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Grand Theft Auto Online is liable to suffer from various tech issues in its formative days, creator Rockstar has warned. The GTA Online component of GTA V will be activated via a free download next Tuesday (October 1st). The first couple of weeks we expect to be heavily focused on …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff in the latest MCV
Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff talks exclusively to MCV about Batman, profitibility and becoming a games industry super-power in the latest edition of MCV. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, Rockstar and retail reveals its 100m haul, Wii U begins its marketing fight-back and we ask: Who …
Read More »Fresh details emerge on GTA Online microtransactions
Players 'with early access' to multiplayer claim cash cards available up to £13.49
Read More »GTA Online microtransactions: first details emerge
Prices and more information has been revealed about Grand Theft Auto V’s multiplayer microtransactions. Eurogamer reports that Rockstar will be offering four GTA Online currency cards that will give users varying amounts of in-game wonga to splash on cars and properties. The existence of these cash cards was first rumoured …
Read More »Analyst predicts GTA V will sell 25m units in first year
We all know Grand Theft Auto V has done gangbusters at launch, but one analyst doesn’t expect it to lose momentum any time soon. Doug Creutz of US firm Cowen & Company predicts Rockstar’s blockbuster will shift a whopping 25m units in its first year on sale, according to CVG. …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online could feature microtransactions
Leaked files suggest players could use real money to purchase in-game currency
Read More »Grand Theft Auto Online offers microtransactions – rumour
Rockstar may offer gamers the chance to buy in-game currency using real cash in the upcoming Grand Theft Auto Online, it is being suggested. Kotaku carries word from tipsters on Reddit who claim to have found reference to the functionality in files on Rockstar’s servers that are accessible when attempting …
Read More »Now Grand Theft Auto V is having reported problems on older Xbox 360s
Owners of older Xbox 360 consoles manufactured between 2006-2008 are complaining of freezing problems with Grand Theft Auto V. Kotaku reports that the game is reportedly locking up soon after the first mission for many users, and that attempts to reinstall the game or shift the installation are not alleviating …
Read More »GTA V sells 2.25m copies in a week in the UK
Grand Theft Auto V has sold just over 2.25m games in the UK in just five days. Chart-Track revealed the game beat Call of Duty: Black Ops by 250,000 units. The shooter sold 2m copies in five days back in 2010. GTA V already broke day one records, selling 1.57m …
Read More »GTA V UK sales 2.4 times greater than GTA IV
In the least surprising news of the day, Grand Theft Auto V is No.1. But perhaps what IS surprising, is the incredible margin of its success. GTA V has smashed the five day sales record for any video game ever, says Chart-Track. Its sales are 2.4 times ahead of GTA …
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