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05-30-03
05-22-03
05-21-03
05-20-03
05-16-03
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Friday
- May 30, 2003
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GTA
On XBox? & GTA: Next
<1:45 PM CST - schu>
The latest Take2 conference call seems to have left us with more
questions than answers. The call mentions "a significant
Xbox [title]" to be released in Q1 2004 but no specifics were
offered. Another interesting bit of information gleaned from
the call is that the GTA exclusive agreement between Sony and Rockstar
has since been amended, opening the path for GTA to appear on other
platforms. The synopsis
on Gamespot doesn't go into detail on the the new deal with
Rockstar and Sony. Last, but certainly not least, are a few
details on the next GTA. It will be released in the second
half of 2004 and will be a PS2 exclusive. So it looks like
we have a lot of time on our hands while we wait for the next GTA.
Thanks to LBHacker3k for the link.
New
VC PC Reviews
<1:45 PM CST - schu>
Thanks to Rev Ted, PointlesS, and sniKsnAK.
Vice
City Stats
<1:45 PM CST - schu>
Ashy recently put his PHP
creation online. Basically it allows you to upload your
stats.txt file which it parses and then displays your stats in a
nice easy to read format.
Announcements
<1:45 PM CST - schu>
- The
MultiTheftAuto team has released version 0.3b of their mod. You
can download it and check out the details at www.multitheftauto.com.
Thanks to Rev Ted and Richard.
- Vice
City PC is currently #2 in the sales
charts, while The Sims juggernaut went on to take #1. Thanks
to Rev Ted.
- Rev
Ted found a pretty cool article on VC PC animation over on 3DAvenue.com.
- Hmm
- S3KT0R
sent in the latest report on PayBack which includes a new video.
Check it out here.
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Thursday
- May 22, 2003
<3:26 PM CST> |
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New
VC PC Reviews
<3:26 PM CST - schu>
Thanks
to Rev Ted and Sjors.
MultiTheftAuto
<3:26 PM CST - schu>
Rev Ted has been watching the multiplayer GTA3 scene lately and
sent in his thoughts on Multi Theft Auto:
"MultiTheftAuto
posted Tuesday that they hope to release v0.3b "in 7 days".
This version is the one with the pedestrian code for players that
shouldn't require the complicated process to play. It doesn't
appear that they're actually as finished as they want to be, but
realized that people are really anxious to try it out, so they're
saving some features for 0.4. It's obvious from the new video
they've posted of 0.3b in action (demonstrating different players
walking around, shooting each other, and driving + crashing) that
lag is still a significant issue...but hey - it's hacked-in MP
for GTA3, so I'll take what I can get."
You
can find out more about MTA at www.multitheftauto.com.
Announcements
<3:26 PM CST - schu>
Sjors
seems to be having some decent luck with VC as well, his machine
also runs VC more smoothly than GTA3, here is his email:
"About
VC's performance, I can now run VC in higher
resolutions then I played GTA3 in, and it runs better,
smoother! :) I have a P3 850mhz, geforce 2, 256mb ram, and I
now play it in 1280x960 32bit perfectly."
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Wednesday
- May 21, 2003
<3:22 PM CST> |
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New
VC PC Reviews
<3:22 PM CST - schu>
Thanks
again to sniKsnAK
and Reverend Ted.
Announcements
<3:22 PM CST - schu>
- It
looks like SimCity4 may be getting a touch of GTA in its next
expansion, read
this.
- Kodo
from GTAGaming
sent me a complete and tested list of VC Cheats. The
page here at G! has been updated and hopefully corrected.
Kodo also has a nice
selection of trainers posted. Rev Ted and Geoff also
helped a lot in clearing up which cheats where which.
- I
just noticed that IGN has released their VC
guide, only to find that it's just the PS2 guide. As
far as I know they still haven't released their review.
- Tomas
sent word that Swedish channel
5 is going to start showing Miami Vice on Fridays at 21:00.
