Grand Theft Auto V Legacy News

GTA 6's map is being re-created as a GTA 5 mod that Rockstar may or may not make some phone calls about

We might not have gotten another one as of writing, but Vice City looked pretty amazing in GTA 6's first trailer, right? Well, one GTA community member thought so to such an extent that they're currently busy re-creating what we've seen of the map so far in GTA 5, as a mod that Rockstar will hopefully be cool with.

Celebrate Lunar New Year in GTA Online

Kick off the Year of the Snake with a Nitrous-infused bang across three brand-new Lunar New Year Stunt Races, complete with exploding fireworks, cascading lanterns, and a serious test of skill.

This year’s Lunar New Year festivities in GTA Online also include special themed gifts, new Yuanbao Collectibles, Nightclub bonuses and more — full details below.

LUNAR NEW YEAR STUNT RACES

Join up to 15 other players as you use Nitrous to speed through checkpoints and whip around winding racetracks while fireworks and paper lanterns fill the skies above Los Santos in new Lunar New Year themed Stunt Races.

Participate in any of the new races by heading to the Featured Series in Legion Square and rack up 2X GTA$ and RP, while also scoring a limited-time Lunar New Year livery for the Maibatsu Penumbra FF (Sports, 30% off) through February 12, delivered within 72 hours of completion.

NEW YUANBAO COLLECTIBLES

Invite prosperity into your life for the year ahead by searching for new Yuanbao Collectibles hidden around Los Santos. Each one found awards GTA$ and RP, with a special bonus for collecting all 36. If you’re looking for some roadside assistance to locate these across Southern San Andreas, upgrade your Benefactor Terrorbyte at the Garment Factory with the new Collectible Scanner from Agents of Sabotage.

See full event details at the Rockstar Newswire

As a longtime GTA roleplayer, this documentary about actors putting on Hamlet inside GTA Online made me laugh, cry, and wholeheartedly regret ever calling Shakespeare a boring old bastard

Grand Theft Hamlet is a masterpiece. On one hand, the in-game feature documentary that culminates in an unexpectedly moving rendition of one of literature's most acclaimed tragedies perfectly captures the boundless possibilities of videogames. Simply by giving inventive players the tools to create and perform, we're shown how even William Shakespeare can be led to the heart of Los Santos...
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Infiltrate Fort Zancudo in The Brute Force File

Set your sights on the hangar below Fort Zancudo in The Brute Force File — where you’ll suit up and sneak into the notorious military base, then make a break for it behind the controls of a Scarab tank.

The weekly Priority File offers an increased GTA$ payout, and all FIB Files from GTA Online: Agents of Sabotage feature optional mission challenges that award bonus GTA$ and Career Progress rewards.

On top of the heftier payday from this week’s Priority File, finishing any three FIB Files will complete the new Weekly Challenge and result in a GTA$100,000 bonus.

GET THE MERRYWEATHER HOODIE

Sneaking onto a Merryweather barge and stealing their Tula plane is a key objective in The Black Box File. Successfully completing this FIB File assignment will also land you the Merryweather Hoodie as a bonus this week — all rewards will be delivered within 72 hours of completion.

See full event details at the Rockstar Newswire.

Massive GTA 5 Liberty City modding project bites the dust after "friendly takedown" chat with Rockstar, dev says there's "no negativity" between it and Take-Two

A massive modding project which had brought a full re-creation of GTA 4's Liberty City to GTA 5 has gone the way of most pedestrians who cross a street Michael, Franklin, or Trevor happen to driving down. After a conversation with Rockstar Games, which the mod's developers have stated wasn't "a DMCA, rather a friendly takedown", it's been pulled from the internet.