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Crime opera blockbuster Grand Theft Auto 5 is available now digitally through the Xbox Live Marketplace for $59.99, same as the hard copy. Reasons to purchase the game digitally instead of going to the store: all the reasons, the world is scary.

So very, very scary. There's sharknadoes out there! Just saw a documentary on it recently.

You could always order from Amazon and save three cents. Or, you know, while debating this, the download could be starting. As a general reminder, GTA 5 is already available digitally through the PlayStation Store.

Getting into the game? Finally, no longer a problem. Hooking up with friends for jobs and random open-world hijinks? Happening on a regular basis. But, now that the yearning for GTA Online to fulfill a basic set of expectations has been met, I find myself craving something else. Something bigger, made up of unpredictable randomness but still feeling like a linked set of sequences. You know, a big score. Some of the things I’ve done in the last two weeks have come close but nothing’s really scratched the itch.Read more...

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The latest title update for Grand Theft Auto V goes up today and it’s supposed to do away with one of the games most annoying bugs. Hopefully, players won’t have to worry about cars and other vehicles disappearing from garages. Read more...

1997's Grand Theft Auto was presented as a two-dimensional, top-down sandbox title, but Michael Dailly hopes to rejuvenate the franchise's humble origins in full 3D.

Fortunately for Dailly, the original GTA world map was created in 3D. Most players would have missed this due to the game's 2D aesthetic, but a proper 3D map was the simplest method for the developers to show height in the game's buildings, and the only way to allow players to traverse bridges and tunnels. Its even possible to alter the game's code and play through the original GTA from a ground-level perspective, not unlike more recent entries in the franchise.

Before you get your hopes up for a new, fully-fledged GTA entry hot on the heels of Grand Theft Auto 5, it should be mentioned that Dailly currently has no plans to implement Grand Theft Auto-style gameplay within his game, nor any definitive idea of what he'll do with this project once it's complete. Instead, his goal appears to be a simple proof of concept. As head of development at YoYo Games, Dailly has been using the company's flagship GameMaker software to rebuild the GTA engine, and if nothing else he hopes his remake will serve as evidence of what's possible with YoYo's software.

I guess this is, like, jousting on helicopters? Chicken with helicopters and cars? Whatever this is, it's amazing. And it's all thanks to the crazy minds at Achievement Hunter.Read more...

That was probably a bad idea. These silly GTA V mansions. Although there are several solutions for this, lifting it out with a cargo helicopter and not dropping it into the pool would be the funniest.Read more...

My new favorite Tumblr find of this week? Why, it's "Trevor Lifting Stuff." On it, Trevor lifts all kinds of stuff. Like a stepladder, for instance.Read more...

Now playing in Los Santos theaters, The Loneliest Robot in Great Britain is a thrilling (and somewhat NSFW) animated tale of sex, machines and murder. Though the film is only ten minutes long, Cinema Sins manages to spend two explaining everything it got wrong. Read more...

Alfredo decides to troll the entire online server with a tank. Turns out other players have tanks as well and everything turns into an all out tank war.

What's needed for a GTA Online skyscraper battle royale, like the one above, are only a few friends (and their cars), a cargo helicopter, and the biggest building in the game.Read more...

If you're willing to swipe a motorcycle then navigate a complex labyrinth of menu screens, you could find yourself with a few million extra bucks in Grand Theft Auto Online.

WikiGamesGuide posted the above video detailing a process that takes advantage of a glitch in how GTA Online tracks which vehicles you own and which you have already sold. By exiting into and out of a garage and selling a stolen motorcycle at just the right moment, you'll be able to repeatedly sell that bike over and over again, accruing as much cash as your patience for this convoluted scheme will allow.

As VentureBeat points out, both Microsoft and Rockstar Games are aware of this glitch, and one member of the GTAForums claims that two of his friends have been banned for taking advantage of this exploit. According to that same poster, Rockstar is hoping to ban GTA Online accounts found to have been abusing this cheat "as a statement against these antics." We've reached out to Rockstar for more.

This is what a timelapse day-night cycle of Los Santos looks like in GTA V. That is, if you climb Vinewood Hills, stand there for hours, and take pictures with the in-game phone—just as Plonkey on the GTA V subreddit did. Incredible!Read more...

Cow-kicking, tow-trucking, face-planting fun in super slow motion.

Steven Ogg talks about bringing a psycho to life, and a former Chicago Bear talks about how you can play games with professional athletes.

During a panel at the New York Comic-Con this weekend, fans got a chance to chat with the voice actors behind Grand Theft Auto V. Or if not chat, then have the guy who plays Trevor jump off the stage and come at a fan (at the fans' request!), as though the game had suddenly come to life.Read more...

Greg Miller sits down with Trevor, Michael, and Franklin to discuss all things Grand Theft Auto V.

Meet the actors who brought the three playable characters in GTA V to life. They're crazy. Really.

The voice of Trevor from GTA V answers as many of your Twitter questions as he can in 60 seconds.

