Rockstar Newswire

Congrats to Social Club members OverTheUnder93, BobaFrench, Co2-UK, Thunder_Passion, Tree-stumpsz, BleedingShock, jesse45, mrdapperdan, mystiqueshell, Brock338, EvanHK7, LordBlighty, CMunky03, TrueBigCheese, DJW89., Trent8569, Dogbone7, LivinDaLife145, dingus76 and richard_hung-loon on each winning a prize pack in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event held on January 26th on Xbox LIVE.

With multiplayer mode action spanning the original Grand Theft Auto IV through both Episodes from Liberty City, and with everything from Deathmatch to GTA Races to Free Roam BASE jumping mayhem - this one was an epic international affair. Thanks to Social Club participants from across the globe including players in The Netherlands, Italy, United States, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Finland, Portugal, Colombia, South Africa, Spain, and Belgium to name a few according to our records.

Thanks as well to multiplayer event regular myju on Xbox LIVE who uploaded this video featuring over 10 minutes of Deathmatch action co-starring GwRockstar6, L33Tjamie95, H2 KeViNGER H2, LuisEdy, Noble UNSC, scorpionyx and oOOo ZanZa oOOo. Pretty brash taking on that car whilst on foot at about 2 minutes in...:

And here’s our slideshow of event highlights, featuring some of the more insane vehicular moments of the day:

Join us for the next multiplayer event on the current calendar when we'll be playing Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition on Xbox LIVE this Friday February 10th from 4-7PM Eastern, and look for the new spring calendar to be announced soon including our very first Max Payne 3 multiplayer dates - get ready...

Hit the jump for a roll call of participants from the Jan 26th GTA event as well as some additional details...

Update: The multiplayer event and sweepstakes have ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us, whether you were playing, watching, chatting or just stopping by to enter the sweepstakes.

We've got 20 prize packs to give away Thursday January 26th in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event on Xbox LIVE, running from 5-8PM Eastern.

To enter the sweepstakes, head over to the multiplayer events page and scroll down to 'Sweepstakes Entry'. Submit your details and you're all set. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted the next day. Prize packs include a shirt, foam hand, pin set, license plate, Grand Theft Auto IV stickers and Rockstar stickers.

We'll begin the event in Grand Theft Auto IV and later switch over to The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, about an hour for each. Keep up with the modes we're playing in the chat while watching the live video stream. You'll be able to play with us no matter what version of the game or episodes you use. GwRockstar6 will be in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer for the entire event for those that don't have the episodes.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS
Participating Xbox LIVE Rockstar Games Gamertags for the event will be:

• GwRockstar3
• GwRockstar4
• GwRockstar5
• GwRockstar6

HOW TO FIND US
Again, we'll begin the event in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer. To join, start the in-game Party Mode using the cellphone. Make sure that your in-game Party Mode team size is at least two people. Once ready, head to the chat to find out the mode we're beginning with, and type your Gamertag into the chat. Another way is just to send over a friend request to the Gamertags above. We'll do our best to get you in for a few rounds. More info on using Party Mode is listed below.

Hit the jump for more details...

The Android version of Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition has been updated today to version 1.3, featuring new support for the Asus Transformer Prime and Medion LifeTab tablet devices plus a host of other updates, including:

• The addition of Integrated with Immersion Haptic Vibration Feedback
• The ability to tailor your visual experience with new video display settings
• The ability to install the game to an SD memory card
• Improved controls for Xperia Play and supported gamepads plus full support for the GameStop Wireless Game Controller
• Additional technical fixes

To update your game just hit up the Android Market where you'll be prompted to download the latest version. An update for the iOS version is also in the works, stay tuned as we’ll have more information on that soon.

If you're experiencing any issues with your download of Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition, be sure to contact our support team at www.rockstargames.com/support for assistance.

 Thanks to everyone that joined us in kicking off the first Social Club Multiplayer Event of the New Year on January 13th, with a 3+ hour session of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer on PSN. Special congrats to Social Club member hoeky61881 for winning the event’s sweepstakes Grand Prize: two custom, hand-painted Red Dead PlayStation 3 controllers. Our custom controllers are not available for sale anywhere and the only way to try and nab a pair is through these event giveaways, so stay tuned for more.

20 runners-up also won a prize pack featuring a Rockstar shirt, stickers and Red Dead playing cards: Mr_Kevin01, Kreepman, l50CaLiBeRl, Matt0201, laZardo, Neo6918, ZombBomb, Lockmat666, Kingspark88, scareface1970,xcel1sior, CruelFurcas, Jeff_McRae, Patricks_Lame, chielr, SAV-UK, fab1qaz, Xiadox, AvengedInstinct and Marstonboy432. A tip of the hat goes out to all who entered.

Kudos to a pair of Social Club members that recorded their own footage from the event and uploaded it to YouTube: cahill7777 posted some intense Grab The Bag action, while ahetFIN captured a few Grand Prix races in the video above.