Here in the US you can see Miami Vice on TNN.
- I
got another reply on VC running more smoothly on machines that
had troubles with GTA3 so I thought I'd it. I guess the
only problem is that it sounds just a bit far fetched :)
"I
only want to say that the game works smooth on a Pentium 2!!
I have a 400 mhz PC with 192 MB RAM and a Radeon 7200, 64
MB RAM I play it on 1024 X 768, 16 bits. it works perfect
GTA3 was sometimes shaky and had long loading times."
-JoriZ
Doofey
also mentioned that the guy (see Friday, May 16th) who said VC
runs more smoothly than GTA3 has some decent system specs, better
than mine and Doofey's anyway :) ...
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Tuesday
- May 20, 2003
<11:15 PM CST> |
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GTA
Next - PS2 Debut or PS2 Exclusive?
<11:15 PM CST - schu>
There has been some confusion over whether the next GTA title will
be a PS2 exclusive or whether it's just debuting on the PS2. I'm
not really sure at this point, IGN's article seemed to indicate
that it would just debut on the PS2, while other sites seem to indicate
that it will be an "exclusive debut". How long it
remains "exclusive" is anyone's guess, but I'll see what
I can find out.
New
VC PC Patch
<11:15 PM CST - schu>
Take2 has released a patch for Vice City for any users encountering
graphical corruption. If you do not have any graphical corruption
then you should NOT apply this patch. To download the patch
simply select Grand Theft Auto: Vice City from the list on this
page. You can also find general support and troubleshooting
for VC PC on the Take2
Support Page. Thanks to Rev Ted for the email on this.
VC
PC Cheats
<11:15 PM CST - schu>
nt3gar sent me an entire list of VC PC cheats but I'm not certain
where they originally came from. None of the cheats have been
tested so any feedback would be appreciated. Check the VC
Cheats page for the full listing.
New
VC PC Reviews
<11:15 PM CST - schu>
Thanks
to sniKsnAK for the links.
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Friday
- May 16, 2003
<4:50 PM CST> |
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GTA2
Re-Release
<4:50 PM CST - schu>
illspirit spotted new copies of GTA2 sitting on the shelf of Best
Buy, sitting right next VC PC. It looks like Rockstar may
have re-released it in new packaging.
GTA
RP <4:50 PM
CST - schu>
Blitzkreig sent in the following update about a GTA role-playing
message board, here is the update he sent in:
"My
friends started a GTA forum where people can create a character
and role play to do missions, earning money to buy guns, hideouts,
businesses, drugs, cars, and tons of other things.. There's awesome
character interaction.. Mob Bosses to do jobs for, create your
own gang with other members. and yes. even the fuzz. The
RP is pretty professional, here's the link."
www.tornadicgaming.com/gtarpforum/index.php
Announcements
<4:50 PM CST - schu>
- If
you had trouble playing GTA3 on your PC you might want to give
VC a shot. Mark sent in the following about VC running more smoothly
than GTA3 on his machine:
"Man
VC is awesome, I didn't think it'd run on my system, but it
runs smooth, no frame rate drop. GTA3 runs like shit on my
system, I guess the engine tweaks helped! I run a AMD Thunderbird
1.4ghz, 512mb pc2100 DDR ram and a GF4 Ti 4200 card 64mb DDR
ram. Man VC is great, if they top this... I'll be amazed."
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Wednesday
- May 14, 2003
<3:45 PM CST> |
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VC
PC In Stores
<3:45 PM CST - schu>
Vice City PC has been released in North America and is in stores
NOW. To mark the occasion Rockstar has released a new skin,
a brand new PC trailer, and some new screenshots. Check out
the downloads section of the official
PC VC site for details.
Rev
Ted is reporting that you might be able to pick up VC PC for $39.99.
Actually how it works is that you get a $10 gift card when
you purchase VC for $49.99 at any Best Buy store. You may
have to check your local
ad on their site, but the Chicago
ad shows the offer.
