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Posted by
Rob
(2 months ago)
The best and the worst?
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Posted by
Steve
(3 months ago)
The real life cars behind Grand Theft Auto IV
How Cars Are Used In GTA4
Transportation: Since Liberty City — the setting of GTA4 and modeled after New York City — is an open-world environment, meaning you can go anywhere at any given time, cars are pretty damn important. For a reference, the open world is so large that it could take 10 minutes or more to travel from one end to another.
Missions: Driving is a crucial part of almost every mission. Whether you're tasked with escorting a hooker, stealing a specific car, or just running a simple car chase, cars are an essential aspect of the storyline.
As A Weapon: Whether running people over in missions or just screwing around plowing down the sidewalk, a properly piloted car becomes a potent weapon. If you prefer more traditional armaments, you can also break out the windshield and fire either a handgun or SMG, or drop grenades while cruising around Liberty City.
Racing: Early in the game you meet up with Brucie, a steroid-enhanced meathead who sets you up with street races all around Liberty City.
Entertainment: Most vehicles in the game have a radio that can be tuned to a wide variety of always-entertaining radio stations. Oh, and you can pick up hookers in your ride and choose from one of three different "services."
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Posted by
Rob
(3 months ago)
Take Two's value upped by success of gta iv
Grand Theft Auto IV secured 99% in metacritic's aggregate score and obtained "Universal Acclaim". It has more perfect scores from IGN, GameSpot, GamePro etc.
Grand Theft Auto IV's $500 million launch is now the biggest videogame launch, eclipsing last September's $300 million Halo 3 launch.
What would this mean for EA's bid for Take Two? TTWO is trading above EA( ERTS's ) price currently?
Thoughts?
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Posted by
Sammy
(3 months ago)
Video Game Ratings a Joke
Video Game Ratings
Are Video game ratings valid? Do the people who rate it actually play these games before rating it? Do we have laws which actually enforce these ratings?
A former worker in the video game industry is calling on Congress to strengthen regulatory laws.
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Posted by
scorp
(4 months ago)
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The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Wednesday that sales of its popular and eagerly anticipated title "Grand Theft ... |
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RTT News, NY - 3 hours ago
(RTTNews) - Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO: News, Chart, Quote ) announced Wednesday that it has sold about 6 million units of the newest installment
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International Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour ago
The company is the subject of a $2 billion hostile takeover effort by Electronic Arts, which is offering Take Two shareholders $25.74 a share for control of ... |
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Blogging Buy Outs, NY - 7 hours ago
It looks like Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) will sell $500 million of its new game "Grand Theft Auto IV" the first week that it is on the market. ... ERTS
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Posted by
scorp
(4 months ago)
Take-Two's Grand Theft Auto 4 sales top $500 million
Wed May 7, 2008 7:22am EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Software publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Wednesday said it sold some 6 million units of its criminal action game "Grand Theft Auto 4" in its first week, with estimated retail sales exceeding $500 million.
The company, which is facing a takeover offer from rival Electronic Arts Inc (ERTS.O: Quote, Profile, Research), said it sold about 3.6 million units globally at its debut on April 29.
Retail chains such as GameStop Corp (GME.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Best Buy Co Inc (BBY.N: Quote, Profile, Research) took advance orders for weeks of the game, which has been lavished with near-universal accolades.
