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Friday1st Mar 2024
News GTA 6 Is Coming, But GTA Online Is Getting Another Massive Update on PS5, PS4
Cluckin' bell
You could forgive Rockstar for focusing its full attention on the upcoming GTA 6, but that’s not the case. Starting from 7th March, it’ll be launching another major content update for its existing sandbox, with GTA Online adding the Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid. Only chickens would shy away from this new multi-stage mission, eh?...
Tuesday16th Jan 2024
News GTA 5 Michael Voice Actor Calls Out 'Garbage' AI Chatbot Using His Voice
"This is f**king bullsh*t"
Ned Luke, the actor who portrays Michael in GTA 5 (one of three playable protagonists), has called out an AI company called WAME for advertising a chatbot that claims to let users have "a realistic voice conversation with Michael De Santa". As reported by PCGamesN, Luke minced no words, responding to a WAME post on...
Wednesday13th Dec 2023
News Kill Time in GTA Online with The Chop Shop Update on PS5, PS4
Yusuf Amir is back in business
As promised, GTA Online players have unfinished business with Yusuf Amir, and the Chop Shop update is out today on PlayStation platforms. It introduces the aforementioned illicit business, a variety of new vehicles, and additional Drift Races, an excellent way to kill some time while we wait for the release of GTA 6...
Friday1st Dec 2023
News As GTA 6 Enthusiasm Mounts, GTA Online Is Getting a New Business
Scrappers
A large part of GTA Online’s ongoing fun is its inclusion of various illicit businesses you can run in order to earn money to fuel your Los Santos lifestyle. But while all eyes will be fixed on the announcement of GTA 6 this month, Rockstar isn’t planning to neglect its decade old sandbox – in fact, it’s plotting a new update this...
News GTA Online Is Finally Letting Animals Run Wild on PS5
Who let the dogs out?
Something conspicuous from GTA Online all these years is the unpredictable presence of wild animals, which the single-player base game Grand Theft Auto V shipped with back in 2013. An entire decade later, Rockstar has decided that now is the time for these caged beasts to unleash their furry fury, but curiously, only on PS5 and...
Friday15th Sep 2023
News GTA Online's 10th Anniversary Recognised with Free GTA 5 Threads
Main character energy
GTA Online, the never-ending multiplayer success story from Rockstar, will celebrate its tenth anniversary this weekend. And in order to commemorate that milestone, the developer is giving away a trio of outfits inspired by the protagonists of GTA 5 – Michael, Franklin, and, of course, Trevor. All you need to do is login by...
Monday14th Aug 2023
News Rockstar Hires Team of Previously Banned GTA 5 Modders
The ultimate heist, that of the mind
Rockstar Games has taken to X to announce the hiring of Cfx.re, the team of modders behind Grand Theft Auto 5's popular
Thursday8th Jun 2023
News GTA Online Update Will Enable You to Track Your Criminal Rise Through the Ranks on PS5
Part of Rockstar's effort to tidy up multiplayer hit
There’s so much to do in GTA Online these days that it can be borderline impossible for new players to wrap their heads around – unless they’re using our GTA Online guide, of course. Fortunately, a new update incoming next week will streamline your criminal career, allowing you to observe...
Tuesday6th Jun 2023
News There's an Ounce of Ace Combat to This GTA Online: San Andreas Mercenaries PS5, PS4 Trailer
Top gun
Announced last week as GTA Online’s big summer update, here’s your first taste of the San Andreas Mercenaries, which is coming on 13th June for PS5 and PS4. It all looks rather Ace Combat, doesn’t it? The press release adds: “Join up with expert pilot and skilled merc Charlie Reed to lead his new outfit – the Los Santos Angels –...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
News After 10 Years, GTA 5 Will Finally Fix Its Sprint Controls on PS5, PS4
Run it back
Do you know what absolutely sucks about GTA 5? Having to mash the X button like an absolute maniac in order to sprint. Every other developer figured out that holding a single button, or popping in the left analogue stick, is the best way to handle fast-paced on-foot locomotion in games – apart from Rockstar, apparently. But a new...
