Seeing as how Grand Theft Auto IV is the most violent entry in the series so far, many of you thought the game would be refused classification down under in Australia. But that doesn’t appear to be the case, as the PC version of the game has been given a MA15+ rating for “strong violence, [...]

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Pissing off many gamers, Rockstar has revealed that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV will make use of the oft-criticized SecuROM copy protection. However, some controversial features, such as install limits, won’t be utilized.
“SecuROM is the most effective form of disc based copy protection and allows us to manage authenticity on a global [...]

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Making the PC version that much more enticing, Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto 4 on the computer will allow 32 players to play online together, doubling the 16-player limit on consoles.
This doubling is the promised “newly expanded multiplayer” that was offered when the game was announced for PC. Due out this December, the [...]

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Bringing one more great offer to PC gamers, Valve has announced that the upcoming PC port of Grand Theft Auto 4 is now available for pre-order on Steam, with those pre-ordering receiving the full PC version of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as a cool pre-order bonus.
It would have been cooler to give San Andreas [...]

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Take-Two has finally reached a settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority which will see the latter reinstate the Grand Theft Auto 4 ads that were pulled. However, CTA will no longer accept ads for M-rated games in the future.
This comes after Take-Two sued CTA for breach of contract over the incident before the game’s release [...]

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Remember how those Xbox 360-exclusive Grand Theft Auto 4 episodic content were promised to be released by the end of this year? Well, guess what… that might not be happening.
Game producer Dan House revealed that the DLC release could slip out of its fall 2008 release window.
"I’m not sure. It’s [...]

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Having announced the “zombie” skin for GTA 4, Rockstar has sent word that a downloadable update for the game will bring trophy support and 51 unlockable achievements to the PS3 version. It will be released on October 27, this coming Monday.
PS3 trophies are similar to Xbox 360’s achievements, which gives [...]

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Adding a fun new gimmick to GTA 4’s multiplayer, Rockstar has announced that a virus has hit the game, turning players into zombies.
"There is a virus sweeping through Grand Theft Auto IV turning many unsuspecting players into zombies," reads the newsletter from Rockstar. Zombie players are signified by a “zombie-with-yellow-briefs player skin”, with Rockstar [...]

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Serving a blow to the open multiplayer community, Microsoft today announced that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4 will exclusively use Games for Windows Live for its multiplayer component when it is released next month.
"As we work toward the release of the PC version, Games for Windows Live affords us the opportunity [...]

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Always a vocal person, Peter Molyneaux recently talked about the games he is looking forward to this year, noting, in particular, Too Human, which he felt to be “slightly off”, noting that he would have done things differently if he were in charge.
“It has some gems in there, but they’re hard to find,” he [...]

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The eagle-eyed reporters at Videogamer carry confirmation straight from Microsoft that the promised Grand Theft Auto 4 DLC for the Xbox 360 will be released this Autumn.
This comes straight from the company’s press statement about the recent price cuts for the Xbox 360 in the UK. It reads: “Continuing its blistering pace on the [...]

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It appears GTA 4 didn’t turn out to be the big sales juggernaut Take-Two had expected. In an article that takes a look at the possible Take-Two/EA merger, CNN reveals that slowing sales of Grand Theft Auto 4 have complicated ongoing talks to buy the company.
The article suggests that Take-Two’s case for a higher [...]

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Completing today’s GTA roundup, Eurogamer reports that sources close to Rockstar North have told them that downloadable content for GTA 4 is on track for release this November.
Exclusive to Xbox 360, the content is said to be composed of at least two episodes around 10 hours in length, complete with extra Achievements. There is [...]

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Going by the latest batch of rumors from EGM, Rockstar is currently working on a new entry in the Max Payne series. The game is said to be in development at Rockstar Toronto, the studio responsible for the movie-inspired beat ‘em up The Warriors.
The Max Payne franchise was created by Remedy Entertainment, with the [...]

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Having announced the game for PC, Rockstar has released first details on the PC version of Grand Theft Auto 4.
The game will include a new replay editor that will allow players to edit and save the last 30 seconds of gameplay. These 30-second clips can be put together into a longer work using the [...]

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For those of you who care, it was recently announced that Grand Theft Auto IV will be shipping in Japan for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 come October 30th.
Selling 3.6 million units in NA and Europe on the first day, and 6 million in the first week will we see the same booming success [...]

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In what can be seen as a stupid move by Thailand, one of the country’s government official has stated that game makers should be prosecuted for the criminal activities of players that are inspired by game content. This follows the recent murder of a Thai cab driver by a 18-year old who told police [...]

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In today’s bit of stupid news, a Thai video game distributor has pulled Grand Theft Auto IV from stores after an 18-year old student confessed to killing a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the popular open-world game.
The teenager reportedly told Thai police that “he wanted to find out if it [...]

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