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San Andreas compatibility

We’ve all heard of the rumours about how San Andreas may not play on certain PS2 Consoles. I decided to put an end to the question marks and find this out for myself. I emailed a Playstation 2 technical support person with the following email. Hello. I am a staff member at the huge www.gtanet.com website and forums. My name

Work it, harder!

The folks over at ps2.ign.com have got a brand spankin’ new review on the gyms of SanAn. As it is in real life, each of these various gyms contains different equipment and workout options. Certain gyms in certain areas will cover certain aspects, which will alter your players abilities to be able to certain things. Just like real life, if you pump irons all

Edge Magazine Preview

Edge Magazine have published a two page preview of San Andreas, with four exclusive screenshots of the SA countryside. The images allow you to see just how large and open the countryside really is – Evergreen trees, countryside homes, dirt tracks, and distant hills. Related Links: GTABoards, GTAForums Topic

Electronic Arts Buys Criterion

After what some might argue are laggy sales, and the closing and/or downsizing of a few development houses, EA Games has plans to acquire Criterion Software- who, as you probably know, are the makers of the Renderware engine used in GTA3, VC, and San Andreas. According to this press release, it is said to be simply a matter of wanting the

The Tattoos of San Andreas

I was just browsing the intraweb, as you do, when I found a brief article about SanAn over at Slashdot. ‘Tis mostly just a recap of the info from the new IGN article, but new to me was a link to Mister Cartoon’s website. In case you’ve been under a rock or otherwise missed what I’m on about, Mister Cartoon is the

Huge Gamespot Preview

“To a certain degree, it’s almost impossible for a game as highly anticipated as GTA: San Andreas to fail. The appearance of a single screenshot, detail, or even the smallest rumor engenders a feeding frenzy you don’t often see outside of a school of starved piranha.” Gamespot.com When previews come, they certainly do come big. Gamespot has spared no expense

New IGN exclusive!

After being treated to a live demonstration of San Andreas at Rockstar’s new New York HQ, IGN brings us yet another exclusive look at the latest GTA installment. The article contains never before seen screenshots and all new information, focusing on 4 new features (either brand new or improvements on existing ones) that are bound to make San Andreas just as revolutionary — if

New Assets from R*

Rockstar just sent us ten screenshots (Although one of them was already featured on the official site). All screenshots were featured earlier this summer in Game Informer and PSM. Check out all screenshots here. Related Link: GTAForums Topic

Gamespot: San Andreas preview Today

This week’s edition of On the Spot (Gamespot’s weekly gaming webcast) announced that there will be more San Andreas goodies revealed today. Amongst the stuff to be revealed includes — you guessed it — more exclusive info. We’re all eagerly anticipating the latest addition in Gamespot’s recent coverage of San Andreas, as well as the next San Andreas Saturday special. Source: GTA-SanAndreas.comRelated links: On the Spot, Gamespot’s