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Former jewel thief reviews GTA 5’s jewelry heists A former jewel thief has taken Grand Theft Auto 5’s heists to task, and explains how he would have done it instead.
Youth crime prevention advocate and former jewel thief, Larry Lawton, took to YouTube to review GTA 5’s jewel heist missions, picking apart the details and explaining how Rockstar got it wrong. “I understand it’s a game, but I am to this day considered the biggest jewel robber in the United States,” he said. “And I’m gonna tell you how I would have done it. And what the game did a little off,” he said, introducing viewers to his review. Lawton says that Michael’s attempt to case the store, as depicted in the game, was “sloppy.” “As he’s casing the place, he’s taking pictures. Very conspicuous. You don’t think they would…
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Five standalone ‘sidequels’ that are far better than their main series The bitesize masterpieces that edge out their main series counterparts.
An ever-more-common style of game is the standalone ‘sidequel’. An experience that, while not quite enough of a leap forward to be thought of as a fully-fledged sequel, still keeps the fans happy that year and can be sold separately. It’s easy to see why they prove to be a tempting prospect. Built in the same engine, reusing certain assets, and released separately from their base game, these standalone sidequels have obvious attractions for the industry. The surprising thing is that, increasingly often, they can outperform their bloated inspirations. They’re often more focused, and don’t feel the need to add interminable filler. They respect players’ time a lot more and, better…
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The sex is the saddest thing about GTA V (NSFW) Grand Theft Auto V is an incredible, incredible video game. So why is its sex so terrible?
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The great walking simulator vs. murder simulator debate is over GamesIndustry.biz declares non-walking simulator games boring. May we remind you of a little thing called Grand Theft Auto?
For the last few years, the gaming world has been engaged in one hotly contested debate: walking simulators versus murder simulators. Sure, that might be an extremely simplified summary, but it is still accurate. The walking simulator side believes games should focus on storytelling and have social justice messages, while the murder simulator group thinks games should be enjoyable to play. The argument perpetuated by the video game social justice society is that video games are either “pseudo-masculine nonsense” or “frustrating time wasters that leave you feeling dead inside.” At least that’s what developer Brie Code argues in the latest “thinkpiece” targeting gamers and game developers for not enjoying her…
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Media calls for VR safe spaces Everyone will finally be safe in places where nothing can hurt you to begin with.
It never takes long for a new gaming technology to be treated like a public menace. Take this shocking news clip documenting “virtual rape” in Grand Theft Auto: Watch this video on YouTube The eerie realism is breathtaking, all the way down to the floating cone on his forehead! These deplorable virtual acts will only get worse, especially with the advent of virtual reality. The Oculus Rift and similar devices promise a hyper-realistic and immersive gaming experience. But due to the hordes of horny 12-year-olds occupying these virtual spaces, the realism will not work to your advantage. Luckily we have brave heroes like Patrick Harris of Minority Media. At this year’s…
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No, game journos, Grand Theft Auto doesn’t make you sexist False interpretations of already worthless and pseudoscientific studies. But hey — narrative.
One of the best parts of Grand Theft Auto is the pure egalitarianism of the game. Like when you’re speeding down a crowded Venice Beach at 115 mph in a Maserati throwing grenades out the window, you don’t care that the innocent bystanders are women or men, black or white, rich or poor. You just care about the finer things, like how high their bodies fly into the air when you pop them with your bumper. If you relate to this last paragraph and don’t think I’m a total psychopath, then you’re probably a gamer. And you also probably think that the latest study saying that violent video games make you sexist is…
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Arming the citizens of GTA V leads to absolute chaos Modders have patched in the 'Crazy Peds' cheat from San Andreas.
The best cheat in GTA: San Andreas was easily ‘Crazy Peds’. It armed all the citizens of San Andreas and sent them on a violent riot. You couldn’t drive down the street without a hail of bullets and grenades flying your way. Unfortunately, Rockstar didn’t include the same mode for GTA V. Happily, modders have fixed that: Watch this video on YouTube You can find the mod over on GTA V mods. Here’s the description: Info Financial meltdown. Apocalypse. Doomsday. You provide the scenario, and we’ll provide the chaos. In this mod, all the pedestrians have weapons, and every single one woke up on the wrong side of the bed…
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Actual news outlet reports girl was virtually raped in GTA V News outlet claims modders are hackers, and they're "staging violent attacks" in Grand Theft Auto. Evidence: a lunatic blogger.
Reading the following post on the GameSpot forums had my troll senses tingling: Because today at work I overheard a 50 year old woman talking to someone about the GTAV ban saying she had been in a heated discussion the night before with her son about the game and how ”you can rape women”. Now I’ve completed this game on PS3 (and own it on PS4) and can’t remember one instance of being able to rape anybody. This women spoke about the game as if the whole point of GTA was to rape and kill women. I asked her if she had played the game which she responded ”No” but…
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The sex is the saddest thing about GTA V (NSFW) Grand Theft Auto V is an incredible, incredible video game. So why is its sex so terrible?
The first thing I thought when I saw Grand Theft Auto V’s first-person prostitute sex was “I should probably go down to my local GAME and play this video at all the tragically ill-informed parents buying this game for their 9-year-old boys”. The second thing I thought was “this is literally the worst sex I have ever seen”. It was actually bad enough to put me off real-life sex for, like, an evening. Let’s be clear here: I am entirely un-scandalized by the fact that GTA has first-person sex (I’m European, after all). I’m also aware that this was all in the game before. The first-person view just emphasizes how…
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The musical evolution of Grand Theft Auto The GTA series is as critically acclaimed for its taste in music as its highly-addictive gameplay. Let's explore.
With the second Grand Theft Auto V trailer recently hitting the web (which is already one of the most hotly anticipated Xbox 360 Games of all time), I couldn’t help but be drawn to the unmistakable funk of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Skeletons’ soundtracking proceedings. The first GTA V trailer also used a classy track by The Small Faces, named ‘Odgens’ Nut Gone Flake’, which was taken from a concept album of the same name in 1968. The GTA series has always been critically acclaimed for its music choices as well as its highly-addictive gameplay. The in-game radio stations featured in GTA have been one of the most celebrated and revolutionary aspects…
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The making of Grand Theft Auto 1-3’s music An interview with Colin Anderson, Grant Middleton, Stuart Ross, Raymond Usher, and Pal Mackie—the original composers of GTA 1-3.
We sat down for an in-depth conversation with Colin Anderson, Grant Middleton, Stuart Ross, Raymond Usher, and Pal Mackie – the original composers of GTA 1-3 – about early GTA and Rockstar history from the point of view of its audio guys. It’s a long read, but if you’re a GTA fan, you’ll be sucked into their breaking down of the making of the music from thought, to paper, to the final product. Enjoy. First off, tell our readers a little about yourself and what your roles were in the GTA games you’ve worked on. Colin: Sure. I’m Colin Anderson and I was in charge of audio at DMA Design…
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