Prize Winners, Fan Video & Screens from the GTAIV: Complete Edition Social Club Multiplayer Event on XBL (January 26)

Posted: February 08, 2012 9:30PM | Author: R* Y

Congrats to Social Club members OverTheUnder93, BobaFrench, Co2-UK, Thunder_Passion, Tree-stumpsz, BleedingShock, jesse45, mrdapperdan, mystiqueshell, Brock338, EvanHK7, LordBlighty, CMunky03, TrueBigCheese, DJW89., Trent8569, Dogbone7, LivinDaLife145, dingus76 and richard_hung-loon on each winning a prize pack in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event held on January 26th on Xbox LIVE.

With multiplayer mode action spanning the original Grand Theft Auto IV through both Episodes from Liberty City, and with everything from Deathmatch to GTA Races to Free Roam BASE jumping mayhem - this one was an epic international affair. Thanks to Social Club participants from across the globe including players in The Netherlands, Italy, United States, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Finland, Portugal, Colombia, South Africa, Spain, and Belgium to name a few according to our records.

Thanks as well to multiplayer event regular myju on Xbox LIVE who uploaded this video featuring over 10 minutes of Deathmatch action co-starring GwRockstar6, L33Tjamie95, H2 KeViNGER H2, LuisEdy, Noble UNSC, scorpionyx and oOOo ZanZa oOOo. Pretty brash taking on that car whilst on foot at about 2 minutes in...:

And here’s our slideshow of event highlights, featuring some of the more insane vehicular moments of the day:

Join us for the next multiplayer event on the current calendar when we'll be playing Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition on Xbox LIVE this Friday February 10th from 4-7PM Eastern, and look for the new spring calendar to be announced soon including our very first Max Payne 3 multiplayer dates - get ready...

Cheers to all from the Jan 26th GTA event as shouted out in the roll call below, and remember to follow us on Twitter and Facebook if you aren't already in order to be alerted of all our multiplayer sessions, including surprise Red Dead Triple XP sessions, sometimes even lasting an entire weekend...

Previously:
Recap with Screens, Fan Video & Prize Winners from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (January 13)
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Episodes From Liberty City

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Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (January 26, 5-8 PM Eastern)

Posted: January 26, 2012 5:00PM | Author: R* Y

Update: The multiplayer event and sweepstakes have ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us, whether you were playing, watching, chatting or just stopping by to enter the sweepstakes.

We've got 20 prize packs to give away Thursday January 26th in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event on Xbox LIVE, running from 5-8PM Eastern.

To enter the sweepstakes, head over to the multiplayer events page and scroll down to 'Sweepstakes Entry'. Submit your details and you're all set. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted the next day. Prize packs include a shirt, foam hand, pin set, license plate, Grand Theft Auto IV stickers and Rockstar stickers.

We'll begin the event in Grand Theft Auto IV and later switch over to The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, about an hour for each. Keep up with the modes we're playing in the chat while watching the live video stream. You'll be able to play with us no matter what version of the game or episodes you use. GwRockstar6 will be in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer for the entire event for those that don't have the episodes.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS
Participating Xbox LIVE Rockstar Games Gamertags for the event will be:

• GwRockstar3
• GwRockstar4
• GwRockstar5
• GwRockstar6

HOW TO FIND US
Again, we'll begin the event in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer. To join, start the in-game Party Mode using the cellphone. Make sure that your in-game Party Mode team size is at least two people. Once ready, head to the chat to find out the mode we're beginning with, and type your Gamertag into the chat. Another way is just to send over a friend request to the Gamertags above. We'll do our best to get you in for a few rounds. More info on using Party Mode is listed below.

NEED A PARTNER?
Hit up the chatbox during the event or just post your Xbox LIVE Gamertag in the Comments section below.

ABOUT PARTY MODE
Grand Theft Auto IV's in-game Party Mode is an easy way to get your group together and find matches. Here are the three quick and easy steps to get you up and running:

1. Save your current game. To get started, fire up the in-game mobile phone by pressing "Up" on the D-pad.  Select Multiplayer > Party Mode > Yes.
2. From here, open up your phone again and select the Friends option to invite your friends (you need at least one friend to play with Rockstar). 
3. Once your team is ready to roll, open up the in-game phone again and select Ranked > Team Deathmatch for this event. Follow us in the chat to find out the modes we're playing.

SPECTATE AND CHAT
Can't jump in and play? As we stated above you can still follow the event at the multiplayer events page. We'll have a live streaming video broadcast of the in-game matches plus a chat box so you can discuss the stream with others. Look below for specific directions you can follow to get online, grab a partner, and jump into the fray.

We will be giving instructions and updates in the chat box as the afternoon rolls on. Get ready...

Previously:
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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Announcing the Jan-Feb 2012 Official Social Club Multiplayer Events Series Calendar

Posted: December 16, 2011 9:50AM | Author: R* Y

Announcing the first scheduled Official Social Club Multiplayer Events of 2012 with our January and February slate of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto IV sessions across PSN, XBL and PC. Mark your calendars to join us for live streaming online multiplayer action plus live chat with Rockstar and other Social Club members at the Events page, along with prize pack giveaways, special guest players, and more. 

