>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 21:38 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

“We’re proud to extend this truly unique handheld Grand Theft Auto experience to PSP and offer a downloadable version of Chinatown Wars for PSP®go,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “Rockstar Leeds has shown incredible talent in creating games that raise the bar in terms of depth and innovation on portables, and with Chinatown Wars we have a rich, fast-paced, and incredibly addictive entry into the series.”

“Rockstar’s work with the GTA series has been an enormous part of the success of PlayStation platforms,” said Jack Tretton, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America. “We’re excited to welcome the critically acclaimed Chinatown Wars to the outstanding line-up of great games headed to the PSP platform this fall.”

>> Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad Of Gay Tony - General News | @ 01:26 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

New York, NY - May 26, 2009 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the fall release of both the second episode of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony - exclusively for download on Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network, and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will include both episode one The Lost and Damned, and episode two The Ballad of Gay Tony together on a single disc exclusively for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. 

“Liberty City is the most vibrant game world we’ve created yet. The episodic structure has allowed us to interweave stories, gameplay and atmosphere in a whole new way,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “The team at Rockstar North have yet again surpassed themselves, and made something that is both epic and very innovative. This episode’s focus on high-end night life contrasts with the biker gangs portrayed in The Lost and Damned, whilst giving us a lot of new gameplay possibilities.” 

Grand Theft Auto IV’s second downloadable episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony injects Liberty City with an overdose of guns, glitz, and grime. As Luis Lopez, part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Tony Prince (aka “Gay Tony”), players will struggle with the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City delivers two games on one disc - the all-new episode The Ballad of Gay Tony and the first episode, The Lost and Damned - together on disc for the first time - for Xbox 360 for $39.99 and will not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play. The Ballad of Gay Tony will release on Xbox LIVE this fall for $19.99 or 1600 MS points and requires players to have Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE membership to download.

Thanks Jordan for the information!

>> Site Related - General News | @ 00:48 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

Hey all! (Yes, I’m still alive and well, not that you care!)

It has been a long time coming but I’ve started thinking about reopening the once very popular GTAPla.net Official Boards. I want your opinions! Please head over to the temporary boards by clicking here to let us know what you think!

LINK: Temporary Boards

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 00:04 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

Chinatown Wars Is Now Available In North America! For those of you still skeptical, im going to get a copy and write a review myself so stay tuned for that and more here at GTAPla.net!

US Gaming Retailers

• Wal-Mart
• Rockstar Warehouse
• Amazon
• GameStop
• Best Buy

UK Gaming Retaliers


• Amazon (UK)
• HMV
• Game
• Gamestation
• Play

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 23:08 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

The official Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars website has been updated with wallpapers, music, and all sorts of stuff so check it out!

LINK: Chinatown Wars

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 12:06 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

The official website for Chinatown Wars has finally updated! Check it out for two new trailers and screenshots!

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 14:36 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 20:36 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

The website and trailer for Chinatown Wars supposed to have launched last week, andyet no word from Rockstar yet as to why theres been a delay or when it will launch. More information on this as it becomes available.

>> GTA: Chinatown Wars - General News | @ 20:33 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

After a few threatening comments regarding taking video and still images, I dove into virtual world. I was immediately dumbfounded by the sheer magnitude of the city and its relative attention to detail. The trees, cars, and various neighborhoods look gorgeous given the graphical limitations of the DS. But no one plays GTA to passively peruse the city, we play to wreak havoc. I quickly found a mid-size sedan, kindly asked the driver to get out with my baseball bat and as I crashed into trees and pedestrians I was treated to the same, amazing physics system found in the console version of the series. This game is literally huge and with my mere 15 minutes with the title I barely scratched the surface of possibilities and exploration.

Link: The Equinox

>> Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned - General News | @ 01:51 GMT by Fido | Comments: 0

• ComputerAndVideogames - 9/10
• Eurogamer - 8/10
• GameDaily - 9/10
• IGN - 8.6/10
• Kikizo - 9/10
• TotalVideoGames - 10/10
• TeamXbox - 9.7/10