This video showcases Vice City Online 1.0 with similar functionality as RC1, however, in a much more evolved and reliable state.

For this video, the VC-O team decided to embrace their nostalgia and replicate the scenes from the old "Vice City Online - RC1 Promotional Video," which coincidentally was released on January 1, 2009 - exactly three years ago! Check it out on YouTube.

More details about Vice City Online 1.0 will be released on our website at GTAStateofLiberty.com.

If you own The Sims 3 on PC then here's a download you might want to try out. Fresh-Prince Creations (not of Bel Air fame) has released a BETA of his custom world pack where he's attempted to recreate the map from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City! Taking over a year and half of his time to create, he's thrown it out to the public, he wants feedback, and most of all, he wants you to enjoy it.


For more images and the download itself, click Here.

Lately, I've been thinking about where the next Grand Theft Auto game will be located and desperately wishing it will revisit Vice City. Not only does it make sense as a formula, since GTA IV revisited Liberty City from GTA 3, but because Vice City was such a unique experience it would resonate well with fans. The location and culture of the game created a legacy full of excitement and community. This very website was started almost 10 years ago in the spring of 2002 leading up to the launch of GTA: Vice City. Back then we were called Vice City Resource, and I give props to our original fans who remember us and have been loyal to us as we've changed and grown over the years.

Now as we are almost 10 years older, I wanted to let us pause and take a moment to look back on what made Vice City such a memorable game. I created this Vice City trailer to capture the essence of the game and incite nostalgia within you, as well as portray the city in a fresh way. Perhaps it will give us a glimpse of what to experience if Rockstar decides to go back to Vice City in the next GTA. If you still have the game lying around, I highly encourage and inspire you to play it again. I had a lot of fun making this trailer and I hope you enjoy watching it. Please share your feedback on the trailer or some of your favorite Vice City memories in the comments below!

We are pleased to announce the second GTA: State of Liberty Online (SOL-O) development video edition. This edition, in line with the last one, focuses on synchronization.

Motorcycle synchronization is demonstrated in this video, a key vehicle type that was omitted from the first development video due to the system not being completed. Using a similar system as for cars, you can see that bikes are silky smooth. We further demonstrated this by showcasing wheelies and stoppies.

Weapon synchronization is must. Enabling the players' ability deathmatch like any other commercial online game has always been a goal for SOL-O. While the system has a way to go before it can be considered done, we showcased progress done to-date. Working in tandem with the new player synchronization system that has recently been implemented (also a work-in-progress), we have even today managed to surpass many other GTA multi-player modification in terms of weapon accuracy.

Last but not least, there is a small (big) surprise shown. We won't go into detail about it here, but let's just say it's a feature that has never been accomplished with the Vice City engine before now. Watch the video the whole way through, and we promise that you will not be disappointed!



[ Watch in HD on YouTube ]
This video was filmed on February 5, 2011. At no point in the video was the filmer driving.

• Intro motion graphics by Demo-Graphics
• Filmed and edited by DECEiFER

It's here, as promised! We have kept the project's momentum going with our first-ever SOL-O development video edition.

This edition focuses on one main core multi-player feature; synchronization. The main area demonstrated is vehicles, showcasing motion (velocity, movement and turning/rotation), damage, and color.



Ever since the merge with State Of Liberty, the motion-wise vehicle synchronization has been completely redone, employing new methods to accommodate not only smooth actions, but also extreme circumstances. Accuracy has been our newest concern, so that's been preserved too, as demonstrated by some tests (skidding, barrel rolls) that are showcased in this video.

With color synchronization, the full spectrum of RGB can be used to color your car (both primary and secondary car color parameters), and further than that, you can set the vehicle's alpha (transparency) - something that has never been accomplished in Vice City before! A simple function in Lua can be used to set all these parameters. The Pay 'N' Sprays also use synchronized colored mist clouds based on the vehicle's respray color.

Our vehicle damage synchronization is precision-grade, with each individual panel, door, tyre and light having its own configurable damage status. In addition to manually setting the component states, they are automatically synchronized. Some damage statuses include in-tact, dented, removed/turned on or off, popped, and swinging open.

This video was filmed on November 17, 2010. At no point in the video was the filmer driving.

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We would like to announce that the Vice City Online project, which has been featured here on GTAGaming.com, has merged with the State Of Liberty project.

Vice City Online is an online mutli-player modification that allows players from all over the world to play Rockstar's critically acclaimed GTA: Vice City. The project was born in 2008 with lead-developer Justin Snyder (ReGeX) and it instigated great anticipation. The first-ever and only public release so far of Vice City Online was version RC1 in March 2009.

With the possibilities of adding a new flair to the project, it was mutually decided to do a closed-door merger with State Of Liberty.

State Of Liberty is a modification that combines the three Renderware GTA (III, VC and SA) maps in one. Development began by Keith Capel (X-Seti) in 2005 after the PC release of GTA: San Andreas, with the aim of creating an all-new single-player game with a storyline and missions.

What has changed?
The new re-branding of the project is GTA: State Of Liberty Online (SOL-O). Starting from the ground up after RC1, Vice City Online's next version was integrated with State Of Liberty, and the developers of both projects are hard at work in creating a stable and feature-full modification.

The State Of Liberty project is going to consist of three games.

• State Of Liberty single player (as originally dreamed up by X-Seti)
• State Of Liberty Online
• Vice City Online (for those of you who want to keep it simple, Vice City Online will still be developed)

When will it be released?
Without speaking for the single-player portion of the game, it is hoped a release in 2011 will apply to State Of Liberty Online and a new version of Vice City Online.

While you wait, here is a simple teaser video. Footage was shot in April/May 2010. It is hoped to create a more updated and feature-diverse video for you at around Christmas time this year.



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To break up the current strand of news which feature Social Club videos, and don't worry, we have more to come, here is some very well made fan art by redfill showing off the classic Cuban Hermes with a pastel styled backdrop.

MTV recently sat down for an interview with actor Ray Liotta, but you may know him better as the voice of Vice City's Tommy Vercetti. In the interview Liotta briefly recalls his voice acting experience among other things and ultimately claims that he has not ever played the game, nor even seen it.

» Check out the interview video here!

Today marks seven years stuck in the 80s with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. Check out the the game's trailers and web site by clicking the above image for some nostalgia.