Grand Theft Auto IV anyone?

[MultiForce]

Nice to see so many PS3 people

Maybe one could pass time while watching this one

https://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/f-mov...vid-qim-291290

[polemic]

I think i need to buy console soon, comp isn`t just good enough anymore for playing
Many games does not get PC version, or it will come out a lot later then console versions

[asmithz]

Bunch of exclusive screens posted today

GTA4.NET/GTAForums.com: http://www.gta4.net/news/4068/new-screenshot/
GTANetwork.it: http://www.gtanetwork.it/gta4/Images...s/15_04_08.jpg
PlanetGTA.com: http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com/fu...y.php?id=150158
GTAGaming.com: http://www.gtagaming.com/gtagaming/n...nts.php?i=1282
GTASite.pl: http://gtasite.net/gta4/gtasiteexc2_big.jpg
GTAVG.com: http://www.gtavg.com/exclusive.jpg
TheGTAPlace.com: http://www.thegtaplace.com/news/16917/new-...-iv-screenshot/
GTA-Series.com: http://www.gta-series.com/it/gta4/ga...ngame/0304.jpg
GTA4.TV: http://www.gta4.tv/article/785777/new-scre...-from-rockstar/
GTAGames.nl: http://www.gtaforum.nl/uploads/monthly_04_...-1208284428.jpg
GrandTheftAuto4.fr: http://www.grandtheftauto4.fr/IMG/jpg/gta4fr2.jpg
GTAWH.com: http://www.gtawh.com/gtawarehouse.tif
GTAInside.com: http://www.gtainside.com/images/screenshot...gta-inside2.jpg

SOURCE - http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?s...ntry1057810095

Does anyone think thegtaplace's screen shot looks fucking horrible?

[MultiForce]

Bunch of exclusive screens posted today

GTA4.NET/GTAForums.com: http://www.gta4.net/news/4068/new-screenshot/
GTANetwork.it: http://www.gtanetwork.it/gta4/Images...s/15_04_08.jpg
PlanetGTA.com: http://planetgrandtheftauto.gamespy.com/fu...y.php?id=150158
GTAGaming.com: http://www.gtagaming.com/gtagaming/n...nts.php?i=1282
GTASite.pl: http://gtasite.net/gta4/gtasiteexc2_big.jpg
GTAVG.com: http://www.gtavg.com/exclusive.jpg
TheGTAPlace.com: http://www.thegtaplace.com/news/16917/new-...-iv-screenshot/
GTA-Series.com: http://www.gta-series.com/it/gta4/ga...ngame/0304.jpg
GTA4.TV: http://www.gta4.tv/article/785777/new-scre...-from-rockstar/
GTAGames.nl: http://www.gtaforum.nl/uploads/monthly_04_...-1208284428.jpg
GrandTheftAuto4.fr: http://www.grandtheftauto4.fr/IMG/jpg/gta4fr2.jpg
GTAWH.com: http://www.gtawh.com/gtawarehouse.tif
GTAInside.com: http://www.gtainside.com/images/screenshot...gta-inside2.jpg

SOURCE - http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?s...ntry1057810095

Does anyone think thegtaplace's screen shot looks fucking horrible?

Looks like R* don't like the guys over there and just sent them some rubbish cause it is definitively not looking good. It is a couple of other pictures (earlier pics) too where it looks like van Gogh vent crazy with the brush.

The water painting effect is still pretty cool though.

