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Subject: GTA-IV NEWS!
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chrisl89 8.01.08 - 07:22pm
NEWS: A rockstar representative has confirmed that a fourth trailer will be released before the game is in our hands. This trailer will be similar to the others and will contain no actual gameplay footage. Shortly after the 4th trailer we will see the previews and gameplay footage emerge. *
manchesr 8.01.08 - 07:39pm
Nice one! *
eric79ff 14.01.08 - 01:46pm
GTA IV boxes are now in my local gamestation. There all over the store i know cause i just been in one looking at them. Please god will it be coming out sooner rather than later :-) *
pc4ever 14.01.08 - 03:12pm
Where did u find the 4th trailer info? *
manchesr 16.01.08 - 09:15am
Trailer info was found on the net! *
chrisl89 16.01.08 - 01:47pm
ok ive been ill so havent posted much so heres a quick round up of news.
NEWS: SPECULATED RELEASE DATE
GTAs release date is being speculated to be April 22nd in the US and April 25th in the UK.
this date was published abouta month ago by MCV. now i know your thinking well why should they know the release date. they are just a magazine. well it appears that MCV are the most respected magazine publisher in the UK and have many contacts in the industry. make of this what you will but it looks probable with the online previews *itting 22nd January. *
chrisl89 16.01.08 - 01:50pm
NEWS: ONLINE PREVIEWS
IGN, GameSpy and TeamXbox where all simultaniously given just over a hours with the game in a San Francisco hotel. they are not allowed to mention what they saw but its looking very polished. previews from respective sites will be hitting the net next week with new information and screenshots so stay tuned to GTA-IV group for all the information. *
manchesr 16.01.08 - 02:24pm
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eric79ff 16.01.08 - 02:38pm
sounds good 
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manchesr 19.01.08 - 06:28pm
You might just hear yourself in GTA-IV. Rockstar gave out a telephone number a while back,inviting GTA fans to call and leave a voice message about what they thought was wrong with the world today. A section of the best recordings have been transferred into the game. And WILL be played on the in-game talk radio station WKTT (which stands for 'we know the truth') as caller phone-ins. *
eric79ff 21.01.08 - 10:45pm
did you not get the number manc? 
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chrisl89 21.01.08 - 11:53pm
its 2 late to call it now but heres what it sounded like if you called it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oX-zjD6jYY/ [you-tube] *
eric79ff 22.01.08 - 01:22am
nice... i cant get to it on my phone. 
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manchesr 22.01.08 - 03:04am
Nice lol. Yeah the number was given out while back missed my chance lol. *
chrisl89 23.01.08 - 01:55am
Use you magic firefox on linux with your magic flash. *
manchesr 24.01.08 - 05:20pm
New GTA-IV release date set for 29-04-08 more info on the game will be posted when i can as i'll be doing most of the stuff no cos others can't be bothered! 
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eric79ff 27.01.08 - 10:16pm
NEWS JUST IN!!
Yesterday was announced that the postponement of Grand Theft Auto IV is due to the PlayStation 3, since developing games for this console simply takes longer than with the Xbox 360. This problem has already been solved, various sources report that the development of the PS3 and 360 version right now. There are also believed that the PS3 and 360 version look the same, which should therefore be sure that we finally get no popular game which all fanboys gameplay videos to compare. *
eric79ff 27.01.08 - 10:17pm
But Rockstar also made known that the Xbox 360 console is not the only one with downloadable content. Xbox 360 gets two exclusive downloadable chapters, with additional missions. They will not come to the ps3, but will consider all other downloadable content to both consoles. What exactly is this content is not yet known, but are appearing in new cars, new weapons, and maybe still some new missions.
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manchesr 6.02.08 - 11:48am
The official Xbox360 magazine recieved a 'hidden package' via ups from Rockstar games. Inside was a tw@ internet cafe mouse pad, liberty city lapel pin, wanted posters and a new screenshot.
This new never before seen screenshot is in next months magazine that is out in us already and will hit the shelves on feb 14th.
The screenshot shows Niko on his knees being arrested by 2 cops! *
eric79ff 8.02.08 - 05:17pm
Rockstar Games have launched the official Grand Theft Auto IV website. The site contains new screenshots and info on the game, as well as a map of the city. The site takes the form of a tourist guide, and is split into the following sections: People and Places, Recreation and Entertainment, and Goods and Services. The site says that multiplayer and soundtrack info is coming soon. *
manchesr 22.02.08 - 06:19pm
Microsoft have confirmed
that the first part of Xbox
360's exclusive episodic
content will arrive this
August. From CVG:
In its GDC keynote
extravaganza, Microsoft
confirmed that the first
downloadable episode for
GTA IV will be coming this
August, exclusively to
Xbox 360.
