Uncategorized

Crash-Testing The Hell Out Of GTA IV’s Most Lovely Automobiles

Because, well, that’s what you do in Grand Theft Auto IV. You wreck cars.


September 15, 2011
News

GTA IV Overtakes San Andreas In Lifetime Sales

Grand Theft Auto IV, released in 2008, has just now overtaken its predecessor, 2004′s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in total sales, says the top boss over the GTA brand.


July 6, 2011
PC

A Beautiful New Perspective On Grand Theft Auto’s Liberty City

Thanks to PC mods, people can still impress us with the beauty of 2008′s Grand Theft Auto IV. Lighting and weather effects can go a long, long way in making Rockstar Games’ crime epic very, very pretty. It’s even prettier as a postcard.


May 28, 2011
PC

80,000 Screenshots Later, Grand Theft Auto IV’s Liberty City Gets Google Maps Street Views

Now you can cruise the seedy streets of Grand Theft Auto IV‘s take on Liberty City from the comfort and safety of your web browser, thanks to the efforts of GTA’s most dedicated fans and some 80,000 screenshots.


May 19, 2011
PlayStation

The Difference Between L.A. Noire And Grand Theft Auto

I enjoy L.A. Noire. I enjoy it for reasons that have nothing to do with why I enjoyed Grand Theft Auto IV. Despite superficial similarities, two games are barely alike, which I’ve carefully explained before.


April 18, 2011
In Real Life

First Or Third Person – What’s Your Perspective?

Kotaku AU

Adam Ruch is a PhD candidate, currently writing about Video Games Criticism. He is, by most measure, a pretty smart guy! So when he emailed me asking if he could write a post about the first and third person video games, and the different ways in which they can immerse the player, I thought ‘have at it old bean’. This piece is meant to inspire debate: which do you find more immersive – first or third person games?


April 1, 2011
In Real Life

This Rockstar Cover Is Full Of Easter Eggs

Rockstar Games made one of 20 covers to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Esquire UK’s Man At His Best series.


March 29, 2011
Nintendo

The Brothers Mario 2 Commits Grand Theft Auto In Donkey Kong Country

The amazing mash up that blended Grand Theft Auto’s cinematic violence with Super Mario Bros. lore, The Brothers Mario, has spawned a sequel. This time, in The Brothers Mario 2, the fight goes to Donkey Kong Country.


March 24, 2011
PC

Liberty City’s Police Chases Make For Awesome GTA IV Cinema

Can you handle more than 13 crazy minutes of Grand Theft Auto IV police chases, with Niko Bellic and his cousin Roman fleeing from cop cars, armoured vehicles and police helicopters? Test your machinimatic endurance skills with “Hard Charger: Wide Open”.


January 18, 2011
Uncategorized

GTA-Style Antics Wreak Havoc On Japanese Streets

A 39-year-old man was arrested in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture after deciding to go on a rampage that can only be described as Gran Theft Auto-esque.