Look for another calendar with dates for March and beyond after we've announced the release date for Max Payne 3 - for now, let your mind run wild with what the future will hold by reading up on the first multiplayer details for Max Payne 3 as revealed at IGN this week.

CALENDAR OF MULTIPLAYER EVENTS

• Friday, January 13 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
  For PlayStation 3 on PSN
  The first multiplayer event of 2012, battling it out on PSN with you and your whole posse across modes from the entire Red Dead Redemption online multiplayer experience - including Undead Nightmare's Undead Overrun. (Note you do not need the Game of the Year Edition specifically to play in this or any of our Red Dead events. Any version will do as long as we're playing relevant modes.)

• Thursday, January 26 (5-8PM Eastern)
  Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
  For Xbox 360 on XBL
  Since our most recent GTA console event was held on PSN, the Xbox LIVE crowd gets there proper due with some Cops n' Crooks, GTA Race, Witness Protection and just about every other multiplayer mode from the original Grand Theft Auto IV as well as the Episodes, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

• Friday, February 10 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
  For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE
  Red Dead on Xbox LIVE with everything from Grand Prix Horse Racing to Gold Rush to Stronghold to Undead Overrun and plenty more. As with most of our events, we'll have 20 runner-up prizes and one Grand Prize. Good luck...

• Friday, February 24 (4-7PM Eastern)
  Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City
  For PC on Games for Windows LIVE
  Yup, 32-player mayhem crashing things up in Race, going wild in Free Mode, and some classic Deathmatch - will be just part of this one.
  

These official multiplayer events are your chance to:

• Play online multiplayer with Rockstar Games, including folks from some of the development teams who helped create the games themselves 
• Enter Social Club member-exclusive event sweepstakes at the multiplayer events page during the event, including prize giveaways you won't see anywhere else like custom controllers, consoles and more
• Watch the live video stream broadcast of the online play at the official multiplayer events page
• Join the live event chat to discuss the stream and challenge other players as the action unfolds
• Gain Triple XP in Red Dead Redemption in addition to during our separate Twitter/Facebook announced playsessions such as these

HOW TO PLAY WITH ROCKSTAR
Look for Gamertags, IDs and details on how to find us in each event to be posted a day or two before each of the dates listed below. Keep in mind that the easiest way to get in on a game with us during these playsessions is to send a friend request the night before and then request in the chat or the corresponding Newswire post to be invited.

If you want more chances to play with Rockstar or, as mentioned, get more +XP in Red Dead, be sure to follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. At unscheduled dates and times, every now and then we like to tweet out that we're about to play one of our titles online, and we invite everyone by posting a Gamertag. If Triple XP is happening, we'll let you know about how long it will be on. We've recently been keeping it on at least 24 hours a week. Watch closely for the next one...
 

• Episodes From Liberty City
• Game with Developers
• Games for Windows
• Grand Theft Auto
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Legends and Killers
• Liars and Cheats
• Multiplayer Event
• Outlaws to the End
• PC
• PLAYSTATION 3
• PSN
• Red Dead Redemption
• Social Club
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• The Lost and Damned
• Undead Nightmare
• Xbox 360
• Xbox LIVE

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Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)

Posted: December 13, 2011 7:36PM | Author: R* Y

Big up to all the GTA fans and particularly our invited guest players from the fansite community for joining us in our most recent official Social Club multiplayer event - held on December 2nd, playing Grand Theft Auto IV for PC on what happened to be the 3rd anniversary of that game's release. We also got busy with multiplayer modes from Episodes from Liberty City for PC - and with 32 players per session, we were able to get almost everyone in on some good bloody gametime in the session.

Special congratulations to Reebokanonymous, Arnooow, donutdude101, SimpsonsFan007, hybridboonie, agent_TAC0, Mr.Spykerc8, ChicagoEnigma, tmw214, VMikeL, Elcolorete, Deuce.VS, strikezdotman, PilotasUK, Mantc70, se7switch, IcemanEvans, scareface1970 and Brock338, all winners in the event sweepstakes who scored Rockstar prize packs of rare Grand Theft Auto IV collectible gear. Enjoy, all.

Several fansite luminaries and other Social Club members were good enough to capture and create some pretty stellar fan videos during the afternoon. Here's a great one, courtesy of ChicagoEnigma of fansite RockstarNetwork.net - running roughshod all over our GwRockstar2 and others in this hypnotic, action-packed 12-minute clip:

Here's some more great vids worth checking out, each of which highlighting some of the insane action of the day:

• Daniel from GTA-Series.com posted 43 full minutes of multiplayer mayhem.
• Stylez from RockstarNetwork.net posted a short recap article.
• Social Club member gussi111 combined five races into one video.
• FugetSudo tweeted out this one, a highlight reel of gunfights.

Truly awesome stuff - if anyone else has a video to share, be sure to add it in the comments below.

Here's just a few of our own screens we gathered together, moments of multiplayer insanity in good old Liberty City...

