Game Wars

More mysteries on the alleged removal of additional content for Grand Theft Auto IV exclusive Xbox 360 by the end of 2008, after Video Gamer reported yesterday the news that Microsoft confirmed its arrival for Christmas. Rockstar Games has heard, however, obliged to point out, commenting with a laconic “We have not yet announced a date of departure” that suggests a possible shift of content to 2009.

We shall see, hoping to have official news soon.

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While Rockstar Games gongola for the planetary success of Grand Theft Auto IV, who arrives here is the first online patch intended users PlayStation 3, already available when they are writing.

The update unfortunately does not solve the problem of minimally “freeze” experienced by many players, but it goes only to correct some bugs multiplayer mode to avoid crash and overload servers Gamespy.

Currently no one knows nothing of a second patch for PlayStation 3 or an Xbox 360. See you soon for further clarification.

Figures from dizziness those announced by Take-Two. According to data released by the famous publisher, GTA IV would have sold approximately 3.6 million units with a value of approximately 310 million dollars on the day of launch, which took place on 29 April. These estimates are in addition those relating to the first week, that talk about 6 million units sold for a value in excess of (retail) Well 500 million dollars.

This is what he said about Strauss Zelnick, chairman of Take-Two:

The performance of Grand Theft Auto IV in the first week is the most important launch in the history interactive entertainment and we believe that these levels of sales exceed those of launches music and film had so far.

In light of these data we should wait evolve as the story relating to ‘acquisition of Take-Two by Electronic Arts. Of course, is that such news is a blow and a heavy August that hangs in the balance in favour of Zelnick and members to maintain autonomous yet the company.

The riddle of yesterday contained a trabocchetto: despite a vague resemblance to Steve Ballmer, with his brother fat Peter Molyneux, and especially despite many believe that it is he who gives voice to Niko Bellic, the man depicted in the photo is not none of proposed four characters (even our Rosary, which has the record for 25 years).

This is Bruce Kronenberg, American actor appeared in series like Law & Order, I Soprano, and who has also worked in Max Payne and GTA 2. The huge misunderstanding arises dall’autorevole site IMDB, the most important global database of actors and characters of the show, which for months secures the dubbing of Niko to Kronenberg. But it is not true.

Keep reading: Grand Theft Auto IV: The real dubber of Niko Bellic

Gioiscano the most avid fan of Grand Theft Auto IV: Grand Theft Auto Hood, site affiliate of IGN, well thought of recreating the virtual map of Liberty City with the engine Google Earth.

Just as in the original software, you can zoom in, check the streets and activate various indicators to easily find points of interest, vehicles, weapons and so forth. Of course, the most passionate player will avoid certain aid and will find everything alone, but there is no doubt that the idea is still fantastic.

Moreover, just as true in Google Earth, users can enter their placeholder, which will have to be approved by IGN.

Liberty City Map

Grand Theft Auto IV has succeeded in that from the outset of Halo 3 had only dared Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare: reach the top on the list of most games played on Xbox Live.

The masterpiece of Rockstar Games has established stable in the first position, registering one million accesses the online service Microsoft only in the first day of marketing.

In recent days no less than five million users from a total of ten million subscribers to the service were dedicated precisely GTA IV (in single or multiplayer), setting yet another record.

Aaron Greenberg, director of product management for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, has also added that in the first 24 hours of marketing have also registered two million of goals (achievements) released.

Maybe those of Rockstar Games not know the meaning of certain words Italian, or perhaps know him perfectly, and that is precisely why we have achieved what you see in the photos.

Playing Grand Theft Auto IV, in fact, you can find these posters in the courtyard of an Irish pub. A beer with a name that does not entice some to buy.

Surely it would have been better some of Birra Moretti tarocco or Nastro Azzurro, but it is undeniable that the use of a word kind of ripping more laughs and adds a hint of transgression extra (as if there was no need…).

And it is equally undeniable that all this will attract some controversy.

Update: tell us to a second beer very special, which add photos. And there are also other names by non-Italian but with obvious play on words that allude to something vulgar and irreverent.

In an interview granted to The New York Metro, Dan Houser, head of Rockstar Games, said openly detestare so-called “casual games” and defended a sword is its jewel Grand Theft Auto IV piovute by criticism from anywhere.

“He *** him to all this stuff on casual gaming. I think people should still juegos. Wii is doing something totally different, and it is fantastic. But we, God willing, will show that there is also a huge slice of the public who wants entertainment in another form, which thinks the games as a narrative tool that can defy the film.

About the much-criticised violence on Grand Theft Auto IV:

“If there like entertainment violence, then I apologize because I rather like it. And unfortunately have been exposed to violence for life. If the same way we also wanted rid of books that speak of violence, then ok. In games there is nothing more than what you might see on TV or in a film, hundreds and hundreds of times, so do not understand what the problem ‘

Keep reading: Rockstar Games justifies the violence in Grand Theft Auto IV and critical casual games

Barack Obama, Democratic candidate for president of the United States, spoke briefly of Grand Theft Auto IV, by now become almost a phenomenon of costume.

Contrary to what has been done by ridcoli TG nostrani, Obama has not rescued the usual clichés triti and ritriti and has not paused to demonize so hypocritical violent content of the game.

The speech of Senator has now expanded to the general context, where parents must do their part by checking more closely their children and where it is necessary to make an effort to encourage children to play constructive activities, avoiding them to spend too many hours a day before the games.

One point of view absolutely acceptable, free of all that senzionalismo and palpable ignorance on the subject that too often we must sorbire. The video after the break.

Continue to read: Barack Obama speaks of Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV will soon be patched to solve the various problems that many users have found in these first days of marketing. To tell us is directly Rockstar Games through Videogamer.com.
The most annoying bugs are of course the so-called “freeze”, blocks complete and sudden console that afflict especially the PlayStation 3. In this regard, the same Rockstar had recommended a temporary remedy rather inconvenient but apparently effective: reinstall from scratch the game and disable the vibration of DualShock 3 (…).
The date of issue patch has not yet been made official, but probably you should see something within two or three weeks.