Rockstar has released a new title update for Grand Theft Auto IV, now available for download.
As it looks, the "Seagull" clue wasn't the only hint at the next location in the GTA series. A close look at the "Liberty City - It's over" ad from the booklet of "Episodes from Liberty City" reveals a stunning resemblance between the ad and the northern european coastline.
This is the award every publisher wants to win, the Ultimate Game The Year award. If you pick this one up, you've made a really good game. In the nominations were giants such as Fallout 3, Call of Duty World at War, Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto, IV and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. See - them's some big guns.
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Kotaku: What did you do between September 4 and September 6? Twenty-six year-old private equity broker Chirantan Patnaik played Grand Theft Auto IV - for 40 hours and 20 minutes straight.
Xbox Evolved writes:
One year ago, french minister of family Nadine Morano described GTA IV as "violent", "immoral" and "potentially addictive". This week, "Paris Match" magazine readers can see her whole family gathered around TV, playing... GTA IV. She answered this morning on french tv show, she wanted to show her kids how bad the game was ! She even added that you can rape women in cars in GTA IV !
A new ENB Series Mod integrates Anti Aliasing into GTA 4. The game originally doesn't support the visual enhancement. The mod is easy to install and easy to remove again.
PS3Hype.nl writes: 'According to the Amazon.co.uk website, we noticed that GTA4 for the PlayStation 3 is going Platinum on 30 October 2009! The game will be sold for 19,99 pounds!'
GameGuru.in reports, "...he has decided to attempt to break the record of the 'Longest Marathon playing Grand Theft Auto (Series)' thereby entering into the Guinness World Records."
More modifications and Downsampling squeeze out the last bit of visual quality of GTA 4. The screenshots shown in the article present graphics that are that should be Rockstar's target for GTA 5. If you register at the website you can also download high-res versions (6400x3600) of the pictures.
Rockstar's Twitter feed promised 'lots of announcements' yesterday. Curiously enough, the biggest announcement may have been a much more subtle reveal. Because the image accompanying the details of the Gay Tony trailer shows someone falling out of a helicopter.
Months after the announcement, Rockstar launched their Message Wall and Friend System at The Rockstar Social Club.
Graphic comparison between Niko Bellic (GTA 4) and Vito Scaletta (Mafia 2). Who will win this fight?
Screenshots of Mod adding better refractions to the head and backup lights of cars in GTA 4 (PC version only).
According to PCGH the German rating board USK has rated two new trailers of GTA 4: The Lost and Damned for the GamesCon entertainment trade show. This is supposed to be a hint that the GTA 4 add-on will be announced for a new platform besides the consoles.
Koku Gamer writes: 'Rockstar's VP of Creative Dan Houser doesn't believe a GTA movie would work due to the creative limitations of the film industry.'
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said Take-Two management has confirmed to him that the next instalment of Grand Theft Auto is in development, and has been for over a year.
Speaking during an a conference call with investors, Take-Two Chief Executive Officer has hinted that further DLC is on the way