Thanks again to the crowd from the Grand Theft Auto fansite community for coming through and shooting it up with us - including chicagoenigma of @RockstarNetwork, Gamerzworld and Jared of @RockstarWatch, Chris of @TheGTAPlace, Gboyers from @GrandTheftWiki, SimpsonsFan007 of @PlayingGTA, Joker64 of @GTATurk, Rafioso of @GTAvision, RoamPTof @gtaportugal, Reverie of @GTAWarehouse, Zidane of @gtagaming, sdr of @GTAthegame, Daniel and Nicholas of @GTASeries, Psy of @iGrandTheftAuto and Rathel, mátéka and Hannibal of @GTAPlace.

And now, here's a roll call of all the event's participants according to our records. As always, shout if we missed anyone:

Join us for our next event, the very last for 2011 - we'll be closing out the year with Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (with Triple XP switched on) on Xbox LIVE this week, Thursday December 15th from 5-8PM Eastern.

And also be on the lookout for a brand new calendar of events to be announced very soon here at the Newswire, covering early 2012.

Plus as always keep an eye out for some unscheduled playsessions and Triple XP for Red Dead in the weeks to come. To get the word right when it happens, follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

Previously:
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (November 3)
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PC
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Games for Windows
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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GTAIV PC Social Club Multiplayer Event on Games for Windows LIVE this Friday (December 2, 4-7PM Eastern)

Posted: November 30, 2011 7:30PM | Author: R* Y

Update: The event has ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us tonight, whether you were watching, chatting, playing or just stopping by to enter the sweepstakes.

Get ready for our next official Social Club multiplayer event - happening Friday December 2nd with a three hour PC session of Grand Theft Auto IV plus Episodes from Liberty City from 4-7PM Eastern time on Games for Windows LIVE. The occassion happens to fall on the 3rd anniversary of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV for PC so we're stocking the event sweepstakes Rockstar Prize Packs with original collectible GTAIV foam fingers, lapel pin sets, license plates, t-shirts and large character stickers. We're also inviting some special guest players from the GTA fansite community to join us (and you) as we get down and dirty from Cops n' Crooks to GTA Race to Team Deathmatch and also playing modes by request from the episodes The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.

Here's a list of a few of the esteemed GTA community luminaries who've RSVP'd to join us Friday. Feel free to add their Gamertags, listed below:

• chicagoenigma of @RockstarNetwork - Gamertag Chicago Enigma
• Gamerzworld of @RockstarWatch - Gamertag Gamerzworld
  
• Chris of @TheGTAPlace - Gamertag LazyPyro88
• Gboyers from @GrandTheftWiki - Gamertag GJBoyers
• SimpsonsFan007 of @PlayingGTA - Gamertag SimpsonsFan007
  
• Joker64 of @GTATurk - Gamertag Joker0064
• Rafioso of @GTAvision - Gamertag GVRafioso
• RoamPTof @gtaportugal - Gamertag RoamPT
• Reverie of @GTAWarehouse - Gamertag JCMoorehead
  
• Jared of @RockstarWatch - Gamertag JaredLinwood
• Zidane of @gtagaming - Gamertag Ottomancer
• sdr of @GTAthegame - Gamertag dawidpajak
  
• Daniel of @GTASeries - Gamertag THE M4D J0K3R
• Nicholas of @GTASeries - Gamertag alessioseries
• Psy of @iGrandTheftAuto - Gamertag Psyware
• Rathel of @GTAPlace - Gamertag Rathel21
• mátéka of @GTAPlace - Gamertag Levaimate
• Hannibal of @GTAPlace - Gamertag gilgames1989

Shout in comments with your own Gamertag if you'll be playing as well.
Hope to see you all Friday at the official multiplayer events page entering the sweeps, watching the live stream of all the action online, and jumping into the live Social Club chat.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS

• GwRockstar1
• GwRockstar2
• GwRockstar3
• GwRockstar4  

HOW TO FIND US
Everything begins in GTA Race in Grand Theft Auto IV. It's optional but always good to get a Grand Theft Auto party going in Party Mode with some friends. Once you're ready and the event has begun, start up GTA Race. Rockstar players will be scattered through a number of different lobbies to allow for the maximum amount of people to play on each day.

As always, stay up to date on which modes we're in during the event by following the chat on the Social Club Multiplayer Event page. 

SPECTATE AND CHAT
Can't reach a gaming PC during our play time? You can still follow everything at the Social Club Multiplayer Event page with the live streaming broadcast. We'll also have the chat box running during the event for those that want to discuss the action with fellow fans.

NEED A PARTNER?
Hit up the chat box during the event or plan ahead and coordinate your party by posting your Gamertag in the Comments section below.

ABOUT PARTY MODE
Party Mode is an easy way to get your group together and find matches.  Here are the 3 quick and easy steps to get you up and running:

1. To get started, fire up the in-game mobile phone by pressing "Up" on the D-pad.  Navigate to Party Mode.
2. From here, open up your phone again and select the Friends option to invite your friends (you need at least one more friend to play with Rockstar). 
3. Once your team is ready to roll and the event has begun, open up the in-game phone again and select GTA Race.

