#grand-theft-auto

#grand-theft-auto

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As GDC draws to a close, we've seen plenty of exciting developments in video game technology that will open up incredible new possibilities for game devs.In a stunning showcase of Epic Games' latest creative tool, we officially get a glimpse at how GTA would look in the Fortnite universe - because who doesn't want that crossover?

Grand Theft Auto starring Michael Madsen, Kim Basinger and Danny Glover?Are we dreaming?But hold on, it's NOT Grand Theft Auto, it's a 90s-themed crime game that looks and feels like it but has the most bizarre cast ever.And gamers are going wild for it.In a piece of news that stole the show at the Game Awards, an unknown games studio called 505 Games announced Crime Boss: Rockay City, a title that will feature a host of 90s stars... and Vanilla Ice.

A man was arrested early Monday after police say he stole a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance and drove away in it, officials said.Los Angeles police officers stopped the ambulance just before 3 a.m.Monday, less than two miles from the San Pedro hospital where officials say the man stole the vehicle, said Officer Melissa Podany, an LAPD spokesperson.

Brands and marketers are more than willing to spend big to advertise alongside video games - when premium titles are involved, that is.That's what Overwolf learned when it integrated ads into its popular game modification launcher, propelling the company to over $50 million in ad sales last year and more than doubling its ad revenues between 2021 and 2022, according to exclusive figures shared with Digiday.

1964 - Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr. says he has a verbal commitment from a major league baseball club to move there if a stadium is ready by 1965.Funding for a $15 million stadium was approved the next day.1986 - The Braves acquire catcher Ted Simmons from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for catcher Rick Cerone and a pair of minor league players.

Twitch and YouTube superstar Kai Cenat tries on an Iron Man suit gifted to him by another internet influencer, Mr. Beast.Kai Cenat/YouTube Internet sensation Kai Cenat is nearly through an uninterrupted 30-day stream, also known as a "subathon."That's right, 30 days straight, 24/7 he even streams himself sleeping, though he's (thankfully) off-camera when he goes to the bathroom!

You want to do some bonding with your kid over their favorite indoor activity: .There's one small problem: What the hell is a Minecraft?Before you start embarrassing yourself by telling your pre-teen and their friends that you're hip to the lingo (that's what uncool people have always said) better get yourself familiar with this video game that is a third LEGOs, a third coding, and a third youth subculture.

Dear Diary: I was on my way in to see The Collaboration.A security guard who was checking my purse paused when he saw the small shopping bag I had.Looking inside, he was obviously curious about the 10 small bags I had there.These are candied pecans, I explained, hoping they wouldn't be confiscated.I'm meeting friends inside, and I always make them for the holidays.

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The original "Goat Simulator" was born from a singular premise: What happens when you take control of a goat to wreak havoc in a sandbox environment?

Reputed Wicked Town gang enforcer Torance Benson was all smiles when he livestreamed a video to social media from a West Side street one night in January 2018.But the message to rival gang members was as serious as it gets."I'm tired of killin' mother(expletives)," Benson said jokingly on the Facebook Live video, which was played for federal jurors on Thursday.

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II," the latest tentpole release in the popular video game franchise, uses real world locales as inspiration for some of its multiplayer battlegrounds.Infinity Ward, the game's developer, created maps featuring settings resembling Los Angeles' Getty Museum, Singapore's Marina Bay Street Circuit racetrack and Amsterdam's Conservatorium Hotel.

The rental car company Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. announced on Monday that it would pay about $168 million to settle disputes with hundreds of customers who claim they were falsely accused of vehicle theft.The company, which filed for bankruptcy in 2020, occasionally recorded certain vehicles as stolen, even after customers had extended and paid for their rental periods, sometimes leading to frightening run-ins with the authorities, and even jail time, according to lawsuits filed on behalf of customers across the country.