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Reports persisted last night from gamers claiming that they are still unable to access Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar confesses that a variety of technical difficulties have made it difficult to get access and that the experience has been a bit less than smooth for many of you who jumped …
Read More »Rockstar North and GTA V lead Develop October
Development giant creates special cover for the latest issue
Read More »Rockstar "working around the clock" to fix Grand Theft Auto Online
Grand Theft Auto Online doesn’t work very well, and Rockstar says it is doing all it can to fix it. We are continuing to look into these issues and are working around the clock on resolving them as quickly as possible,” a statement read. This includes close monitoring of our …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online reportedly corrupting single-player saves
Oh dear. Problems accessing the hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto Online were always to be expected. But fresh reports suggest an altogether more troubling issue is materialising. Some users are claiming that not only are they unable to access the game’s new online functions, but that doing so is corrupting …
Read More »Shock – Grand Theft Auto Online servers are struggling
In news that should surprise not a single living soul, Grand Theft Auto Online is struggling to cope with the colossal demand being put on it by eager gamers. Just as Rockstar warned would be the case just last week, the internet is awash with reports of failed login attempts, …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online now available
UPDATE:GTA Online is now live on Xbox 360. It is expected to go live on PS3 at any moment. ORIGINAL STORY: Rockstar reckons Grand Theft Auto Online will go live and 12pm today UK time. The game will be made available to owners of Grand Theft Auto V via what …
Read More »GTA Online launch imminent on XBLA, PSN
Grand Theft Auto V’s multiplayer mode is set to land as part of a small” title update later today on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network. The downloadable patch is expected to go live for both consoles at around 7 a.m. Eastern US time, according to Rockstar’s post – though …
Read More »FIFA 14 knocks Grand Theft Auto V off the top of the charts
Grand Theft Auto V has been knocked off the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in only its second week. The reason? EA’s FIFA 14, which debuts in first place… although the fact that GTA V stock is pretty hard to come by in the UK …
Read More »Partners in crime: Rockstar and retail in £100m haul
UK games retail made over 100m from software sales last week as Grand Theft Auto V broke all UK records. Based on GfK Chart-Track data, 2,532,731 games were sold over the last week, the vast majority coming from GTA V. That 100m number does not include console or accessory sales, …
Read More »GTA Online economy designed "for the vast majority of players who will not buy extra cash"
The in-game economy of Grand Theft Auto Online has been designed for those who won’t pay out on the included microtransactions. That’s according to Rockstar, which has moved to reassure players who were perturbed by yesterday’s news that users will be able to buy in-game currency using real-life cash. You …
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