Well, to celebrate the fact that I have over 2000 views of my blog (I totally only noticed by random) and the fact that everyone seems to love Futae No Kiwami, and to get that huge multi-coloured blog post out of the way, here's a brand new (probably not) funny (even more likely not) fantastic (no) Futae video.

So in other news, I've not really been doing that much recently, well, I have re-activated my FFXI account, and to save me going to find a new screenshot, here's one from some time in 2006, which is the same character I use now.. only he's a Monk now, not a BLM. My plan? Eventually I wish to have him as a Paladin, so.. Monk to level 18, then Warrior to level 37, and then Paladin.

We (Me, Frahlo, Mike) have been playing alot of GTAIV recently, just free mode really, mucking about, but for like 4 hours a session, EVERY DAY almost. Pretty crazy, but hey that's what holidays are for, some people go to exotic locations, I sit at home playing games. In my defense, I have been to America three times, Tobago, Ireland, many places in the UK, and France a couple of times.. just nowdays.. I.. don't like going places. I figure, all I want to do when I'm working, is relax and play games and talk to people, which I can do for (sort of) free, paying all that money to just go and sit in the sun and stare blandly isn't something that appeals to me, but oh well.

Here's my Taru, Beitetsu, from when I first was playing him, he looks the same now more or less, only he's got a wierd beret and angry fist weapons, along with Mike's Taru.

Who knows wtf I'm talking about, I probably saw an event and started screaming about it, I tend to do that.

Anyhoo, bye!

My Taru Taru Monk.

stay within the routine and system of Rockstar game's  method of clues

http://truxtertech.com/news/?p=164

http://truxtertech.com/news/?p=165

See the kids have gotten lazy and so rockstar does not realize they are out there

there used to be horedes and groups of people actually trying to find the nex clue and or how to compile the fricken game themselves.  but from what I see, rockstar games does not see that the kids  need to hear  themn say "HEY STUPID WE PLAY A GAME OF  FIND THE CRAP, BEFORE WE RELEASE TO PC FIRST...... YES.... EVERY TIME"   They make us drool before we get the game. They make us prove we are the smarter of the gaming world.

The game is coming and we can see it in april from what i suspect and see. that puts us right in schedual for what they wanted in the first place, but a year later.  due to the hold of the 360 version and sony arguement.

Yes Grand theft Auto  is meant for the pc computer

Konferencja Nintendo na E3 tego roku oprócz wpychania kilogramów bulszitu graczom zaowocowała chociaż jedną sensowną rzeczą. Zapowiedzią nowego GTA na Nintendo DS. Gra pod tytułem GTA: ChinaTown Wars będzie rozgrywała się w jednej z dzielnic Liberty City i ma być pełnoprawną częścią serii. Za developing odpowiadają autorzy Liberty City Stories i Vice City Stories znający się doskonale na przenoszeniu serii na handheldy, a sama gra została zapowiedziana na zimę tego roku. Oprócz tego wiemy...nic. Ani jednego screena, ani jednego filmu. Nic. Pozostaje nam to co granatierzy pokoju lubią najbardziej – spekulacje ;)

Zapewne niewielu Was pamięta GTA Advance na GBA. Gra również rozgrywała się w Liberty City, oferując klasyczny widok z góry, znany z dwóch pierwszych części serii. Mimo niewielkiej mocy przerobowej konsolki autorom udało się upchać free-roamingowy gameplay, różnorodność misji i duże miasto na niewielki kart słabej konsoli. Akcję gry umiejscowiono na rok przed wydarzeniami z GTA III, oferując całkiem niezłą, choć monotonną historię. Gra byłą długa i rozbudowana, oferowała zadania poboczne, całkiem sporo broni i pojazdów. Słowem była udanym przeniesieniem serii na konsole przenośne, czego nie można było powiedzieć o poprzednich próbach jeszcze na Gameboya Colora.

Skąd ten nostalgiczny powrót do przeszłości? Stąd, że pchanie GTA w 3D na tak słabej konsoli jak Nintendo DS. nie ma najmniejszego sensu. Za słaba moc przerobowa zapewniłaby nam malutki ruch uliczny, słabą widoczność, niewielu przechodniów i brak sensownych efektów graficznych. Pod nóż pewnie poszłyby również zmiany atmosferyczne, czy ogromne przestrzenie. GTA na DSa MUSI pozostać w stylu klasycznych części z PC i Psone. Czy to źle? Jasne, że nie. Udane połączenie grafiki 3D z grafiką 2D z widokiem z lotu ptaka może wyjść wyśmienicie. Pierwsze GTA spokojnie hulało na sprzęcie zbliżonym mocą do DSa. Przeniesienie tego na dwa ekrany DSa z wykorzystaniem specyficznych możliwości tej konsoli i świetnym multi to coś kompletnie realnego. Znane z pierwszych części zoomy kamery, świetne radia, deathmatche są w zasięgu ręki. Wyrzynka bandziorów, zmienna pogoda, ogromne wybuchy, stale aktywna mapa na jednym z ekranów? Żaden problem. DS. ma wystarczająco mocy i miejsca na karcie, żeby zaoferować nam grę lepsza niż GTA2. A przecież wielu z nas pamięta jeszcze jego czasy. Pełna nieliniowość, której później brakowało w serii, dobry multiplayer, doskonały klimat i pamiętne intro. Chcę tego na DSie a Rockstar jest w stanie mi to dostarczyć. Fabuła ma dotyczyć Triady. Jak już wspominałem gra będzie rozgrywała się – tadam! – w Liberty City, a podtytuł nie wiedzieć czemu sugeruje mi mocny multiplayer w tej pozycji. Oby. Jeżeli będzie dobra grafika, zoomy, dużo misji i świetne radio to łykam to jak młody pelikan. I zapewne nie tylko ja. Tymczasem, jeżeli jesteście szczęśliwymi posiadaczmi DSa, naprawdę warto sprawdzić GTA Advance - które swoją droga okazało się klapą finansową. R* na pewno nie pozowli na to drugi raz i wersja DSowa zostanie odpowiednio wyreklamowana.

