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Monday
- January 27, 2003
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IGN's
Game of the Year
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
IGN has a double
winner on their hands for PS2 Game of the Year. Vice City
not only took the editors' choice for game of the year, but also
the readers' choice for game of the year :). If you think
that's impressive, just take
a look at the result for their PS2 Adventure Game competition,
yet another double win for VC. Thanks to everyone who voted
and to Insane2757 for the links.
Vice
Tops The Charts
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
Despite stiff competition, Vice City has topped the sales charts
at #1 for three months straight. Check the latest chart details
at Gamespot. Thanks
to Insane2757.
GTA:
Next
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
Speculation about the next GTA is going strong and of course IGN
isn't immune. Their latest "Off the record" column
restates a rumor about the next GTA being based in Los Angeles during
the LA riots. Personally I think their rumor is more than
a little far fetched, I'm sticking with GTA: San Andreas until I
hear something official :) ... On the same topic I got a few
links sent in about further
speculation on the GTA: San Andreas rumor, but all the articles
are based on stuff we already know (I.E. Rockstar has registered
a domain for GTA San Andreas and San Andreas is the last of the
original GTA cities). Thanks to Thresh and gta_player2001.
DTeam's
Latest Video Barrage
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
DTeam's VC video contest is entering the home stretch, so make sure
you get your submissions in by March 1st. If you don't intend
on participating you can still check out some new VC captures they
released. Here is the update straight from DTeam to you:
"We've
turned up the heat a little because Dteam's GTA Vice City Video
Capture contest ends March 1st, 2003.
We
have released two new DIVX videos for your amusement. These ones
are
faster and harder than the first and they run best on the DIVX
Player or
Windows Media Player. They have been compressed better for faster
downloads, but are still high quality (just with mp3 audio).
There
is a 30meg 5min video (Crime Spree 2) or a 97meg 15min video (Crime
Spree 3) to choose from.
Come
& get 'em! : http://dynamic3.gamespy.com/~dteam
PS:
You *can* get these files, but the rest of the site is temporarily
closed for database repairs and will reopen soon."
MAD VC
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
The MAD Magazine site has been updated so you can check out one
of the VC features from their last issue. Take
a look. Thanks to Forelli_Boy for the link.
More
VC Foxtrot
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
Here is the full list of the Foxtrot cartoon panels on Nice City.
Thanks to Insane2757:
Curmudgeon Gamer's VC Review
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
The Curmudgeon Gamer has posted the final
VC review contributed by jvm.
Mac
Payback
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
The GTA clone, Payback has been released for Mac. You can
check out a Payback preview at Inside
Mac Games, you can find ordering information on the Virtual
Programming LTD site, and if you're looking for more information
on all the versions of Payback, get over to Apex
Designs. Thanks to S3KT0R and Matt.
New
GTA Sites
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
Announcements
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
- Email
is back up and running as some of you have noticed. We are
still on the old server, and at this point I'm just awaiting some
final configuration details before the move can take place.
- IdeoPraxist
sent a link to an "intelligent blog of comparing GTA Vice
City with Pulp Fiction and the moral understanding between the
two." Just click here
and scroll down to the November 11th update.
- IGN
has released their Getaway review
from it's Insider lock down. Thanks to Insane2757.
- IGN
have a VC save posted on their site, but you'll need a Sharkport
to use it. Thanks to Insane2757.
- Here
are a few more VC review links:
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Saturday
- January 18, 2003
<11:55 AM CST> |
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Announcements
<11:55 AM CST - schu>
The server that houses G! isn't doing so well lately, in fact I
haven't been able to check my email since the last update. The
tech guys are working on the email problem but that is just part
of a larger problem that will be rectified soon when G! moves to
a new server. The new server will be ready very soon, and
I'm really just waiting for them to get my email fixed on this one
so I can clear everything off and contact all of the other webmasters
on the server. I also wanted to notify everyone of possible
downtimes when they repair this server and when we transition to
the new server. I will post something else when I get all
of this worked out. Until then, feel free to send any email
here.
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Monday
- January 13, 2003
<11:59 PM CST> |
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New
VC WinAmp skin
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
IGN is
reporting that Rockstar and Winamp.com have released a new ViceCity
skin for Winamp3. The skin is pretty damn cool and even features
a day to night transition based on your local time. You can
download the skin at Winamp.com.
Thanks to Insane2757.