Previously:
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (November 3)
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14)

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PC
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Games for Windows
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City
• Contest

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Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)

Posted: October 31, 2011 5:15PM | Author: R* Y

Thank you to everyone who turned out for our special GTAIV Social Club Multiplayer Event, held on October 21st in honor of the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III. Special thanks especially to our invited guest players from some of the most long-running GTA fansites who've been down since around the time of GTAIII's release - including such old school vets as Zidane from GTAGaming.com and Psy from iGrandTheftAuto.com who played along with us on PSN, as well as G-WizZ from GTAwh.com, adamcs from GTANet.com and Chris from TheGTAPlace.com who were playing at the same time on Xbox LIVE. Cheers to all the other fansite admins and community members that were in attendance, check for your Social Club handle shouted in our attendee roundup further down.

Congrats to the event's Grand Prize winner, Social Club member and veteran multiplayer event player MCKing, who scored the Deluxe Grand Theft Auto Prize Pack including custom-designed GTA PlayStation 3 controllers and the limited-edition Claude action figure. Additionally, the following 20 runner-up winners will be receiving the GTAIII Knuckleduster Mug plus t-shirt and stickers: it_is_me_iT, jesse45, Sincualas, vince_42069, colbent, PiSt0N420, Shorty2, DR.PHILY, Commander622, alisuger, Ricey10, kiddg123, cortstone, EllexLanaz, Chains89, MattyJ94, Valdo552, Gibs70, Darthoch and cabrown93.

Make sure to join us at our next event coming up this Thursday November 3rd (4-7PM Eastern) playing Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year. Note, you do not need to own the GOTY Edition in order to play during the event, as long as you have the modes we're playing at any given time from the original Red Dead Redemption release, from Undead Nightmare, or from any of the other DLC - it's all compatible).

Another veteran Social Club multiplayer events player, GermanScientist (from RockstarBase.com), captured a pretty wild race on video that included the likes of gtawh (aka G-WizZ of GTAWarehouse.com), LazyPyro88 (aka ChrisJP of TheGTAPlace.com), j2mm, B0AxChuckie96, AdriaanLive (aka Adriaan from GTAHood.com), JStorm05 and GreatBigBore. Check out the clutch escape at 2:00 in and also a pretty awesome front tuck at 3:00 - nicely done, sir:

Always make sure to shoot us a mouthoff if you capture some good action from future events, and we might include your video link in upcoming recaps.

Here's some screens we plucked from the live feed, highlighting just a few memorable moments:

Participants from the event include:

Hope to see you all at the Red Dead GOTY event this Thursday November 3rd - whether throwing down on Xbox LIVE, entering the event giveaway, or joining in the live chat during the streaming broadcast at www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/multiplayer. Have a look at the official Social Club multiplayer events calendar for full details on all remaining events we have coming up through the end of 2011.

In addition to the times and dates listed on the official calendar, we sometimes like to just get on and play our titles with little or no advance warning. The only way to know the moment we decide to play is to follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Many of you know we do extra Triple XP sessions for Red Dead, and following us is the only way to know when we're jumping on...

Previously:
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14)
Recap & Screens: Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (September 23)
Recap, Screens & Fan Video from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (September 9)

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Multiplayer Event
• Multiplayer
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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In Honor of GTAIII Anniversary Weekend, Join Us for Friday's Special GTA Multiplayer Event on PSN with Giveaways (October 21, 5-8 PM Eastern)

Posted: October 20, 2011 4:10PM | Author: R* Y

Update: The event has ended. Thanks to all those that were in attendance, whether playing, watching, chatting or just stopping by to say hello and enter the sweepstakes...

In honor of Grand Theft Auto III's 10 year anniversary weekend, join us Friday October 21st for a special Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event on PSN, the latest event in the fall series calendar. While we're playing from 5-8PM Eastern, you'll have the chance to enter to win the Grand Prize sweepstakes: a deluxe Grand Theft Auto III Anniversary prize pack including:

• Two hand painted, limited edition and individually numbered custom Grand Theft Auto PlayStation 3 controllers, complete with a laser-cut Rockstar insignia home button
• One GTAIII Anniversary Limited-Edition Claude Action Figure
• One Grand Theft Auto III mug, complete with brass knuckles for the handle
• Two Grand Theft Auto t-shirts
• Assorted Grand Theft Auto and Rockstar stickers

The shirts and mugs are coming soon to the Rockstar Warehouse, and the Claude action-figure is currently available for pre-order, but one lucky Social Club member will walk away with all the above with our compliments. Plus 20 runner-up winners will get a prize pack with a shirt, mug and stickers. To enter on the multiplayer events page, have a look under the live video stream and chat for 'Sweepstakes Entry'. Type in your details, submit and that's it. Sign up for a Rockstar Games Social Club account to enter.

To commemorate the occasion, we've invited some of our most old school GTA fansite luminaries to join us and play as special guests - folks that were on the scene back in the early 2000s when Grand Theft Auto III first released or very soon thereafter. While we Rockstars will be playing (and live streaming) on PSN, some of them will be on Xbox LIVE, so feel free to join in on either platform:

• G-WizZ from GTAwh.com - Xbox LIVE Gamertag gtawh
• adamcs from GTANet.com - Xbox LIVE Gamertag adamcsx
• Zidane from GTAGaming.com - PSN ID CaseyTheVA
  
• Psy from iGrandTheftAuto.com - PSN ID Psycopsy
  
• Chris from TheGTAPlace.com - Xbox LIVE Gamertag LazyPyro88

All fan site admins and community members are absolutely welcome to join in on the action, so let us know in the comments if you'll be participating!

Read on for further details for the afternoon of GTA multiplayer action...

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs
Participating PlayStation Network Rockstar Games IDs for this day will be:

• PlayRockstar10
• PlayRockstar11
• PlayRockstar12
• PlayRockstar13

Only add one PSN ID to your friends list to play. If you have a different version than the Complete Edition disc for Grand Theft Auto IV, no worries as you will be compatible with us.

FINDING US IN-GAME
Where's Rockstar? Pay attention to the live chat on the Social Club Multiplayer Events page. We'll announce where we're at in there. We'll begin in Grand Theft Auto IV in GTA Race, and later progress to the two episodes. Use the in-game cellphone to select the mode we're playing during the event.

NEED A PARTNER?
For team-based modes such as Team Deathmatch, gather your friends using Party Mode. You can also hit up the chat during the event or just post your PlayStation Network ID in the Comments section below.

ABOUT PARTY MODE
Party Mode is an easy way to get your group together and find matches.  Here are the three quick and easy steps to get you up and running:

1. Save your current game. To get started, fire up the in-game mobile phone by pressing "Up" on the keyboard. Select Multiplayer > Party Mode > Yes.
2. Next, open up your phone again and select the Friends option to invite at least one person into your Party Mode game.
3. Once your team is ready to roll, open up the in-game phone again and select Games > GTA Race.

Previously:
Recap & Screens: Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (September 23)
Recap, Screens & Fan Video from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (September 9)
Recap, Screens & Rockstar Gear Winners from the Aug 26th Red Dead Social Club Multiplayer Event

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Multiplayer Event
• Multiplayer
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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Asked & Answered: Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire, Red Dead and More

Posted: October 05, 2011 11:58AM | Author: R* Q

As we gear up for a fall and winter season that will bring you L.A. Noire for PC, Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and Max Payne for mobile devices – and of course a spring 2012 that will herald Max Payne’s long-awaited return in Max Payne 3 – we’ve seen no shortage of burning fan questions from inquiring minds.
We’re pumped that you guys are as excited about what’s next as we are – so read on for some related official answers to questions about our games on the horizon. As always, if you’ve got another question to ask, drop it in comments below (here or in related news story posts), shoot us a tweet, or email us at mouthoff@rockstargames.com and we will answer as best we can. Again – we cannot / will not answer everything, for all kinds of reasons, but we really appreciate people taking the time to write and apologize if our answers aren’t what you are looking for!


“WoW!! [Max Payne 3] looks incredible!! @R* Games -- Is this using the R.A.G.E. engine?” - FugetSudo_Jr
“Will Max Payne 3 utilize the Euphoria physics engine? #MaxPayne3” - received via Twitter

Yes – to clarify, Max Payne 3 is powered by our new updated version of RAGE which includes our updated physics engine and graphics engine – while Euphoria is its behavior system. We’ve worked together with Natural Motion to build on behaviors used in GTAIV and Red Dead Redemption and then have further expanded on them specifically for Max Payne 3 with new behaviors like Shootdodge. This specially customized version of Euphoria’s behavior system works in close conjunction with our RAGE engine and is a huge part of Max Payne 3’s gameplay technology. The results are really amazing and build on Max Payne’s tradition of spectacular, balletic gun play.


“Sweet [Max Payne 3] trailer R*, any plans to do a gameplay series of videos like L.A. Noire and Red Dead Redemption?” - Brucieno1
“When is trailer 2 coming?” - Thisis50

Thank you! Expect another all-new Max Payne 3 video this month. We’ve got so much more that we’re excited to show you from that game, including a first glimpse at multiplayer, but we are not sure exactly what form the videos will take yet…


“The [Max Payne 3] artwork is amazing, who makes these for you guys…? Looks insane, can't wait.” - barfon
“Nice Rockstar, will there be more artwork images for Max Payne 3?” - Liberty_King

Praise is due to our awesome team of in-house Rockstar illustrators who collaborate to create the original imagery you see in our games’ official concept art and covers. We think the guys once again did a bang-up job with the Max Payne 3 art to capture the spirit of a tortured Max at his breaking point, facing vicious gangs, and his own demons, in a torrid São Paulo. We’ll have plenty more original Max Payne 3 art releases here at the Newswire throughout the lead-up to the game’s release next spring.


