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Are you a PlayStation 3 owner in North America or Latin America? If so, good news, Rockstar have just announced that you can now pre-order the digital release version of GTA V. The game will be available to download on day 1 and you'll get the Atomic Blimp pre-order bonus just like those who have ordered the boxed disc copy. And those of you who are in Europe, don't worry, you'll be able to pre-order too, you'll just have to wait until Friday. There are also some additional benefits to pre-ordering that Rockstar describe below. "What about us Xbox 360 owners?" you cry. Well, Rockstar explain why you can't have nice things, and you can blame Microsoft:

Yeah I'm pretty sure we'll see a similar implementation.

X360A, source of pretty much every game's achievements leaks ever, has once again given us the goods with the full list of Grand Theft Auto V achievements, which you can go ahead and read on their site if you don't mind being spoiled a little. There are a total of 49 achievements, 11 of which are secret. Of course we can't confirm these to be 100% true yet, but the fact they have the full list complete with images and descriptions suggest they are indeed hidden away on xbox.com somewhere. We think it would be far too much effort for someone to fake all that for the sake of extra pageviews, especially as we're now only a month away from release, chances are these would be revealed in the next couple of weeks anyway. There are a few interesting achievements on the list to do with things we've heard absolutely nothing about. Stop reading this post right now if you don't want to read some spoilers... Spoilers Ahead You've been warned... Find and collect all spaceship parts - Is it too farfetched to believe we'll be able to fly a spaceship? Who knows, this is Rockstar we're talking about. Solve the mystery of Leonora Johnson - A new name to us, no doubt a lot of you will now try to find a way to link this with CJ's family from San Andreas. Worth noting that GTAV is not in the same universe as San Andreas and no major characters make a return - but that's not to say there won't be a few homages to previous games and/or characters. Nuclear waste means there's a nuclear power plant in the game - that should be interesting. Rampages are back Multiplayer character levels go up to 100 There's a rally mode online and you can be the driver or co-driver. How well you complete each mission will determine if you get a gold medal or (presumably) bronze or silver if you don't do so well

Yeah the idea of R* adding on parts of San Fierro and Las Venturas has been a popular one ever since GTA V was announced. Personally I think that might be a bit too much (technically) for them to add but it will be interesting to see if any other land masses are added, small or large. Again, I can't see that happening, but you never know with R*, it seems anything is possible with them

Watch below. Details and summary of new info coming up shortly... Discuss in the forums. Previews & Interviews: CVG + Interview with Les Benzies GameSpot + Interview with Les Benzies JeuxActu (French) Gamestar (German) GamePRO (German) 3DJuegos (Spanish) Summary: GTA Online will be completely free and will come with GTAV, but won't launch until 1st October. There will be a countdown timer in game to the online launch GTA Online begins with you arriving with no money at all, and you must first complete a few missions to get a feel for the game Reputation Points (RP) will be awarded for completing missions, as you progress through the game you will meet new characters and unlock more missions and rewards etc. There's a lot of property you can buy, at varying prices. You can even use the CCTV to spy on people. You can take out insurance on your vehicles and get a replacement if it gets destroyed. You can hire mechanic to fix all your vehicles automatically. You can hire a private security firm to call in an air strike Your customised vehicles show up as a marker on the map, and will get impounded if you leave them for too long. But you can pay to retrieve them. You will need to deposit your money at the bank as often as possible, because if another player kills you he can steal your wallet. You can call up a friend to hide your blip on the map to make it more difficult for other players to find you Passengers can change the radio station in vehicles You will have contacts that can provide various services, such as hiding you from the map as mentioned above, or setting a bounty on another player. Some vehicle customisation shops might not be willing to change your license plates or respray your car, and instead you'll get a wanted level. Weasel News will report on players who have wanted levels Apartments have planning rooms for organising heists When in a heist, you can invite your friends who will be instantly teleported to your location You can share cash, weapons, ammo among your team Your ranking in GTA Online will be based off your shooting, driving, flying and parachuting skills There's a "passive mode" which allows you to free roam and not be killed by anyone, in turn, you can also not kill other players Bad behaviour, such as blowing up another player, will cause you to get a "Bad Sport" stat. Persistent bad behaviour will result in punishment Matchmaking system is based off ranking, prioritising the ranks of your friends, crew members, and strangers. The game automatically tracks who your rivals are, and will notify you if they come online so you can get revenge. When using a headset, if you speak, your character will broadly lip-sync. In addition, if you rob stores, your crew members will stuff money into bags more quickly if they hear urgency in your voice. The Content Creator allows players to create and share their own missions and activities via the Social Club. Other players can attempt to beat your targets and rate your mission. You'll be able to follow other creators and get a feed of missions they create A Twitter-like "Feed" will be available to relay all your emails, texts and messages from Social Club. The game world will constantly grow and change as new content is added by Rockstar, and at some point GTA Online will head into new locations. Access to Grand Theft Auto Online is free with every retail copy of Grand Theft Auto V and launches on October 1st. Rockstar's Own Words:

