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One of the big debates over the past couple of years has been about freedom. I started getting scared that I was going to finish my ZONE career a virgin, which is why I insisted GTA III was going to be mine.įor me it's a flawed masterpiece that manages to do almost everything right. I've been on ZONE for three long years now and thanks to a combination of bad luck, lack of time and a reviews editor who refuses to give me anything that might be half-decent to review, I've never given 90 per cent to a game before. Look forward to it in the next version, but for now don't let it put you off one of the best gaming experiences of all time.Īnd I don't use words like that lightly. And expecting a real MMORPG version of GTA III in addition to the single-player game was never going to happen. The naysayers might have been appeased with the ability to race around the city but most of us got bored of Midtown Madness a couple of years back. If you've played the game you can see sense in that. Despite persistent rumours, Rockstar told us it never had any intention of tacking a multiplayer option onto what it sees as a quintessentially single-player experience. Bad news first though: there's no multiplayer. Regardless, it shouldn’t be too long before we see gameplay.Yep, Grand Theft Auto III is finally here, despite a long and torturous wait that involved thumb-twiddling, persuading my partner that buying a PlayStation 2 would be a sound investment, blagging a copy from Take 2 and half-completing the game before phoning Take 2 on a daily basis enquiring where the hell the PC version was. Most recently, a report from Kotaku indicated that a November launch is likely, but nothing is certain until we hear official word from Rockstar.

Along with other updates planned for the coming months, these anniversary tie-ins bring commemorative cosmetics as well as other, currently unspecified, in-game events.Ī Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition reveal follows lots of rumors and reports that led many to believe an announcement was imminent. Grand Theft Auto Online players will have the opportunity to take part in special festivities throughout this fall. Removing the digital versions of the original Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City might not be the best way to celebrate the 20th anniversary, but at least Rockstar has other plans. So, if you’re worried about losing that pure, classic experience, you’ll want to head over to your respective digital retailers as soon as possible. Today’s reveal is certainly exciting, but there is a catch: the original digital versions of the three games are being removed from all digital storefronts starting next week. Though it’s not quite Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar’s trilogy remaster announcement accompanies the 20th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III.