“I have no doubts in R*’s ability to deliver engaging gameplay and nail the core mechanics of the series.
But the setting showed in the trailer doesn't "feel" like "Max Payne". The dark and menacing version of New York City (Noir York City) was as important a character as Payne himself in [the original] games. It was the signature atmosphere of those games that made them so unique, along with introduction of Bullet Time. Replacing nighttime NYC with sunny São Paulo, Brazil gives the game a completely different "feel" from the unique experience of the first two games.
I hope not the whole game takes place in Sãu Paolo and looking forward to seeing more coverage of the game. Regards to Max Payne/R* fans from Russia.” - 10038482
“Will you take a lot of inspiration from Max Payne 1 & 2 when creating the 3rd one? I mean with the monologues + Bullet Time?” - received via Twitter

Trust that the streets of São Paulo will be plenty dark and dangerous – we’re being very faithful to the heritage of Max Payne, who is still the same gritty hard-boiled NYC cop now off the force, at his lowest point and plunged into peril in a foreign land. And yes, Max’s signature monologues and Bullet Time® abilities will be back in full effect.
To us, and especially after such a long absence since Max Payne 2, to simply continue Max’s story in New York City was nowhere near as interesting a challenge as taking that same character and pushing him to his absolute breaking point in a very dangerous and exotic locale many, many miles from home. There was simply nowhere for Max to go in New York after Max Payne 2.
Also – we are a little confused by the idea that noir is a New York genre. If anything, it was originally a Los Angeles genre, but to us, ‘noir’ means a range of narrative themes and a certain visual style and we believe Max Payne 3 certainly embodies noir. We hope you will too when you see more and play it.


“Will I understand the story if I didn't play the other Max Paynes?” - received via Twitter

Absolutely. We would say it’s not entirely necessary to have played the first two games – obviously you would know more about Max as a character if you had done, but it is no way obligatory.
That said, we’d definitely recommend playing those original titles if you never have before, not only to familiarize yourself with the character and legacy of Max Payne, but because we (and others) think they’re excellent videogame experiences in their own right. You can still find Xbox and PS2 copies of those original titles at the Rockstar Warehouse – and also as full game downloads on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PC download via Steam and Direct2Drive.


“I have another question R*... Will Max Payne 3 be a sandbox genre like GTA or more like L.A. Noire?” - VaroSpain
“Max Payne 3 will be open world game or not?” - dethsot

No, your best reference point for the gameplay structure of Max Payne 3 is really the original Max Payne titles. As you know, Max Payne has never been an open-world game, it’s a more linear story-driven action shooter experience. Expect Max Payne 3 to continue this tradition but of course with lots of new bells and whistles and a massive array of technical advancements that bring a bunch of innovations to third person shooters - plus the advent of Max Payne multiplayer! Stay tuned for lots more info...


“Just saw the Max Payne 3 trailer, looking good. But why did he shave his thick luxurious hair?!?!?” - received via Twitter

Ha, Max isn’t much of a narcissist but we think he’d be flattered that people are so fond of his locks.
By the time Max Payne 3 takes place, Max has really found himself fallen on hard times and in a very tough spot in a distant, unforgiving place. He’s tried to escape the demons he left behind in New York by taking up an opportunity to start over with a security gig far away in São Paulo, Brazil – but as you’ll see when you play the game for yourself next spring, between an unforeseen turn of events with some quite nasty associates, and Max’s proclivity for the bottle - things don’t quite go as smoothly as hoped, taking Max to a torturous breaking point...


“I have a question R*… will Max Payne 3 have the same soundtrack it had in 1 and 2 or will it have a new soundtrack? I loved that main menu song. At least if you guys make a new sound track it would be sweet if you keep the main menu song.” - makdady12

As hopefully you’ve heard for yourself by now right in the first few moments of the first Max Payne 3 trailer, yes that classic Max Payne theme is back. You can definitely expect to hear it in the game itself. Beyond that, we don’t have too much else to say at the moment regarding the game’s soundtrack and/or score as that’s something we’ll cover a bit closer to release.


“Only a note, considering the 2 trailers [including the First Trailer: Pop-Up Edition] available, I'm afraid that you have confused São Paulo with Rio de Janeiro. We have ‘favelas’ here, but not so much like Rio and you didn't show our city, buildings, skyscrapers, avenues, etc. The game will explore only the ‘favela’ side?” - AndPersil

Thanks for the question – we’re excited to be making our first game world foray into South America for sure. As Rockstar fans know, when we have games set in real world locations, we take great pains to ensure authenticity. You may have noticed that we jumped to correct some slight informational errors about São Paulo in our Pop-Up Trailer post recently. While the world of Max Payne 3 won’t be a literal recreation of São Paulo, we’re still making sure it’s got all the right inspirational touch points. And not to worry, throughout the story of Max Payne 3, you’ll see not only the favelas but certainly the more glamorous and prestigious areas of the city as well. The contrast between rich and poor was very important to us. As was the rain…


“Are you guys getting rid of the graphic novel scenes In Max Payne 3?” - JayPhx9

The graphic novel cut-scenes will indeed make a return in Max Payne 3 with a new, unique spin to turn things up a bit. We go into a bit more detail about that in this week’s exclusive interview with IGN which you can read here.


