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Read More »Grand Theft Auto V will make $1bn in first month, claims analyst
Rockstar's blockbuster sequel could ship 20 million units and generate a further $500m by March 2014
Read More »Grand Theft Auto is the UK’s fourth biggest video games brand
There’s reason to be excited ahead of next week’s Grand Theft Auto V launch. GfK Chart-Track has told MCV that GTA is the fourth biggest revenue-generating brand in the UK games industry. The stat tracker revealed a number of GTA facts ahead of the blockbuster arrival of GTA V. The …
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Read More »GTA V getting not one, but two strategy guides
Strategy guides for a major blockbuster game, eh? Who’d have thought it? Brady Games has won the rights to publish the official guide to Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV. In fact, it’s rolling out two in time for the game’s September 17th debut. The Signature Series guide features a …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V requires 8GB mandatory install
Rockstar Games’ upcoming blockbuster GTA V will ship on two discs for Xbox 360, and will take up a hefty 8GB on your hard drive. The details were revealed via a Q&A on Rockstar’s official website, in which the publisher confirmed the mandatory install applies to both the Xbox 360 …
Read More »VIDEO: Watch the latest GTA V trailer right here
UPDATED: "Do you want me to get my dick out again?" Rockstar has released not one but three new trailers for this September’s Grand Theft Auto V, one focusing on each of the game’s three protagonists. Michael’s trailer depicts a rich man confiding in his therapist about the troubles of …
Read More »GTA: Vice City hits PSN this week
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City will be the latest addition to the PS2 Classics collection, with Rockstar announcing its arrival on the Playstation Network this week. The digital offering will land in North America on January 29th for $9.99, and in Europe the following day on January 30th for 7.99. …
Read More »GTA shipments hit 125m as "special" series continues to grow
And that’s why the industry gets excited, sits up and pays attention when the words ‘Grand Theft Auto’ are uttered. Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick told the Credit Suisse 2012 Technology Conference – as reported by GameSpot – that the series has now shipped 125m units worldwide. Of that total Grand …
Read More »Michael Jackson licensing issue sees GTA Vice City pulled from digital retail
Grand Theft Auto Vice City has been removed from Steam and other digital retailers. The only official comment on the matter comes from a Rockstar rep speaking on the Steam forums, who confirmed: Due to some music licensing issues, we’ve had to temporarily remove Vice City PC from digital stores. …
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