PC

Difference Between GTA III And IV In Perspective

On the left, the complete script for Grand Theft Auto III. On the right? The complete script for Grand Theft Auto IV.


January 6, 2012
News

9/11 Changed Grand Theft Auto III, But Only A Bit

It’s long been a subject of fan speculation as to how much Rockstar Games changed Grand Theft Auto III in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In the decade-plus since GTA III came out, rumours have abounded: cut sequences where planes hit buildings, a supposedly removed pair of Twin Towers-style skyscrapers and the erasure of children and school buses.


January 2, 2012
Mobile

Use PC Mods On The Mobile Versions Of GTA III

Merry (belated) Christmas, owners of the recently-released Grand Theft Auto III on iOS and Android. That mobile version you bought is actually, in almost every respect, the old PC version of the original, meaning if you can get at its file structure, you can use PC mods on it.


December 16, 2011
Retro

GTA III’s Missing Missions, And More You May Not Know About Rockstar’s Classic Game

You might be celebrating GTA III‘s 10th Anniversary by playing it on your iOS or Android device, with that version freshly out today. Rockstar’s celebrating in a different way, though. On their official site, the developer’s revealing all kinds of trivia and minutiae about the open-world crime game that put them on the map.


October 14, 2011
News

Grand Theft Auto III On iOS Looks Better Than You Remember

Hot on the heels of the announcement earlier today, Rockstar Games made the 10th anniversary edition of Grand Theft Auto IIIavailable for attendees to play. After about 10 minutes of hands-on time with the game running on an iPad 2, there’s no mistaking that GTA III on iOS is a loving port of the game that catapulted Rockstar to the top echelon of game developers.


October 13, 2011
Mobile

Grand Theft Auto III Getting Mobile Versions, Pricey Action Figure

Rockstar Games revealed today that it would be honouring Grand Theft Auto III‘s 10th anniversary with a special edition. Later this year, it’s coming to an array of portable devices for Android, but fewer ones for iOS.


November 13, 2010
News

Grand Theft Auto Finally Jacks The Mac

Mac owners, get ready to game like it’s 2001, as the Grand Theft Auto III trilogy has finally come to Apple computers.


September 10, 2010
News

Classic Grand Theft Auto Trilogy Coming To Mac, Says Rockstar

Answering reader mail, Rockstar Games today said it will be bringing Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas to Mac gamers “later this year”.


May 7, 2010
News

Monopoly Gets The Grand Theft Auto III Treatment

After years of top-down and isometric views, EA is taking the Monopoly franchise to the streets, transforming it from board game to a “dynamic, living, 3D world”. Will this be Monopoly’s Grand Theft Auto III?


April 21, 2010
News

Guru, Rapper Who Portrayed Grand Theft Auto III’s 8-Ball, Dies At 43

Keith Elam, a hip-hop artist who performed under the name Guru, died Monday after ending a long battle with cancer. Elam voiced 8-Ball, the demolitions artist with whom the protagonist escapes at the very beginning of Grand Theft Auto III.