“Stunning trailer @R* but plz can u clarify one thing : A ROCKSTAR STUDIOS PRODUCTION - so can u plz say which studios are involved with the development???” - emmi18176860

Thank you! To be honest, pretty much all Rockstar Studios are involved in this game’s development to some extent. While the bulk of work is being handled by Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar Toronto, Rockstar New England and Rockstar London, there are also key artists, programmers and other development resources from other studios including Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar North, and Rockstar Leeds, with Rockstar New York working on motion capture and audio assets, as usual.  All are contributing to ensure the return of Max Payne will be the epic and blockbuster experience that fans have been waiting for. In actuality, none of our recent games (including L.A. Noire) have been made exclusively by one studio. We are very proud of the way the entire Rockstar team contributes to the games.


“When is info for [L.A. Noire] PC version coming?” - RockstarGamesPC
“Wow, great news R*. Thanks a lot, as a PC only gamer I really appreciate this!
Will the DLCs be included?” - Tommy_Thompson
“GFWL or SteamWorks for L.A. Noire on PC?” - k177sh0t

Glad you guys are looking forward to the PC release of L.A. Noire. All your questions have been answered in last week’s official announcement – the game is coming November 8th in North America and November 11th in Europe. You can read all the other details including distribution platform info and system specs here.


“@RockstarGames Is L.A. Noire [for PC] going to be a steamworks game?” - received via Twitter
“@RockstarGames Will [L.A. Noire for PC] need Games for Windows Live?” - received via Twitter
“What happens with people who want to play with / for achievements but bought it from retail?” - Rafioso
“Hi, I was wondering when I would be able to preorder L.A Noire on Steam?” - received via Mouthoff

We’re happy to help with all the questions that followed our announcement last week about the PC release of L.A. Noire. L.A. Noire for PC will not require Games for Windows LIVE. You’ll be able to get all the Achievements via Social Club, and if you buy the game through Steam, you can also get them via Steamworks. Sorry but no details at the moment regarding preorder availability with Steam or OnLive.


“R*, CAN WE GET ANY OF THESE IN THE PC VERSION [of L.A. Noire]????
‘Chicago Lightning’ Detective Suit, ‘Chicago Piano’ Machine Gun, The Badge Pursuit Challenge, ‘The Broderick’ Detective Suit, ‘The Sharpshooter’ Detective Suit” - bone.country

Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes. The PC version of L.A. Noire will come with all of the above plus everything shown here: http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/dlc.


“Are dlc [bonus cases such as “The Naked City” and “Reefer Madness”] in the game separate? Or do we have to complete the game first and then play the [bonus cases]?” - art1373

Once you’ve fully installed the game, you’ll be able to access all the bonus cases via the game’s main menu – so you can choose to play them really at any time.


“Amazing news, I'm buying L.A. Noire [for PC] day one! But why no plans for Red Dead Redemption? I would buy that too… and I have a looot of friends who would do the same!” - Andysk8
“Has Rockstar abandoned the PC platform???” - Simbala

We hope that with the announcement that L.A. Noire is coming to PC this fall, and the knowledge that our next big game Max Payne 3 will have a PC release (plus that we’ve released both Grand Theft Auto IV and the Episodes from Liberty City for PC), we can finally put to rest any misconceptions that we’ve ‘abandoned the PC platform’. We do know that, yes, there is just one title absent from our PC release plans – that game of course being Red Dead Redemption, and of course we’re well aware that some fans have been asking for it. All we can say is that whenever it is viable (technically, developmentally and business-wise) for us to release a game for PC (or any other particular platform)  – we will and we usually do; unfortunately, that is just not the case 100% of the time for all platforms. To PC gamers, we hope that between the Grand Theft Auto titles, and the forthcoming L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3, you’ll have plenty of great Rockstar action to enjoy.


“R*, are there any plans to release these L.A. Noire short stories in book form? You know, the type I can hold in my hand?” - Martin_Brody

Actually, a physical print edition of L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories is something we’re actively looking into right now. We can’t confirm it for sure, but it might be something we do to commemorate L.A. Noire’s PC release later this fall – if it comes to pass, we’ll definitely let you know right here at the Newswire.


“Hey R*, I bought the official strategy guide for L.A. Noire and it says I could come to the website to get free walkthroughs for add-ons? How do I go about doing that?” - mcluchey

Yes, just hit up the Downloads page of the L.A. Noire official website at http://www.rockstargames.com/lanoire/downloads/ and scroll down for those DLC strategy guide chapter PDFs. Fair warning of course that those are, by definition, seriously spoilerific – so do not download, open and read if you don’t want the case stories and/or gameplay spoiled for you.


“Are you guys releasing a Red Dead Redemption GOTY strategy guide?” - bigkingbud

Yes, one is in the works via Brady Games. Look for it to come out around the release of the GOTY edition itself next week.