(Reporting by Franklin Paul; Editing by Steve Orlofsky)
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Posted by
Sammy
(4 months ago)
Simply Reviews - All news articles on Grand Theft Auto IV
"Grand Theft Auto IV" - it's more than a game
Seattle Times, United States - 32 minutes ago
Where do you turn when the country's gone nuts and the land of the free, home of the brave has federal police ordering ferry commuters to hand over their ID ... Gamers, start your engines
Calgary Herald, Canada - 50 minutes ago
Thousands of video game enthusiasts across North America are expected to line up outside their local electronics store to purchase Grand Theft Auto IV at ... |
Grand Theft's impact
Calgary Herald, Canada - 51 minutes ago
It's bigger than any movie and beloved by gamers. But can Grand Theft Auto finally shake its controversy? If you still doubt the power of the video game ... |
Clock set to strike midnight for GTA IV
London Free Press, Canada - 56 minutes ago
By STEVE TILLEY, SUN MEDIA Hockey fans have the Stanley Cup playoffs. Music fans have multi-headliner rock festivals. Film fans have monster-budget summer ... |
Video Game Review | Grand Theft Auto IV
New York Times, United States - 3 hours ago
Niko Bellic, the protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, which is set in a vivid, fictional New York. By SETH SCHIESEL I was rolling through the neon deluge of ... |
Game on: Grand Theft sales threaten Hollywood
guardian.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago
The latest instalment of the Grand Theft Auto series, with Niko Bellic, above, is expected to sell up to 6m copies this week. Photograph: PR Critics of ... |
Violent video game worries group
TVNZ, New Zealand - 12 hours ago
Lobby group Family First is furious at this week's planned launch of the violent video game Grand Theft Auto. The game, among other things, allows players ... |
Grand Theft Auto - More than child's play
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 14 hours ago
By LIAM O'CONNOR - NZGamer.com | Monday, 28 April 2008 SATIRE? Behind the violence and crime of the Grand Theft Auto series are games that show the greed of ... |
Censor stymies Grand Theft Auto plot
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 14 hours ago
By Peter Griffin A video game in which players can buy cocaine, visit strip clubs, shoot police and set people on fire has been censored for New Zealand ... |
Getting up to speed on the game
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Apr 27, 2008
By STEVE TILLEY Why is it called Grand Theft Auto IV if this is the ninth game in the series? Who's Jack Thompson? What's "Hot Coffee"? ... |
Gone in 60 seconds
Winnipeg Sun, Canada - Apr 27, 2008
By STEVE TILLEY, SUN MEDIA The pursuit of the American dream is going to make for a very sleepless night. To appease video game fans who simply can't wait ... |
Give me Liberty
London Free Press, Canada - Apr 26, 2008
By STEVE TILLEY Everybody's got a list of cities they want to visit before they die, and I've been lucky enough to checkmark most of my own must-sees ... |
Grand Theft Auto: the fighting is real
Independent, UK - Apr 26, 2008
By Archie Hunter Take Two, maker of the Grand Theft Auto video game, is fending off the most aggressive takeover bid in the sector's history. ... |
Grand Theft Auto IV Joyride
Scotsman, United Kingdom - Apr 26, 2008
By Peter Ross MID-AFTERNOON on a grey Glasgow day, drizzle trickling through the air like sour balsamic. Partick is hoaching: pawnbroker's, funeral parlour, ... |
The Adult Crime Game Kids Love   · Video Games
Washington Post, United States - Apr 26, 2008
By Mike Musgrove Get ready: There's a new Grand Theft Auto game about to roll out this week, and we're probably in for a burst of discussion about violent ... |
Article from: Sunday Herald Sun
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Apr 26, 2008
WELCOME to Liberty City, where egos and capitalism collide: That's the rather subdued catchline for Grand Theft Auto IV, the 11th title in Rockstar Games' ... |
Fans Gear Up for 'Grand Theft Auto IV'
ABC News - Apr 26, 2008
By ASHLEY PHILLIPS At midnight Tuesday, thousands of gamers will pack into consumer electronics stores across the country to snag their copy of the most ... |
Grand Theft Auto Four to Hit Shelves
NPR - Apr 26, 2008
Weekend Edition Saturday, April 26, 2008 · The video game Grand Theft Auto Four hits shelves next week. The game is expected to sell more than eight million ... |
Grand Theft Auto countdown
Toronto Star, Canada - Apr 26, 2008
As with past GTA games, Grand Theft Auto IV has some stuff that will make your parents cringe. To wit: You can still shoot and kill cops in this game, ... |
Hip-hop DJ develops new tunes for Grand Theft
Reuters - Apr 25, 2008
By Antony Bruno DENVER (Billboard) - Hip-hop DJ Green Lantern produced a custom radio station for Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV," which comes out on ...
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