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‘GTA Online’ gets competitive F1 racing today
Rockstar refuses to let GTA Online die, and why would it when it's one of the company's biggest moneymakers? If you haven't played GTA 5's online component in a while, today's update may convince you to step back into the world of San Andreas. Rockst...
Rockstar doles out freebies to ‘GTA Online’ and ‘Red Dead Online’ players
Rockstar's multiplayer games apparently had a banner holiday, and the company is using that as an excuse to hand out goodies to players (and, conveniently, give them a reason to keep playing). GTA Online gamers will get $1 million in virtual currenc...
Take-Two profits soar thanks to ‘GTA’ and ‘Red Dead’ online spending
Need further proof that Rockstar's online games are the cornerstone of its business these days? You just got it. Publisher Take-Two has reported that its profit jumped 39 percent year-over-year in the spring quarter to a hefty $540.5 million, and t...
‘Spider-Man’ and ‘God of War’ highlight Sony’s E3 PS4 sale
Sony might not officially have a physical presence at E3 this year, but that isn't stopping it from holding its PlayStation Days of Play sale. Not only is there a limited edition, 1TB PS4 in steel black ($300) and a discount on the jet black PS4 Pro...
‘Red Dead Online’ is growing faster than ‘GTA Online’
Now that Red Dead Online has had several months to build an audience, how is it faring? Quite well, apparently. During an earnings call, Take-Two chief Strauss Zelnick stated that the Red Dead Redemption 2 multiplayer component was "performing bett...
[Rumor] GTA V for PS4, Xbox One & PC to Have First Person Mode: GTA VR?
The week is off to a hot start for Grand Theft Auto V fans. GTA Forums member nevatblade claims that he saw a seemingly erroneously posted article on Rockstar’s support page stating that the upcoming GTA V for PS4, Xbox One and PC will have a first person view in vehicles and on foot.
Below is part of nevatblades’s screenshot of the alleged article; you can view the whole image on Imgur. Nevatblade also posted a link to what he claims is Google’s cache of the article, but that link is dead as of this writing. Naturally, the alleged link to the article is also a dead end as of this writing or this wouldn’t be a rumor. The first person modes are mentioned near the bottom of the page, in a bulleted list that appears to be unfinished.
Seeing the world from Trevor’s point of view? *shudders*
[via GTA Forums via Gamechup via Reddit]
GTA Online Hits Some Bumps in the Road
According to Take Two Interactive, Grand Theft Auto V was a huge success bringing in $1 billion in its first three days after launching, however some performance issues have hindered the recent launch of Grand Theft Auto Online, tied to this release. Grand Theft Auto Online is something new for Rockstar Games and will allow players to participate in many of the same activities that they would with the distributed game, but online in a “living world” with multiple players.
Reviewing Rockstar’s Twitter account, it appears there are multiple people reporting issues with access and performance to the online version of the game and Rockstar is getting back to them individually with a summary of what the problems are and what is being addressed. They are even offering an automated email to alert users when the identified items are addressed.
Grand Theft Auto Online will allow as many as 16 participants to embark on a number of adventures in sunny Los Santos and Blaine county. Activities including crime & chaos, individual or group jobs, races and sports such as golf and base jumping. There is also the ability to customize your character and earn cashflow and reputation. Rockstar also sets the expectation of some “growing pains” in the form of crashes, glitches and some amusing and crazy bugs as they work on this new platform.
iFruit Vinyl Skin Turns iPhone 5 into GTA 5 Phone
A couple of days ago we saw MobileFun’s sticker kit that makes an iPhone 5 look like an iPhone 5S, sorta. It turns out they have a sillier stick-on conversion kit for the iPhone 5. The iFruit vinyl skin is based on Rockstar Games’ eponymous companion app for Grand Theft Auto V. I bet they find this sticker hilarious.
Because the phones are about the same size, the vinyl should fit the iPhone 5s as well. You can order the iFruit skin from MobileFun for $13 (USD). Man, mocking oneself is expensive. To complete the transformation, change your phone’s wallpaper to one of the iFruit app’s backgrounds. Se7ensins forum member Tag 7s extracted the images from the app itself.
[via Inventor Spot]
Grand Theft Auto V Jacks Global Sales Record from Take-Two Interactive
The numbers are in for the launch of Rockstar North’s and Take-Two Interactive’s video game Grand Theft Auto V. The numbers show that during the first 24 hours of availability GTA V had sales of more than $800 million worldwide. That was enough to make it the best selling game in the first 24 hours in the history of Take-Two Interactive.
The $800 million haul also made GTA V the fastest selling game in franchise history. The game launched on September 17 for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 game console. It’s also worth noting that sales tally doesn’t count Japan and Brazil.
As always, GTA V has polarized critics who blame game for inciting violence among children and ruining morals around the world. It certainly hasn’t stopped gamers from buying the game in droves.
[via MarketWatch]