The
rest of the world should see VC PC arriving on store shelves by
this Friday if it isn't out already. Parwez Ali also noted
that Play.com
shows that VC PC is in stock and now shipping in the UK. Thanks
to Portman, Nick, and Forelli_Boy.
VC
PC Reviewed <3:45 PM CST -
schu>
Gamespy is the first out of the gate with an exclusive review, granting
VC PC a 93 out of 100. Check out the full review @ Gamespy.
Take2
News
<3:45 PM CST - schu>
Take2 released some new, interesting press releases. I put
a few notes below each release:
- Take2's
E3 Lineup
Two things I spotted here. Mainly they aren't officially
showing any new GTA games, so I guess we'll have to hope they
release some new information. It doesn't look like we'll
be getting a glimpse of the next GTA game for awhile yet. Next
up I noticed that they are showing Mafia for the PS2, so if you
don't have a computer that can run the PC version, but you do
have a PS2, you might still be in luck. Last but not least
we have Max Payne 2...
- Rockstar
Announces ManHunt For the PS2
Not much on this, just a nice quote: "Manhunt
will continue in the tradition of world-class gameplay, incredible
production values, and sardonic sense of humor that has become
synonymous with Rockstar North. Details surrounding the game remain
shrouded in secrecy. To date, Rockstar has only admitted this:
Manhunt explores the depths of human depravity in a vicious, sadistic
tale of urban horror."
- Midnight
Club 2 Coming To PC & XBox
"Midnight Club II for the Xbox will be in stores on June
4th in North America and June 6th in Europe. The PC version of
Midnight Club II will be available on June 25th in North America
and June 27th in Europe."
"Midnight Club II provides both online and LAN support for
the PC and Xbox Live. Up to 8 players at a time can now compete
for international street credibility in five thrilling multiplayer
game modes ranging from Career and Circuit Races, arcade style
Battle Modes and an advanced Race Editor. Midnight Club II also
now features an online ranking system for the Xbox so players
can see how well they stack up against the best street racers
on the planet."
- Take2
Announces Starsky & Hutch For PS2, PC & XBox
GTA
Next On PS2
<1:18 PM CST - schu>
IGN is reporting
that the next GTA title will be debuting on the PS2 (big surprise
there). The article does not mention if it will be a PS2 exclusive,
just that it will be appearing on the PS2 first. Thanks to
Insane2757 and Kumail.
Announcements
<1:18 PM CST - schu>
- For
the next week and a half I'll be working a temp job in Chicago.
Actually that's where I am right now. I'm mainly covering
for the primary IT guy here, so hopefully I'll be able to spend
any downtime working on G!. My email is a bit out sync since
I don't have any of the email I downloaded earlier on this machine,
so sorry if I missed any names in today's credits.
- Chris
pointed out an interesting E3
update about Sony releasing a new handheld gaming system.
Hopefully this one will work out better than the PocketStation.
If it's as good as it sounds perhaps we'll see a decent
handheld GTA game before I dye of old age.
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Thursday
- May 8, 2003
<4:30 PM CST> |
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Rockstar
Launches Manhunt Site
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
Rockstar has launched a Manhunt teaser
site. There isn't too much there right now, in fact if
you have a popup blocker running you'll only see the intro because
while you're watching that another window pops
under the original.
VC
PC Gold
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
ToTheGame
is reporting that Vice City PC has gone gold. Considering
the release date is just around the corner it seems pretty likely
that it will be entering production soon if it isn't already. Thanks
to sniKsnAK for the link.
New
GTA Sites
<4:30 PM CST - schu>
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Monday
- May 5, 2003
<1:30 PM CST> |
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Help
Wanted
<1:30 PM CST - schu>
Azz is putting together a new centralized location for GTA files
here on gouranga.com and he is looking for someone to run the whole
thing:
Want
to be involved with one of the biggest GTA domains on the net?
Well there's a coincidence, because we have another position open.
