Classic GTA

Pressure Closing in From Rivals

With Half Life 2 having been released and Halo 2 out for a bit, it seems San Andreas is getting some very tough competition for the upcoming holiday season. Have a look at what the Philadelphia Inquirer had to say: This one is big. It is bigger than Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and bigger than anything with Mario or

Spike TV Game Awards

Spike TV today announced the nominees, categories, and live performances for its upcoming 2nd annual Video Game Awards. The awards will take place in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on December 14 – hosted by Snoop Dogg. Leading the way with five nominations apiece are Microsoft’s Halo 2, Vivendi Universal’s Half-Life 2, and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

Official Standalone Soundtrack Press Release

This news piece was originally meant to be posted yesterday, when I was sent Take2’s press release concerning the San Andreas 8-CD box set, but due to some minor complications this news is reaching you today. The official 8-CD box set containing the full San Andreas soundtrack is scheduled to be arriving in stores on December 7th in North America and December

IGN’s Breakdown of San Andreas Radio Stations

IGN is continuing their in-depth breakdown of the San Andreas radio stations, which basically consist of a description of the radio station at hand, and paragraphs about the different songs on those radio stations. So far IGN has managed to publish 4 pieces of their series, including K-DST, Bounce FM, Radio Los Santos and Playback FM. If you’re interested in reading about the music played

San Andreas vs. Halo 2 at Forbes

Forbes online has put up an interesting comparison of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Halo 2, including information about the publishers of both companies and sales expectations over the upcoming holiday season.

New San Andreas Gear

Along with today’s update of the official site’s wallpaper section, Rockstar also sent word they’ve added some new gear to the Rockstar Warehouse. In honor of Grand Theft Auto’s celebrated west side story, the Rockstar Warehouse has been given a San Andreas update. The Warehouse now features a host of fine limited-edition San Andreas apparel for you and yours. Including San

Rockstar Official Desktop Series Update

The San Andreas official desktops series has received an update with a bunch of new wallpapers, as well as some new postcards. The wallpapers are based mainly on the available artworks, and the postcards on the screenshots.

John Kerry Elected President of San Andreas

The runner up in the 2004 Presidential Election, John Kerry, has been elected the President of the fictional city San Andreas. The city, featured in the latest instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series, and although fictional has a population of over a million. Kerry, who ran for President, admitted he is addicted to the game and stated he believes

San Andreas Outsells the Top 10

Having previously reported on the tremendous and literally record setting success of San Andreas in the UK, US sales numbers have finally seen the light of day. An enthusiastic technology news article by Reuters reports that “October U.S. Games Sales [are] Up 35 Percent.” Data from the NPD Group points out that San Andreas moved a spectacular 2.1 million units in its first 5 days,

An interesting discovery

* Don’t read any further if you don’t want the game spoiled! Many people wondered if it was possible to cruise Liberty City during the mission ‘St. Marks Bistro’ and PS2-Scene have discovered a way that makes this possible. However, you can only roam a small area in Portland (it’s an interior high up in the sky, for sake of interest). Gameshark codes are