BuzzFeed have caught an exclusive interview with Rockstar North's Art Director, Aaron Garbut. Aaron is the man responsible for how GTA (since GTA III) looks and feels - so he's a pretty important bloke. Really interesting read which includes 5 brand new screenshots which we'll hopefully get higher res versions of later! Some choice quotes are below. In comparison to GTA IV: On the size and detail of the game: Read the full interview.

Rockstar have just pushed a major update to the official GTAV website. You can now check out various aspects of Los Santos and Blaine County in an interactive travelogue. Additionally, there's also a bunch of new screens and artwork! Unfortunately, it seems the website is getting absolutely hammered right now, so we'll have the new screens and stuff up here when possible. Until then, you can read the descriptions provided by Rockstar.

Rockstar have just announced what many of you have been extremely anxious to hear about - gameplay video and previews of Grand Theft Auto Online!

A quick post to update you with some minor news from the past 24 hours. Starting with the coolest. The legendary Patrick Brown who you'll most likely recognise from his amazing artworks he's created for GTA games as well as other franchises, has opened up a new website, and to celebrate has released a brand new work of art for GTA V: In other news, the Xbox LIVE Marketplace received an update yesterday which makes various GTA V Avatar items available for purchase, including t-shirts, full outfits, and even Chop! View the collection for more details. And in a similar update in the very early hours of this morning, the PSN Store was also updated with various GTA V images you can set as your avatar, each available to purchase for $ 0.49.

Rockstar have unveiled 12 new GTAV screenshots today, as well as HD versions of a few we got from recent previews that had ugly watermarks on. Perhaps of more interest is that Rockstar confirm we will get the first "proper unveiling of Grand Theft Auto Online" in August. See all the GTAV screenshots in our gallery.

BradyGames is once again creating the official guide for a GTA games, as Grand Theft Auto V is currently receiving the same in-depth playthrough the previous games have had. Announced via press release today, the company has revealed there will be two editions of the guide available - a standard paperback copy, and a limited edition hardcover copy which contains additional content including a lithograph and a collection of illustrations. The guide is due to be released on the same day as the game (17th September) and should be available from all good retailers. Amazon are currently providing 36% off the RRP quoted above, so you might want to go ahead and pre-order your copy right now to ensure you receive it on the day. Amazon.com: Standard (current unavailable) | Limited Edition ($ 23.14) Amazon.co.uk: Standard (current unavailable) | Limited Edition (£12.79)

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Rockstar have updated the Rockstar Warehouse with some new GTAV gear today. You can now order the Official GTAV Cover Art Poster, Los Santos County Sherriff's Trucker Cap, and a Los Santos tee in either black or white. Rockstar also stated that there will be "much more" merchandise coming throughout the summer.

Look at the specs for Max Payne 3 PC version. Now increase them. But basically no, you're not, that's a pretty low spec PC you have. In fact I don't even believe you can play IV on that. If you can you must have it on literally the lowest settings possible, like lower than console. It's not playable like that.