GamesRadar - Grand Theft Auto IV

Mature games remade for the Wii family (Feature)

Nov 12, 2009

The Wii is the home of clueless casual gamers, housewives and grannies: fact. Ok, so that’s not entirely true, but there’s no doubt the aforementioned groups have helped propel the little white box into the sales stratosphere. But while they’re undoubtedly the backbone of Nintendo’s current business model, there’s only so long they can last on Wii Sports and Wii Fit. That’s why we’ve taken some of ...

GTA 5: More evidence pointing to London (News)

Nov 2, 2009

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.

GJ09: Here's the big one - Ultimate GOTY (News)

Nov 1, 2009

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.

But there can be only one. And the golden gong went to...

TalkRadar 75 - Hallowinners! (Feature)

Oct 30, 2009

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Modern Warfare 2 to smash GTA sales record (News)

Oct 29, 2009

MCV: Rival publishers forecast that Activision title will shift 1.7m UK copies in first week

Rumor: Rockstar Working on GTA 5 and PS3 DLC (News)

Oct 28, 2009

Yes I'm bringing it up again because its an interesting note. The GTA content is exclusive to Xbox, obviously, but this could very well be timed for sure. In a recent interview with my local radio station with "Cousin Ed & Dima" from Rockstar, they suggest the content is defently just a timed deal.

Rockstar Store In the PlayStation Store (News)

Oct 24, 2009

Today at the PlayStation Store, Sony secretly revealed the latest addition to their store. The new section in the PlayStation Store is called "Rockstar Store".

Rockstar: Toys R Us' PS3 GTA IV Episodes Is A Mistake (News)

Oct 24, 2009

PlayStation 3 owners visiting ToysRUs.com may have had a brief thrill today when they saw PlayStation 3 box art for Rockstar's supposedly Xbox-only Grand Theft Auto IV expansion disc on the company's site. Just an error, according to Rockstar.

Man Plays Grand Theft Auto For 40 Hours Straight (News)

Oct 21, 2009

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.

40 Hour PS3 Marathon Sets World Record! (News)

Oct 21, 2009

Nico @ PS3Blog.net writes:

An article in Zeenews states that Chirantan Patnaik, a 26 year old private equity broker, spent a massive 40 hours and 20 minutes playing GTA IV on the PS3 which may sound quite sad at first, but it is an impressive mental feat to pull off. The 40 hour marathon started from 10:00 am on September 4th and ending at 2 am on September 6th. The safety guidelines for the record allowed him to take a 10-minute break after every hour, but Patnaik said he only took four breaks throughout the entire attempt . The previous record for playing GTA IV was 28 hours 1 minute which was set late last year.

Ballad of Gay Tony is the Last Piece for Rockstar Games - No More Content for GTAIV (News)

Oct 16, 2009

Xbox Evolved writes:
Speaking to GTTV this week, Rockstar's VP of Product Development Jeronimo Barrera said that the upcoming DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV - Ballad of Gay Tony - is indeed the last piece of content for GTAIV. Barrera said, "This is it," and that they are, "Calling it quits," and, "Time we move on."

TalkRadar UK #9: Champagne pizzas (Feature)

Oct 14, 2009

TalkRadar UK episode #9 is here for your pleasure

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French minister of family caught playing GTA IV with her kids (News)

Oct 2, 2009

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 !

Game censorship around the world (Feature)

Sep 30, 2009

Games are banned in two primary ways. The first is by corporate policy. When a company refuses to sell or distribute an unrated game, it is effectively censoring the game, but they can’t be entirely lampooned for attempting to maintain a positive image. Nintendo has every right to prevent “Sextrobes: Pornigins” from being released on the Wii ...

Rumor: Sony and Rockstar's Exclusive Grand Theft Auto PSN Deal (News)

Sep 29, 2009

PSInsider Writes: We get some clarification on previously reported rumors. Could EVERY Grand Theft Auto game be coming to PSN?

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony - Yusuf Amir clip (Video)

Sep 28, 2009

The highly-anticipated sequel to the carjack-fest of the century is sure to satisfy all your mob and hooker related fantasy. Okay, maybe not ALL your hooker fantasies.

GTA Walkthroughs Available on iPhone and iPod Touch (News)

Sep 7, 2009

Walkthroughs for GTA III, GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas and GTA IV are now available on iTunes for your iPhone and iPod Touch! The guides are unofficial and do come at a cost. However, $0.99 is nothing so don't gripe!

