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Gamers on the continent have faced paying up to 42 per cent more for their copies of Grand Theft Auto V than those buying it in the UK. That’s according to Idealo, which found that pre-order prices for the game across Europe suggest UK gamers have actually got it pretty …
Read More »Rockstar releases Grand Theft Auto V iFruit app on iOS
A Grand Theft Auto V app has just hit iOS courtesy of Rockstar. It’s called iFruit – you may well recognise that from the mock-Apple branding that appears in-game and has featured on some of the pre-release promotional material. Once downloaded the app offers two separate components. The first is …
Read More »Indies braced for Grand Theft Auto V windfall
It’s not just the big chains planning events around GTA V, with indie retailers telling MCV they are running midnight openings of their own. Small stores say they’ve been delighted by the support they’ve had from Rockstar and Take-Two. We’ve supported the GTA series since the original and it’s great …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V PSN pre-loads prove how much further console digital has to go
Amazon would get a copy of GTA V to you on release day (or even before that if you’re lucky) for 35. So why would you spend 50 on a digital PS3 version? Well, there are a couple of reasons. Firstly, it means the game will always be there on …
Read More »Some Amazon customers received their Grand Theft Auto V copies on Saturday
Many UK retailers were seething over the weekend when some customers who had pre-ordered Grand Theft Auto V from Amazon received their copies. As reported earlier this month, Rockstar had previously requested that online retailers delay posting off the game until today (Monday September 16th) in the hope that it …
Read More »UPDATED: Grand Theft Auto V PSN PS3 pre-load delayed until next week
There is uproar on the European PSN forums this afternoon following the delay of the Grand Theft Auto V pre-load. Customers who had been pre-ordered the PS3 game on Sony’s digital service had, via a message in their download queue, been previously told that the 17GB download would be available …
Read More »GTA V UK midnight launches balloon to almost 2,000
There will now be almost 2,000 stores opening on Monday night to herald the launch of Grand Theft Auto V. It could well be the biggest game of the year, in fact, the team over at GAME think it might be the biggest game launch of all time. And retailers …
Read More »GTA V "could be the biggest entertainment launch in history"
More than 1,000 UK stores will be open from midnight for the launch of Grand Theft Auto V. Retailers are out in force for what is tipped to be the biggest release of the year, with chains, indies and supermarkets reporting record pre-order figures. Midnight launches will take place from …
Read More »Get Grand Theft Auto V for free with Blockbuster trade-in deal
Blockbuster has revealed its own Grand Theft Auto V trade-in offer. Customers can trade-in any two games from a list of titles (that can be seen below) and get the game for nothing. The deal is limited to Xbox 360 and PS3 only. It also confirmed that 248 of its …
Read More »Even WH Smith is feeling the Grand Theft Auto V love
High Street stalwart WH Smith may have long since abandoned core gaming, but shoppers may have noticed this week the presence of Grand Theft Auto V in its windows. It’s not selling the game, of course – although some branches can still be found selling the likes of Activision’s Skylanders …
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