Grand Theft Auto V Legacy News

One of the industry's more skeptical CEOs thinks AI tools will 'raise the bar' for videogames

Over the past few years of listening to gaming executives talk about the industry during earnings reports, I've found Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick to be one of the more circumspect bosses in the business. He's been relaxed about the rise of Xbox Game Pass, noting whenever he's asked about it that subscriptions are still a small part of the business, and he didn't declare NFTs to be the future of commerce five minutes after finding out about them. It's a low bar, but it's mildly refreshing to hear a tech exec respond to buzzwords with something other than a golden retriever's unconditional enthusiasm. So it went on Monday when Zelnick was asked during an investors call what he thought of advances in AI tech, at least at the start of his response...
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Grand Theft Auto 5 is now safe to play on PC — you can go back to your heists worry-free

A recent update to Grand Theft Auto 5’s PC version has made the game safe to play, following the revelation of a potentially harmful security risk in the game.

This caused quite the commotion as many were worried that their accounts were at risk! Those affected by malicious actors would find themselves suspended above the clouds permanently, or with drastically altered player stats and drained bank accounts.

Released via a quick-patch on Wednesday, the update “Implemented a new data protocol in GTA Online to improve the security of network sessions and player-to-player messaging” according to an official post on the Rockstar support website. In addition, the update claims to have fixed an issue allowing players to alter other’s accounts, including GTA$, RP, and stats.

Inside the GTA 5 multiplayer spin-off, players are enjoying the Los Santos Drug Wars update, which brings new jobs and more to the game. However, the streets of Los Santos are deadly, and you'll need more than a Railgun to survive. Especially as adversary mode reintroduces Hasta La Vista mode, making it a great time to drop into GTA Online. Rockstar Games is dishing out some sizeable rewards and you don't want to miss out on them.

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GTA Online patch aims to fix exploit that let hackers steal money and corrupt accounts

Rockstar has released a patch for GTA Online that—hopefully—will fix the nasty security vulnerability discovered in January that enabled unscrupulous jerks to steal other players' in-game money, reset their account progress, and even "corrupt" their accounts in a way that effectively leaves them banned from online play...
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GTA 5 update addresses PC security issues regarding online exploits

Rockstar has released GTA 5 update 1.66 on PC in the wake of recent concerns around GTA Online hacks and extreme exploits, which have left many players reluctant to log onto one of the most popular multiplayer games on PC. The "security-focused" title update includes changes aimed at improving the security of sessions and messaging, as well as addressing the ability for third-party hackers to modify your game and ban you from playing.