US EditionGTA V, GTA Online Now Available in Saudi Arabia and UAE
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You can finally play GTA V in Saudi and UAE. But there’s a catch
Almost 12 years after its debut, Grand Theft Auto 5 has officially launched in Saudi Arabia and the UAE after the conservative Gulf countries eased censorship laws. Developer Rockstar Games released the blockbuster game to Saudi and Emirati gamers last week following the launch of new 21+ rating systems in the two countries. GTA 5 is one of the most popular games of all time and has sold 215,000,000 copies since its launch in 2013. The game has …
GTA V, GTA Online now available in Saudi Arabia and UAE
Twelve years after its initial global release, Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) and its online multiplayer counterpart GTA Online have officially launched in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The launch took place on Thursday, July 17, following regulatory approval under newly implemented age-rating guidelines. Although never officially “banned,” the games were effectively blocked due to strict media regulations surround…
News from HD Technology. Visit www.hd-tecnologia.com for the latest news. When we think of global video games releases, we imagine that important titles reach every corner of the planet at the same time. But the reality is very different in countries with strong content controls. One of the most extreme examples is Saudi Arabia, which just now, in the middle of 2025, allows the official sale of Grand Theft Auto V, a game that is already 12 years…
With the new 21+ rating, GTA 5 is finally approved in the Middle East.
As with the release of a film, a series or a book, video games tend to have releases all over the world, but there are countries that will not allow their sale and distribution. In the first one we would think of is China, which we have already seen on multiple occasions the censorship that adds to this sector, to the point that it hardly admits Western games and almost all there are Chinese video games. However, this is not the only country tha…
With 215 million copies sold until May and multiple reissues in their possession, the second best-selling game of all time – just behind the Swedish Monster Minecraft – has shown no signs of deceleration since its debut in 2013. And now, Rockstar has received news that it could increase that number by several million more. So far, it was illegal to buy Grand Theft Auto V in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates due to its inclusion of violen…
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