GTA IV and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Drops $10 Off (News)

Sep 7, 2009

JPS Writes: "The new episodes of Grand Theft Auto IV are right around the corner. With this new disc of content releasing, Rockstar has decided to drop the price of the original game once more. GTA IV has dropped by $10 to $29.99..."

Check Out These Great Value Games at HMV (News)

Sep 7, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"After reading a post on Cheap Ass Gamer, it looks like there are some pretty good deals at HMV if you look deep enough. On their website there are a number of value priced games that certainly seem reasonable if you're in the market."

GTA4 for the PlayStation 3 goes Platinum (News)

Sep 6, 2009

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!'

Rockstar Games Answers Fans' Questions on GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony (News)

Sep 5, 2009

Earlier this week Rockstar Games posted some clarifying facts on Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony & GTA: Episodes from Liberty City. In that post they asked fans to submit other questions they have related to the game. Now they've answered some of them and published it on their website.

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony - You'll always be the king of this town (Video)

Sep 1, 2009

The highly-anticipated sequel to the carjack-fest of the century is sure to satisfy all your mob and hooker related fantasy. Okay, maybe not ALL your hooker fantasies.

GTA: Episodes from Liberty City - What's Missing from the Boxart? (News)

Sep 1, 2009

Rockstar recently showed off the boxart for the retail edition of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. The pack includes both pieces of DLC for the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. However TripleChat noticed something odd about the boxart. Perhaps a render error, but nonetheless what is not listed on the boxart that should be there?

Can't figure it out? Well considering the DLC packs have been heavily marketed as being Xbox 360 exclusive, one would assume the boxart would show that.

So what's missing from the boxart? TripleChat tells you after the jump.

Skydiving returning to GTA? (News)

Aug 28, 2009

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.

And while the image is too dark to clearly tell, it looks very much like he's wearing a parachute, and that the fall is entirely of his own choosing.

Rockstar Launched "Friends System and Message Wall" On Social Club (News)

Aug 27, 2009

Months after the announcement, Rockstar launched their Message Wall and Friend System at The Rockstar Social Club.

The message wall will let you communicate with your friends and just speak your mind about anything.
You can customize it to your own likings with fonts, images, colors and more.

Rockstar: The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony are still 360 exclusives (News)

Aug 21, 2009

VG247: Rockstar Games has told VG247 that the two episodes of DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, wont be going to the Playstation 3 and are still Xbox 360 exclusives.

GTA: Lost And Damned Coming To PS3 (News)

Aug 20, 2009

According to Sony employee Yaster, GTA IV DLC 'Lost And Damned' is coming to PS3:

'And they were certainly showing some PS3 love - Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and the Damned was available to play in a special 18+ area, we didn't manage to get our hands on it due to the MASSIVE queue - but those inside looked pretty ***** excited.'

Niko Bellic vs. Vito Scaletta: comparison (News)

Aug 15, 2009

Graphic comparison between Niko Bellic (GTA 4) and Vito Scaletta (Mafia 2). Who will win this fight?

Why games will replace TV (Feature)

Aug 6, 2009

The idiot box has had its time. These games do its job better. ...

A brief history of cheats (Feature)

Jul 31, 2009

Game cheats have spawned an entire industry of their own. It began in the back pages of magazines, then in full cheat books, and finally settled on the internet, where sharing cheats is as established as sharing ultra-niche Bolivian porn. Just ask our tireless CheatPlanet editor, Paul Ryan, and he’ll probably tell you, “Yeah, cheats. People like those.” ...

Rockstar: GTA Movie Won't Work (News)

Jul 27, 2009

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.'

The Top 7… 2008 games we can't stop playing (Feature)

Jul 27, 2009

Unless you’re an eagle-eyed bargain hunter, the price of videogames can put a serious dent in your finances. Here in the US, $60 a pop means the game in question needs to offer hours of content to offset the steadily increasing cost. ...

GTA 'door-checking' case prosecutor; "The blame lies entirely with Nathan Hartley" (News)

Jul 24, 2009

From PS3 Attitude: "As is our want here at PS3 Attitude, we like to get involved with the politics of gaming every now and then.