VC
Bus Ads Removed
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
The South County Journal in Seattle Washington is
reporting that Vice City will no longer be advertised on busses
in the Seattle / King County area. Apparently Seattle is the
only city to receive complaints about the ads which appear in cities
across the US. The ad contract expires today, so after today
no advertisements for M-Rated video games will be allowed on busses
in the Seattle area. Thanks to IdeoPraxist for the link.
GTA
Goes Mobile
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
WildPalm has released a GameBoy emulator for the Nokia 7650. As
you may or may not recall, GTA was released for GameBoy and is one
of the games compatible with the emulator. You can find more
information at the WildPalm
website. [psycho]logical who sent this in also sent in
a review link for the emulator at Midlet
Review.
VC
Capture Madness
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
DTeam is collecting VC video captures for a
new contest. Check out all the details at DTeam
and if you've got bandwidth to kill, you might as well grab their
massive 70MB
capture while you're there. The contest closes on March
1st so get capturing.
Something
Awful
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
Apparently someone at Rockstar is a big SomethingAwful
fan. According to the IGN mailbag, one of the criminal rankings
is SA Goon. Read more about it at IGN.
Vote
Vice City
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
Vice City is listed in yet another poll at IGN. If you want
to vote, get over to IGN and click on the VOTE
NOW link :) ...
FoxTrot
VC
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
Insan2757 spotted Vice City in a recent FoxTrot cartoon. You
can check it out here.
Vice
City Goes MAD
<11:59 PM CST - schu>
Blake sent in a nice shot of the new MAD Magazine front cover, take
a look:
New GTA Sites
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Announcements
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Saturday
- January 11, 2003
<3:20 AM CST> |
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R*
Nominated For [CENSORED]
<3:20 AM CST - schu>
London's Designmuseum has named Rockstar Games as one of the four
nominees in their annual Designer
of the Year competition. An exhibition for the competition
will open in March featuring works from all of the nominees. According
to The
Guardian, the museum will "show an edited DVD version of
Vice City, omitting most of the elements which have made it a bestseller."
I'm not complaining since I find is refreshing to see a museum
considering a video game for an award like this, but I do find it
odd that they are essentially censoring Rockstar's work when any
other controversial exhibit by a designer in a more conventional
field would probably go uncensored.
The
Guardian also mentioned that the winner will be chosen by the jury
but public will also be able to vote both at the exhibition and
at Designmuseum.org. Voting opens in March. Thanks to
[psycho]logical for the email on this.
Insane2757
also spotted an article on this over at Gamespot.
Vice
City Makes EuroGamer's Top 10
<3:20 AM CST - schu>
EuroGamer recently counted down their 50 favorite
games of 2002 finishing up today with their final Top 10. Vice
City made the list coming in at #2. Check out the other winners
at EuroGamer [ 50
to 31 - 31
to 11 - 10
to 1 ]. Now that the Top 50 is in you can make your voice
heard and cast a vote your five favorite video games of 2002, simply
scroll down to the bottom of the top
10 page and register to vote.
Vice
City Goes MAD
<3:20 AM CST - schu>
Blake was over at Borders where he spotted Vice City on the cover
of MAD Magazine. I couldn't find the cover on the MAD
site so I'm not sure which issue VC appears in, but from Blake's
description it sounds pretty good. Here is the email Blake
sent in:
"Yesterday
while browsing the magazine rack at Borders, I spotted Vice City
on the cover of Mad magazine (I suppose that was only a matter
of time) and I bought it; marking the first time I've bought one
of these since I was about 11 or 12. There are two feature articles;
the first is, "Heart-Stopping New Improvements Planned for
the Next Grand Theft Auto" which shows Tommy acting out such
features as: "Players will have the ability to draw blood
mustaches on dead people", "A new dashboard Jesus gives
thumbs-up after particularly gruesome play", and "In
later missions, you might stumble across a series of boy bands
and feed them through a wood chipper for bonus points".
The
other article is, "Who's Who in the Army of Protesters Against
GTA Vice City", which shows a crowd of people ravaging a
dummy of Tommy. Some of the people are Don Johnson (pissed that
they asked Philip Michael Thomas to do voice work and not him)
and the Jackass crew (who claims that Vice City is stealing their
teenage male audience).
