here on GTAGaming!

Examples of CLEO mods:

• Portal Gun: Allows you to create teleportation holes just like in Valve's hit game Portal
• The Transporter: Adds a new and challenging mission to San Andreas that has you escort a VIP across the Gant Bridge
• Time Stoppers: Lets you freeze (or just really really slow down) time by entering a cheat
• FPS Mode: Puts the game in a first-person perspective, making it look a lot like Doom
• Taxi Mod: Allows you to plot a map point and call for a taxi to take you there (like in GTA IV)
• GTA IV Feature series: A collection of mods that bring more features from GTA IV to San Andreas (Burnout, Bike Helmet, Surrender, Car Fire, Window Crash)

To run these mods, you'll need to first install the CLEO 3 Library in your game's directory. It's a very simple installation and the program will be automatically loaded whenever you start up San Andreas.

With CLEO mods, the possibilities are almost endless, so be sure to keep an eye out for more additions!

A huge team of modders, inspired by forum topics at GTAMaps.net, have recently created a brand new total conversion for San Andreas named You Are Here. The mod completely replaces San Andreas with a whole new game that mixes in horror and adventure.

The game starts when you wake up in an abandoned city, not knowing who or where you are. Nobody else seems to be around, but the area has a creepy vibe to it. To gather information about what's going on, you navigate through buildings and basements to piece together clues. You'll find, though, that you are definitely not alone!


It's pretty cool to see how it was incorporated into San Andreas (almost everything has changed, but features like the aiming in SA have stayed). The only downside to the mod is the broken English in which the script is written, but it's still a fun game to try out and pass the time - hey, it's free! Be sure to make a copy of your original San Andreas folder, though, since this mod makes the actual game unplayable. Enjoy!

Download it from our GTA mod database now!

Here are some new San Andreas car mods that I uploaded today:

2008 BMW M3 E92	2007 Infiniti G35 Coupé	Ford GT
Lexus IS300	Lamborghini LP560-4 Hamann	Mercedes-Benz 450SEL
Burger Van	Polonez Caro

The Lexus IS300 is my favorite from this bunch, mainly because of its sleek windows, but they're all pretty good cars. Enjoy!