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Unreleased Original Radio Espantoso Songs from Vice City Now Available on iTunes

Posted: April 23, 2013 10:31AM | Author: R* A



On top of the classic Love Fist EP we remastered and released not too long ago, we've just dug even deeper in the vaults to release a trio of original sought-after tracks from Vice City's Radio Espantoso airwaves.

"The Bull's Wrong" by Alpha Banditos

"Yo Te Mire" by Tres Apenas Como Eso

"La Vida Es Una Lenteja" by Unaesta

These latin jam bands were a sureshot to get the fiesta going back in 1980s VC and now fans of their funky sounds (special shout to LegionYT1994) can grab the digitally remastered tracks for the low price of $0.69 each over at iTunes. They're also available for streaming on Spotify and have been added to our official playlists.
 

Previously:
Official Grand Theft Auto Radio Playlists on Spotify and iTunes
Love Fist's Original 1986 EP Is Now Available on iTunes
Head Radio & Lips FM Station Albums from Liberty City Stories Now Available on iTunes
Grand Theft Auto III: Head Radio & Lips FM Station Albums Now Available on iTunes

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Rockstar Fan Art: A GTA Rogues Gallery in MS Paint

Posted: April 17, 2013 11:06AM | Author: R* Q

Wow. Apparently created by Brazilian fan artist Eduardo Favaro and entitled 'Todos os personagens da série GTA', this is an assembly of GTA characters from across titles and game universes ranging from the usual suspects (Niko, CJ, Tommy..) to the most underground of the underworld (Timur, King Courtney, Bubba...) - and all entirely sketched in MS Paint.

Props as well to Brazilian Facebook fan page Grand Theft Auto V FC for helping bring it to light.

How many can you name?

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Rockstar Game Tips: Ruling the Streets in Midnight Club 1 & 2

Posted: April 16, 2013 11:17AM | Author: R* Q


Midnight Club has a wide array of special vehicles to unlock in New York and London. Doing so will help you greatly in your rise through the ranks of street racers.

With the recent release of both the original Midnight Club: Street Racing as well as Midnight Club 2 (on the occasion of its decade anniversary year) as downloadable PS2 Classics on PlayStation Network, we've hit their vintage pavements to help gather up some helpful tips to help shake the dust off your racing street cred and make your mark on the avenues and alleyways of New York City, London, Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo.

The original Midnight Club: Street Racing's Career Mode pits you against a series of increasingly formidable rivals, each with their own personalities and driving styles. Heed this advice to leave each of them in the wake of your exhaust fumes:

  • Rush Hour - New York and London traffic have been the bane of many a commuter on both sides of the pond, and they can also be your undoing at the start of a Waypoint race. Try to steer of any jostling and focus on pulling ahead of the crowd.
     
  • Crush Hour - On the other hand, in a Head 2 Head race don't be afraid of getting physical and ramming your rival out of contention. Aim for their rear bumper on either side for optimum sabotage. Because you're not racing against robots, opponents will sometimes make mistakes and spin out ahead of you. Make the most of this and smash them out of contention.
     
  • Bird's Eye View - Waypoint Races don't follow a linear path; they are made up of a series of checkpoints and a finish line, and it's up to you to navigate the quickest route. At the start of the race, hit the Select button to zoom out on your map to make this easier.
     
  • I'd Tap That - The handbrake can go from best friend to mortal enemy in the space of a millisecond. A gentle tap will take you round sharp corners like a dream but hold it too long and you'll quickly find yourself staring into your opponents' headlights. Go easy!
     
  • Pink Slips - As you come up against increasingly challenging rival racers you need to make sure your ride is up to the task. As you work your way through the ranks you will win your rivals' cars, so it's worth checking your garage regularly to see if there's a faster model available. If you're really struggling with a particular race, don't be afraid to forfeit - you can always come back later with a gnarlier whip.

In addition to unlocking cars by defeating rival racers, there's also a number of special vehicles up for grabs in both New York and London. Here's a list along with pre-reqs to unlock:

  • The Type-S - In Career Mode, you must beat all Hookmen in both New York and London. When you finally beat the World Champ, the Type-S will be waiting for you in your Arcade garage.
     
  • Manhattan bonus cars - In Arcade Mode, you must place first in the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Waypoint races. This will unlock the Beta, Bus, Ice Cream Truck, Meter Maid, and Foirenza II.
     
  • London bonus cars - In Arcade Mode, you must place first in the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th Waypoint races. This will unlock the Alpha, Double Decker Bus, Black Taxi, Crown Mail Truck, and Crescendo.
     