The
cover depicts Tommy decapitating Alfred (Mad mascot) with a chainsaw,
while his t-shirt reads, "I visited GTA Vice City and all
I got was my head cut off!" I don't have a scanner but you
might try their website at madmag.com for a cover shot (my piece-of-shit
computer won't open it)."
I had
a look around the MAD site but all I could turn up was this picture
for Grand
Theft CEO.
Make
Your Own VC Vids
<3:20 AM CST - schu>
Dteam recently ran an article
about capturing video from your PS2. The article features
a 20 MB Vice City mpeg, so even if you can't capture video it might
be worth a look.
New
Vice City Reviews
<3:20 AM CST - schu>
Rev Ted spotted two new Vice City reviews:
New GTA Sites
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Tuesday
- January 7, 2003
<9:00 PM CST> |
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Vice
City's Rockin New Years Eve
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Blue was watching Dick Clark's Rockin
New Years Eve, and just when he began asking himself why the hell
he was watching Dick Clark's Rockin New Years Eve, Dick started
listing the most popular stuff of 2002. I did not see it myself
so I'm not sure how or if they split the items into categories,
but I'm guessing that they listed the most popular video games of
2002 and in the list Vice City came first and GTA3 came in third.
Not bad :)
IGN
Reviews VC's Boxset
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Insane2757 spotted a review for the Vice City soundtrack box set
over at IGN. IGN ended up giving it an 8.5, check the review
behind the score right
here.
DTeam
on Vice City
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Rev Ted sent in a link to a great
article/review over at DTeam. This part of the review
covers the Vice City cast with pictures and in-depth bios. Expect
more additions to the article in the near future.
Vice
City and Leno
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Both PS2 Man and CHECK caught an interview with Brenden Frasier
on The Tonight Show. During the interview Brenden mentioned
that he got a PS2 for Christmas which inevitably lead to a discussion
about Vice City. Apparently both Jay Leno and Brenden Frasier
are GTA fans, then again, who isn't?
Vice
City FAQ
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
THAguyINgta3 has compiled an extensive Vice
City FAQ with information on the missions, weapons, vehicles, and
just about every other aspect of the game. You can download
the FAQ right here at
G!.
VC
In USA Today
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Rev Ted spotted two different articles on Vice City in USA Today.
One of the articles he sent in has disappeared from their
site so I decided to post a link to the other along with a link
to their review:
The Sunday Times Awards VC
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
The
Sunday Times (UK) recently awarded Vice City the "Most irresponsible
yet irresistible game of the year" award. Jack transcribed
the article and sent it in:
"Who
could possibly endorse a game that rewards mowing down pedestrians,
violently assaulting women and beating people until they bleed
dry? Answer: hundreds of thousands of Britons, who, within weeks
of its release, made Vice City the fastest-selling game ever.
Whatever it says about an increasingly violent society, it also
says that people know a great game when they play one. Yes, the
violence is gratuitous, but no more so than in such gangster films
as The Godfather series, of which Vice City is clearly a hilarious
parody. Yet the game does raise questions about where we draw
the line morally, and it does carry an "adult" rating
(never forget the average age of gamers is 27). It sets out to
offer escapism, not education."
Midnight Club 2
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Rockstar updated their Midnight Club 2 site opening the Paris section
of the site. Check it out at RockstarGames.com/MidnightClub2.
Tiff's
GTA Shrine
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Tiffany has updated her GTA Shrine once again and she asked the
post the following about her site:
"Well,
I finally have time to devote to my site again! A couple weeks
ago as you know I changed the site look. Well, since then, (that
and schu advertised 4 me... could be a coincidence. *giggle*)
business is finally booming again for all you GTA1 fans! Today
for instance, I've added 22 cars sent in by RRC, who apparently
just heard of me! Aiee... seems a tad hurtful... you know you're
getting old when... well, anywayz, Hippie Tiff's GTA Shrine site
is updated, so HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!"
Tiffany's
site has been around almost as long as G! but she just recently
started updating again. You can find Tiffany's site at underworld.fortunecity.com/grandtheft/321.
New
GTA Sites
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
Announcements
<9:00 PM CST - schu>
- Finally,
I have the first update of 2003... Yeah, I know, took long enough.
Hopefully all my computer and internet problems are behind
me.
- GTA3
was listed in PC Magazine's Best Products of the Year, winning
under the gaming category. Thanks to dElAvA.
- Vice
City got an interesting mention in an IGN
teaser ad thing. Thanks to Insane2757.
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