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Multi Theft Auto Gets Stunt Update

Posted by simoniker on from the loop-de-loop dept.

Chris McArthur writes "The MTA Team proudly announces the release of an updated version of Multi Theft Auto: Vice City, the PC extension of GTA: Vice City which adds extensive multiplayer functionality. MTA:VC 0.2.2 fixes numerous bugs and adds a Stunt Game Mode, a custom-created multiplayer mode in which you can duel against other players to accomplish the best stunts."

19 comments

  1. On Live someday by jnguy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Considering that it(the GTA series) is finally coming to the xbox on nov. 4th, perhaps they should look into enabling multiplayer in the game. I don't really see gta as a multiplayer game, however, I'm sure it'd be fun to defend yourself from someone else trying to steal your car.

    1. Re:On Live someday by jobbleberry · · Score: 2, Interesting

      What about the Old 2D GTA games. The multiplayer was cool in those. I wasted plenty of time with those games. I loved the Tanks and the mines, car guns .... just about everything. I am sure there is great potential for multi play in the new GTA's if we look hard enough.

  2. Coop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I'm a big fan of Coop. While the game is tons of fun multiplayer style, I really wish I could join up with a couple friends and follow the plot of the main game together. Would be loads of fun.

    1. Re:Coop by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      btw, that's as in co-op: cooperative modes of play.
      Re-reading that it just didn't seem right...

  3. Re:Nice but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    I'm just asking if Slashdot is going to make a habit of reporting game updates.
    It already does.
  4. Re:Nice but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1

    It is on games.slashdot.org, if you don't want to read about game related stuff, don't read the games section...It's not on the main page, it's on the page where people would like to read about game-related news. Slashdot.org reports updates to specific software, games.slashdot.org is reporting updates to specific games...how is this a bad thing?

  5. Re:Nice but... by MMaestro · · Score: 0
    Actually, I have yet to see any reports on the main page of Slashdot.org that go so far as to list a version number for any program/software.

    'MTA:VC 0.2.2 fixes numerous bugs and adds a Stunt Game Mode, a custom-created multiplayer mode in which you can duel against other players to accomplish the best stunts.'

    Show me a news report that was previously on the main page that had a line similar to that. Like I said before, GTA multiplayer online is nice IMO, but its nothing groundbreaking since its just a smaller server version of a MMO game. As for looking on the games.slashdot.org for updates on specific games, I don't see any reports about the new map hacks in Warcraft 3 appearing or the new update that was released for C&C:Generals Zero Hour either.

  6. Re:Nice but... by Babbster · · Score: 1
    Show me a news report that was previously on the main page that had a line similar to that.

    Linux 2.6.0-test9 Released
    FreeBSD 4.9-RC4 (i386) Available For Pounding

    There are two examples from the last two days. Both of those appear on the "main page" if you choose not to disable them - just like stories from the games section. It's certainly nothing to complain about. If you want to remove games from your "main page," it's a simple matter to go here, select "Preferences" and then select "Homepage" to make such changes.

  7. Re:Nice but... by simoniker · · Score: 1

    FWIW, I only had to go back a day to find a mainpage story that had some software released with a version on it and specific updates - the Linux kernel, as it happens.

    I thought this update was worth posting because it added the stunt mode, which is an entirely custom-designed mode for GTA and sounds pretty darn cool. Of course, we don't post every single version update for every single game mod - just the ones that are kinda cool. But, as the saying goes, and just so I can start and finish this post with acronyms, YMMV.

  8. Once Again by M3wThr33 · · Score: 1

    Vice City overshadows Liberty City.

    Honestly, they make no attempt to say they even plan on completing the original MTA.

    1. Re:Once Again by JosefWells · · Score: 1

      Vice city is better in many small, but significant ways. Why bother?

      Besides, the most fun thing to do in MTA is play with the sport bike, and there is no sport bike in the original GTA3.

    2. Re:Once Again by M3wThr33 · · Score: 1

      Because they say that the code is easily portable and sometimes I want the cars in GTA3 that Vice City simply doesn't have.

  9. co-op oft neglected by DrSkwid · · Score: 1

    Every FPS that comes out my friend and I get together and say "does it have a decent co-op mode?"

    The answer has been almost universally "no".

    Only Halo has really come close but they stripped it out of the PC version!

    --
    There are places where the networks are not touching,and there are places where they are-Boeing's Lori Gunter
  10. Re:Nice but... by fr0dicus · · Score: 1
    I don't see any reports about the new map hacks in Warcraft 3 appearing or the new update that was released for C&C:Generals Zero Hour either.
    So submit them! Slashdot only works if people do their bit, just like OSS.
  11. Know what? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I'm with you 99%.

  12. Shouldn't you be studying for your midterm? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    tsk tsk.

  13. GTA for Xbox? by i8urtaco · · Score: 1

    Does anyone know how Rockstar got around the agreement they made with Sony to make GTA III and Vice City PS2/PC only games?