On reading the report that Nathan Hartley, an 18-year-old from Maryland in the United States had been sentenced to seven years in prison for an act we'd never heard of before – 'door-checking' – what sparked our interest was the insistence that this activity is an integral part of Grand Theft Auto.

But rather than tow the sensationalist line, we asked the prosecutor in this case, John Mark McDonald, what really happened and why GTA was even brought into this courtroom, since we don't remember seeing this activity in the game at all..."

Dumb things your folks say about games (Feature)

Jul 24, 2009

Mums are genetically programmed to stop you doing the things you like. As you get older, perhaps you start to understand their reasoning - even perhaps admitting they're right. But not when it comes to videogames.

We're sure you've heard these utterances more times that you can remember. So have a listen next time you're playing and see how many you can hear. Collect the ...

EB Games Door Crasher: GTA IV for $19.98 (News)

Jul 21, 2009

NextGen Player writes:

"Well, we haven't received confirmation that these titles will be an EB Games door crasher, but a reputable source on the RedFlagDeals forum claims that GTA IV (Xbox 360 & PS3) will be on sale tomorrow for $19.98."

If game characters used Twitter (Feature)

Jul 21, 2009

The secret lives of gaming's greats, in 140 characters or less. ...

Pachter: Next GTA in development for over a year (News)

Jul 14, 2009

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.

The Pikmin Suicides (Feature)

Jul 14, 2009

You may be familiar with Andy Riley's superb book The Bunny Suicides. We liked it so much, we thought we'd create an homage to it, using everyone's favourite flower-headed people.

These Pikmin burned too bright for this world. Rest in pieces ...

There are more GTA4 stories that need to be told (News)

Jul 14, 2009

Speaking during an a conference call with investors, Take-Two Chief Executive Officer has hinted that further DLC is on the way

Classic mistakes rookies always make (Feature)

Jul 9, 2009

Ah, noobs. With their awkward fingers and stupid questions, it's a wonder we ever let them near our joypads at all. It's nice to get someone started in gaming, but it's so hard to witness utter incompetence at your favourite games.

But instead of yelling, snatching the pad and showing them how it should be done, why not sit back, make encouraging noises and tick off each entry in our list of classic rookie mistakes ...

Ueda Takes Aim at Grand Theft Auto IV & Mario Galaxy (News)

Jul 6, 2009

GOONL!NE: Miyamoto and the Houser brothers better be hiding under the desk, Fumito Ueda is coming for them and their games.

Grand Theft Auto IV Set to Enter Budget Range in Japan (News)

Jul 6, 2009

Published in Japan by Capcom, the game is set to drop its Recommended Retail Price to 3,900 Yen, approximately £24, on August 27th, 2009. There's no word about a drop in price for the Xbox 360 release currently, but with the game performing far better on Sony's console – outstripping many of Sony's own first-party PS3 releases – it comes as little surprise that this version remains a priority in the East.

Sources Confirm GTA IV DLC for PS3 Soon (News)

Jul 5, 2009

PS3 Informer writes:

"A source close to Rockstar has confirmed to us that the development studio will be releasing two additional dowloadable content packs for Grand Theft Auto IV, that both of them will be coming to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, and that one of them will focus on the Irish families that Nico helped in the first episode. This confirms earlier rumors circulating around E3 that Rockstar was planning to release a DLC episode called Blood and a Four Leaf Clover."

Two new GTA IV DLC episodes due next year - analyst (News)

Jul 2, 2009

Take-Two and Rockstar are expected to release two brand new downloadable episodes for Grand Theft Auto IV in fiscal 2010, and release GTA V the following financial year.

That's according to analyst Todd Mitchell, who told GamesIndustry.biz that following the release of Xbox 360 exclusives The Lost and the Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, two all-new episodes are due – possibly across both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms.

Games invade Google Street View (Feature)

Jun 25, 2009

Have you ever seen Google Street View in action? It's incredible, and already coming up with some amazing images... it's a wonder the world survived without it. But we've spotted some more familiar faces in the passers by.

Can you spot them too?

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Wait, There Was A Recipe For Meth In GTAIV? (News)

Jun 23, 2009

Proof that in a world as big as Grand Theft Auto IV's you can play it for months and never see all the game has to offer: apparently there's a "recipe" for the production of methamphetamines hidden somewhere in the game.