  • The Kuruma Faasuto GR, Kuruma Faasuto GS and Kuruma Faasuto GT - In Cruising Mode, look for the red circles that are hidden throughout London. Place your car over the circle and you will hear a sound indicating that a new car has been unlocked and is waiting for you in your garage.
     
  • The Super Taxi and Marauder Taxi - In Cruising Mode, look for the red circles that are hidden throughout New York. Place your car over the circle to hear the unlock sound indicating that new cars are in your garage.

 

Midnight Club 2 has long carried a rep as having some of the most challenging races in the entire Midnight Club series - so winning all the races across Los Angeles, Paris and Tokyo is still a formidable task. Here's a few pro tips that may help give you an edge:

  • Rearview Mirror - Use your rearview mirror to see when someone is coming, and on which side they're on. A well-timed cross checking swerve will deter opponents from taking your hard-earned lead. Practice blocking opponents when they use SST and Nitrous.
     
  • Shortcuts - Find them. Use them. Win with them. Explore on your own in Cruise Mode, or go through a race slowly, and examine all of your options leading up to each checkpoint. And watch the NPC racers. Sometimes they will tip you off to a ground-saving shortcut, as long as you don't mind smashing through a few glass windows.
     


Master the wheelie in Midnight Club 2 to earn infinite boost, but be careful where you use it...

  • Your Best Friend, The Motorcycle - The most maneuverable vehicle. As your Midnight Club challenger Gina says, if you master it, no one will be able to touch you. So practice, practice, practice. As they are similar in effect to the nitrous, you can use wheelies to pick up speed. Once you master the wheelie, it becomes an infinite boost.
     
  • Save Those Nitros Until The Final Stretch - NPC racers use their nitrous early. Hold yours in reserve until the final straight, and then blast it for the win.
     
  • Learn To Corner - Take turns as tightly as possible to save ground. Some computer racers are not as adept at taking corners, so cut inside your opponents to gain that extra edge.
     
  • Mini-Map - Your second best friend. Glance at it on the fly to plan your best route. Keep an eye out for pink-colored buildings as they indicate shortcuts.
     
  • Battle Mode Powerups Special - Experiment with Pulse, Stealth and Stop to frustrate and bewilder your opponents.
     
  • Cut That Brake Cable - Some of the races you'll encounter will include several sharp turns. Ease through the turns by tapping the gas (as opposed to full throttle); you will lose less speed than you would if you had slammed on the brakes.
     
  • Know How Your Car Handles - The comparative handling ratings given to each vehicle are important, so pay close attention to them.
     
  • Cheats Never Prosper? - We're only suggesting this as a last resort, but Midnight Club 2 does have a cheat menu that can be found in the "Options" section of the Career Mode menu. Cheat codes are case sensitive and we won't give a full list here (a quick search online will yield that) but here's one for if you're truly stuck: to adjust the game's difficulty, enter "howhardcanitbe0", or "howhardcanitbe1", "howhardcanitbe2"... etc. The higher the number at the end of the code, the more challenging the opponent AI will be next time you race.

Share your tips in the comments below, and drop us a line if you need any assistance making it through a particular race, unlocking a car, or help with any other bit of the game. You can email mouthoff@rockstargames.com if you want to contact us directly, but it's also often worthwhile asking in the comments as it's a place where fellow Social Club members can collaborate to help out.
 

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Original GTAV Artwork: Cash and Carry

Posted: April 15, 2013 5:58PM | Author: R* Q

Presenting two new artwork releases, both glimpsed in our recently revealed official Grand Theft Auto V cover. This Cash and Carry pair of illustrations depicts Michael and Franklin getting things done – by sea, or by land.
Of course many other modes of transport will also be available to accommodate your travel needs across Los Santos and Blaine County on September 17th...

Download this new artwork in a wide variety of desktops, backgrounds, avatars, icons and more via Rockstar Downloads. 
 
Cash and Carry: By Sea
 
Cash and Carry: By Land
 

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Official Grand Theft Auto Radio Playlists on Spotify and iTunes

Posted: April 11, 2013 1:13PM | Author: R* Q

As a service for all GTA fans on Spotify as well as for those who’d like to easily browse and find their favorite tracks from Grand Theft Auto radio history on iTunes, we’ve gone ahead and compiled the official set of playlists below, with tracks from all the music stations featured in Grand Theft Auto IV, Episodes from Liberty City, San Andreas, Vice City and more.

Please note that this is all the music from these stations that's currently available on each service – some songs don’t yet exist on either Spotify or iTunes, but we’re hoping to be able to add the original songs within our control where possible soon. And for those nostalgic for some of the commercials from these games, be sure to check out The Advertising Council repository if you haven't before - a proper collection of radio adverts from the archives of LC, VC and SA's historical radio dials...
 
Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City
A reflection of the diverse sounds of Liberty City, the epic in-game soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City features 19 unique music stations with everything from modern East Coast hip-hop to Eastern European pop. These playlists also include the adrenaline-pumping additions in The Lost and Damned as well as the club anthems and rare disco classics featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
 
The Beat 102.7 Spotify iTunes
The Classics 104.1 Spotify iTunes
Electro-Choc Spotify iTunes
Fusion FM Spotify iTunes
IF 99 Spotify iTunes
The Journey Spotify iTunes
JNR Jazz Nation Radio Spotify iTunes
K109 The Studio Spotify iTunes
L.C.H.C - Liberty City Hardcore Spotify iTunes
Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 Spotify iTunes
Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 Spotify iTunes
Radio Broker Spotify iTunes
RamJam FM Spotify iTunes
San Juan Sounds Spotify iTunes
Self-Actualization FM Spotify iTunes
Tuff Gong Radio Spotify iTunes
The Vibe 98.8 Spotify iTunes
Vice City FM Spotify iTunes
Vladivostok FM Spotify iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The music of the Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas soundtrack spans the entire FM radio dial of the West Coast during a particularly influential period in American music and culture. From Willie Nelson to Public Enemy, Rick James to Humble Pie, Soundgarden to James Brown, En Vogue to Black Uhuru...
 
Bounce FM Spotify iTunes
CSR-103.9 Spotify iTunes
K-DST Spotify iTunes
K-Jah West Spotify iTunes
K-Rose Spotify iTunes
Master Sounds 98.3 Spotify iTunes
Playback FM Spotify iTunes
Radio Los Santos Spotify iTunes
Radio X Spotify iTunes
SF-UR Spotify iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Take it all the way back to the 80s and take the Vice City radio dial with you wherever you go - from the soul stylings of Fever 105 to the chart-toppers of Flash FM to V-Rock's headbangers and more.
 
Emotion 98.3 Spotify iTunes
Fever 105 Spotify iTunes
Flash FM Spotify iTunes
Radio Espantoso Spotify iTunes
V-Rock Spotify iTunes
Wave 103 Spotify iTunes
Wildstyle Pirate Radio Spotify iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto III
The first entry in the Grand Theft Auto series to mix licensed music tracks with original ones created specifically for the game, Grand Theft Auto III's soundtrack is the perfect complement to the dark and seedy underworld of Liberty City - rock out to Salvatore Leone's favorite arias from Double Cleff FM, Toni's glory daze tunes from Flashback 95.6 and more.
 
Double Cleff FM Spotify iTunes
Flashback 95.6 Spotify iTunes
Game Radio FM Spotify iTunes
Head Radio Spotify iTunes
K-Jah Spotify  
Lips 106 Spotify iTunes
MSX FM   iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 
In addition to including popular mainstays like Double Cleff FM, Head Radio and Lips 106, this 1998 incarnation of the Liberty City radio dial also features the world music stylings of Radio Del Mundo as well as DJ Clue's The Liberty Jam.
 
Double Cleff FM Spotify iTunes
Flashback FM Spotify iTunes
Head Radio Spotify iTunes
K-Jah Spotify iTunes
The Liberty Jam Spotify iTunes
Lips 106 Spotify iTunes
MSX 98 Spotify iTunes
Rise FM Spotify iTunes
Radio Del Mundo Spotify iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
The saga of the Vance family's rise to power in Vice City features over 100 songs from the iconic early 80s, including Flash FM's pop smashes, V-Rock's metal anthems and Wave 103's new wave hits.
 
Emotion 98.3 Spotify iTunes
Espantoso Spotify iTunes
Flash FM Spotify iTunes
Fresh 105 FM Spotify iTunes
Paradise FM Spotify iTunes
VCFL Spotify iTunes
V-Rock Spotify iTunes
The Wave 103 Spotify iTunes
 
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
While not stations in the traditional sense with hosts and commercials like the above entries in the series, we'd be remiss if we didn't include the available selections from the instrumentally infused soundtrack for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
 
Anvil Spotify iTunes
Deadmau5 Spotify iTunes
DFA Spotify iTunes
Prarie Cartel Spotify iTunes
SinoWav FM Spotify iTunes
Ticklah Spotify iTunes
Tortoise Spotify iTunes
Truth & Soul Spotify iTunes
Turntables on the Hudson Spotify iTunes
 
Previously:

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Download High Res Maps for Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories

Posted: April 10, 2013 1:35PM | Author: R* Q

A few months back, in honor of the releases of Vice City Anniversary Edition for mobile devices and San Andreas on PSN, we made available high resolution JPGs of the maps for all three titles in the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy.

