Grand Theft Auto V Legacy News

GTA 5 graphics mod The Pinnacle of V is so pretty it will melt your GPU, eyeballs and sense of reality

I have never been fooled by a graphics mod before, but The Pinnacle of V got me. The image above is not a photograph of someone's car in LA, but a screenshot of the mod running. In its original 4K resolution you can just about see some jaggy edges and too-smooth textures, but at any human resolution it looks like a real-life still. It's something you can apply to your own GTA V installation right now.

It's also only half of what The Pinnacle of V actually does.

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Now that you can get GTA 5 free, catch up on our best Grand Theft Auto reads

Grand Theft Auto 5 is currently free on Epic Store. The latest in Epic's weekly giveaways, and originally released all the way back in 2013, you might think there wasn't anyone left on the planet who hadn't yet played it - but apparently not. It's proving so popular that it's stopping people play Fortnite. (Fortnite, if you haven't heard of it, is another reasonably popular game about skydiving.)

If you're one of the people out there who has yet to experienced the joy of Michael, Trevor, and Brad's extensive misadventures, you're in for a treat. And even if you already have, there's no harm in diving back in for a second - or third - helping. After all of that's in the bag there's GTA Online beyond the main story to enjoy, too - it's a game that keeps on giving.

With all that in mind, then, we've collected together some of our favourite pieces on GTA V and GTA Online from over the years, including guides, features, and some very interesting interviews.

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Hands on with GTA V on PC: the "ultimate" port

Rockstar have sold 41 million copies of Grand Theft Auto V. 41 million. That's an unbelievable number. It also makes talking about the upcoming PC version of the game somewhat difficult.

The game has been rinsed: every car, every mission, every location, every little detail has been examined and dissected at length on YouTube, on forums, and on sites all over the web.

All that's left to say is this: Rockstar repeatedly call the PC version the "ultimate" or "definitive" version of the game.

And after playing it on a truly monstrous PC - an i7 with 16 Gb RAM running dual GeForce 980s, driving a 4K monitor at 60 frames-per-second, I think they've got a point.

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Grand Theft Auto V for PC now in its "final stages" - expect system requirements shortly

We grumbled when Rockstar let the prospect of a PC port for the new Grand Theft Auto drift along unmentioned for months, and then announced it as an afterthought - leaving ours the fifth and final platform.

But it's no good holding a grudge. The idea of a first-person GTA V - not to mention a chic range of new dogs - has made it essential playing. Rockstar are finishing up work ahead of the January release date of GTA V on PC, and will announce GTA 5 system requirements within the week.

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A Steam hiccup pulled Rockstar's games, then briefly brought back Midnight Club 2

Yesterday afternoon, Rockstar's games suddenly weren't available to buy on Steam. Were Rockstar pulling out in a big store scloosie hullaballo? Had Ian Gun, the inventor of guns, finally sent in his lawyers to demand royalties? Naw, looks like it was one big daft mistake. It did have one bright side, though. When Grand Theft Auto and the rest returned, so did Midnight Club 2, the racing game they actually had intentionally pulled from sale in 2018, giving people a fleeting opportunity to buy it again.