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Grand Theft Auto Released For Free

Posted by Hemos on from the ka-blam-ka-blam dept.

Snover writes "It's already incredibly difficult to actually get to the site due to its extreme popularity, and can only get worse after the inevitable slashdotting, but Rockstar Games has updated their original hit, Grand Theft Auto, to run on 'modern' computers and released it for free to the public. It'd be nice if more gaming companies did this! Unfortunately, it (of course) is Windows-only and utilises the propietary DirectX API, but hey, free game for anyone that's paid the Microsoft tax! (The download speed, once you actually manage to connect to the site, is quite excellent -- it's maxing out my 2Mbps connection.)" Ah, what a classic game.

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  1. wine(x) might work by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    But then concidering wine(x) is crap, most probably not.

  2. Re:GTA free - thats great but... by op51n · · Score: 0, Troll

    you mean people pay for windows!?
    Hell I thought that's why the only anti-piracy method was the "please do not make copies of this disc" warning and microsoft's outstanding fascism.

  3. Society loves violence by (1337)+God · · Score: -1, Troll

    Anyone else think these kinds of games are partly the reason why we're going to invade Iraq, North Korea, and various African countries once we're done there?

    Violence breed violence and encourages hate. Why do we love to hate?

    --

    Background: 28/M/Bi-Sexual; Owner of a Linux company; MBA Harvard 2003; B.S. Comp Sci MIT 2000
    1. Re:Society loves violence by josh+crawley · · Score: 0, Troll

      ---Anyone else think these kinds of games are partly the reason why we're going to invade Iraq, North Korea, and various African countries once we're done there?

      We shoulda nuked all those sorry-asses when we had the chance. ALl THEY DO IS bring a pock on this Earth!!

      ---Violence breed violence and encourages hate. Why do we love to hate?

      Fuck you too, Appeaser!! NUKE EM ALL!! And let God sort 'em out!!!!!!

      (tounge applied to cheek)

    2. Re:Society loves violence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Shut up before I beat the holy living shit out of you, pussy boi.

    3. Re:Society loves violence by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Then prepare for meta-moderation, censor.

  4. What tax? by stevejsmith · · Score: -1, Troll

    The Microsoft tax? I paid no tax for my operating system. When I bought my computer I fairly compensated programmers for their hours of work. If you don't like their products, fine, but nobody is making you use them (don't even try it...they aren't). I assume when I drive my car I'm paying the Honda tax? Is this concept of paying people for their work a new thing to you people? Grow up and stop bitching and calling it the "Microsoft tax." While you're at it, stop replacing the S in MS with a dollar sign. Maybe you enjoy getting something for nothing, but I'm sure there are some people out there who enjoy eating and living in a real live house. 'Cause GPL doesn't pay the bills.

    1. Re:What tax? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      You hit it on the head brother. Microsoft sofware pays the bills wheras GPL is viral, mostly a waste of time, and not ready for a production enviroment. I just wish more of these /. nerds would get their heads out of their keysters.

    2. Re:What tax? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      That's a lotta crap. I can buy NOW, and have been able to buy FOR A LONG TIME a PC or Laptop without any OS installed. The "Microsoft Tax" line is just more bullshit from the leeches in the "free" (as in "I'm a fucking loser with no job so I don't want to pay for anything"; or, "I am a goddamn thief") software punks. Open up your fucking eyes, hit up www.pricewatch.com and check it out. GODDAMN MORONS!

  5. Re:"Microsoft Tax." by Corbin+Dallas · · Score: 0, Troll

    Your anecdotal evidence that "Windows is better for home users" is just as useless as the term "Microsoft-tax".

    --
    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
  6. watchout for the backdoor! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    When a for profit, proprietary company releases something for free, rest assured they will want something in return, ie.. information off of your computer they can sell to big brother.

    Are you guys really that stupid?

  7. ouch... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    ...that was my a$$hole..

  8. GTA sucks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Grand Theft Auto is teh suck.