Grand Theft Auto III on Android gets new device support, more

Grand Theft Auto III on Android has been updated to version 1.3 today, which adds support for the Asus Transformer Prime and Medion LifeTab tablets, and includes a handful of other updates. 

You can now install the game to an SD memory card, adjust the visuals to your liking with the new display settings, and various technical fixes have also been implemented. Perhaps the most important feature to note with version 1.3 is the updated controls for the Xperia play and all supported gamepads. Support for the GameStop wireless game controller has also been added, as well as the addition of Integrated with Immersion Haptic Vibration Feedback.

To download version 1.3, just head to the Android Marketplace. Rockstar added that an iOS update is also in the works, so don't feel left out.

[Rockstar] Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition for Android Updated with Additional Device Support and More

Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City coming to PSN as "PS2 Classics"

It seems the original Killzone is not the only PlayStation 2 game coming soon to a PlayStation Store near you; Siliconera reports that the ESRB has re-rated Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the aforementioned store, and like Killzone, they will release as "PS2 Classics." Unfortunately, San Andreas was not listed.

Other less notables recently re-rated by the ESRB are Spongebob's Atlantis Squarepants, The Spongebob Squarepants Movie, and Spongebob Squarepants: The Creature from the Krusty Krab. Obviously, the violence had to balance out somewhere.

[Siliconera] Grand Theft Auto III & Vice City Coming to PSN as PS2 Classics

Grand Theft Auto III released on iOS, Android devices

Ten years ago, Rockstar rocked the world with the release of Grand Theft Auto III, which not only reinvented an already established series, but set the precedent for the open-world genre that we know today. It was also one of the first heavy-hitting games to grace the PlayStation 2, which then went on to spawn two sequels: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas.

Odds are, most of you know that already. However, there are some who don't, and those lucky loos can now experience what we did ten years ago on their mobile devices for a mere $5. As announced in October, Rockstar has released Grand Theft Auto III on Apple and Android devices, which includes: iPad 1 & 2, iPhone 4 & 4S, and the fourth-generation iPod Touch. For Android users, this includes: HTZ Rezound, LG Optimus 2X, Motorola Atrix 4G, Motorola Droid X2, Motorola Photon 4G, Samsung Galaxy R, and T-Mobile G2x. 

Android tablets also join in on the fun: Acer Iconia, Asus Eee Pad Transformer, Dell Streak 7, LG Optimus Pad, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, 10.1, Sony Tablet S, and Toshiba Thrive.

Writing this post made me realize two things: Rockstar offers a ton of ways to play a classic, and that things are much, much simpler with Apple devices. 

Grand Theft Auto III also releasing on older iOS devices

Somehow, we here at RespawnAction did not post that Grand Theft Auto III is re-releasing this month on the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S in celebration of the game's 10th anniversary. Well...it is, and Rockstar revealed today that the iconic open-world game will also release on single-core iOS devices sometime in the future--arguably, this could mean iPhone 4, iPad, and...does iPhone 3GS fit in that camp?

Anywho, it's great to see a classic be re-released--here's hoping for some HD releases--even if the controls will be that much more infuriating to utilize, especially that great aiming box.