Chinatown Wars out now for Android/Amazon

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars has just been updated for iOS devices and for the first time ever is now available for Android and Amazon Kindle Fire users as well.

This updated version features new highly customizable touchscreen controls, physical controller support, plus high resolution widescreen display on supported devices, as well as full Retina Display resolution on iOS.

Chinatown Wars works universally across all your supported phones, tablets and devices, including the Google Nexus Player and Amazon Fire TV.  We’ve also upgraded all our original iOS versions with the same universal capability, so everyone can enjoy the update regardless of which version they originally purchased. For more information regarding compatibility, please see our Support site.

Payback 2 iOS updates

Latest release: v2.86, 7 November 2014
v2.86, 7 November 2014:

  • Multiplayer is now free – no more time limits!
  • Added weapon customisation options, and reorganised the character customisation menus.
  • Made AI use weapons in vehicles.
  • Improved respawning in sprint/race/knockout events.
  • Made it so you lose control of your vehicle when it is on fire.
  • More unique sound effect for in-game notifications.
  • Improved the tutorial race.
  • Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.85: (iOS: 28 October 2014, Android: 22 October 2014)

  • Added an arrow pointing towards the nearest enemy in Brawl and Gang Warfare events.
  • Added an option to control cop difficulty in custom rampage events.
  • Improved steering when using the “joystick” vehicle control method.
  • Vehicle handling improvements.
  • Made AI not abandon damaged vehicles in races.
  • Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.84.1, 13 October 2014: (Android only)

  • Updated Spanish translations.
  • Fixed a couple of rare crash bugs.

v2.84, 10 October 2014: (Initial Android release)

  • Added support for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
  • Significantly reduced level loading times, particularly on older devices.
  • Increased the field of view on small-screen devices.
  • Improved HUD image quality.
  • Limited the rocket’s rate of fire to make the weapons more balanced.
  • Increased responsiveness of tilt controls.
  • Fixed multiplayer invites.
  • Added a Game Center sign in button when appropriate.
  • Reduced the maximum wait for more multiplayer time in the free version.
  • Increased respawn invulnerability duration to prevent spawn camping.
  • Hourly and daily challenge notifications are now only shown if you played the previous challenge.
  • Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.82, 19 July 2014:

  • You can now get multiplayer time and unlock custom mode items without spending any coins in the free version.
  • Fixed a bug that caused incorrect pistol shots in multiplayer.
  • Fixed incorrect race position and other issues in multiplayer race, sprint and knockout events.
  • Player’s upper bodies now rotate correctly in multiplayer.
  • Fixed various bugs with the crime stats.
  • Stopped music resuming after a video even if the playlist was set to “none”.
  • Made it so the player’s car isn’t always black.
  • Added a route up to the helicopter on the D-Town map.
  • Removed an invisible wall in Destra City.
  • Various other minor tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.80, 23 June 2014:

  • You can now shoot from vehicles.
  • The weapon selection system has been improved on the iPhone/iPod Touch.
  • You can now unlock campaign events without spending any coins in the free version.
  • All the vehicles are now about 20% faster.
  • Tweaked the difficulty of some campaign events based on user feedback.
  • Improved intro camera.
  • Improved the look of some parts of the user interface.
  • Reduced network load in multiplayer in certain situations.
  • Multiplayer racing improvements.
  • Various other tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.78, 21 May 2014:

  • Multiplayer reliability improvements.
  • Changes to messages on the results screen.
  • Various other tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.76, 8 May 2014:

  • The time until multiplayer matches start has been reduced.
  • The XP of all players is now shown in the multiplayer lobby.
  • You can now easily send friend requests to people in the current room.
  • Fixed several bugs that meant players joining an existing match would sometimes end up in an invalid state.
  • Fixed a bug where the multiplayer results could sometimes disagree between two devices.
  • Fixed a bug that stopped the phone boxes ringing in rampage mode.
  • Various other tweaks and bug fixes.

v2.74, 5 April 2014:

  • We’ve made major changes to multiplayer in this update! Here’s a few of the biggest improvements:
    • We now have our own multiplayer servers. This means there can be more players in a match (now 8, twice as many as before – and we’re working on increasing this further!) with less strain on your internet connection.
    • You can now see all the public matches that are going on around the world and pick the one you want to join.
    • Players can join and leave halfway through a match without ending the event for everyone else.
    • After each match players can vote on what the next event will be.
    • You can now invite your friends to matches already in progress.
  • There’s also the usual collection of tweaks and bug fixes.

Link: Payback 2

GTA V PS4, XBO and PC release date announced

Rockstar Games announced that Grand Theft Auto V will arrive on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 18, 2014 with the PC version to follow January 27, 2015.

Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC will feature a range of major visual and technical upgrades to make Los Santos and Blaine County more immersive than ever. In addition to increased draw distances and higher resolution, players can expect a range of additions and improvements including:

– New weapons, vehicles and activities
– Additional wildlife
– Denser traffic
– New foliage system
– Enhanced damage and weather effects, and much more

GTA V Online Flight School Update

Starting, August 19th, enjoy the thrill and exhilaration of being a patriotic hero with the San Andreas Flight School Update for GTA Online. This new update will feature a collection of new air and land vehicles, aerial solo challenges, and much more. Tomorrow’s update will also introduce a host of gameplay changes to GTA Online – these include increased payouts for harder to complete missions and GTA$ bonuses for playing missions with others.