3 April 2025
GTA 3
GTA and GTA 3 Ranked Among BAFTA's Most Influential Games
The BAFTA Game Awards, celebrating its 21st ceremony on April 8th, recently conducted a public vote to determine the most influential video games of all time.
13 January 2025
GTA 3
A True Miracle: Digital Foundry Team Impressed by Fan-Made Grand Theft Auto 3 Port for SEGA Dreamcast
The team at Digital Foundry has released a new video highlighting a recent fan-made port of Grand Theft Auto 3 for the SEGA Dreamcast. While the game was never officially released on sixth-generation consoles, enthusiasts managed to adapt it for the platform.
30 December 2024
GTA 3
Unofficial GTA 3 port released for Sega Dreamcast
Owners of the Sega Dreamcast console can now play GTA 3 thanks to a team of enthusiasts. To launch it, you will need the PC version of the game.
12 September 2024
GTA 3
GTA 3 creator approves fan port of the game to Sega Dreamcast
Former Rockstar technical director and one of the creators of GTA 3, Obbe Vermeij, praised the fans who managed to port the game to Sega Dreamcast. In the past, the studio planned to include the console in the list of platforms, but abandoned this idea.
15 August 2024
GTA 3
Ex-GTA 3 Developer Reveals How Trash Was Created for the Game
Obbe Vermeij, former technical director of Rockstar Games, often shares little-known details about the older Grand Theft Auto games. Yesterday, the developer posted a fresh update on X (Twitter), where he talked about trash in the third installment.
18 July 2024
GTA 3
An unofficial port of GTA 3 for the Sega Dreamcast is in development
An enthusiast with the nickname SKMP is developing an unofficial port of GTA 3 for the Sega Dreamcast console. Interestingly, in 1999, Rockstar created a tech demo of the game for this platform but ultimately decided not to continue development and focused on the PS2 version.
21 June 2024
GTA 3
A former GTA 3 developer explained how the weather worked in the game
Obbe Vermeij, who once had a hand in the development of classic GTA, spoke about the creation of weather in Grand Theft Auto 3. Initially, the change in weather phenomena was completely unpredictable.
27 May 2024
GTA 3
A former Rockstar developer spoke about the canceled multiplayer for GTA 3
Former Rockstar Games technical director Obbe Vermeij confirmed in one of his posts that multiplayer could appear in Grand Theft Auto 3. The code for it was already ready, but the studio decided to abandon this idea.
26 April 2024
GTA 3
Former GTA 3 Developer Shares How Rockstar Solved the Slow Model Loading Issue
Former Rockstar Games Technical Director Obbe Vermeij has posted another story about the development of the Grand Theft Auto series, this time focusing on GTA 3 and its excessively large open world.
25 March 2024
GTA 3
A fan made a “remake” of GTA 3 using GTA 5 mods
The author of the YouTube channel flames per second showed his vision of the remake of Grand Theft Auto 3, using modifications for GTA 5. He wanted to imagine how the game could look on the Unreal Engine 5.
24 February 2024
GTA 3
Cosplayer transforms into Misty from GTA 3 - photos
Darya Gertsen, also known by the nickname Dadahanych, has created a high-quality cosplay of Misty from GTA 3. The cosplayer posted several photos and compared her work to the original character.
11 February 2024
GTA 3
Claude from GTA 3 was attempted to be recreated in Tekken 8
A Reddit user with the nickname treshunstephens tried to recreate Claude Speed from GTA 3 in the fighting game Tekken 8, which was released last month. He posted an image where he also compared his work with the original character.
20 December 2023
GTA 3
Former Rockstar Games employee reveals why Claude in GTA 3 is always silent
Recently, a former Rockstar Games employee (Obbe Vermeij) who worked on GTA 3 shared why Claude (the main character) is always silent during the gameplay (in later games of the series, characters do speak).
28 November 2023
GTA 3
A former Rockstar employee shared how the Easter egg with the growing Moon appeared in GTA 3
Recently, former Rockstar North developer Obbe Vermeij shared numerous secret details about the Grand Theft Auto franchise. In particular, Vermeij talked about the famous Easter egg related to the Moon.
22 October 2023
GTA 3
Claude from GTA 3 has been added to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
In the collection Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, which was released in early October and includes remastered versions of the first and second installments of the series, Claude from GTA 3 has been added. However, it was not the developers who implemented this addition but a modder.
4 July 2023
GTA 3
Mod Enhances GTA 3 and Makes it Look Like GTA Liberty City Stories and GTA Vice City Stories
GTA Liberty City 2001 is an ambitious mod for GTA 3 that improves the game's visuals and makes its gameplay more similar to the portable Grand Theft Auto created by Rockstar Leeds.
2 May 2023
GTA 3
This mod improves GTA 3 gameplay
Modder Cowboy69 has released a new project Liberty Extended, which improves the gameplay of GTA 3. The game with this mod looks like modern parts of the franchise.
12 April 2023
GTA 3
New Mod Increases the Difficulty Level of GTA 3
The new Tightened Thrice mod significantly increases the difficulty level of GTA 3. The author of the modification paid special attention to ruining the muscle memory of speedrunners.
20 February 2023
GTA 3
Amazingly Detailed GTA 3 Map Recreated in Cities Skylines
Youtuber Madpk has recreated Liberty City from GTA 3 in Cities: Skylines. In a recent video, he showed a ride on a highway during rush hour.
1 November 2022
GTA 3
Youtuber added Claude from GTA 3 to Street Fighter
BG ASLAN on YouTube added the protagonist of GTA 3 to Street Fighter. The author of the video using power of Mugen Engine implemented high-quality animations and combos that are unique to the character.