A law office representing music artist Daz Dillinger has issued Take-Two Interactive and Rockstar Games a cease and desist letter, in an attempt to block the sale of Grand Theft Auto 5. The complaint is over the use of two tracks released with fellow artist Kurupt under the group banner "Tha Dogg Pound."

The letter reportedly claims Rockstar attempted to purchase rights for the "offensively low offer of $4,271.00" for his songs 'C-Walk' and 'Nothin' But the Cavi Hit.' Dillinger and his lawyers at the firm Kushner Carlson have given Take-Two 14 days to comply with their demands to recall and destroy any unsold copies of the game, or strike a new business deal for the use of the artist's music.

Speaking with TMZ, Dillinger said the suit was about "respecting an artist's work." The artist noted that Rockstar neglected to do so and he "can't let them get away with it."

Only days after launching on September 17, Grand Theft Auto 5 sales had surpassed $1 billion worldwide, according to Take-Two's estimates.

Joystiq has contacted both Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive for a comment on the filing, but no response was issued at the time of publishing. [Image via Muzikosvirtuve]

Was your GTA Online character deleted during the Great Server Catastrophe of 2013? The good news is, you get a free $500,000. The bad news: you probably won't get your old character back.Read more...

Rockstar just gave everybody half a million dollars in game cash. Here are some of the best ways to spend it.

By now, you’ve probably spent countless hours cruising through Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V, jumping in and out of the lives of Franklin, Michael & Trevor while browsing around on the radio dials. Music has always played a major part in the Grand Theft Auto series and the latest version brings it to a whole new level with awesome celebrity DJs and killer soundtracks.

Music Unlimited has joined in on the fun with several new features on the service celebrating Grand Theft Auto V. Here’s what you can find:

Grand Theft Auto Channel

Re-live the other games by hearing tunes that were featured over the course of the series. Hear your favorites from the compilations (including GTAV) radio stations & even commercials. Find it under the Premium Channels section.

The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 1: Original Music

Songs written for the game by artists across multiple genres, including A$AP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator, Wavves, Neon Indian, Yeasayer & The Chain Gang of 1974’s “Sleepwalking,” as featured in the official game trailer.

The Music of Grand Theft Auto V, Vol. 2: Score

The very first dynamic score written for the series, composed and engineered to be responsive during game play. This one-time collaboration between Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, The Alchemist and Oh No was then arranged & mixed into this album by DJ Shadow.

Grand Theft Auto V Radio Playlists

Listen to highlights for whatever mood you’re in from Los Santos and Blaine County radio, including Los Santos Rock Radio (curated by the legendary Kenny Loggins,) Non-Stop Pop FM & West Coast Classics (curated by DJ Pooh.) Find it in the Featured Playlists section*.

*Music Unlimited web player only

Not a Music Unlimited subscriber? Sign-up for a 30 Day Free Trial and give it try! Go to the MUSIC category on the XMB Menu and select Music Unlimited, or search for us by name in the PlayStation Store.

GTA 5 pokes a lot of fun at modern American life. But we don't mind, and here's why.

Two of rapper Daz Dillinger's tracks are in GTA 5 without his permission, so he's demanding Rockstar pay up or recall all unsold copies.

Rockstar has announced all GTA Online players will be given $500,000 in-game to make up for a tricky launch.

Rockstar plans to give Grand Theft Auto Online a "stimulus package," bestowing a half-million GTA$ to every player in the game. The developer plans to start deposits by next week.

"In order to keep the current worldwide in-game economy balanced, we will be providing this GTA$ to players via two deposits of $250,000. We will announce specific dates as soon as possible," wrote Rockstar Games on its site. As long as game progress issues are confirmed and remain fixed, the first deposit should should occur by the end of next week, with the second by the end of the month.

The developer continued, "For players who experienced cloud server errors, connection issues, and lost game progress and characters in these first days of GTA Online, we hope this GTA$ helps to facilitate a fresh start or makes your continued life in Los Santos and Blaine County extra sweet."

We've placed the qualifying details on how to get the cash after the break. Bank robberies not required.

If you've played GTA Online over the last few days, you might have noticed that things feel a bit better than when the multiplayer portion of GTA V first opened its doors. It takes patience to stick around during a launch as creaky as the one GTA Online had. So Rockstar wants to say thank you by throwing wads of in-game cash at players logging in during the service's first month. $500,000 pays for a lot of lapdances. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto V is packed with tunes. But according to rapper and music producer Daz Dillinger, the game uses two of his without permission. Now, he wants Rockstar to pay up or to destroy all unsold copies of the game.Read more...

Eurogamer has multiple sources who say Grand Theft Auto 5 will be coming out on the PC in 2014. GTAV (pronounced ‘gitav’) is of course the biggest video game thing of ever, and I’ve enjoyed bits of it on the tellybox (but there is a huge amount of fiddly crap – honestly, both the single and multiplayer modes really love forcing you into tedious tasks). I would welcome it if it came to the PC, so if the multiple unnamed people chatting to Eurogamer are correct, then I will allow this.(more…)