News GTA Online Adds Enormous San Andreas Mercenaries Update on PS5, PS4 from 13th June
And other major improvements
The ever-expanding world of Los Santos will grow once more from 13th June, with the announcement of an all-new update: the San Andreas Mercenaries. The big summer content for GTA Online, this expansion – free for all existing owners – will see you “take flight alongside a team of elite pilots and ex-military...
Wednesday14th Dec 2022
News GTA 5's 1.64 Patch Notes Are Ginormous for PS5, PS4
New story content for GTA Online, raytracing, and more
Grand Theft Auto 5’s colossal 1.64 patch is available to download now for approximately 5.3GB, and it brings a bunch of new content, features, and quality of life updates to Rockstar’s unstoppable sandbox release. Most notable is the addition of new story content in GTA Online, and you can...
Thursday8th Dec 2022
News Sell Psychedelics in GTA Online's Los Santos Drug Wars Update on PS5, PS4
Start a new business enterprise with Nervous Ron
GTA Online will be getting jacked with a new dose of story content next week, as the Los Santos Drug Wars descend on PS5 and PS4. Teased last week alongside a slew of gameplay improvements – including raytracing – the new content will see you travel to Blaine County to team up with Nervous Ron and...
Tuesday6th Dec 2022
News GTA 5, GTA Online Getting Graphics Upgrade in PS5 Patch
Shark Cards get juiced, too
Los Santos will look lovelier than ever before later this month, as Rockstar adds raytraced reflections to the Fidelity Mode of Grand Theft Auto 5’s sumptuous PS5 remaster. This feature will be available across the single player campaign and multiplayer mode GTA Online, which is also getting a raft of quality of life...
Wednesday21st Sep 2022
News What a Twist, Saints Row Denied EU Number 1 By GTA 5
Crime does pay
We don't usually cover the monthly European software charts here on Push Square — often because there's, well, not really much to write about — but August's results have created quite the headline story. The new Saints Row, which released on the 23rd of the month, was beaten to the top spot by none other than Grand Theft Auto V...
Thursday11th Aug 2022
News New Cayo Perico Race Events Wave the Chequered Flag in GTA Online on PS5, PS4
El Rubio's raceway
Until today, GTA Online’s tropical Cayo Perico Island had been solely leveraged for heists – until now. As part of the latest GTA Online Weekly Update, developer Rockstar has added an entire new series of races all around the idyllic resort – and there’s double GTA$ and RP rewards up
Tuesday9th Aug 2022
News GTA 5 PS5 Players Are Buying More Shark Cards Than Those on PS4
Free willy
If you’re a PS5 owner playing the upgraded GTA 5 on your new console, you’re part of the problem. As part of an earnings call, Rockstar’s overlord Take-Two revealed that new-gen owners are “monetising at a rate 36 per cent higher than players on the previous generation” in GTA Online. In other words: new console owners are...
Thursday21st Jul 2022
News GTA Online's Next Story Update Sees Gas Prices Soar in Los Santos
All playable in Invite Only sessions
Rockstar promised we’d get word of a major GTA Online update soon, and here it is: The Criminal Enterprises is coming on 26th July. For the most part this is promising new activities for existing business owners, and some quality of life improvements – like the ability to finally run y
Thursday7th Jul 2022
News GTA Online Dialling Down the Effectiveness of the Oppressor Mk 2, Increasing GTA$ Payouts
Finally allowing Sell Missions in Invite Only lobbies
If you’ve ever played GTA Online, then you’ll know all about the Oppressor Mk 2. The frighteningly mobile flying motorcycle, complete with homing missiles, has been a source of frustration in Los Santos for years – but it’ll be getting nerfed as part of an impending update. In fact,...
Wednesday27th Apr 2022
News GTA 5 Patch 1.56 Further Improves PS5 Loading Times, Here Are All the Patch Notes
Motion blur slider added to PS5
GTA 5 may be nearing its tenth anniversary (!!!), but Rockstar is continuing to optimise the title. A new update for the PlayStation 5 and PS4 has deployed this week, and it bundles in a number of optimisations and improvements, including a motion blur slider on Sony’s new-gen console and even faster loading times...