TalkRadar 53 - GTA Disney? (Feature)

May 29, 2009

Quote of the week: “You’ve obviously never had a hot grandfather.” ...

13 things we already know about GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Feature)

May 27, 2009

Damn, Rockstar is full of surprises. Who could have guessed that the developer’s franchise - built on gritty crime, bloody violence, hardened characters and grossly exaggerated stereotypes - would debut an entry with words like “ballad” and “gay” right in the title? When the first downloadable content starred leather-clad biker gangs listening to classic rock, who could foresee a second expansion’s logo ...

Smashiest glass! (Video)

May 27, 2009

The highly-anticipated sequel to the carjack-fest of the century is sure to satisfy all your mob and hooker related fantasy. Okay, maybe not ALL your hooker fantasies.

Rockstar founders form 4mm Games (News)

May 21, 2009

Jamie King and Gary Foreman, co-founders of Rockstar Games famed for the Grand Theft Auto franchise, have announced the forming 4mm Games, a gaming venture that will utilize the web to introduce new properties before they make their way onto mobile and console platforms.

Xbox Evolved: Rockstar a No Show @ E3 09 - No GTAV (News)

May 18, 2009

From XE:

"Hot on the heals of ATARI pulling out of E3, Xbox Evolved came across some information that previously seemed to have been overlooked about Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. Sorry guys no GTAV this E3."

GameTrailers: Gamers Choice 2009 (News)

May 16, 2009

GT Writes: Gamers, get ready to VOICE your CHOICE! We've rounded up your favorites and are going mano e mano - gamer style. Now, it's your turn to sound off in GT Gamers Choice 2009! Cast your votes now through June 21st and remember to check out Spike's Guys Choice for all that's important to men everywhere.

Which number is the best number? (Feature)

May 15, 2009

Because we enjoy making graphs, looking at graphs, and talking about graphs so darn much, we decided to do a little research experiment. Our goal was to discover which numbered entry in a game series (not the number of games into the series, the actual number in the game’s title) is most often the best. Is it scientific? Not in the least, but it still might surprise you. ...

Liberty City: The shocking truth (Feature)

May 13, 2009

Few cities in gaming are as convincing as Grand Theft Auto IV's Liberty City. Considering the scale of the place, it's incredible. But something's not quite right. ...

Rockstar's Response To "Lost & Damned" DLC (News)

May 12, 2009

Game Of Honor: "JokerElite" has sent an email to Rockstar Games regarding the rumors surrounding "Grand Theft Auto IV" and if they were true. You would be suprised.

Blizzard, Nintendo & Rockstar North Represent Industry's Most Affluent Developers (News)

May 11, 2009

31 studios from across Europe feature in the list - 26 of them in the UK. These include the likes of Rockstar North (third on the list and responsible for the Grand Theft Auto franchise), LEGO Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales (11th) and Media Molecule (18th), the developer of LittleBigPlanet - and the highest placed independent UK studio on the list.

Lost & Damned PS3 Release Date Revealed? (News)

May 9, 2009

GamingFront.net writes "For months now PlayStation 3 gamers have been asking when will the Lost & Damned DLC come to the PSN Store?"

Gaming’s most memorable epidemics (Feature)

May 6, 2009

AW CRAP! We’re all going to DIE! Or at least, some of us might, because people die. Here at GamesRadar, we’re more worried about eye-strain than we are the ePIGdemic, but it’s hard not to think about it a bit, especially with that glowing box in our living rooms telling us we all have loaded guns with hairpin triggers stuffed up our nostrils. ...

Rumor Killers: GTA V announced? New Gran Turismo 5 info and the Zune HD (News)

Apr 17, 2009

GTA V announced via Twitter? New Gran Turismo 5 info? An HD Zune coming?

GTA IV: Pushing people down steps (Feature)

Apr 2, 2009

GTA IV just keeps on giving. It's been out for a whole year and we're still finding hours and hours of entertainment in little things. Like, for instance, pushing people down stairs ...

Liberty City landmarks: GTA IV vs Chinatown Wars (Feature)

Apr 1, 2009

In bringing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars to the DS, its developers faced a seemingly impossible task: take GTA IV’s Liberty City, one of the biggest, most detailed virtual worlds ever created, and squeeze it onto the least powerful handheld on the market. ...

"Father killed partner who became hooked on Sony PlayStation" (News)

Mar 31, 2009

Malcolm Palmer, 62, turned on the mother of his three children after she became hooked on the violent Grand Theft Auto IV driving game.

