GamesRadar - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Old GTA games sold 1 million units in May-July (News)

Sep 5, 2008

Speaking in an earnings call following the release of Q3 financials last night, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder said that old GTA titles have sold in seven figure units for the quarter.

Grand Theft Auto Helps Preteen Rescue Family From Crashed Car (News)

Sep 3, 2008

Kotaku writes: "While we've seen countless story regarding children using Grand Theft Auto as their inspiration to do wrong, it's extremely rare that we see news about GTA being cited as a cause for good. It happened on August 27th around 9pm, as the Norris family of five was heading to Diamond, Illinois to visit relatives. Their 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee swerved off the road, hitting a guardrail and flipping four times before coming to a stop, caving in the roof and smashing out the back window. With her mother hanging upside down and her father pinned against the steering wheel, 11-year-old Audrey Plique climbed out of the back window and helped her parents and two younger siblings escape the car. The motivation for her heroic act, according to her mother Karen Norris?

'She just knew, from playing 'Grand Theft Auto.' She saw on there that when a car rolls over, it can blow up. She knew that could happen to us'"

3 Teens Arrested; Say 'Grand Theft Auto' Taught Them About Molotov Cocktails (News)

Aug 7, 2008

WSBTV writes: "Fulton County officials said they have arrested three teens and charged them with 57 felony counts in connection with a recent series of car bombings with Molotov cocktails in the city of Milton, north of Atlanta.

The felony charges include arson, criminal damage to property and possession of explosive devices in six vehicle fires between 11 p.m. July 24 and 3 a.m. July 25. Each teen is charged with 19 counts.

Officials said the teens -- ages 15 and 16 -- told authorities they learned "how to do it" from playing the video game 'Grand Theft Auto.'"

INTERVIEW: Sam Houser (News)

Jul 11, 2008

MCV: The Rockstar co-founder looks back over his amazingly successful career, discussing his biggest challenges, successes - and what's he's still to achieve.

Hooker Beauty Contest: GTA IV Edition (Feature)

May 28, 2008

Okay... put those last-gen Ladies of the Evening out of your mind, because the consummate professionals of Grand Theft Auto IV are here to strut the concrete catwalk. That’s right, the Hookers of GTA IV have arrived, and despite only coming in white and skinny, or fat and black, they’re positively overflowing with next-gen gutter-glam. ...

Rockstar's Houser: "Hollywood Hegemony" Won't Support Games (News)

May 25, 2008

Kotaku reports:

In the June issue of Playboy, Rockstar's Dan Houser gave a somewhat rare full-page interview on Grand Theft Auto 4 and violent video games. Why, Houser was asked, don't other entertainment industries offer more support for video games, since their controversial content is often targeted for criticism in the same fashion?

"It's about economics. We take market share and audience from other media - video game makers are challenging the Hollywood hegemony - so they're going to fight us. But I'm not going to fight them. I believe your Constitution protects us."

When interviewer Scott Alexander asked Houser about inequity in the way adult games are treated as compared with film and other media, Houser said:

"These are works of fiction. Playing a game that features violence is no different from choosing to see a violent movie. We're not trying to create a 'here's real life' sensation in a video game; it's "you're the star of a movie. We want to re-create the sensations you have watching movies. We're putting those in a video game."

When asked to isolate why Rockstar's games seem to provoke a swath of mainstream anger from certain circles, Houser said:

"We're trying to give gamers freedom. It boils down to critics not liking the fact that people can choose to do 'bad' things in a fantasy world - which to me is silly."

The full interview is print only, so to read the whole thing you'd have to look at a copy of June's Playboy. You know, for the article, of course.

Grand Theft Radar: Art vs Game (Feature)

May 16, 2008

Ever since the advent of Grand Theft Auto III, the GTA series has practically been defined by the iconic art that's accompanied every release. It's adorned every cover and loading screen in the series so far, and when it changes - as it did to reflect the more realistic tone of Grand Theft Auto IV - people take notice. Distinct and memorable, it's added to the series' hip edge and made its characters into fearsome symbols of fearsome badassery, giving them a larger-than-life quality that jumbles of in-game polygons just can't pull off. ...

Pachter: PS3 Beat 360 in April, Software Boomed (News)

May 12, 2008

EDGE writes:

"Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter believes that the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the US during April, while monthly software sales hit $830 million, up 113 percent on last April's total.

Ahead of the NPD Group's April videogame sales data release, expected this Thursday after market close, Pachter forecast that Nintendo once again came out on top in terms of hardware sales, shifting 600,000 Wii consoles and 550,000 DS systems. He cited greater Wii and DS availability in his investor note as contributing factors to the systems' sales success. He also said he expects the PS3 to have outsold the Xbox 360 by 290,000 units to 275,000..."

6 Reasons why kids should play GTA (Feature)

Apr 25, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV nearly upon us, and the only group anticipating the release of GTA IV more than gamers are lazy-ass journalists readying their speculative segments and editorials. Crouched at the April 29th starting line and foaming at the bit for that coveted variable to throw in place of their tired "Grand Theft Auto inspires X to Y" headlines. ...

The complete history of Grand Theft Auto (Feature)

Apr 25, 2008

Crime doesn’t pay. But virtual crime? That does pay. And by the bucket-load. Even by the time the series reached Florida, it was breaking records in a major way, with Vice City becoming the fastest-selling PS2 title ever - until San Andreas beat it. And that’s despite four million Americans pre-ordering Vice City, and a million more buying it upon its release (here in the UK, the Miami Vice-vibed title shifted over a quarter of ...

Grand Theft Radar: Did that just happen? (Feature)

Apr 23, 2008

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Grand Theft Radar: Is GTA as clever as it thinks it is? (Feature)

Apr 23, 2008

"Everything about Vice City positively reeks of genius."- TotalGames.net

"San Andreas successfully fuses its grand scale with consistently clever missions..."- GMR Magazine, Nov. 2004

"[GTA III is] the most innovative, outlandish, brilliant video game I've ever seen."- Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, Jan. 2002

Genius? Clever? Brilliant? Really?

Well, OK, yes. As a series, Grand Theft Auto has always been heaped ...

New releases for upcoming week in Japan (12/2 - 12/8) (News)

Dec 3, 2007

VG Chartz has a list of the upcoming releases in Japan for the Wii, DS, PS3, PS3, PSP, and Xbox 360. Not all games are listed - only major releases are listed. The list includes release dates.

Source: Sinobi (Japanese)

GTA a benchmark for design values (News)

Oct 21, 2007

An exhibition entitled "Love & Money: The Best Of British Design Now" is touring Asian countries currently. The synopsis is below:

"...Love & Money, organised jointly by the British Council and UK Trade & Investment, features twenty projects and designers that balance business ambition and commercial success with the invention and experimentation for which Britain's creative industries are internationally renowned."

Within the exhibition is a space dedicated to Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto Series.

GTA is considered to be a benchmark for modern design values. This is a very positive nod towards gaming and in particular one with such a criticized content.

Had this N4G member not have stumbled upon this showcase, it may well have slipped silently into the night. Here is a link to the offical exhibition page

http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-design-love-and-money.htm

Enjoy

GTA: a history of cheats (Feature)

Aug 24, 2007

Grand Theft Auto is best known as being the father of sandbox games, and one of the most controversial games ever made (that got released). But among fans, its possibly known just as well for its cheats – its brilliantly massive selection of cheats. With GTA IV on the horizon, weve dug our hands deep into our cheats crypt and unearthed over 200 old, but not tired, cheats from GTA III onward. Grand Theft Auto III 22 cheats in GTAs prolific legacy of button pressing were packed into GTA ...

Grand Theft Auto: Loose ends (Feature)

May 1, 2007

With Grand Theft Auto IV taking a new, more realistic direction in a radically different vision of Liberty City, it seems more and more as though the series - like its new protagonist, Niko Bellic - is angling for a fresh start. The cartoonish mayhem of previous GTAs seems out of place in this bleak new vision of Liberty, and according to our UK counterparts, virtually no familiar faces will appear in GTA IV. But that doesn't necessarily mean we've seen the last of them. Rockstar's left a lot ...

Battle of the GTAs (Feature)

Mar 28, 2007

Ever since the release of 2001's groundbreaking Grand Theft Auto III, there've been seemingly hundreds of games that shamelessly rip off its free-roaming, carjacking open-world formula. But as hard as the pretenders try, there's still only one ...

Battle of the GTA clones (Feature)

Mar 27, 2007

The funny thing about inventing a genre of videogames is that, until it becomes completely played out, every game that emulates your formula is going to be attached to your name. Games that feature a wide-open, freely explorable world, for example, will have a hard time avoiding the label of "Grand Theft Auto clone," especially if their worlds are littered with vehicles to steal and drive. In the six years since Grand Theft Auto III, a slew of games have tried to become "the next GTA," but so ...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Screenshots)

Mar 9, 2007

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Review)

Mar 9, 2007

Despite garnering a ton of interest from fans when it hit in late 2006, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories didn't sell quite as well as other GTA titles. It could be that gamers are getting sick of the same recycled gameplay, but what's more likely is that they were just waiting for the game to arrive on PS2, instead of the notoriously hard-to-control PSP. If you're in that latter camp, then here's your chance to pick up the best GTA since San Andreas. If you already caught it on the PSP, ...

GTA can make you a better person (Feature)

Mar 7, 2007

Grand Theft Auto. A game series synonymous with death, drugs, carjacking, prostitution, sleaze, ultraviolence, sex and controversy. The tabloids would have you believe that simply playing the game will turn you into some kind of sick, perverted monster... who can barely swim. We say: look again. There are many reasons why GTA can not only be harmless (when played by responsible adults as the Mature rating implies, we will say that), but can even help you become a better person. Don't believe ...

Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories - trailer 03-02-2007 (Video)

Mar 2, 2007

GTA trailer shoots in (News)

Mar 2, 2007

Simple one this - we've got a brand new trailer for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on PS2. You can watch it with your eyes. So do! Point your eyes down for the footage. Have a good weekend! March 2, ...

PS2 steals Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (News)

Feb 8, 2007

Rockstar has confirmed previous rumors that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories will indeed be ported to PS2. It's probably been the worst kept secret of the year so far. But all that's in the past. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (originally on PSP last year) will launch in the US on March 6 much to the delight of children and absentee parents ...

GTA: Vice City Stories available for PlayStation 2 in March (News)

Feb 7, 2007

Rockstar Games, the world-renowned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive announced today that Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories will be coming to the PlayStation 2 system. The title will be available in North America on March 6, 2007 and will be on European retail shelves on March 9, 2007.

Since its release in October, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories for the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system has garnered praise and acclaim worldwide. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories offers PlayStation 2 system owners a big screen experience of the same storyline and missions, featuring the open-world, innovative gameplay, incredible production values and diverse music that are the trademarks of the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

GTA Vice City Stories Strategy Guide (FAQ)

Oct 3, 2008

Go to GamesRadar to see the FAQ ...

Weapon Set 3 (Cheat)

Apr 16, 2007