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Rockstar has detailed the digital extras included in the Special and Collector’s Editions of Grand Theft Auto V. Both will offer three additional weapons in Ammu-Nation outlets – the .50 Caliber Pistol, the Bullpup Shotgun and the Hammer melee weapon. There’s a 20 per cent discount at all in-game shops, …
Read More »Sony apologises for Grand Theft Auto V leak, delays PSN pre-order pre-loads
Grand Theft Auto V became available to pre-order on the PlayStation Network this weekend, but a gaffe has left Sony in hot water. Sony Europe differs from Sony America in that it allows pre-ordered games to be pre-loaded onto a user’s machine – much like users of PC service Steam …
Read More »PS3 gets GTA V bundle; Sony offers Rockstar discount with PSN pre-orders
Consumers who pre-order GTA 5 through the PSN store will be offered up to 75 per cent discount across Rockstar’s portfolio. Whilst Sony confirmed GTA 5 would be a day one digital title for the PS3, the platform holder revealed consumers who pre-order the title from the PlayStation store will …
Read More »Rockstar says it will "see what happens in the future" regarding next-gen Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto Online is being pitched as on on-going and long-term service – does that mean it will inevitably arrive on PS4 and Xbox One? There’s very few games like GTA Online – so we’ll play it by ear and see what the consumers want,” Rockstar North president Leslie …
Read More »Rockstar launches interactive Grand Theft Auto V travelogue
Grand Theft Auto V is out a month on Saturday and Rockstar is stoking up the excitement with a new travelogue for the game. Entitled Visit Los Santos & Blaine Country, the interactive travelogue offers details on a host of the game world’s facets – cars and customisation, the economy, …
Read More »UPDATE: Nvidia name-drops PC version of Grand Theft Auto V
The long-rumoured PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has been mentioned by none other than Nvidia. Videogamer reports that Nvidia’s senior director of investor relations Chris Evenden told investors in a conference call last week that: "The PC market is evolving as entry level laptops face pressure from tablets. …
Read More »William Hill offers odds on Grand Theft Auto V outselling GTA IV
Reckon Grand Theft Auto V will outsell Grand Theft Auto IV? Then one UK betting agency wants a word. William Hill is offering odds of 4/6 that GTA V will sell over 11m copies in its first month on sale or 11/10 on it falling short of that number. That …
Read More »Rockstar confirms Grand Theft Auto Online reveal this Thursday
Some big news from the world of Grand Theft Auto is arriving later this week. Rockstar has sent out a teaser to the press simply stating that Grand Theft Auto Online will be announced on Thursday August 15th. Look for the world premiere of the official GTA Online Gameplay Video …
Read More »Hope remains for Bully 2 as Take-Two files new trademark
Take-Two has filed a new trademark protecting its popular Bully IP. At MCV we get asked about Bully 2 a lot. We wish we could tell you that Bully 2 is in the works but, alas, Take-Two are the only ones who know the real situation. Still, this new trademark …
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 …
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