He was forced to sleep on a sofa in their conservatory as Carol Cannom, 46, stayed up all night with the 37-inch plasma television screen she brought into their room for her all-night gaming sessions.

Ruffian Games' Last Call for New Recruits (News)

Mar 31, 2009

Ruffian Games have put out a final call for developers to join their merry band on a journey to make awesome games. Having established their studio in 2009 Ruffian's recruitment drive is near an end and the places remaining are few.

The Top 7... Annoying nags that need to STFU (Feature)

Mar 30, 2009

We need to be told what to do in a game from time to time. We rely on helpful characters to issue us with objectives and point us in the right direction. Imagine the wasted hours if they weren't there to help. Trouble is, some of them go about it all wrong and - although they're trying to help - just get right on our tits. Honestly, Navi's a joy compared with these nagging characters that need to STFU.

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PS3 titles more than half-off on Amazon (UK) (News)

Mar 30, 2009

If you're a PS3 owner lucky enough to live across the pond, good news. Amazon has singled you out for savings.

Exclusive to the UK, Amazon has slashed more than 50% off of several PlayStation 3 games including LittleBigPlanet, Grand Theft Auto IV, Mirror's Edge and Tomb Raider Underworld.

TalkRadar 44 – Podcast of HATE (Feature)

Mar 27, 2009

Quote of the Week: “Releasing an RTS on the PC is like going to the beach and bringing your own sand.” ...

The Top 7… hated habits of the mainstream media (Feature)

Mar 23, 2009

Today marks the beginning of the Week of Hate, GamesRadar’s annual celebration of all things callow, lame and detestable about videogames and the industry that surrounds them. Stay tuned all this week for a fresh round of features and videos dedicated to everything we hate about the hobby we love. ...

The most insulting GTA IV video you've ever seen (Feature)

Mar 23, 2009

As we start our Week of Hate 2009, we've gone back to GTA IV's Liberty City, armed with a camera and incredibly thick skin. ...

Canada game sales surging, Top 10 titles revealed (News)

Mar 17, 2009

Canadian retail gaming sales grew nearly 33% between 2007 and 2008, and continue to rise despite the current economic climate. The gaming industry generated $2.1 billion in sales, representing a $500 M increase over 2007's $1.6 billion.

Additionally, Canada's top 10 video game titles--ranked by units sold--have been revealed.

$18 million windfall for Rockstar's rock stars (News)

Mar 12, 2009

Take-Two issuing over 2.8 million shares to Housers, key studio members following GTAIV's 13 million unit shipment.

GTAIV's sucess bodes well for top Rockstar management, including studio cofounders Sam and Dan Houser and the game's producer, Leslie Benzies. As part of their contract renegotiations announced in December, the Housers and other top Rockstar personnel were offered a stock-based profit-sharing arrangement in order to retain their services until January 31, 2012.

Related to that deal, Take-Two revealed yesterday that it plans to enumerate "certain employees of Rockstar Games" with 2,849,003 in restricted shares in the company during its current fiscal year, which ends October 31, 2009. Take-Two notes that the stock issuance is not yet final, as stockholders will be required to approve the compensation at the company's annual meeting on April 23.

GTA IV Sales: Split 50/50 over Xbox and PS3 (News)

Mar 11, 2009

Take-Two has revealed that the 13 million units of Grand Theft Auto IV it has sold are split more or less evenly across platforms.

Speaking in a conference call following Take-Two's recent financials, one analyst asked, "...can you give us an idea as to this 13 million GTA 4 units, how many of those are Xbox 360 platform? So what's the addressable market for the downloadable The Lost and Damned."

The response from Lainie Goldstein, CFO of Take-Two, was, "It's approximately 50/50, Ed."

Summary taken from spong

Grand Theft Auto IV, 13 Million Units Shipped & Upcoming Titles (News)

Mar 10, 2009

Ve3tro writes: "Take-Two today announced financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended January 31, 2009. Net revenue for the first quarter was $256.8 million, compared to $240.4 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2008. First quarter sales were led by Grand Theft Auto IV, Carnival Games, NBA 2K9 and Midnight Club: Los Angeles."

