Oh no he didn’t: Zero Punctuation on GTAIV
May 14th, 2008
Am I playing Grand Theft Auto or playing Grand Theft Normal Boring Life?
Who says GTA causes violence?
May 9th, 2008
An 18-year-old kid in the UK was walking home after purchasing a copy of GTA IV when he was mugged and beaten by two ruffians who stole his game and broke his jaw. They were caught, likely for racking up a two-star wanted level. They should have hidden down with the bike in that alley.
OK, [...]
Iron Man vs. GTA IV: They’re both winners!
May 7th, 2008
There was much speculation — especially on the part of this blogger — that the release of GTA IV the same week as Iron Man might hurt the films revenue, the idea being that nerds would be hunkered down with their Xboxes trying to finish the game, or that many had spent their monthly fun [...]
Rockstar releasing GTA IV patch for PS3 sometime today
May 7th, 2008
Soon after GTA IV launched it was rather apparent that all the bugs weren’t squashed for the PS3 and the only solution Rockstar could muster up was to re-install. Sometime today, if it hasn’t already happened, Sony and Rockstar will release a patch to help alleviate the stress being put on the servers.
“reducing the [...]
GTA IV vs. Iron Man: It’s on this weekend
April 30th, 2008
We talked back in March about how all of you nerds spending your time on GTA IV could mean a lull in sales for the opening weekend of Iron Man. Besides spending your weekly allowance on a $60 DVD, you’ll also likely be holed up without food or water, to engrossed in virtual drunk driving [...]
Rumor: Game lock-ups on many copies of GTA IV?
April 29th, 2008
How’s your GTA IV day going? We know many of you are skipping work and school and court dates to play the game, and that’s fine.
We’re getting in varied reports of people getting lock-ups during the title screens. If you’ve got the game, is it working for you? Locking up? Have you had a virtual [...]
Spoiler Alert: GTA IV walkthrough
April 29th, 2008
Well, a little ole game by Rockstar was released last night and I’m positive some of you have skipped out on work or class to play this morning. If that’s the case and you’re taking a tiny break between killing prostitutes or blowing things up then steer clear because I’m about to reveal a complete [...]
Scott Steinberg’s look at online gaming
April 26th, 2008
Scott Steinberg, one of the better gaming journos out there, is producing a bunch of videos about online gaming for DigtialTrends called “Players Only.” The coverage is fairly basic but there are lots of cool interviews and ideas presented.
Wake up and quit playing with yourself: Today’s hottest games can be found online! This week on [...]
CrunchArcade: GTA IV pre-order and launch details for the big retails
April 25th, 2008
Why all the hullabaloo about this game? It’s just a murder simulator, people! but if you must be there to get it the day it comes out, your favorite retailer has probably made an announcement on how and where to go about it. Best Buy has a store list, Wal-Mart’s internal plan was leaked, and [...]
GTA IV media bonanza: box pics, review scans, gameplay video
April 23rd, 2008
Video switched. Real gameplay in this one after about a minute.
Don’t ask me where it came from, but here is a little splash of GTA action. Box shots, intro/gameplay video, and the last page of a review scanned from the Xbox 360 World review.
Excellent. I figured the sources probably did not [...]
A video tribute to Grand Theft Auto
April 21st, 2008
Stagueve sent us this super cool tribute to GTA which shows flyovers of most of the GTA:SA scenery. I’m not sure the Who music is quite right, but it is sufficiently martial to make me stiffen up a little, especially in anticipation of GTAIV and the promise of Russian mobsters Hot Coffee-ing gazelle-like ladies from [...]
Rockstar details GTA IV multiplayer modes
April 14th, 2008
Last week Rockstar released screen shots for various levels and modes of multiplayer to everyone’s delight. Well, details regarding those screen shots have emerged for Team and Race modes. Enjoy.
CrunchArcade: GTA IV multiplayer screen shots
April 7th, 2008
GTA IV launches April 29. You want this game. You’ve been frothing over this game for months and months. It has a 16-player online mode. Check out the shots.
iTunes now number one music retailer in U.S.: NPD numbers
April 3rd, 2008
You would never be able to tell, but Ars Techina has obtained documents (read: an e-mail sent to its employees) proclaiming iTunes as the largest music retailer in the U.S., passing even Wal-Mart. As of January 2008, iTunes now accounts for 19 percent of music sales here, to Wal-Mart’s 15 percent and Best Buy’s [...]
CrunchArcade: Grand Theft Auto IV will have ‘undetailed’ portrayals of sex acts (plus new gameplay video)
April 2nd, 2008
Break out your telescope
Unlike Manhunt 2 before it, Grand Theft Auto IV has passed that British censor board just fine. In so doing, however, we’re given a quick little play-by-play of what to expect from the game’s more “adult” moments. “During gameplay the character can pick up prostitutes… What follows is an un-detailed portrayal of [...]
CrunchArcade: Doctor clarifies her games rating recommendation, says not meant to punish adults
March 28th, 2008
A little present showed up in my iTunes Podcast section a few minutes ago. The Game Theory podcast interviewed Dr. Tanya Byron, who’s recommendation to restrict the sale of violent video games shook the Earth to its core. She made it quite clear that her recommendation shouldn’t preclude adults from enjoying games like “Grand Theft [...]
