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  "id": 5947659,
  "title": "Play GTA Vice City in the Browser",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/play-gta-vice-city-in-the-browser",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-06T07:33:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hacker News",
    "slug": "hacker-news",
    "url": "https://quenq.com/apps/vice-city-online/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "GTA Vice City Online, a web-based adaptation of the popular video game, brings the vibrant open-world of 1986 Miami to players' browsers. Set in a neon-lit cityscape reminiscent of 1980s Miami, the game centers around the story of Tommy Vercetti, a recently released mobster tasked with managing a drug deal. When the deal goes awry, leaving Tommy with lost money and drugs, he must navigate the city's criminal landscape to recover his losses and assert his control. As he grows his criminal empire and builds influence, Tommy becomes entangled with various criminal organizations and power players. The game offers a range of cheat codes, and players can manage their game data with the built-in Save Manager, allowing them to save and load progress across devices. The game supports standard Gamepad inputs for both Xbox and PlayStation controllers via USB or Bluetooth, and touch controls for mobile users. For the best experience on mobile devices, players are advised to use landscape mode, enable fullscreen, and enable hardware acceleration in their browser settings for optimal performance. The game initially defaults to an unlocked frame rate for maximum performance, but players can limit it to 30 or 60 FPS to reduce strain on their processor if they encounter issues such as physics bugs or overheating. The release of GTA Vice City Online marks an exciting new chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series, allowing fans to dive into the world of Liberty City directly from their browsers.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}