200 Edge covers in 20 seconds (News)

Mar 6, 2009

Abe Lincoln. Charles Darwin. Edge. Between them they’ve mastered the realms of politics, science and writing about overweight Italian plumbers. And, more importantly than any of that, they’re now all 200. Yep, the long-running and respected games mag has just reached its 200th issue, celebrating the landmark event by publishing 200 unique covers.

So if you’re mad for Master Chief, delirious over Deus Ex or want to dip ...

MCV Industry Excellence Awards 2009 Finalists Announced (News)

Feb 26, 2009

Taking place on Thursday April 23rd at The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London, this year's MCV Industry Excellence Awards will be the most hotly-contested ever, with 17 accolades up for grabs, across a diverse range of categories covering the entire industry.

Nintendo, EA, Ubisoft, Microsoft, Sega and Activision will battle it out for the Games Publisher Award, whilst individual titles Guitar Hero World Tour, GTA IV, FIFA 09, Fallout 3, Wii Fit and Call of Duty: World At War compete for Game Campaign.

GTAIV named EMA's GOTY (News)

Feb 13, 2009

Rockstar's opus takes the top prize from retailer trade group; World at War and Wii Fit garner three awards each.

Award season in the gaming industry isn't over just year. The Entertainment Merchants Association today announced its Video Game Home Entertainment Awards, with Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV taking home the retailer trade group's Game of the Year honors.

The blood-spattered immigrant tale also claimed the Action/Adventure Game of the Year category, but was bested by a pair of games in terms of award quantity. Nintendo's Wii Fit earned three awards from the retailer group--Most Innovative Game of the Year, Wii Game of the Year, and Casual Game of the Year. Meanwhile, Activision's Call of Duty: World at War took home its own trio of honors as the PlayStation 3 Game of the Year, Xbox 360 Game of the Year, and Military/Shooter Game of the Year.

Videogame hearts you can KILL (Feature)

Feb 12, 2009

Not so lucky in love? Dreading Valentine’s Day because it’s yet another reminder of what some vindictive ex did to you, or how everything was once going so well and now all your dating options are miserable? Do you feel like breaking a heart this time around? If so, may we suggest these killer organs who are already seeking to break you. ...

COD4 Leads BAFTA 09 Nominations List (News)

Feb 10, 2009

GI.biz: "The nominations for this year's BAFTA Videogames Awards have been released with Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare topping the list.

The hugely popular shooter is up for seven separate awards, and is just eligible for nomination by being released after the last BAFTA event in late 2007."

LittleBigPlanet, Braid, Left 4 Dead lead game developers choice award finalists (News)

Feb 9, 2009

Gamasutra writes:

"Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet leads the nominees for the ninth annual Game Developers Choice Awards with seven nominations, organizers have revealed.

Number None's Braid follows closely with five nominations. Among the nominations for LittleBigPlanet is the coveted Game of the Year award.

Other nominees for that category include Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead, each of which received a total of four award nominations; Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV, which earned a total of three nominations, and Lionhead Studios' Fable 2. Winners will be honored at an awards show taking place during the 2009 Game Developers Conference."

Saling the world: Halo 3, Call of Duty top U.S. Xbox 360 sales (News)

Feb 6, 2009

Danny Cowan from Gamasutra writes:

"Gamasutra's weekly column, "Saling The World", covers the top five sellers for every available platform in the United States, Japan, and Europe, providing an important update of sales patterns worldwide.

This week's charts, with data taken from February 5th, 2009, find Halo 3 and Call of Duty: World at War at the top of North America's Xbox 360 software sales charts, while Star Ocean: Second Evolution and Mario Kart DS drive sales on portables.

Data for "Saling The World" comes courtesy of the public sales information on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.co.jp, with sales split out for each platform and territory, and pre-orders disregarded. This results in a true sense of what games are selling worldwide on the real-time updated service, as follows..."

Spoiler Alert: The Lost and Damned Mission Clues in GTA IV (News)

Feb 5, 2009

Chris Plante of UGO's games blog provides this post detailing the in-game clues in GTA IV that shed light on what to expect in upcoming The Lost and Damned DLC.

I warn that this may be considered a spoiler by some.

