Grand Theft Auto Trilogy joins Netflix’s game library
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy β The Definitive Edition will be released on Netflix’s subscription service on December 14. The anthology will be available to Netflix users on the App Store, Google Play, and the Netflix mobile app.
Originally launching on PC and consoles in 2021, The definitive edition includes Grand Theft Auto 3, Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityAnd Grand Theft Auto San Andreas. Each title has been adapted for mobile, including a new control scheme and the graphical update for which The Definitive edition was already known (via VGC).
Grand Theft Auto 3 (GTA 3) was first released in 2001 and is known for defining modern open-world gaming by striving to create what developers called a “living, breathing 3D world” (via IGN). The title’s emphasis on autonomy and player choice was expanded Vice City And San Andreasboth of which expanded on the flexible GTA3 free roaming formula.
While we don’t have an official trailer for the mobile version of the game yet, you can check it out The definitive edition‘s first trailer below, which shows off the title’s graphical improvements for the console and PC versions. With any luck, these will be saved for the mobile incarnation.
GTA isn’t the only high-profile gaming giant to make its way to Netflix Games. It has also been confirmed that the critically acclaimed roguelike Hades will be released on iOS via Netflix Games sometime in 2024. According to developer Supergiant Games, the title βshould run great on an iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or later.β
We saw it in June too God of War Ragnarok art director Raf Grassetti heads to Netflix Games and joins Halo Infinity veteran Joseph Staten. According to his Twitter profileGrassetti βis building an original IP at Netflix.β
Between Hades, G.T.A., and the acquisition of some serious talent, it looks like Netflix Games is picking up steam.
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