We
are launching a new site dedicated to providing the GTA series
community with all the vital resources they need. From GTA1 mods
to GTA2 utilities to Vice City editors (eventually. we hope).
And so we're looking for a volunteer to administer this site for
us. The role would basically involve uploading and maintenance
of the file database, along with anything else they feel inclined
to suggest.
Due
to the nature of this position I'm afraid we have to request the
person have broadband internet access; upload rates of 4k/sec
just won't cut it. Not if we want the site running this year.
If
you're interested in lending a hand, getting something shiny for
your CV/resume and generally want to be affiliated with lots of
nice people (namely schu and myself amongst many others) then
drop me an email at the address below and we'll go from there.
At
the moment we only need one person, but dependant on the popularity
of the site and workload this may change in the future.
Hope
to hear from you soon,
Azz
azz@gouranga.com
New GTA Sites
<1:30 PM CST - schu>
- GTA4ever.TK
(New URL - Formerly Known As "Welcome To Vice City"
gta4ever.tk
Announcements
<1:30 PM CST - schu>
- IGN's
speculation run rampant has produced a listing of the Top
XBox2 Games. Topping the list is, of course, a GTA game
:) . Please be aware that the article is a complete work
of fiction..
- GameSpy
posted their latest VC PC preview. This installment covers
the Animation
of Vice City. Thanks to sniKsnAK.
- Techupas
La Verga spotted
a preview for a GTA type game featuring the Simpsons, if you can
believe that...
- Happy
Birthday To ME (well actually it was yesterday).
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Thursday
- May 1, 2003
<3:00 PM CST> |
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GTA
On XBox and GameCube?
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
IGN
is reporting that the GTA series may be coming to the GameCube and
XBox platforms when Rockstar's exclusive agreement with Sony lapses
in 2004. IGN pulled the news out of a recent article on Yahoo,
but the article they cite does not definitely confirm that GTA will
be released on either platform. It basically says the exclusive
agreement ends around the same time the next GTA is due out, and
the guy they have commenting on a possible XBox/Cube release is
an analyst with Wedbush Morgan Securities and is not an employee
of Take2. IGN's own article says that Rockstar would not comment
on the Yahoo news story so I'd file this away in the rumor pile
until Rockstar releases something official on it. Regardless,
the Yahoo article is definitely worth a read and Take2's Chief Executive,
Jeffrey Lapin does have some interesting comments on GTA and Rockstar's
upcoming releases. Thanks to Insane2757, ReverendTed, IdeoPraxist,
Nick, JCronic, Ron, and Richard.
New
VC PC Movies
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
Rockstar has released seven movies from the PC version of Vice City.
For some reason they still aren't on the official VC PC site,
but for now you can find them at InsideGamer.nl
or you can get all the movies in one zip file from GamersHell.
Thanks to Rev Ted and Squido.
New
VC PC Previews
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
GameSpy continues its VC preview onslaught with a new preview on
Pedestrian
Interaction. Other than the screenshots there's really
not much new there. Check the VC
Reviews section for links to all the GameSpy VC PC previews.
VC
Brings Home A BAFTA
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
ITV1's ‘Game Stars’ recently held their first awards
show. Vice City brought home two awards for Best Action Game
and the BAFTA Game of Games award. Check out the Game
Stars page for a full list of winners and details on the awards
show. Thanks to Chris.
New
GTA Sites
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
Announcements
<3:00 PM CST - schu>
- Khen
is working on a game video using Vice City footage. The
project is currently 25% complete. For more updates check
Khen's site at www.mindwarp.be/ProjectVice.htm.
- DracoBlue
sent in a link to yet another GTA3 multiplayer mod, GTA3 Tournament.
More on this mod can be found at www.dracoblue.de/gta3T.
- IGN
is counting down
their listing of the Top100 games, releasing 10 games each day
over a 10 day period. No sign of GTA yet.... Thanks
to Insane2757 for the link.
- I
have a new batch of VC screenshots that I'm going to try to get
posted before I leave for work.
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