[asmithz]

There is spoliers in here kind of...(Review from OPM)

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Official PlayStation Magazine (UK) is the latest magazine to review Grand Theft Auto IV, after being granted special access to play the game for several days last month. The review contains the same screenshots that were in OXM's review (plus a couple of new ones) and the final score given by OPM is also the same - an impressive 10 out of 10.
Here are some of the main points from the review worth mentioning (spoilers ahead):

• One of the reasons Niko goes to Liberty City is to track down the man who betrayed his old army unit.
• Cars no longer catch fire at the slightest provocation.
• There are several points at which you make life or death decisions between key cast members.
• Comedy clubs feature real comedians.
• "Michelle" is the first girl that Niko hooks up with.
• Dimitiri Rascalov is Mikhail Faustin's right hand man.
• "Other uses of the phone on missions include calling a target to make him come to the window and into Niko's sniper sight."
• There is a museum called the Libertonian museum, which features dinosaur fossils and exploding vases. Environments such as these have been created specifically for shootouts, so there's plenty of cover.
• The name of every radio station is revealed:
  
  • WKTT - We Know The Truth (right wing talk radio)
  • San Juan Sounds (latin)
  • Integrity 2.0 (speech, hosted by Lazlow)
  • Liberty City Hardcore (punk/hardcore)
  • Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 (classic rock)
  • The Vibe 98.8 (soul/R'n'B)
  • PLR - Public Liberty Radio (call-in speech)
  • The Classics 104.1 (old-skool hip-hop)
  • Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 (jazz)
  • Vladivostok FM (eastern european)
  • Radio Broker (alt rock)
  • Tuff Gong Radio (reggae/dub)
  • Electro Choc (dance)
  • Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 (dance hall)
  • IF99 - International Funk (funk)
  • The Beat 102.7 (contemporary hip-hop)
  • K109 The Studio (disco)
  • Fusion FM
  • The Journey (ambient/chillout)
  
  

and more from GTAForums (MORE FROM THE REVIEW by OPM)

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This morning I have received my issue of OPM UK and it contained the review of GTA IV

ALSO THE SCREENSHOTS FROM LAST WEEKS SHORTLIST MAGAZINE ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT A HIGHER RESOLUTION

<screenshots>

Here is the new information from the review :

Leave Niko standing there and he'll scratch his balls

Groups include the Irish hoodlums, the depressed ex-cons and a paranoid lesbian coke dealer

One car is called the Corquette.

Two of the girlfriends are called Carmen and Katie.

While dating Press Circle to try your luck or X to say goodnight.

You can hijack a van transporter carrying a convict.

Press L1 to order order a dog about.

Hidden Packages and Stunt Jumps are back

Your Mobile phone starts out with a standard pay as you go model but you can upgrade to fancier models with more features.

The vibrate function in the PS3 version can be felt when the mobile phone rings

You have Frank McReary and Patrick "Packie" McReary and now there is Gerry McReary he is an ex IRA member.

You can call 911 on your mobile phone to get the police to check the crime database

One of the missions is called "Three Leaf Clover"

The phone also lets you jump back into failed missions just by clicking 'Yes'

After killing one of Niko's bosses you can ring his number and you hear an answer machine message from his grieving wife

You can unlock your friends uniques perks by finding out what they like to eat and drink

A new location is called the Pink Triangle Gentlemen's Club

There is a shootout at the Libertonian Museum

You can blind fire with any weapon except the Sniper Rifle

When you call a taxi using L1, Niko will literally whistle

On the Radio Lazlow says "a penis like a tube of tennis balls".

There is an advert for a website called babiesovernight.com

Radio Stations are:
WKTT - We Know The Truth - Genre: Talk Radio
Radio Broker ; Genre: Alt Rock
San Juan Sounds - Genre: Latin
Integrity 2.0 - Genre: Speech - Host Lazlow
Tuff Gong Radio - Genre: Reggae/Dub
Liberty City Hardcore - LCHC - Genre: Punk/Hardcore
Electro Choc - Genre Dance
Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 - Genre: Classic Rock
Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 - Genre: Dance Hall
The Vibe 96.8 - Genre: Soul/R'n'B
International Funk - IF99 - Genre: Funk
PLR - Public Liberty Radio - Genre: Call-in Speech
The Classics 104.1 - Genre: Old-Skool Hip-Hop
The Beat 102.7 - Genre: Contemporary Hip-Hop
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 - Genre: Jazz
K109 The Studio - Genre: Disco
Fusion FM
Vladivosotk FM - Genre: Eastern European
The Journey - Genre: Ambient/Chillout

THE GAME 10 OUT OF 10 - PERFECT SCORE

Also here is the London TV Advert that aired recently



^ billboards in Queens, New York

[MultiForce]

I think i need to buy console soon, comp isn`t just good enough anymore for playing
Many games does not get PC version, or it will come out a lot later then console versions

And I usually find the ports to be crappy.

