Join Rockstar Games this Saturday, May 25th, from noon to 6 PM Eastern Time US when they play a number of their online games with the fans. Plenty of time to show Rockstar Games your skills and enter to win some cool prizes. Triple XP will also be live all weekend for Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3!


The following games will be on the agenda:

• Midnight Club LA
• Red Dead Redemption
• Max Payne 3
• Table Tennis
• Grand Theft Auto IV + EFLC

And be sure to enter the contest to win some awesome and rare GTA IV items:


Three Grand Prize winners will receive a full size GTAIV dart board, pool cue with case and chalk, Swingers foam finger, Tw@ Internet C@fe mouse pad, a Statue of Happiness figurine, a pin set, license plate, coasters and stickers. If you don't win a Grand Prize, entering still puts you in for the second random drawing for one of twenty runner-up prize packs, each containing a Rockstar t-shirt, GTAIV coasters, a Tw@ Internet C@fe mouse pad and stickers. Enter the contest when it opens at the Social Club here.

Rockstar will be playing all the games throughout the event but there will only be one stream showing one game at a time:

• GTAIV, 12-1pm EDT / 5-6pm BST (Streaming on PS3)
• EFLC, 1-2pm EDT / 6-7pm BST (Streaming on Xbox)
• Max Payne 3, 2-3pm EDT / 7-8pm BST (Streaming on PC)
• Table Tennis, 3-4pm EDT / 8-9pm BST (Streaming on Xbox 360)
• Red Dead Redemption, 4-5pm EDT / 9-10pm BST (Streaming on PS3)
• Midnight Club Los Angeles, 5-6pm EDT / 10-11pm BST (Streaming on Xbox 360)

So if you want to join in the fun, be sure to find these official Gamertags and IDs during the afternoon:

• PlayRockstar
• PlayRockstar2
• PlayRockstarPC (PC Only)

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When it comes to controversy, Grand Theft Auto has taken quite a beating. But one of Rockstar North's other projects took on just as much heat if not more - with only two games in the series. Manhunt has finally arrived on the PlayStation Network under the PS2 Classics section. For those who managed to nab a copy or those that heard about this game, now is the time to pick it up for cheap on current-gen consoles.

"As James Earl Cash, you're a death row inmate who awakens from the lethal injection chamber to discover he's met a fate perhaps worse than death. As the star in a sick kill-or-be-killed reality TV show, your fate is left in the hands of serial creepo Lionel Starkweather. Evade, fend off, and turn the tables on the hordes of killers out for your head."

You can get Manhunt for $9.99 / €9.99 / £7.99 on PSN alongside a number of other Rockstar classics previously released. Also look for the Warriors to release in the near future as well. Join us at the Grand Theft Auto V forums!

Rockstar as updated their site with four more screenshots seen in recent previews:


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Rockstar has released the artworks seen as placeholders for the trio of third trailers:


Get them in various sizes for your computer or mobile device here or click the pics above for the largest size. Then join us at the GTA 5 forums!

After an early reveal by Game Informer, Rockstar has released 12 additional screenshots from Grand Theft Auto V. We get a couple new views of the game:


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Rockstar has released more hilarious radio ads found on the Grand Theft Auto airwaves including the first additions from 2008 Liberty City. Check them out below:

Vice City, 1984

• Redwood Jr - How about a Redwood Jr, little man?

San Andreas, 1992

• Hampshire Nannies - All parents need a helping hand now and then, sometimes full time.
• It’s Okay to Be Poor! - Coming soon to the Los Santos Convention Center: It’s Mike Andrews LIVE
• Janus: Change Your Identity - People come to San Andreas to escape their past. It’s time to invent the new you.
• Kilimanjaro (as heard below) - There’s nothing bigger. The clothes shop for enormous men.

Liberty City, 1998

• Discount Cruises - Taking a cruise used to only be for the wealthy – but now anyone can enjoy the romance of the high seas.
• Feel All Great Sports - The sporting goods store for the 90s man.
• Join the LCPD: Become the Law - Fight crime the American way: With a hail of bullets and psychotic violence at the drop of a hat.

Liberty City, 2008

• Electrolytes Extreme Sports Drink - You may not be an athlete. But you can drink like one. Push your body to the extreme, then drink it back to health.
• El Chamuco Roboto (as heard below) - From the people who brought you the Domestibot. It’s the robotic future – from south of the border.

Enjoy them all from the Advertising Council Website here and join us at the Grand Theft Auto V forums!

On the heels of the trio of third trailers, the gaming media reveals their latest experiences with Grand Theft Auto V. Here's a quick list of links:

• CVG
• Edge
• Destructoid
• Game Informer 1 2 3 4
• GameSpot
• IGN
• Kotaku
• OPM
• OXM
• The Telegraph
• Videogamer

Other international previews:
France: Gameblog.fr | Jeuxvideomagazine.com | Jeuxvideo.com | Jeuxactu.com
Germany: Bild.de | Gamona.de | Eurogamer.de | Gameswelt.de | Gamepro.de | Gamestar.de | Onlinewelten.com | Areagames.de | Looki.de | Computerbildspiele.de | Games Aktuell | VideoGamesZone | GameZone | Gamereactor.de
Spain: 3DJuegos | Meristation | LaPS3 | HobbyConsolas | Vandal | IGN
Benelux: Insidegamer | Power Unlimited | 9lives | Gamer.nl | Gamekings | Tweakers | IGN
Italy: Spaziogames.it | Eurogamer.it | Gamesvillage.it | Multiplayer.it | Everyeye.it | IGN
Scandinavia: Spill.no | Gamereactor(DK) | Gamereactor(SE) | Gamereactor(NO)
New Zealand: Gameplanet

Among the major points are:

• Character customization includes clothing, haircuts, and tattoos
• Character skills/stats that can be improved
• Special skills:
  
  • Franklin - Slow-Mo Driving
  • Trevor - Frenzy mode, double damage (think adrenaline)
  • Michael - Bullet time
• HUD includes bars for health, armor, and special skills. Radar is similar to a 3D GPS display. There is also a "sound cone" showing how much noise you make, which attracts enemy attention
• Car customization at Pay 'n' Sprays is extensive, close to Midnight Club
• Weapon customization includes clips, scopes, and flashlights
• Buying businesses and real estate to make more money
• Actually plan out heist missions

Of course there are plenty of new screenshots and artworks released with the previews. Check out the screenshots in the gallery here and some of the artworks in the iGTA5 gallery here. The artworks will likely be officially released as a wallpapers in a month or so.

Enjoy.


YouTube:
You can also see the individual trailers on YouTube: Michael / Franklin / Trevor

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It seems Rockstar Games has snuck a contest onto the Epsilon Program website.


What they ask for is your name, email, and a link to a picture of you. Terms and conditions are on the website. A quote from them states:


The casting call runs through May 27th. Join the chat in the GTA 5 forums!

Steam is having a sale on every Rockstar title they offer this weekend.


Included are:

• La Noire 75% off
• Grand Theft Auto titles 50% off
• Max Payne titles 50% off
• Bully SE, Midnight Club 2, and Manhunt 50% off

The sale runs through the weekend so head over to Steam here and start downloading! Enjoy and come find out about Grand Theft Auto V!