Grand Theft Auto IV:
Episode One, as it's being
called, is presumably the
first in the previously
announced two
downloadable episodes for
Rockstar's sequel. They've
been rumoured to have
cost Microsoft a hell of alot of money. *
manchesr 7.03.08 - 03:59pm
The latest issue of PSM contains new
screenshots, which are
part of a three-page
hands-on exclusive
preview. The first
screenshot shows Niko in a
subway shootout, and the
second shot is very similar
to the scene from Trailer 3.
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manchesr 7.03.08 - 04:05pm
The April issue of OXM
(Official Xbox Magazine)
contains a new preview of
Grand Theft Auto IV, along
with one new screenshot.
The screenshot shows Niko
in a black suit, holding a
rocket launcher, and
standing next to a blown-
up car. The only new point
mentioned in the preview is
that painted yellow lines
adjacent to safehouses (in
dense areas such as
Algonquin) serve as
garages. Park your car
there and it'll remain there
indefinitely, the magazine
says. Everything else in
the preview has been
seen/mentioned before. *
manchesr 8.03.08 - 11:52pm
Rockstar have updated the
official website with new
screenshots, music info,
and various features to
wet your appetite before
next month's release. Here
is the full list of updates:
IF99 International funk
music, hosted by Femi Kuti.
Vladivostok FM Post-
communist community radio
to rock the Eastern Bloc.
All-new videos, featuring
hard-living Irish-American
Patrick Packie McReary
and a message from the
LCPD's recruitment division.
Scenes from Burger Shot,
one of LC's most ubiquitous
fast-food chains.
Celebrity news that matters
from Our-Own-Reality.com
Find out how much you
know about Liberty City,
with the History of Liberty
quiz.
Learn more about the
BitterSweet mobile device.
Check it out:
http://rockstargames.com/IV/ [Rockstar games] *
chrisl89 16.03.08 - 10:12pm
The fourth trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV will be released on March 27, 2008. It is called Good Lord, What Are You Doing? aka Everyone's a Rat. *
chrisl89 16.03.08 - 10:12pm
The previously confirmed trailer four that will be released on March 27, 2008 is the final trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV. This was confirmed tonight on RockstarGames.com in their News section. I will speculate that it will cover the multi-player portion of the game, but I could be wrong. Trailer three seemed very fit to be the official trailer for the game. Stay tuned! *
manchesr 17.03.08 - 02:04pm
grrrrrrr........ blood pc. hahaha *
chrisl89 18.03.08 - 12:05am
Yep pcs rule *
mikewall 18.03.08 - 08:46am
The latest issue of PlayStation Revista Oficial, the Spanish Official PlayStation Magazine, has the first details on the online multiplayer mode of Grand Theft Auto IV. The publication has revealed that there will be 15 multiplayer game types in GTA IV, *
manchesr 18.03.08 - 10:26am
German magazines MAN!AC and GamePro have new previews of GTA IV in their latest (April) editions. Most of the information is old, but they did manage to reveal there is a radio station in the game called Beat 102.7, which is certainly new to us.
Perhaps this is one of the stations we will learn more about when Rockstar Games update the Music section of the official website on March 20th?
also if you go to r* site you can listen to....a select few of the radio stations that will be in the game.....there is plenty to see on their site a virtual map of liberty city.....including....some of the places to hang out ect... *
eric79ff 18.03.08 - 10:36am
i did read somewhere that there using one of the radio DJ'S from earlier games. So some familiar voices will be around. *
manchesr 18.03.08 - 10:39am
really? That will be great to hear some of the voices from previous games *
manchesr 21.03.08 - 06:43pm
Portuguese magazine
Bgamer is the latest
magazine to preview Grand
Theft Auto IV. Most of the
information is already
known, but there are one
or two points worth
mentioning:
You can search by photo
on the LCPD computer,
using photos taken on your
mobile phone.
The other islands are
blocked off initially due to a
terror threat.
The magazine asked R* if
there are any Portuguese
communities in Liberty City.
R* told them to drive to an
area in North Alderney, and
when they arrived there
were various Portuguese
flags and posters.
When a car alarm is
triggered, police units in
the area will be aware of it.
R* confirmed that car
customization is not
possible in GTA IV. *
manchesr 22.03.08 - 06:38pm
UK-based PLAY Magazine is
the latest magazine to get
their hands on Grand Theft
Auto IV. They have an
eight-page multiplayer
preview in their latest
issue. There are no new
screenshots, but there are
some interesting (mostly
minor) new details:
Multiplayer can be accessed
via your mobile phone
during single-player. Select
the 'Multiplayer' option and
from there you can select
game types and send
invites for your friends to
join you.
The host can control things
like time of day, vehicle
classes (specifically for GTA
Race mode), weapon types,
traffic, the location of the
match, the weather type
and choose whether the
game will feature police or
not.