Would be cool with GTA IV on PC with a bunch of mods. I think R* would make it good/better since they always think about quality one way or another.

[asmithz]

Review/ Preview from 1up.com
http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3167410&p=4

[asmithz]

https://socialclub.rockstargames.com/

It's Open

Of course, to call games as vastly ambitious as Vice City or San Andreas mere ‘expansion packs’ seems childish, but nevertheless, the downloadable content (DLC) coming for the Xbox 360 version of IV has repositioned those games in just this way. DLC so far has meant the odd new car, jumper of bit of horse armour, but GTA IV is set to completely redefine the idea with expansions that are to GTA IV what Vice City or San Andreas were GTA III. Yes, Rockstar is clearly hinting at new downloadable cities; and the chances of them being London, Vice City or SA again are slim to none. So that’s new as in brand new. GTA IV’s Liberty City is the beginning. Think about that and be excited.

http://news.filefront.com/gta-iv-dlc-will-be-how-big/

[asmithz]

Say so long to those delay rumors. While word has yet to come on whether Take-Two will accede to Electronic Arts' $2 billion acquisition offer, one scenario that will not occur is analysts' speculated delay of Grand Theft Auto IV.
During Take-Two's shareholders' meeting today, the publisher said that GTAIV has gone gold. The game is "in production and in trucks en route to retailers," proclaimed Take-Two CEO Ben Feder. Rated M for Mature, GTAIV will be released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on April 29.
Though it won't be released for another 12 days, industry watchers have already projected a massive debut from the next installment in Rockstar North's prized franchise. Last October, Janco Partner's Mike Hickey projected global opening-week sales of more than 9.5 million, with 5.8 million units turning up in US consumers' hands alone. Earlier this week, Variety reported that sources within Take-Two fully expect the game to sell some 6 million units in its opening week, generating revenue in excess of $400 million.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6189477...s&subj=6189477


THERES MORE

Yesterday saw the opening of pre-registration for the Rockstar Social Club, and despite some technical issues, the launch was mostly a success; thousands of gamers quickly swooped in to secure their Social Club membership within less than an hour of the Social Club going live. Also occuring yesterday was Take Two's annual (albeit brief) shareholders meeting, in which an announcement from Take Two confirmed that Grand Theft Auto IV has "gone gold" with production in full swing.
Today also has its fair share of GTA IV perks. Lazlow Jones -- a lead writer, radio host, and long-time fan favourite who has been responsible for much of the dialogue and content found within most Grand Theft Auto titles -- appeared on the Opie and Anthony show earlier today to discuss his role in the development of Grand Theft Auto IV. While he touches on much of what we already know, he also goes into more detail on subjects that haven't received as much blatant coverage (including the downloadable content for Xbox and Rockstar North's inevitable "one month vacation" after GTA IV's release).
Here's a summary of some of the info that Lazlow covered on the show:

• There are over 100 radio commercials in the game.
• Announcements on the subway system will randomly alert you of spontaneous police harassment, security checks and searches.
• The faux-beer brand "Piswasser" takes a jab at Budweiser, including a radio commercial sung by Anthony himself.
• GTA IV's in-game internet is ridiculously extensive, featuring spoofs of liberal and conservative news sources with coverage of your in-game antics, as well as spoofs popular blogs and websites (craigslist, for example). Irritating pop-up banner ads also make an appearance.
• Niko can hook up with a wide range of girls via dating websites.
• Injuries mean much more in GTA IV. When Niko gets shot in the leg, for example, he'll begin to bleed and limp.
• Recording sessions for dialogue and in-game audio went on for ten hours a day, five days a week. The entire process took weeks to finish.
• Rockstar employees have been working overtime and well into the weekends to complete the game.
• Between the Xbox 360 version of the game and the PS3 version, Lazlow admits that he prefers the 360 version thanks to the downloadable content; new missions, new characters, new comedy, etc.