"The clue can be found midway through the game, so, to catch you up, let me set the stage. Niko's cousin Roman has a gambler's itch. As his debts accumulate (he's not a particularly successful gambler), Roman struggles to stay out of trouble with other gangs. This whole mess peaks when the local Russian mob kidnaps him. "

The Top 7... games that should've had co-op (Feature)

Feb 2, 2009

Some games simply must have cooperative play. Gears of War, for example, was clearly designed with a co-op experience in mind – there are two main characters on the same mission with the same abilities with a strong personal bond. Blasting through the story with a friend lets you partake in that bond, which is a much more powerful experience than plain ol’ deathmatch or CTF. ...

GTA - 2009 Guiness World Records Gamer's Edition - Full Page Scans (News)

Jan 27, 2009

The Video Game Watchdog Team have got their hands on The Guiness Gamers book of Records 2009.
They have made some exclusive page scans from the upcoming 2009 copy.

Click link for further pictures.

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The Popular Franchise Trumps All Other Entertainment Title Sales.

London, UK, 13th of May - The famed Grand Theft Auto series has made headlines yet again! As newly-released sales figures show, Grand Theft Auto IV has crushed the competition by selling 3.6 million units and earning $310 million in its first day of release, earning Guinness World Records for the Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours. These records establish GTA IV as the most profitable entertainment release of all-time, far surpassing other video game, film and book releases. According to Guinness World Records, this is how the game stacks up against the competition:

Belgian baby killer played GTA IV (News)

Jan 26, 2009

PS3-Sense writes "Some people predicted it and it is now also in the news through the website Nieuwsblad.be, that the Belgian baby killer appears to be a gamer. According to a co-worker of the Game Mania Kim Gelder played the game GTA IV. The murderer also had his face painted while killing the two baby's and a older woman as the Joker from Batman."

Grand Theft Auto IV back on top, Haze outselling CoD:WaW (News)

Jan 26, 2009

Spending a large portion on 2008 sitting in the gutter after its inital release, maybe Rockstar where right in saying they're confident GTA IV can reach 10 million units. Play.com is the Uks biggest online retailer for consumer electronics...

GTA IV Custom Portrait Sweepstakes--Winner Announced (News)

Jan 23, 2009

Today Rockstar is happy to announce the winner of our Grand Theft Auto IV Custom Portrait Sweepstakes. Please join us in congratulating Louis Bojko of Devon, England, a rabid GTA fan randomly selected amongst the thousands of entrants who signed up for the Rockstar Games Social Club prior to the release of Grand Theft Auto IV last April.

NPD Clarifies: The Real List Of Top 5 Best-Selling Games Of 2008 Is... (News)

Jan 21, 2009

Last week MTV Multiplayer reported that it could not yet be determined whether "Wii Play" or "Grand Theft Auto IV" was the best-selling game of 2008 in the U.S. But today they finally got the definitive Top 5 2008 list - and it knocks "GTA" to third place.

Today, NPD provided MTV Multiplayer with the numbers they needed and they can now present the definitive list of top 2008 games.

Top-Selling Games In The U.S. For 2008
(All versions combined. Units in millions)

1. Wii Play 5.28
2. Madden NFL '09 5.25
3. Grand Theft Auto IV 5.22
4. Mario Kart w/ Wheel 5.00
5. Call of Duty: World at War 4.63

IGN's Game of the Year 2008 Nominees (News)

Jan 16, 2009

IGN writes:

Gamers around the world have already rung in the New Year, but 2008 has some unfinished business left: the Overall Game of the Year Award. That's right -- IGN's much coveted honor will be awarded this Friday, so ready the message boards and put on the flame retardant suits. Before we get to the award itself, IGN will be unveiling each of the five nominees throughout the course of the week (alphabetically in case you were wondering).

Be sure to check tomorrow to see what IGN's Game of the Year is!

GTA IV 360 sales almost double that of PS3 for 2008 (News)

Jan 16, 2009

According to the NPD annual software charts for 2008, Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV 360 outsold GTA IV PS3 by nearly 2:1.

Here's a Baseball Bat. Oh, by the Way, You Won (News)

Jan 11, 2009

Kotaku: "We've gotten more than one note that Grand Theft Auto IV bats are arriving as prizes for a contest no one was ever told they'd won.

At least, that's what we think this is. Maybe it's a message? Way back in the 1980s I saw this episode of Philip Marlowe: Private Eye on HBO and it said that the mob sent pencils to victims of the next planned hit, because it meant their name had been crossed off a list. Maybe sending a bat means Major Nelson drafted you in a Rotisserie league.