Screenshot highlights abound in the gallery below, featuring some of the most interesting and explosive moments from select rounds.

Xbox 360 players, join us this coming Thursday, January 26th for the next event on our calendar, the first Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Xbox LIVE event of 2012, from 5-8PM Eastern. We'll have Gamertags, details and prizing info here on the Newswire later this week in the run-up to the event.

And if you’re looking for more Red Dead Triple XP and chances to play multiplayer with us online, follow our Twitter and Facebook pages for instant notification of our weekly impromptu play sessions. Hit the jump below for the customary roll call of event participants...

Update: The event has ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us, whether you were playing, watching the live stream, chatting or just dropping by to enter the sweepstakes.

How about a little Undead Nightmare for Friday the 13th? 

Get Triple XP all weekend in Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition and enter for your chance to win two custom PlayStation 3 controllers in the Social Club multiplayer event on PSN.

It all begins Friday January 13th with the multiplayer event from 4-7PM Eastern when we'll be posse'ing up in-game, broadcasting live with a video stream and chatting on the multiplayer events page. Any version of Red Dead or Undead Nightmare is compatible with Game of the Year Edition multiplayer - so even if you don't have the Game of the Year Edition release, you can join us to play in any of the applicable modes on PSN. Triple XP will be active for both PSN and Xbox LIVE all weekend.

Our quality custom controllers are painted by hand with several coats and then finished to shine.

If you want to know where, how and when to enter the sweepstakes, it's simple. During the event on January 13th, head to the multiplayer events page between 3:00 and 8:00 Eastern US time. Under 'Sweepstakes Entry' at the bottom of that page, you can enter your details for a chance to win the two specially customized Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3 controllers you see above. Once you enter, you'll also have the chance to win one of 20 runner-up Rockstar prize packs that includes an official t-shirt, deck of Red Dead playing cards and assorted stickers.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs

Hit the jump for more details including how to get in on a game with us...

Shipping out now, as glimpsed in the photo above, are each of the six #1's (of a total 500 total run, all individually numbered) from the Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary special lithographs collection to our lucky prize winners. 

Congrats to Social Club members Mathias2, JEremiahcamel, SilkTT, Swissfire1291, KnottedRaider and Bear72 who each made off with a #1 edition print from the total set of six designs as part of the Grand Theft Auto III 10-Year Anniversary #1 Lithographs Heist sweepstakes - that's the US Cover, EU Cover, Claude, Kenji, 8-Ball and Misty. For the rest of you trying to score one, some remaining prints are still available for sale at the Rockstar Warehouse while supplies last.

Thanks to everyone for entering, and look out for more giveaways and special opportunities coming up on Social Club as well as on our Twitter and Facebook pages.
 

Thanks to everyone that teamed up with us to send the 2011 calendar of Social Club Multiplayer Events out with a proverbial Repeater Carbine bang last month on December 15th with the year’s final Red Dead Redemption Social Club event on Xbox LIVE.

A hearty salute to all who played - including our special guests from Red Dead fansite brigade, the crowd in the chat, people away from their consoles watching the live stream and even those that stopped by just to enter the sweepstakes for the chance to win the two limited-edition Red Dead Redemption custom Xbox 360 controllers that ultimately went to longtime Social Club member Cdn_Hey_You (runners-up who received t-shirt and sticker Rockstar Prize Packs include WolfRogers, MooSully, vix9er, sootymike, Daemon_Gildas, PlanetLunt, Ivansteel, RustyBucket7603, DJW89., mukk77, EvilHomer1, RedDedHead, Chardd and others).

Special shout to the guys from @iRedDead, @RDRvision and the team at RedDead-Series.com, who put together this epic 10-minute compilation video of action from the event:

Excellent work, guys. If anyone else has footage to share, be sure to let us all know below in the comments. Here’s a few of our own highlight screens as well:

We look forward to kicking off the first 2012 calendar of multiplayer events in the New Year next week on Friday, January 13th with an evening of Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition from 4-7PM Eastern on PSN. Look for Rockstar player IDs, sweepstakes details and info on how to get in on a game with us a day or so before it begins.

Hit the jump for a list of the 12/15 event participants...

*** A new update (v1.2) has gone live on the Android Market that addresses issues some users were having on the Xperia Play and adds support for the Motorola DROID RAZR as well. ***

We're pleased to report that the Android version of Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition has been updated today to version 1.1 with a number of fixes along with new support for the Droid Bionic, Galaxy Nexus and Samsung Galaxy S II devices.

This update includes:

• A fix so that immediately skipping cutscenes will no longer cause issues
• The addition of PowerVR GPU support
• Improved shader error handing and a few additional technical fixes

To update your game, just go to the Android Market where you'll be prompted to download the latest version and as always, if you're experiencing any issues with your download of Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition, don't hesitate to contact our knowledgeable support team at www.rockstargames.com/support.