If you want to listen to the show, a couple of clips from the Lazlow interview have been posted on YouTube (Part 1, Part 2). The full episode is also available through Audible.com for $2.50 USD. Thanks to Planet Grand Theft Auto for the heads up (and subsequently "Vanilla Shake" for sending in a synopsis of the interview). You can, as always, discuss this latest news on our forum.
To add to this influx of good news, we've also added four new(-ish) screenshots to our gallery. Don't be surprised if these images seem familiar; you may have spotted low-res versions of these images in recent print publications.

http://www.gta4.net/news/index.php

(also 4 new screens from here)
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The movies that we watch, the games that we play... they just wouldn't be the same if it wasn't for the audio. The Grand Theft Auto series is no exception; the ambiance of the city is as important to Grand Theft Auto as the Imperial March is to Star Wars. GTA IV aims to maintain this healthy balance of audio and visual, and on that note, I'm happy to say that GamesRadar has just recently posted a multi-page Audio Q&A for Grand Theft Auto IV.
The Q&A includes Matthew Smith, Craig Conner and Will Morton, all of whom are senior employees with the Rockstar North audio team. Some quotes that we found particularly interesting:

• "Stand in the street and you’ll hear three different radio stations at any one time coming from passing vehicles, all sounding appropriately tinny or boomy, depending on the type of vehicle and whether its doors are open, its windows broken, etc."
• "It was our aim that you could place the player in a random position on the map, shut your eyes and listen, and be able to tell where you are, and what time of day it is, and I think we’ve achieved that pretty well."
• "For multiplayer, we balance [the sound of gunfire] so that guns only really sound dangerously beefy when they’re at a distance you can be hit from, so it’s intuitive what’s threatening and what’s someone else’s private war."
• "It’s difficult to quantify how many speaking parts there are, but at our last count there were over 740 unique voices in the game. There are over 80,000 individual lines of dialogue, more than 7000 of which are Niko’s lines. If you were to listen to each line back to back, it would take over 29 hours. Also, these figures don’t take the radio, TV, and mo-capped cut-scene dialogue into consideration."
• "We also decided to make the pedestrian dialogue more realistic in GTA4. As an example, peds in previous games would walk around and randomly chat to themselves if they weren’t doing much else. In real life, people (generally!) don’t go around talking to themselves, so we dropped this behavior from GTA4. However, we realized that the random chat of old GTA games was a good way for the player to pick-up on what sort of personality a ped has, so we created the cell-phone conversations in GTA4 as one realistic way of portraying personality."

The Q&A also includes a handful of new screenshots (which should be enough to satisfy those of you who don't like to read). As always, you can talk about this latest bit of GTA IV info on our forums.
Related Link: GTA IV Audio Q&A at GamesRadar

[asmithz]

German magazine Games Aktuell is the latest magazine to review Grand Theft Auto IV. Here is their verdict:

• Graphics: 9/10
  The gigantic size of the city makes you forget the few graphical imperfections of the game.
• Sound: 10/10
  Best GTA soundtrack ever, and probably the most compelling feature in the game.
• Controls: 8/10
  Far from perfect but a big step from the previous GTA games.
• Multiplayer: 9/10
  Great concept and innovative integration with the single-player mode.
• Gameplay: 10/10
  We can't score it 11/10...
• Conclusion:
  GTA4 is by far the best action game ever created.

(UPDATE) This review is based on earlier preview sessions at R*. It's not based on the final retail version of the game. It still contains the review screenshots however (the same ones featured in OXM/OPM)]

http://www.gta4.net/news/4076/games-aktuell-review/