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GTA 3

Every GTA 3 story, guide and update from GTA Intel.

A Liberty City street enforcer with baseball bat near a police cruiser in GTA III

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Salvatore Leone: The Don Who Connects Every 3D-Era GTA Game

Three different Grand Theft Auto protagonists worked for Salvatore Leone at three different points in his life. Toni Cipriani in 1998. CJ in 1992. Claude in 2001. The Leone don is the single connective thread holding the 3D-era timeline together, and Frank Vincent's voice is the reason it works.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Red Light District at night in Grand Theft Auto III

ClassicsMay 21, 2026

Liberty City Through the Years: GTA III to GTA IV, How Rockstar's Fictional New York Changed

Liberty City has been Rockstar's go-to fictional New York since 2001. But the GTA III version and the GTA IV version are different cities sharing a name, in different fictional universes, with rebuilt geography and different mafia families. Here's the full mapping.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Grand Theft Auto V trio — Michael, Trevor, Franklin — Rockstar Games press kit

ClassicsMay 20, 2026

Every GTA Protagonist, Ranked: From Claude to Lucia

Nine playable mainline GTA leads, one ranking, plenty to argue about. CJ at the top. Niko right behind. The GTA V trio splits in places that will start fights. And the two we can't rank yet.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 7 min read

Grand Theft Auto series sales comparison through GTA 6 — GTA Intel graphic

GTA 6May 18, 2026

Every GTA Game by the Numbers: Sales, Launches and the GTA 6 Projection

Five mainline Grand Theft Auto games, two decades of sales records, and one game that isn't out yet. The whole series by the numbers — documented history, plus where GTA 6 is projected to land.

Adi - GTA Intel Newswire 5 min read

Liberty City — GTA III screenshot

ClassicsApr 1, 2026

GTA III's Story Primer: 2001 Liberty City Revisited

Coming back to GTA III in 2026? Here's the full story — Claude's revenge arc, the gang chart, the betrayals, and how 2001's Liberty City set up everything that followed.

Helena Park 4 min read

Liberty City skyline — GTA III

ClassicsFeb 3, 2026

GTA III's 3D Revolution: Why It Still Matters in 2026

Twenty-five years after release, Grand Theft Auto III remains the foundational text of the modern open-world genre. Here's what it invented, what it perfected, and what every GTA since owes it.

Helena Park 4 min read

Liberty City — GTA III screenshot

ClassicsFeb 1, 2026

Catalina, Asuka, and the Women of GTA III

GTA III's three named women — Catalina, Asuka Kasen, Maria Latore — drive most of the campaign's actual plot. Here's how each one reshapes the story.

Helena Park 3 min read

Liberty City street — GTA III

ClassicsJan 31, 2026

GTA III Cheat Codes: The Canonical Guide for PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Every Grand Theft Auto III cheat that still works in 2026 — typed text codes on PC, button combos on PlayStation and Xbox. Plus what each one breaks.

Marc Reyes 3 min read

Liberty City — GTA III screenshot

ClassicsJan 29, 2026

Claude: GTA III's Silent Protagonist Explained

Claude is the only fully-silent protagonist in mainline Grand Theft Auto. Here's what we know about him — name, history, what GTA III tells you and what GTA San Andreas later confirmed.

Theo Yáñez 3 min read

Liberty City mission scene — GTA III

ClassicsJan 28, 2026

The 10 Most Iconic GTA III Missions, Ranked

Twenty-five years on, these are the GTA III missions every fan still remembers — bank heists, betrayals, the dam finale, and the boat ride that introduced 8-Ball.

Theo Yáñez 4 min read

Liberty City vehicle — GTA III

ClassicsJan 26, 2026

GTA III's Iconic Vehicles: The Pre-Customisation Era

Banshee, Stinger, Patriot, Cartel Cruiser — the vehicles that defined Grand Theft Auto III in 2001, before customisation, before BMX bikes, before motorcycles.

Marc Reyes 3 min read

Liberty City Portland Island — GTA III

ClassicsJan 25, 2026

GTA III's Liberty City: The Three Islands Explained

Portland, Staunton Island, Shoreside Vale — the three islands of GTA III's Liberty City split the campaign into three distinct acts. Here's what defines each.

Theo Yáñez 3 min read

Liberty City gang territory — GTA III

ClassicsJan 23, 2026

GTA III's Gang Chart: Mafia, Triads, Yardies, Cartel

Liberty City's seven gangs in 2001 — who runs what, who's allied with whom, and how the campaign rewrites the entire balance of power by the end.

Theo Yáñez 3 min read

Liberty City night drive — GTA III

ClassicsJan 22, 2026

GTA III Radio Stations, Ranked

Nine in-game radio stations and the talk-radio masterpiece Chatterbox FM — every Grand Theft Auto III station, ranked, with the standout tracks worth seeking out.

Helena Park 3 min read

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