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
GOONL!NE: Miyamoto and the Houser brothers better be hiding under the desk, Fumito Ueda is coming for them and their games.
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.
PS3 Informer writes:
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.
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.
Console Monster writes: "Today's Xbox Live Arcade Wednesday has proved to be one of the best yet with six new releases with one thing in common, they were published by SEGA. There's also a demo for a title I can't say I've heard of and some new themes. Here is the full Xbox Live Marketplace update for Wednesday 10th June 2009:
Rockstar Games has announced the fall release of both the second episode of Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, which will include both episode one The Lost and Damned, and episode two The Ballad of Gay Tony together on a single disc for the Xbox360.
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.
From XE:
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.
GOONL!NE: Want more info on Grand Theft Auto IV: Episode Two soon? You'll get it, according to Rockstar's official Twitter.
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.
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.
NextGen Player writes:
Kotaku: Happy birthday, Grand Theft Auto IV. You're one year old today. Microsoft got you an Xbox 360 Elite "Limited Anniversary Edition" bundle to promote the occasion.
Kotaku: Microsoft looks like it may be prepping another Xbox 360 Elite bundle for later this year, according to retail sources, bundling its higher-end console with Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV.