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. ... » Read More

16 May 2008

Grand Theft Radar: Art vs Game

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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. ... » Read More

8 May 2008

Are they still worth playing?

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

We know that all you GTA heads are neck-deep in the beautifully rendered corpses of mid-level irritating crime-boss douchebags, but let’s take a moment and consider our roots. Liberty wasn’t always this chock-full of cell phone blabbing pedestrians, road raging grandma SUV pilots, and rights-violating officers of the law. In a simpler time, there was only one camera view looking down on all the chaos and the citizens were jaggy ... » Read More

28 Apr 2008

Top 10 Grand Theft Auto secrets

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

It wasn’t easy compiling this list. There are just so many tiny brilliant things lurking the various cities of Grand Theft Auto - everything from tombstones that glow at night to a ‘Locals Only’ shop to Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP bike to the actual meaning of ‘burger shot’ to ridiculous posters for the Wizard of Ass - and there’s no telling which you might have seen, and which you may remain blissfully ... » Read More

25 Apr 2008

6 Reasons why kids should play GTA

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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. ... » Read More

25 Apr 2008

The complete history of Grand Theft Auto

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

23 Apr 2008

Grand Theft Radar: Did that just happen?

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23 Apr 2008

Grand Theft Radar: Hooker Beauty Contest

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Heroes, cities and decades change, but in the world of Grand Theft Auto, the hard-working hooker will forever remain. No matter what the year or console, we can always count on her to patrol our virtual streets and stir up our real world controversy. Isn't it time, then, that this beloved gaming icon received the spotlight she deserves? And more importantly, isn't it fun to laugh at really cruddy last-gen graphics? We think so. ... » Read More

23 Apr 2008

Grand Theft Radar: Is GTA as clever as it thinks...

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

"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. 2002Genius? Clever? Brilliant? Really?Well, OK, yes. As a series, Grand Theft Auto has always been heaped ... » Read More

15 Apr 2008

What type of GTA player are you?

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Anticipating the approach of the latest Grand Theft Auto isn’t the same as yearning for a new Halo or Resident Evil. Most games make you anticipate the experience that the designers dole out to you in a prescribed way, whereas with GTA, you anticipate all the ways in which you will create experiences of your own design. Even if the main draw for some players is the story - and the marketing for GTAIV aims to show this will be the ... » Read More

24 Aug 2007

GTA: a history of cheats

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

1 May 2007

Grand Theft Auto: Loose ends

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

28 Mar 2007

Battle of the GTAs

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

27 Mar 2007

Battle of the GTA clones

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

26 Mar 2007

The Top 7... things Grand Theft Auto IV needs

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The official trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV is only a few days away as of this writing, and publisher Rockstar has promised that it won't just be some infuriatingly quick teaser. Instead, it'll offer up the first substantial look into what the game is all about, and internet speculation over what that might be has kicked the rumor mill into high gear. We've got our own theories on what the game might be like, ranging from a futuristic dystopia with flying cars to a college-crime romp ... » Read More

7 Mar 2007

GTA can make you a better person

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

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 ... » Read More

6 Dec 2006

Holiday Buyers' Guide 2006 - PSP

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

Sony's handheld has gone through some rough patches since its release in early 2005, but it's still the most impressive piece of handheld hardware you can own for less than $300. With its big, high-definition screen and games that approach the PlayStation 2 in terms of visual quality, this is definitely the handheld of choice for players who demand top-notch ... » Read More

13 Oct 2006

Killing time

PSP Feature | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

While we're all eager to find out as many story details as possible from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, let's not kid ourselves; compelling narratives aren't what make GTA one of the most popular game franchises on the planet. They help, sure, but most of the fun in GTA comes from roaming around freely, exploring the cities and tearing ass in stolen rides. But what about when you've already explored a city once before? With Liberty City Stories, the familiarity of exploring Liberty City ... » Read More

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