Welcome to the all new GTA-SanAndreas.com site. This site is here to provide up to date information on the newest Grand Theft Auto game, San Andreas. The site originally started on February 17, 2003 based on rumours and speculation, and after over a year of working with no content, the game was finally confirmed. Since then the site has gone through two different layouts, and is now settling on this, the third design for the site. The site is updated daily and aims to be one of the best resources for GTA: San Andreas information. Thanks for visiting and we hope you enjoy the site and find everything useful. We also suggest using a screen resolution of 800x600 or 1024x768 to view this site.
Please Note: GTA-SanAndreas.com has spawned a new site:
GTAGuides.com containing guides for all GTA games and more. GTA-SanAndreas.com will not be updated any more however the site will remain for archive purposes.
Grand Theft Auto IV
(GTA4)?
Looking for info on Grand Theft Auto 4? Well a site brought to
you by the same people who brought you
GTA-SanAndreas.com
and GTAGuides.com
has just been released. If you're after GTA4 info, then head over to GTA4.TV now! We
have all of the GTA4 news,
GTA4 screenshots,
GTA4 rumours and
GTA4 game
details that are available on the net, all in one simple place. What are
you waiting for!?
It's long overdue, however I have finally got around to putting the Text Message Cars map and guide live on the website. The reason that I didn't want to rush out a map was because I'd rather have a map that is of much better quality, and much easier to use, than a hard to see, pixellated image, just for the sake of getting it out early. Now I'm aware that these maps are probably no longer relevant to many people with 100% completion already, however for the PC gamers who will get hold of the game in around 100 days time, these maps should prove to be very useful.
I actually pieced together the full map using screenshots of the pause map. It was a gruelling process which took almost 24 hours of work, however I can now present to you, arguably one of the best looking and easiest to follow GTA4 maps on the net.
I am in the process of creating a map for the pigeons, and then unique jumps after that, so stay tuned.
I ask that no other webmasters use this, or in fact any of our maps on their own website without asking me permission first.
Finally, the news PC gamers have been waiting for. Take-Two today announced that GTA4 will be released on PC later this year, with the US and Canada seeing it in stores on November 18th, while the Europeans amongst us will have to wait until the 21st.
QUOTE(Take2)
New York, NY – August 6, 2008 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving on the PC on November 18th and 21st in North America and Europe, respectively.
"We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "The whole team is dedicated to bringing an amazing gaming experience to the PC. The game looks and plays beautifully on PC and we can't wait for people to play it."
Developed by series creator Rockstar North and set in Liberty City, the latest installment in the enormously successful Grand Theft Auto series features a painstakingly detailed and life-like city for players to explore; a rich, immersive narrative experience; an original soundtrack highlighting the cultural eclecticism of Liberty City; and newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC.
For those of you still struggling with 100% completion, even with our 100% Completion Checklist, hopefully the information in our new guide can help you find what you're missing. Ironically, this new guide is the 100th guide we've posted for GTA4, with a few more coming in the near future.
You can view the in-depth guide by clicking here. Below is a minor percentage breakdown of all of the objectives in the game. If you're missing a few percent and you need to know what it is because you think you've done everything, this should certainly narrow it down for you.
Just a few moments ago, Nintendo announced in its media briefing at E3 that a new Grand Theft Auto game will be coming out in Winter of this year for the DS. Entitled GTA: Chinatown Wars, it's set in a modern-day Liberty City, and features "a custom engine (so no RAGE or Euphoria...) and new characters."
Unfortunately, that's all we were told. We didn't even get a screenshot. Hopefully it'll be an improvement over GTA Advance though, eh?
Update:Kotaku has posted the full press release from Rockstar:
QUOTE
Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS™
The newest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series for Nintendo's handheld system this winter
NEW YORK—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available on the Nintendo DS™ in North America and Europe this winter.
"This is a game that will deliver a rich, fast-paced and intense 'Grand Theft Auto' experience that will be truly unique to Nintendo's handheld platform," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "Rockstar Leeds, along with the team at Rockstar North, has built upon a decade of progressive design on Grand Theft Auto, and has created something fundamentally fresh and immersive."
