Adriaan

I like the second one. Oh and SkY^ in that last image you look like a retard

Ze video is fake! and ze topic is going ze no where! ....... *ze closed*

well if GTA SA gets banned in New Zealand, it doesnt mean the country sucks. Oh and what you said about Conan.. mmm....... well its a great TV show, and very funny+popular.

<img src="http://thegtaplace.com/images/news/opm2dutchseptember.gif" align="left" border="1" height="213" width="150">The latest issue of the Official Playstation 2 Magazine (Dutch) has a long article with no new screenshots unfortunately. (seen below). A very long article, but no new info unfortunately. They mention that they saw the game at this year's E3 in Los Angeles inside one of the busses at the Take 2 booth, and that the PSP was connected to a Computer. They claim that the size of Liberty City is still the same as GTA3, which means that the <a href="http://www.thegtaplace.com/news.php?tid=2669"target="_blank">claims</a> from OPS2 Australia could be false about the map increase. Further on in the article they talk about the missions, with the longest mission taking just 2 and a half minutes. As we know, Toni will be working for the Leone family, but they're saying it wouldn't be a suprise if he occasionaly helps other gangs for money. Speaking of gang members, South Side Hoods, the Yardies, and the Cartel will all be back in Liberty City. Every gang has its own territory in Liberty City Stories and owns its own vehicles and clothes. For example, as in GTA3, The Yakuza drive around in expensive cars and dress impeccably. Again, another article claiming the release date will be between October-November. One would assume an end-of-October release as is the tradition.

actualy no.... magazines are releasing it. You didn't perhaps read that on GTAPortable.com ?

There has been a few Liberty City Stories previews in recent magazines and here are some of the new info from it: • One magazine confirmed an October release date • No accessible interiors during gameplay • 80-100 hours of gameplay • Several sets of clothes • Shoreside Vale expanded • Can't swim, just drown like in GTA III • The targeting system is based on an improved version of the San Andreas scheme. "The best we've had so far," says Todd Zuniga from Rockstar. • New vehicles and weapons are planned (maybe just new in Liberty City and not entirely new vehicles) • Motorcycles, dirt bikes and scooters are included • Stats like muscle, fat etc. won't be in the game (this could mean no eating feature or even gyms) Interestingly, in the latest issue of PSM they had a bit to say about downloadable content: We'll follow this matter and update you as soon as we receive more info on it. GTAPortable.com has posted some new scans from the latest magazine publications. We are hoping to get proper ones soon from Rockstar and a official site update could come anytime during this month of August....

me would like to ask the same question

from the User CP? Or the one in the shop?

try to tab in and out of the game.

<img src="http://thegtaplace.com/images/features/twigta07302005.jpg" width="200" height="150" border="1" align="right">So what has been happening this past week in the world of Grand Theft Auto. Today we introduce a new feature to the site(with many others on the way). "This week in Grand Theft Auto" or "TWIGTA" will be posted every friday to sum up the interesting things that happened in the week. From the latest news, to the modding community and multiplayer mods. We hope you enjoy this new feature and leave your feedback in the comments area. Well enough crapz, here is what happened this past week in Grand Theft Auto: Federal Trade Comission Inquiry The Federal Trade Comision is conducting an inquiry into Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to determine if Rockstargames intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an “Adults -Only” rating(commited fraud). The investigation began after the House of Representatives voted for it. The results are 321 for "Yes", while only 21 said "no". Take 2 Interactive then responded with a press release shortly after. Jordan from PlanetGTA managed to record a video of the voting from the House. <hr> Suing Rockstar An 85 year old grandmother wants to sue Rockstar after she bought the game for her underage 14 year old grandson. Because she didn't know it contained sex and violence. First of the game is only meant for age 17 and up(when she bought it) and the judge will laugh in her face. Read more... <hr> The Ballad of Rockstargames Gamingsedge has put up a nice music video which basicly sums up this whole hot coffee madness. <hr> Liberty City Stories magazine publications Several magazines around Europe and the United States has been released this past week with some minor new details on the game. Some of it were very disappointing to fans. • One magazine confirmed an October release date • No accessible interiors during gameplay • 80-100 hours of gameplay • Several sets of clothes • Shoreside Vale expanded • Can't swim, just drown like in <i>GTA III</i> • The targeting system is based on an improved version of the San Andreas scheme. "The best we've had so far," says Todd Zuniga from Rockstar. • New vehicles and weapons are planned (maybe just new in Liberty City and not entirely new vehicles) • Motorcycles, dirt bikes and scooters are included • Stats like muscle, fat etc. won't be in the game (this could mean no eating feature or even gyms) One magazine mentioned they will be releasing first "exclusive gameplay video" of the game on August 25th. <hr> MTA:SA Update The team from MTA SA is reminding us that they are still hard at work at their multiplayer mod for San Andreas. They have managed to work on a Admin System and synchronization is better than ever. They promise to release a video within the next few weeks and a developer blog will soon be implemented to their site to keep fans more updated. <hr> LVS still progressing We posted 2 weeks ago about a mod that will implement Liberty City from GTA3 and Vice City into GTA: San Andreas. They are still hard at work and they send me a new screenshot. <hr> San Andreas banned in Australia Just before the weekend started it was announced that San Andreas is banned in Australia. Take 2 released a press release shortly after.

so far only Australia, but New Zealand is slowly following their footsteps with an investigation to the game in progress.

