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Esteemed Japanese weekly games magazine Famitsu has awarded Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V an esteemed 40/40 review rating. GTA V becomes the 22nd game to receive top marks from the mag, Polygon reports, and only the second one that was developed outside of Japan – the first being Bethesda’s The …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V petition nears 600,000 signatures
Nearly 600,000 people have signed a petition calling on Rockstar to release a PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. The game came out on Xbox 360 and PS3 last month but Rockstar has to date remained tight-lipped about a possible release on either PC or next-gen consoles. Its predecessor …
Read More »Inside Rockstar North – Part 1: The Vision
Studio president Leslie Benzies looks back on GTA and how the team shaped a blockbuster IP
Read More »UK games market returns to growth in September
5.17m boxed games were sold in the UK last month, as the games industry returned to growth for the first time in years. 45 per cent more games were sold in September 2013 compared with the same month a year before, according to GfK Chart-Track. Grand Theft Auto V is …
Read More »GTA Online server problems persist as Rockstar disables microtransactions
Studio says it is working 'around the clock' to fix issues in GTA V multiplayer
Read More »Rockstar North and GTA V lead Develop October
Development giant creates special cover for the latest issue
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 »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 »OPINION: Is Steam OS a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
There’s much excitement online this week as Valve detailed more of its battleplan to get Steam a space in the living room. To start with, SteamOS promises to get the service and its games on home TVs, not just laptops or desktops PCs hidden in the dining room or bedroom. …
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