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is an entirely original entry into the critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto series, and brings a new level of interactivity to its sprawling open environments. With the use of the DS touch screen, players will navigate their way through the streets as they uncover the truth behind an epic tale of crime and corruption within the Triad crime syndicate, delivering the unprecedented amount of depth that has become a true trademark of the franchise.
It's been a while since we've posted anything about GTA San Andreas, but here we go: the New York Times is reporting that the lawyers who sued Rockstar Games and its parent company, Take Two Interactive, for the insertion of a hidden sex scene known as Hot Coffee into the game, are "shocked" by the small number of people who have been offended by it. Apparently, of the 21.5 million units of the game that have been sold (as of March 26th, 2008), just 2,676 led to a complaint, which equates to 0.012% of the total sales. Unfortunately for them, the system doesn't work on a 'No Win, No Fee' basis, so the legal costs are still $1.3 million.
In what is quite possibly the last update to the incredibly complex 100% Checklist, I've decided to make the checklist generate gamercard style badges for all members signed up to it.
If you keep a completion counter in your signature saying how far through the game you are, but you're sick of constantly updating it, this is exactly what you need.
It will generate your image and percentage based completely on the boxes you've checked on the 100% checklist. Simply update your checklist, and the image will update automatically. Log in to your checklist to get the code so that you can use it on the forums, or if you haven't already, get yourself signed up and tick those boxes!
I hope everyone has found the 100% checklist useful so far, and if I can think of anything else to add to the list, I'll keep you all updated.
In other news, Rockstar have released a patch for GTA4 on both the 360 and PS3. More details here.
If you're a fan of Egoraptor's long running series of fast paced flash cartoons like Metal Gear Awesome, you'll love this. It executes the topical humor flawlessly and even though it isn't made by Egoraptor himself, it's still a great flash animation.
If that doesn't tickle your fancy, perhaps Niko committing petty crimes will tickle your fancy.
Thanks to R3VOLUTiON16 from GTAForums for the heads up!
Take Two have released their Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results, and inside it is the following quote, stating that the first episode of the downloadable content will be released sometime between November and January, as opposed to the August date originally mentioned.
QUOTE
The Company is providing guidance for the third fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2008 and fourth fiscal quarter ending October 31, 2008 and is raising its guidance for the fiscal year ending October 31, 2008 as detailed below. Fiscal 2008 guidance reflects the release of the first installment of episodic content for Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 instead of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 in order to provide a better balance in Take-Two's release schedule.
Bad news for those desperate for some new content to play around with, but perhaps we should be used to GTA's delays by now. What's more, there's no mention of any PS3 downloadable content, so we still have no confirmation if such thing is actually going to exist.
If you'd like to get involved with DLC discussions, including a wishlist for what people would like to see included, head over to our Downloadable Content / Next GTA Discussion forum!
Thanks to some ingenious work from Brandts on our forums, the 100% checklist will now track your game completion percentage based on the items you've checked off.
The checklist now works almost as well as it can, and assuming you check it all off properly, you should find that it displays the same percentage on the website as it does for you in-game. Check it out by viewing my two profiles: Psy and Psyware, and rember you can share your completion profile with any of your friends too!
In other news, we've teamed up with UberCube to provide you with an energy boost while you battle closer to 100% completion.
QUOTE(UberCube.com)
Über Cube is a caffeine-infused chocolate chew designed to help you get the instant energy boost you need. Whether you're working, playing, exercising, or just craving that extra little bit to get you going, the blend of caffeine, ginseng, taurine, and vitamins B6 and B12 found in an Über Cube will help you tap into your body’s full potential.
Those things certainly come in useful on an all-night GTA marathon, believe me! And what's more, you can save 10% on UberCubes by using the coupon IVTV when you come to order. Check them out!
A member by the name of AndrewDzlV21 sent me this hilarious video in the same vein as those AMV Hell videos that are on youtube. It's a compilation of scenarios played out in GTA4 while being accompanied by fitting music.
Good job, Andrew! As always, be on the look out for more GTA4 related shenanigans here on GTA4.TV.
Design, layout and all images are
Copyright of Vendetta, Psy and GTA-SanAndreas.com.
Please read our
Terms And
Conditions for more information.
Stevie's Text Message Cars Map & Guide
