
According to GameSpot, the publisher explained he decision thus: "We understand players do like to enjoy a mission multiple times, so rather than remove the possibility of doing so, we've allowed replays of these missions at a reduced payout. Late last week a new patch updated various issues with the troubled multiplayer mode, but also halved the amount gamers could make from repeat missions. Meanwhile, GTA Online is still undergoing tweaks as Rockstar continues to balance the twitchy economy. If life in GTA has taught us anything it's that, where there is demand, there is criminal exploitation. Rumours suggest that a conversion could arrive in spring 2014, and there is clearly demand – an online survey requesting a PC version now has more than 600,000 signatures.

Of course, what should have alerted eager GTA fans was the fact that Rockstar is yet to even announce a PC version of the hit console title. The file looks legit, appearing near the top of Google search results, and nearly 7,000 users connected however, appearing as a setup.exe file, the first clue that something could be awry is the file size 18.3GB, compared to 7.7GB for the Xbox 360 version. Basically a malicious replica of the original setup file, this one doesnt give out any hint of malicious activity. The setup file is a realistic 18GB and has an actual setup.exe file, one that works. Site metrics and Seed Ratio reveal that this particular torrent has been downloaded well into the thousands. On Monday, PC news site WCCFTech reported that thousands of eager gamers had been taken in by a fake file distributed on torrent sites, which appeared to be a leaked PC version of GTA V, but was actually a great big bundle of malware.

This week, however, the criminal activity seeped out of the virtual world into the real one. Life in Los Santos is never predictable – on the streets of Grand Theft Auto V's crime-ridden cityscape, there is always some underworld villain looking to bring you down.