As mentioned previously,
you can customise your
online character. You start
off with basic modifications
such as sunglasses, hats,
tops, trousers and so on,
but the more you play the
game, the more options you
unlock.
PLAY Magazine saw a
random pedestrian
spraying graffiti on a shop.
Pedestrians now have
purpose. *
manchesr 22.03.08 - 06:48pm
...There are more
unique moments.
Each game mode can
support differents numbers
of players, with 16 being
the maximum. There are eight
game modes which PLAY got
to experience.
Be sure to pick up a copy if
you see one, it's well worth
the read.
With just six weeks until
the game comes out, the
guys over at GamePro are
getting a little worried that
there haven't been any
real screenshots..?
The newly released
screens by way of the
game's official website
seemingly depict cut
sequences only, as have
other images released so
far.
It is common practice in the
video game industry to
promote the best-looking
game shots, which are
almost always pre-
rendered cut scenes. *
manchesr 22.03.08 - 07:03pm
Though usually, in-game
shots are also released as
a game's launch date nears.
Pre-rendered cut scenes?
Umm, guys, I hate to break
this to you, but GTA hasn't
used pre-rendered cut
scenes since the little slide
shows between levels in
the first top-down game.
Everything you see in the
screenshots is rendered by
the game engine. In fact,
half the screens are
gameplay; they just disable
the HUD and use a cinematic
camera angle to make them
look pretty.
But, yea, it's a good thing
Rockstar only shows the
game to Authorized
Journalists. *
manchesr 22.03.08 - 07:05pm
In other news, the
Florida Supreme Court has
sanctioned our old friend
Jack Thompson. After Mr.
Thompson filed mountains
of strange filings (complete
with cartoon kangaroos and
), the Court issued a
show cause order asking
him to explain why they
should allow him to keep
abusing the system. It
seems they weren't
satisfied by his response
though, and have now
barred him for filing any
suits himself. As such, if he
plans another stunt to
block the release of GTA-IV
like he did with Bully, he'll
have to hire another
lawyer to represent him.
Good luck with that.
On top of that, there's a
Florida Bar trial under way
where they will decide
whether to revoke his
license to practice law
altogether. Given that his
antics there are nearly as
odd as his courtroom
shenanigans, the outcome
is likely to be similar.
Official Website
Update, New Screens
and Info!
Rockstar have updated the
official GTA-IV website. *
manchesr 28.03.08 - 12:00pm
On top of the standard multiplayer ranking stuff, a press release sent out by Rockstar lists the following features.
LCPD Police Blotter - A virtual map and tracker of single-player criminal activity logged in Liberty City from the aggregated data of millions of connected players - showing the most dangerous areas of town, most commonly used weapons and more.
The Story Gang - This special single-player leaderboard recognizes players who complete Niko Bellic's main story arc of Grand Theft Auto IV - The leaderboard ranks players according to the total amount of playing time it's taken to complete the story, as well as a historical rank by who has completed it first. Members of this club will receive special online widgets and merit badges marking all of their in-game accomplishments.
The 100% Club - Watch to see who will be the first to complete 100% of the game. The first ten people to be identified on the Social Club as reaching 100% will be sent an ultra-rare commemorative 'key to the city' to mark their accomplishment. In the future, the 100% Club will then carry a historical leaderboard showing rankings of who has completed 100% of a game in the shortest span of playing hours.
The Hall of Fame -- This area will dynamically recognize those singularly elite players who have reached the top of the hill on various statistical leaderboards, and will also contain a personal awards display of special in-game landmarks and successes in Social Club competitions.
The Liberty City Marathon -- A ranking of special physical milestones achieved in the game - from the amount of miles walked, driven, or swam - to the number of bullets fired and stunt-jumps jumped. There will be additional special marathon-based competitions in the future from this area as well.
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manchesr 28.03.08 - 12:01pm
Hot on the heels of the Rockstar Games Social Club announcement comes further news of its functionality. Rockstar Games has joined forced with Amazon to provide a music download service for the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack.
Any currently playing track in the game can be 'marked' for future reference, by means of the personal assistant / mobile phone gadget in Niko's possession. As we have highlighted previously, the mobile phone will be one of the main ways of keeping contacts and receiving missions in the game. A dial at any time to the number 'ZIT-555-0100' will return the title of the track that is currently playing. Users registered in the Social Club network will also receive a link to download the track, free of DRM protection, from Amazon.com.
Never failing to secure smashing soundtracks for their games, Rockstar has clearly been able to pitch an online music store concept to its recording label partners. Generating cash flow after the initial purchase of the game in this manner definitely constitutes an innovative new revenue stream for artists. (Ronn Werre from EMI Music) We expect there will also be a soundtrack CD sold separately, as has been the case with previous Grand Theft Auto titles.