I think catching crocs should be banned, rather than video games. People can get hurt getting so close to them crocs you know!!

Yep mate, it's banned. As of today you won't find a single copy of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the PS2, Xbox and PC version in Australian shops. The Office of Film and Literature Classification said in a statement sales of the game are outlawed and they have stripped it of its official classification after learning of the explicit content. So if you happen to live in Aus and didn't buy the game yet, then you're out of luck. Just remember that this doesn't mean that Liberty City Stories or any other new Grand Theft Auto will be banned in the country. San Andreas was only banned due to the fact it had sexual content on it. *UPDATE* Take 2 has just released a press release confirming the ban. They also mention that the European version's rating won't be affected in any way and will keep it's 18+ rating.

Radio New Zealand recently reported that Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has been called in for re-classification after it was found that it may contain sexual content. The Classification Office slapped a "R18" sticker onto the game back in 2004, because of its extreme crime and violence. Being the fact that an "R18" rating is the highest a game can be rated in New Zealand, if they find that the game indeed has sexual content on the game it may get banned in the country. Investigation will start soon. Also interesting to mention is the following quotes from recent shows of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" with the ever so funny Conan himself. If you don't know why I mentioned that last quote, then I would like to remind you that Hillary is one of the reasons San Andreas got rated Adults only.

Well I can't remember that the ESRB wanting to give Sims 2 a AO rating. Oh and it's "ESRB", not "ESBR". Oh and there is no way in hell your going to get a interview with r*. If so, what are you gonna ask them?

you betcha

some people now states that there will be downloadable content availible later on. Well acording to them they read it in PSM. I dunno...

yes it is. Don't watch any leaked videos... maybe screens .

yeah thats pretty interesting Chris82. THe Wipe Out browser always had question mark icons wherever you see bullets like "•" or "·". The PSP web browser however can read HTML 4.01. So that will be fixed. We will probably get a simple skin and make the main table 100% so that PSP users can easily post in this forums. A good example of a skin is http://www.pspforums.com/forums . You will see that it fits nicely on the PSP screen. I made a PSP ready site once for the Wipe Out Browser and when you viewed it in IE it had some problems, but it was correct in Firefox. When you viewed it on the PSP it looked the same as it is on Firefox. Oh and yes, the the TV reciever is gonna be cool!

What! I mean that video was the worst fake I have ever seen. Anyone can just create a video of a fake menu. I mean it just had the Liberty City Stories logo everywhere. I mean if you have the game are you gonna show the menu or the gameplay? If you have a fake, what are you gonna show? YOu can't show gameplay as everyone would see that it is GTA3, so you just make a a fake video of a menu, pop it onto the PSP and press play. then you lock the buttons and pretend your browsing through the menu. *EDIT* Yeah that article was on GTALCS.com

YOur not serious, are you?

Now that's a lot of money! Especially if you are the one losing it. A few minutes ago Senior Editor of Gamespot, Curt Feldman, reported that the game industry could lose up to 50 million dollars! In another note the video game rental company Gamefly stated due to the game now being "Adults Only" they have suspended rentals and stopped buying the game. The Take 2 Interactive shares dropped earlier today, but gained again just before the closing bell. Interestingly since GTA: San Andreas got the AO sticker, alot of shareholders decided to sell their shares, 1000's being sold already. We'll keep you updated on the progress of this. Link: Gamespot

<img src="http://thegtaplace.com/images/news/sims2bathtub.jpg" width="150" height="119" border="1" align="right">Shortly after GTA: San Andreas was given a AO rating by the ESRB, Miami attorney Jack Thompson sends a manifesto to press outlets about the nudity in Sims 2. Jack Thompson was one of the politicians who urged an investigation into San Andreas conserning the hidden sex scenes in the game. Now that Grand Theft Auto San Andreas is "out of the way", he is striking hard at Sims 2, developed by Electronic Arts. In the statement he says: If you are a player of the Sims 2, you will most likely know that the players in the game gets "blurred" out whenever they appear to be naked. Thompson says that this can be easily removed using a simple cheat code. Jeff Brown from EA told Gamespot earlier today that all of this is "nonsense". This is completely untrue, This nude patch enables you to see penises and vaginas and butts. Jack Thompson is known for attacking games such as Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto, his website Stopkill.com suggests this anyway. What do you think about all of this? Well why not pop Jack Thompson himself a <a href="mailto:[email protected]">email</a> Source: Gamespot

In a Gamesindustry.biz article, where they wrote that Take 2 Interactive may have even more investigations around the sex scenes of San Andreas, including the SEC and the Federal Trade Commision, Banc of America Securities analyst, Gary Cooper, had something very interesting to say. Very interesting indeed! Thanks to Jordan for pointing me in the right direction.

It's just a bad day for Grand Theft Auto, but they won't put us down! No matter how hard they try. Sure a few millions of dollars is going to be lost during the coming weeks... but we'll get through it.