Now with Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories both joining the original trilogy as PS2 Classics available to download on PSN we've got high quality images of the maps that came packaged with the original games for you to download and print as well.
 
With some noticeable infrastructure differences from the three year gaps between the 1998 and 2001 layouts of Liberty City, like the ongoing construction of the Callahan Bridge for one thing, as well as the 1984 and 1986 maps of Vice City sporting some different destinations and details, it's worth having a handy print out of the lay of the land to aid you as you explore 20th century LC and VC.
 
Original Map Downloads (.jpg)

As an added bonus, here's some high-rezzies of the front cover for each of the game's original manuals we dug up - each a testament to the journalistic standards and integrity of their respective cities...

Previously:
Download High Res Maps for GTA Trilogy Titles

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Join Us April 13th for an Epic Rockstar Games Multiplayer Event

Posted: April 09, 2013 11:37AM | Author: R* Q

Update: This event has now concluded. Thanks to everyone who joined us.

For all those who've been asking about the next chance to throw down online with Rockstar, clear your schedule for this Saturday afternoon April 13th as we'll have six hours of non-stop Rockstar Games multiplayer action. Prepare for a blockbuster event beginning at noon EDT / 5pm BST playing ALL of our multiplayer titles from the past few years including Max Payne 3, Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City and by fan request even a dose of Table Tennis and Midnight Club Los Angeles, so brush up on your ace top spin moves and polish up those customized hot rods. Plus we'll have Triple XP ticked on all weekend long in both Max Payne 3 and Red Dead Redemption.

In Max Payne 3 Multiplayer, you'll also notice updated selectable playlists as well as the permanent and free unlocking of two new multiplayer modes: Last Man Standing and Team Last Man Standing (available after the event in the playlist Last Stand). Some of you may remember getting a sneak peek at the modes many weeks ago during another multiplayer event, and now they're here to stay. Can you outlast the comp? Prove it starting this Saturday.

And what would a Social Club multiplayer extravaganza be without some rare and exclusive prizes? Three lucky sweeps winners will be randomly selected out of all the entries submitted all weekend long, and each will receive a package with the following gear...


Winners will receive a rare Midnight Club remote control car and seat belt cover, a GTAIV pool cue set and collectible Statue of Happiness, Red Dead playing cards and dice, a Max Payne 3 Bullet Pen and Flask, plus assorted stickers.

Plus when you enter you'll also be in the running for 1 of 20 runner-up prize packs, each with a Max Payne 3 t-shirt, deck of Red Dead Redemption playing cards, a Grand Theft Auto V sticker, a Vice City Tenth Anniversary Edition t-shirt and Rockstar stickers. Enter all weekend, and good luck!

After you enter the sweepstakes, watch and chat about the action as it unfolds on the Social Club Multiplayer Event page and on our Twitch.tv channel.

Here's when we're playing:

  • Max Payne 3, 12-2pm EDT / 5-7pm BST
  • Midnight Club Los Angeles and Table Tennis, 1-2pm / 6-7pm
  • Red Dead Redemption, 2-4pm / 7-9pm
  • Grand Theft Auto IV, 3-5pm / 8-10pm
  • Episodes from Liberty City, 4-6pm / 9-11pm

Gamertags and IDs:

  • PlayRockstar (PS3 & Xbox 360)
  • PlayRockstar1 (PS3 Only)
  • PlayRockstar2 (Xbox 360 Only)
  • PlayRockstarPC (PC Only)

We always attempt to get everyone in for a few games, but please be patient and have fun playing with and against your friends while we're working our way toward your name. Let us know if you end up uploading any GTAIV event videos to Social Club TV, or if you're broadcasting your own game stream live online over the weekend, and we might include it in a future recap.

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Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories Now Available for Download on PSN

Posted: April 03, 2013 4:06PM | Author: R* Y

The Rockstar collection of PlayStation 2 Classics on PSN adds two more chapters from the Grand Theft Auto series today, with both Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (USA / Europe) and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (USA / Europe) now available for download on the PlayStation Store.
 
From the dark, seedy and bustling streets of Liberty City's concrete jungle to the glamorous and hedonistic metropolis of Vice City in the 1980s. Two towns, each brimming with limitless delights and degradation, where anything can happen...

If you missed one of these two Stories when they first came out, or are ready to revisit Toni Cipriani's '98 rise to glory and Victor Vance's '84 tale of Vice - you can now pull them down digitally to your PS3.
 
Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories are available for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99 each. Keep an eye out here on the Newswire for announcements on the future availability of other classic PS2 Rockstar titles to come...
 
 
Additional PS2 Classics Available on PSN:

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