Giant Bomb reports that the next GTA expansion for Xbox 360 has been announced, under the name “The Ballard of Gay Tony”. The source reports that you will play as Luiz Lopez, a “part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant” to Gay Tony. The DLC will hit in the Autumn (or “Fall”) for 1600 points. both this and “The Lost and the Damned” will be available as a retail box for $40 under that moniker “Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.” One more thing: Jon Zungre floppy penis.

2008 was a big year. There were so many great games released that it’s incredibly hard to decide which one deserves to be the Game of the Year… so that’s why we’re going to make you do it. Have a gander at our nominees and let us know which game you think deserves top honors. Additionally, we want to spark some debate as we also want to know which of our nominees is least deserving of Game of the Year.

The best commenter (best arguments, most interesting or humorous comments – as decided by Ripten staff) will also be rewarded with a super awesome prize: a free game! Let your voice be heard! Read more…

Earlier today, Rockstar confirmed that the much-talked-about downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV would be released on February 17, 2009, exclusively for the Xbox 360. The DLC will be titled ‘The Lost and Damned’, and it won’t star Niko Bellic. Details follow. Read more…

When I saw the headline “Grand Theft Auto Sex Beast is Caged,” I knew I had to report it. I mean, not only is it more sensationalist anti-video game bullshit, but there was a sex beast on the loose! Thank God he was caged! Read more…

Oh, that idiot Soulja Boy is up to his shenanigans again.  After eloquently describing the brilliance of the Xbox Live Arcade game Braid, Soulja Boy is once again broadcasting his videogame superiority via his YouTube channel.  Highlights include “Fuck PlayStation 3… nobody play no goddamn PlayStation” and “You can get an ass-whoopin’ fo’ free on Xbox Live”. I especially like when he says you can tell his game is imported because of the “Japanese signals”.

Check out the full video for proof that evolution is flawed. Read more…

Milton, Ga. – Three teenagers arrested in connection to a string of car bombings professed to have learned to make Molotov cocktails playing Grand Theft Auto.

The teens, one 15-year-old and two 16-year-olds are to be charged with 57 felony counts that include possession of an explosive device, arson, and criminal damage to property.

Video surveillance shows the teenagers buying the materials for the Molotov cocktails which consisted of glass soda bottles, Coleman lantern fuel and some rags. A video that later led to their identification by high-school police officers. Read more…

Thailand just got an ally in its war on Grand Theft Auto: Jack Thompson.

A caricature of thriving in the face of adversity, besieged Florida lawyer and video game industry critic Thompson has given his two cents on the Thailand ban on GTA. Read more…

Here we go again. An 18 year old in Thailand confessed to the robbery and murder of a 54 year old taxi cab driver, claiming he was trying to recreate a scene from the Grand Theft Auto video game.

Distributors of the game in Thailand are now being instructed to remove the game from their shelves indefinitely it would seem. Sales and Marketing Director for New Era Interactive Media, Sakchai Chotikachinda, was quoted saying: Read more…

WARNING: Rated M for intense violence, extreme gore, flying motorcycles, and pirates.

I think that a LEGO GTA game would actually be pretty awesome. Think about it.

Source: WeGame

An exciting announcement for hardcore DS owners has been made at Nintendo’s E3 Conference, which you can experience via our live blogging. Grand Theft Auto is on its way to the handheld. Read more…

Remember the end of Reservoir Dogs when everyone is suspicious of the next guy and they all shoot each other?  Remember the scene in American History X where Edward Norton caps a bunch of dudes with his nazi wrath?  Wouldn’t it be neat to see those scenes remade in Grand Theft Auto 4?  Well, it doesn’t matter what you think because it’s been done anyways. Read more…

A recent series of Burger King print and television ads appearing in Germany poke fun at various aspects of pop culture. Specifically, the theme titled “Veg City”, shown above, takes a stab at the popular Grand Theft Auto franchise.

The closest we have gotten to a GTA parody by a large corporation here in states is the Coca-Cola “Give a little love” commercial. While funny in its own right, it’s no where near as edgy as its German Burger King counterpart.

The video below, was originally pulled from YouTube, so I am not sure just how long I will be allowed to display the one below. In other words, “have it your way”, while you still can. There is also a “Veg City” website worth checking out, assuming you don’t mind the fact that it’s completely in German. Read more…

Australian graphic artist Patrick Brown has created some truly awesome Grand Theft Auto-inspired fan art. Check out the gallery for the GTA goodness, as well as some other videogame/comic book/movie-related masterpieces. Read more…

A fourth (and fantastic looking!) GTA IV trailer is now available if you aren’t already begging for its release April 29th, and Rockstar has announced a new online social club for Xbox Live and PSN that will track all kinds of usage data surrounding the game– plus more in the future. Read more…

Niko’s aiming for Spring — brown is supposed to be in this season.

Rockstar’s golden hooker, Grand Theft Auto, was supposed to return last October in the much anticipated fourth installment… wait, sixth installment? Eighth? Okay, let’s just say Grand Theft Auto IV and move on.

October came and went, and obviously the game was not released — if it were, you’d be playing it right now instead of just reading about it. All that’s about to change very soon. Read more…

Very ironic, however I am not impressed as this pales in comparison to the bible I found in a hotel room, signed by none other than Satan himself.

If you are interested in the unique mix of pop culture and politics that this particular ink stained copy of GTA III offers up, you will need to dish out $4000 for the chance to make it yours — or you can just show up at Jack’s next debate hoping to get something signed like our boy Nick did.

The only positive thing here is that the seller promises to give all earnings from the sale to the Child’s Play foundation.

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So Grand Theft Auto IV has now been rated by the Australian Classification Board. It is not as mature as we might have expected, but this is a good thing for Australia. Read more…

Keep your eyes glued to the Marketplace, because the new GTAIV trailer hinted at during last week’s box art reveal will be available on Xbox Live around 3 PM EST. That’s a scant few hours from now! Read more…

Hot coffee burns Rockstar’s wallet

Take Two announced today that they are prepared to settle all consumer class action lawsuits currently pending. Under the terms of the settlement, in order to claim benefits, class members must have bought a copy of the game before July 20th 2005, and attest to the fact that they would not have bought the game had they known users could modify the content. Read more…