And yet, series creator Rockstar Games has decided to pay tribute to this modern gaming monolith and its two equally acclaimed PS2-era sequels, Vice City and San Andreas, by producing a collection of re-releases that cuts more corners than a Yakuza Stinger in a Liberty City street race. If any game deserved a definitive edition that allowed fans to relive that revolution without squinting to ignore ancient graphics, it’s this. “We thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work on restoring services for the Rockstar Games Launcher and supported titles.Has there been a game released in the last 20 years that’s been more influential than Grand Theft Auto III? From its establishment of the open-world sandbox fundamentals to its critical role in reshaping videogames into a more attractive medium for mature audiences, GTA III’s shadow still looms large over almost every facet of the artform. Services will return as soon as maintenance is completed.”Īn update arrived at 10am UK time this morning, but didn’t shine any further light.

A tweet from the company simply read: “Services for the Rockstar Games Launcher and supported titles are temporarily offline for maintenance. Worse still, Rockstar didn’t give much of a reason for this, and the launcher still remains down at the time of writing more than 20 hours later. This included titles such as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Grand Theft Auto: Online on the platform. This meant players who had purchased the game on PC were unable to access the game or any other Rockstar game that used the service.

PC users are struggling with Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, after Rockstar took down their launcher just hours after the games launched.Īs noted by PC Gamer, shortly after the release yesterday, Rockstar took down the launcher yesterday at around 7pm UK time.

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