“What the hell R*!?!? No Herbert Moon [in the free Red Dead Redemption Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack DLC] !?!... I waited this long saying ‘oh well R* tries, and since it’s free, I guess it’s worth the wait’ but is this REALLY the best you can come up with? This DLC is disappointing. And why only people from [the game’s single player] campaign? u couldn’t have added at least ONE cowboy from a movie or something? This is an atrocity, this is one person who definitely isn’t playing RDR again.” - 10927254

We do have to say that it seems a little bit extreme anyone referring to our completely FREE multiplayer map locations and character update pack as an atrocity. We hope that most Red Dead fans can enjoy and appreciate the Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack for exactly what we said it would be ages ago - new map locations and characters from the single-player campaign as a token of appreciation to our multiplayer fans – and it’s free! We are truly sorry if the modes you like or the characters you like were not included – and sorry to have upset anyone, but not sure what we can do differently other than pick characters we think people like and maps we think could be fun.


“R* does the Solomon’s Folly hideout with the challenges also come with the [originally] PS3-exclusive Walton’s Gang outfit for Xbox [360] in GOTY? Thanks btw for the great game!” - dynam1ght

Yes, the Solomon’s Folly hideout for single-player will be available in the Red Dead Redemption GOTY release for Xbox 360, and it will include the unlockable Walton’s Gang Outfit. To clarify though, there were not challenges (other than the outfit) associated with Solomon’s Folly.


“Will there be more paid for DLC like Undead Nightmare free roam or other DLC that greatly expands the game? Thanks.” - 14478170

Apart from the free fan appreciation Myths and Mavericks Bonus Pack mentioned above, there are no plans right now for any other Red Dead Redemption DLC. The team at Rockstar San Diego are otherwise busy working on other projects …


“@RockstarGames is there a reason Xbox LIVE gets the majority of the [Red Dead Redemption] Triple XP Events?” - received via Twitter

Actually every time we turn on Red Dead Redemption Triple XP, we make sure it’s active for both consoles – never just one. Stay tuned on Twitter and Facebook for the word on when the next round of Triple XP action will be.


“Hypocritical of you to praise someone for using GTA4 Mods when you patched the game to prevent such creativity!” - Drekkthar

Interesting theory, but that is certainly and categorically not the case. The latest GTAIV PC title update is not intended to nullify user-created mods – but sometimes the changes applied in title updates may impact them. The work that the iCEnhancer folks and others in the modding community are doing is very cool and definitely impressive.


“Why has Take Two trademarked Rockstarfilms.com and .net?” - ILikeVideo-Games

These are old trademarks that we have held for years and will continue to hold for the foreseeable future, but we have no active plans for them at the moment.


“@RockstarGames missed the GTAIV MP event, any other one planned? =[“ - received via Twitter

Yes indeed – check out the October through December 2011 calendar of events here:
http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/18861/the-official-social-club-multiplayer-events-series-calendar-for-.html. Some special GTA multiplayer events planned in there – mark your calendar!


“@RockstarGames now that you have covered 1911, 1947, 1986, 1987, 1992 and the present... Do you plan on doing a game set in the future?” - received via Twitter

Great question. We have actually done some games set in the future, although not in quite awhile. There was Oni, and Wild Metal, and GTA2 was set in a dystopian vision of “three weeks into the future” (incidentally, you can download Wild Metal and GTA2 on PC for free at www.rockstargames.com/classics if you’ve never checked them out). Since then and over the past decade though, you’re right in that we’ve been more interested in setting games in contemporary, nostalgic or historic settings. No particular reason why, it’s just what we have felt like making. If we think of a great idea for a game world in the future which we think is interesting and original, then there is no reason why not. 


“Hello, I just want to know if Claude Speed (GTA 2) and Claude (GTA III) are the same person. So, are they the same person? Anyway, thanks for all fun you guys are giving me with these games, I'm a BIG FAN of the Grand Theft Auto series and Red Dead Redemption!” - received via Mouthoff

Probably. It seems very likely but it’s also possible that there are just a lot of angry silent car thieves called Claude out there.


“When are we going to see a new GTA????? #bestgameever” - received via Twitter
“When's the new grand theft auto coming out?” - received via Twitter

Big, big shout to all Grand Theft Auto fans worldwide who we know are anxious to hear about what’s next for the franchise but we don’t have any news at this time.
All we can say is, right now, we’re focused on our next upcoming releases which are Max Payne 3 as well as L.A. Noire for PC, Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year Edition and Max Payne for mobile devices. When and if we have anything to report regarding the Grand Theft Auto franchise, you know that we’ll do so here at the Newswire or on our Twitter or Facebook.


“Grand Theft Auto III ten years! How does that sound? You should be proud of yourselves. Any special events?” - received via Mouthoff

Thank you. We’re more proud of you long-standing Grand Theft Auto fans who’ve been there since the release of GTAIII and before – and truly helped make that series what it is with your amazing support. We may have a couple things lined up to commemorate the occasion – we have recently announced that we’ll be doing an official Social Club GTA multiplayer play session (of GTAIV: Complete Edition) on the weekend of Grand Theft Auto III’s ten year anniversary with some special giveaways. And we might have one or two other little things lined up. Please stay tuned...

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