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It’s completely unsurprising to hear Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto Online has launched with a few issues over the past week that made it nearly impossible for most people to get in on the online mayhem. To Rockstar’s credit, the company has been very vocal in regards to their attempts to help resolve any issues gamers have had with the game, although Grand Theft Auto Online is still suffering from some issues, the latest of which includes losing characters and progress. Rockstar has been investigating what could be causing this particular issue and they look to have found an easy enough resolution. (more…)

Rockstar Suggests Fix For GTA Online Missing Character Bug original content from Ubergizmo.

While life does not always end up smooth sailing, it is nice to hear that Rockstar’s has been working hard to address any kind of issues which surround GTA Online so that gamers will not end up with a sour taste in their mouths. In fact, Rockstar Games have claimed that they are currently working on a title update for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 editions in order to sort out commonly reported issues that seem to have plagued GTA Online, and in their own words, “We hope to have it out for download as soon as tomorrow.” I am quite sure that the gamers too, would be keeping their fingers crossed for it to arrive within the next 24 hours.

Just what kind of glitches or technical issues did gamers experience with GTA Online? Well, for folks who are rocking to the PS3, a PlayStation Network server issue was detected which limited the amount of possible concurrent users, which in turn would prevent majority of the players from being able to access GTA Online, but thankfully that issue has already been resolved. Others mentioned of some players being prevented from getting through the first tutorial mission, regardless of whether they are rocking to the PS3 or the Xbox 360. Repeated retries have proved to be the solution for many, but rest assured, Rockstar Games are working on unblocking this for all within the shortest time possible.

How has your GTA Online experience been so far?

GTA Online Launch Updates original content from Ubergizmo.

Rockstar has announced that the update that sends GTA Online will be available today. In fact, the update should available right now with Rockstar having said this morning that the update was expected to be available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation gamers by 7 AM Eastern Time.

Once you have a copy of the game, you can download a small online update and then get access to the GTA Online world. The world of GTA Online is set a few months prior to the events that happened in GTA 5. The online world you see now isn’t all players will have access to, with Rockstar planning significant enhnancements in the future.

Sometime this fall Rockstar plans to launch a Content Creator tool that will allow players to set up custom Race and Deathmatch Jobs. The online game also offers an extensive character creation system that lets players fine-tune every aspect of the character from looks to personality.

You can find more details of GTA Online over on Rockstar’s website, or if you already own the game, you should be able to dive right in by now. And if you have any issues accessing the game, check out this page for status updates.

To say that GTA 5 has been an overwhelming success since its release last week would have been an understatement, and here we are with the folks over at Rockstar having announced what kind of content will roll out alongside Grand Theft Auto Online within the “first few weeks” after it is launched. This detailed content will be made available to the gaming masses through free updates, and among them include the Content Creator that enables users to wield the necessary tools to create and publish their own Deathmatches and Races; Capture The Flag mode; additional co-op Heists; and the Beach Bum Pack, which will carry a quartet of new beach vehicles, a couple of new weapons and more than 300 items of beach clothing.

Of course, the respective dates for the DLC have yet to be made known to the masses. Rockstar mentioned, “We’ll have more info on this and much more additional content as our plans develop through the launch period, and as we get feedback from you.Please stay tuned for further info and updates. And remember – we need your help to make this experience all it can be.” Are you looking forward to the launch of GTA Online as it happens next coming Tuesday, October 1st?

GTA Online DLC Detailed original content from Ubergizmo.

The numbers are in for the launch of Rockstar North’s and Take-Two Interactive’s video game Grand Theft Auto V. The numbers show that during the first 24 hours of availability GTA V had sales of more than $800 million worldwide. That was enough to make it the best selling game in the first 24 hours in the history of Take-Two Interactive.

The $800 million haul also made GTA V the fastest selling game in franchise history. The game launched on September 17 for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 game console. It’s also worth noting that sales tally doesn’t count Japan and Brazil.

As always, GTA V has polarized critics who blame game for inciting violence among children and ruining morals around the world. It certainly hasn’t stopped gamers from buying the game in droves.

[via MarketWatch]