"Our valuation took fully into account the success of GTA," Riccitiello said.
Glenn Beck, star of the previously posted "Stupidest Anti-GTA Vid You'll See Today", recently had Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson on his CNN show to bemoan the disintegration of the institution of the family. The family, Dobson and Beck agree, is under attack from every direction, from politicians, from MTV and, of course, from Grand Theft Auto IV.
According to VGChartz.com sales data, Rockstar's highly anticipated title: Grand Theft Auto 4 has become the fastest selling PS3 game and achieving top spot in software sales, beating Motorstorm in just two weeks. Something interesting to note is that on the first week one million copies were sold in Europe and USA respectively, making it the first game for PS3 to achieve this accomplishment.
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Game analyst Michael Pachter says "I actually think they already have a story in mind. GTA5 is already in the planning stage and my guess is you'll see [the next GTA] in two and a half years. In fall of 2010, there'll be Grand Theft Auto 5."
TheGamerReviews writes: It seems the British public can't get enough of Grand Theft Auto IV, as overall sales have reached 1 Million units sold across the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. This is despite a hefty 77% drop in sales this week. Rockstar is not the only one happy, as Microsoft can break a smile as 62 percent of GTA IV sales last week were on Xbox 360, widening the gap between the consoles as it was 55 percent the week before. It seems GTA is no longer considered a Playstation game as most of the sales in the UK now on Xbox 360.
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In spite of a patch, many PS3 owners are reporting problems with Grand Theft Auto IV. While a number of solutions have been suggested, many are hoping for a better solution. According to one post on the PlayStation forums, a Take Two representative said the issue was "with the launch edition of the PS3" and that "the game was checked over and passed as 100% compatible with the current version of the PS3."
Wii: The seven bestselling Wii titles all made the All Formats top ten, while Boom Blox, Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party charted in twelfth, fourteenth and twentieth. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, Game Party and new release Deca Sports just missed out on top ten spots.
Since the April 29th launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, fans have been scouring the game for Easter Eggs, those secret items tucked away by game designers and prized by fans.
GamesIndustry.Biz reports that the PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV has overtaken that of the Xbox 360 and assumed the top spot on both the Spanish and German charts, according to the latest data released by Media-Control GfK International.
Guinness World Records has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV has destroyed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million on its first day of release.
"Grand Theft Auto would be super interesting for me, and I think I would actually be the right guy to do it, because my movies are all bloody and violent and I don't have a problem with action scenes," said Boll. "But look, they will go, in the end, with a Michael Bay or a Brett Ratner, and it will be a PG-13 movie made for $150 million. I think it would be better to make a $30 million, very hard, brutal movie without compromising, but I'm not optimistic."
Gameplayer interviewed Sony Australia's Managing Director Michael Ephraim regarding GTA IV and got some juicy quotes about how the PS3 outsold the Xbox 360 in the wake of the game's release.
GameDaily reports: "GTA IV on Xbox 360 is the clear favorite at GameStop, but Sony doesn't think the full national ratio will be as high as it was at GameStop, nor is Sony impressed given the 360's installed base advantage."
In the latest media whinge about GTA IV, syndicated columnist Susan Estrich, who ran Michael Dukakis' ill-fated 1988 presidential campaign, criticizes some of the game's non-interactive plot elements. SPOILERS.
MCV reports that Rockstar's GTA IV has retained the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Chart for a second week ¿ despite a massive 77 per cent drop in sales.