Source: Yahoo!
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manchesr 28.03.08 - 12:03pm
Official Xbox Magazine (USA) has a new seven-page GTA IV multiplayer preview in its latest issue. The preview contains two new pieces of artwork, and eight new screenshots. Here are some points worth mentioning from the preview:
GTA IV Multiplayer. Jeronimo Barrera, a senior developer at Rockstar, says it takes testers playing 4 hours a day a good 2 weeks to get through the whole single-player game.
Rockstar's Steve Hahnel says the ambition of GTA IV is the reason the game was delayed. Multiplayer was one of the main things responsible for the delay. Gameplay needed to be balanced, and an authentic Liberty City had to be created for 16 players to explore and destroy simultaneously.
In multiplayer, as stated previously, the host gets to decide on a number of options such as weather, vehicle types, s location, etc. The host also gets to decide if auto-aim can be used.
Health, armour and cash pickups are available during multiplayer. The cash determines your online rank - from 0 to 10. Kill people and steal their money to boost your online credibility.
You can wander anywhere during multiplayer, but if you die you will res in the area that the host has set.
You can't play as Niko during multiplayer, but you can create your own character (male or female) using different clothing.
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manchesr 28.03.08 - 12:15pm
Trailer 4: Good lord, what are you doing? AKA Everyone's a rat was released last night to view it http://www.rockstargames.com/iv/mobile/ [click here]
i loved it cant wait till april 29th *
manchesr 1.04.08 - 03:51pm
The latest issue of
Australian magazine ZOO
contains photographs of
one of their journalists
playing GTA IV on a large
TV screen. As expected,
the HUD is minimal, and the
only thing that's
permanently visible is the
radar. The radar is
surrounded by two semi-
circles representing health
and armour. Everything on
the radar is translucent
except for the roads.
Things like weapons and
wanted stars only appear
when you are changing
weapons or when you
obtain a wanted level, we
presume. Check ''first gameplay pics'' post for pics. *
manchesr 1.04.08 - 03:53pm
GTA IV gets 18 rating
in UK
According to MCV, Grand
Theft Auto IV has been
rated 18 in the UK by the
British Board of Film
Classification. If the report
is true, it would come as no
real surprise, as all of the
previous Grand Theft Auto
games were rated 18.
Confirmation is expected to
appear shortly on the BBFC
website. *
eric79ff 2.04.08 - 10:01am
thats all good. At least it won't be dummed down. For our enjoyment. *
manchesr 2.04.08 - 12:24pm
GameStop and Rockstar
Games partnered to create
this commercial showcasing
some of the unseen
features from GTA IV. In the
commercial, which lasts just
over a minute long, top
celebrity Jeremy St.Ives
takes you on a short tour
of Liberty City. Check it out:
Looks very cool indeed. *
manchesr 3.04.08 - 05:08pm
The new issue of Official
PlayStation Magazine (US)
contains three new
screenshots of GTA IV. The
first shows Niko being
chased through Star
Junction in a blue and white
Sabre Turbo by cops, the
second shows a night-time
explosion, and the third
shows a bathroom shooting. I'll get the pics up when they become available. *
manchesr 3.04.08 - 06:00pm
The BBFC has revealed
that GTA IV has
approximately eight hours
of cut scenes in it. The UK's
rating board states that
there are 07:43:00:00 hours
of movie footage and 05:20
:00:00 of game play footage. *
manchesr 4.04.08 - 06:34pm
GTA IV:
first writer
completes the game in 24
hours, normal pace should
take 40 hours
The first writer to complete
GTA-IV has said he did it in
24 hours, without skipping
cut scenes, but he literally
blitzed through and hardly
took on any side missions.
He believes that at a
normal pace, it would take
upto 40 hours.
Also take
into account the
dowloadable content for the
Xbox 360 and this could be
a lot longer. The writer
concluded that the game is
even better than the hype
suggests GTA-IV and it
cr*ps on all the other
games in the series. *
manchesr 4.04.08 - 07:18pm
BREAKING NEWS!
GTA-IV edited in Australia
Rockstar has had to
produce a special version
of GTA-IV with material cut
out to obtain an MA15+
rating in Australia. Rockstar
confirmed the news
yesterday but would not
reveal what had been cut
from the game. *
manchesr 7.04.08 - 10:22am
Bad news people, GTA IV's April 29 release
could be delayed if EA
takes over Take-Two In the latest episode of Bonus
Round, an*lyst Michael
Pachter said that I think if
EA takes over Take-Two,
they have an economic
incentive to delay [Grand
Theft Auto IV]. Pachter
believes that EA may hold
the release until the more
lucrative fourth quarter.
Pachter says Take-Two
have not delayed the game
themselves because Take-
Two, financially, has to get
that game out... they need
the money. They need to
get it out. *