Actually, it's one of two thousand second-place prizes in a sweepstakes nearly 10 months old, and either the winners of the lesser prizes weren't told or the email announcing got spamfiltered. Either way, 10 months is way overdue, even for free stuff.

The prize bat looks a little different from the swag bat McWhertor got back in June, which looked pinkish/bluish and had a bloodspatter rendered on it. This sucker's shiny al-u-min-ium as the Brits say, and ready to knock a double in your next beer league game. I'm sure someone will stick theirs on eBay.

Reader Nick S. sent us that picture above, proclaiming it'll go on the wall right next to his lightsaber."

REVEALED: UK's best-selling games of 2008 (News)

Jan 9, 2009

MCV: Mario Kart Wii and FIFA 09 outsell all others in full year

Six-Year Old Steals Parents' Car, Says He Learned From 'Grand Theft Auto' (News)

Jan 7, 2009

Yesterday, a six-year old boy stole his parents' car after missing his school bus. The ingenious lad was determined not to be late for school and figured breaking several laws was a fair exchange (I'm sure that makes sense for children ages 6 to...I don't know, 48). When questioned, the boy said he was able to pull off his heist through knowledge he gained from video games.

Giant Bomb's GOTY - Grand Theft Auto IV (News)

Dec 30, 2008

"There's already been a lot of blog entries and forum posts devoted to what makes Grand Theft Auto IV such a special game, but as our pick for Game of the Year, we obviously feel that a lot of it certainly bears repeating."

Read more after the jump.

Eurogamer's Top 50 Games of 2008: 10-1 (News)

Dec 30, 2008

Here we are then, the final installment in our Top 50 Games of 2008. It's worth reiterating once again that the list is not intended as a definitive rundown of the 50 best games of the year, but instead reflects votes cast by our staff and contributors based on the games they have played and enjoyed.

Daily Star: Number 1 Game of The Year - Little Big Planet (News)

Dec 28, 2008

Daily Star writes:

"The list doesn't take into account sales but reflects the games I have most enjoyed playing during the past 12 months.

You'll no doubt disagree. If so, feel free to vent spleen on the Daily Star Sunday website (personal abuse is always welcome)."

GTA IV and GH3 Records Published in Guinness Book of World Records 2009 (News)

Dec 19, 2008

Two of the more amazing records from Grand Theft Auto 4 and Guitar Hero 3 are being included in the book's memorable moments of 2008 section.

Rockstar Games Sign with Take-Two til 2012 (News)

Dec 18, 2008

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. today announced that it has established a new incentive compensation program for the Rockstar Games label that is primarily based on a profit sharing arrangement, and at the same time has entered into new long-term employment agreements with members of the creative team of its wholly-owned Rockstar Games publishing label. The new employment agreements have an initial term ending on January 31st, 2012.

Rockstar Re-signs with Take-Two - Official (News)

Dec 17, 2008

Gamedaily.Biz writes: "Take-Two Interactive announced today that it has launched an incentive compensation contract with the Rockstar Games label, affirming Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey's recent prediction. Additionally, the publisher announced long-term employment agreements with key members of Rockstar's creative team, including Sam Houser, Dan Houser and Leslie Benzies. The personnel under this contract are responsible for series like Grand Theft Auto, Bully and Manhunt."

5 franchises that need facelifts (Feature)

Dec 17, 2008

In examining the best gaming franchises in recent years, we’ve found the best titles to be those that tweaked a significant portion of the core mechanics. On the surface, gameplay is largely the same, yet with different environments (see: Halo or almost every Nintendo game from Twilight Princess to Mario Galaxy). ...

Image Metrics Scores $6.5 Million In Funding (News)

Dec 16, 2008

You might remember Image Metrics from 'The Emily Project', which went viral over the Summer and made quite a few jaws drop (video below). The company provides its technology for known players like Digital Domain, Sony Computer Entertainment and Rockstar Games, which it partnered with for making Grand Theft Auto IV look more realistic than previous versions of the best-selling game.

PS3 Attitude's SPIKE 2008 Video Game Awards Recap (News)

Dec 15, 2008

The 2008 SPIKE Video Game Awards have just wrapped and PS3 Attitude is here to give some quick impressions on the event.

Read on for our first impressions on God of War III, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Brütal Legend and more.

Excerpt from PS3 Attitude.