Wednesday16th Mar 2022
News GTA Online to Nerf Los Santos' Deadliest Vehicles
Oppressed
With the release of GTA 5 and, by extension, GTA Online on the PlayStation 5 this week, players are in a particularly irritable mood. While we found the community had mellowed a lot over the last few years on the PS4, we’re getting blown to pieces within seconds while minding our own business in Los Santos right now. We wouldn’t...
Friday4th Mar 2022
News Is GTA 5 on PS5 a Free Upgrade for PS4 Players? Probably Not
No word on pricing, either
Rockstar has just dropped a load of new details regarding the PlayStation 5 version of Grand Theft Auto V — and you can read all about them by clicking this link. But there's still one important question that Rockstar hasn't properly answered: will there be any kind of upgrade path for PS4 players? There's no mention of...
Tuesday8th Feb 2022
News Busted PS5, PS4 GTA Remasters Sold Around 10 Million Copies
GTA 5 now up to 160 million units
There’s a wee bit of numberwang involved in these sales statistics, but stick with us because the figures are eye-opening. So, Rockstar overlord Take-Two has posted its latest financial report, and in it is an update on Grand Theft Auto’s sales performance. The headline is that GTA 5 has now sold 160 million...
Thursday16th Dec 2021
Hands On GTA Online's The Contract Adds More Compelling Content to a Creaking Classic
Organic produce
In its eighth year, and fast-approaching its third console generation, there are plenty who can’t fathom the longevity of GTA Online. Even in an era of service-based games – like Minecraft, which actually pre-dates Rockstar’s sequel by a couple of years – there’s a sentiment among engaged gamers that the developer should...
Wednesday15th Dec 2021
News GTA Online Update Reduces Texts from Contacts, Adds Over 300 Clothing Items
And, of course, The Contract
If you’re returning to Los Santos this week and want to know How to Start The Contract and the Best Agency to Buy, then our GTA Online guide can help with all of that. In addition to the new content, however, Rockstar has been busy optimising elements of t
Monday13th Dec 2021
News GTA Online's The Contract Adds New Radio Station, Debuts Fresh Dr Dre Beats
Updates to existing stations, too
GTA Online is getting a new radio station this week, as Rockstar rolls out The Contract on 15th December – a huge new expansion featuring protagonist Franklin Clinton. The fresh station, MOTOMAMI Los Santos, will be hosted by Spanish singer-songwriter ROSALÍA and longtime Rockstar collaborator Arca, and will...
Wednesday8th Dec 2021
News Franklin, Dr. Dre Headline Huge New GTA Online Story
Recover an unreleased album from 15th December
A huge new GTA Online story will arrive on 15th December, with protagonist Franklin Clinton making his return. The plot picks up after the events of the single player campaign, with Franklin now in charge of a “celebrity solutions agency catering to the Vinewood elite in need of solutions to...
Friday8th Oct 2021
News GTA Online Adding New, Exciting Adventure with Familiar Friends This Year
Also, look out for commemorative GTA 3 content
Rockstar may have delayed its GTA 5 re-release on the PlayStation 5, but the GTA Online factory keeps on-a-churnin’. Stuffed at the end of its blog post about the newly announced
Friday27th Aug 2021
News New GTA Character Casually Outed by Voice Actor
It's a police chief, apparently
A new Grand Theft Auto character, “police chief Captain McClane”, has been outed by a voice actor on his official Facebook page. Dave Jackson, a performer who’s worked on games like mobile spin-off Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, told his followers that “it’s official” and that
Saturday7th Aug 2021
News Why on Earth Are GTA Online Players Walking in Circles?
What goes around comes around
There’s so much to do in GTA Online these days that you could quite comfortably play it for the rest of your life and still fail to unlock everything it has to offer. That’s not stopping some industrious players from strapping rubber bands to their DualShock 4 analogue sticks in order to grind out Tuner RP in the...