Przejdźmy do konsol stacjonarnych. Szykowane dla Xboxa 360 dodatki niestety przypuszczalnie zalicza poślizg, jednak autorzy dokładają wszelkich starań do ich wysokiej jakości. Plotkuje się, że ich głównym bohaterem będzie tajemniczy motocyklista a wraz z misjami dostaniemy nowe pojazdy, fragmenty miasta, tryby multi i broń. Download całych scenariuszy do molocha takiego jak GTA IV to niespotykane dotychczas przedsięwzięcie, które może okazać się zarówno ogromnym sukcesem jak i totalną klapą. Nie zapominajmy, że Playstation 3 też ma dostać jakieś mniejsze dodatki. Zaś PC?... No cóż, na nie gra nie została nawet jeszcze oficjalnie zapowiedziana, ale rzesze dzieci neo (nie mylić z dorosłym użytkownikiem PC/programistą) wydają sporo na ulepszenia kompa dla tej jednej gry zamiast za 700 zł kupić Xa. Bywa. Czas pozostały do dodatków w GTAIV posiadaczom konsol mają osłodzić ponoć szykowane GTA I i II na Xboxa Live Arcade i PSN!. Jasne, R* nie potwierdził tego, ale jakoś nie wierze żeby przepuścili podobną kasę. Oby wersja na XBA była wzorowana na tej z PC. I tyle, póki co z GTAowego frontu.

cookiecrusher

Shock horror PS3 fans; Grand Theft Auto 4 is the absolute must have game to own on your amazingly underused consoles! If, for some ungodly reason you don't already own a copy then click for the link to sort this problem out sharpish and we won't have to tell your mates how much of a loser you are.

Anyway, after your finished completing the story mode of the game, which I'm sure many of you reading this will already have done - you find yourself making use of the GTAIV's unique and amazing ways to while away countless hours of fun even after the story is long over. Your sick little imagination is the limit here because you can do anything from buying clothes, taking helicopter tours, going drinking with your pals, maybe go to a gun store, purchase an AK47 and unload 500 odd rounds into an unsuspecting group of pedestrians... its your call..

One of the things I'd highly recommend you have a go at though is exploring the city and finding all the unique stunt jumps and other unofficial things you can use for some Evel Knievel style antics.

Want an Idea of what I mean? Check this video out we've found of a brilliant compilation of GTAIV stunts - with a wicked bit of Metallica to boot. Enjoy.

-Jason

there are tons of misslead posts and fake youtube videos that show people playing the game. In most cases you can see the human clicking wrong to open doors, and his navigation is wrong, oir the head tilts without the free mouse roam a pc can give you. So it's clear the posts are missleading.

There is a forum that is created with hopes of gtaIv coming to pc, heck it even shows hope for liberty and vice city stories coming to pc. It even has a moddifications section already waiting. HERE is where everyone goes to just read, and occassionally post theories/hopes/finds/facts so others can help in the research of this/these game(s) coming to pc.

From the looks of things, if we can see anything, it will not be till April 09

After a nice night of unprotected sex, I finally decided at about 8am this morning to finally run through the last few sections of MGS4. Yes, this game is better than Grand Theft Auto IV (I'll upload the show GTAIV vs. MGS4 show in the real near future). This is arguably the greatest game of all-time! I sound like a fanboy, but fuck it! Do yourself a favor, buy a PS3 (if you don't have one already) and get MGS4, or fuck it, get the bundle! Save yourself some time.

Right after completing the game, I find out immediately that there's a whole 'nother game within the game! Don't worry, no spoilers, I'm just talking about Metal Gear Online. Where you create a soldier and face off in a bunch of different modes in the Metal Gear Universe. So in a way, you get to play the role of all the other soldiers you've been killing throughout the campaign. It's kind of hard to really explain and breakdown without you knowing and understanding the Metal Gear story. To make a long story short, any person who's ever loved video games, shit, anyone who's really loved a good movie needs to play this game. The unlockables are unlimited making space for multiple play throughs and a crazy amount of longevity. Thanks to both GTAIV and MGS4 (let's not forget COD4 which is still heavy in the rotation), I'll be in the crib for quite sometime now, haha.

-πρωτοσέλιδο σε εφημερίδα.

-Αποστολή στο vice city.

-Hot coffee.

www.rockstargames.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_(series)

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/11/grand_theft_auto/

http://kotaku.com/386441/perhaps-the-stupidest-anti+gta-vid-youll-see-today

These are the top ten games according to a massive poll at GAME.co.uk. I have to say it's relatively stupid that new releases are automatically branded with a top ten spot. The only new releases really deserving of that might be Gears of War and COD4. Though, COD4 does not deserve #1.

What I hate is that GTA IV even made the list on top 25, let alone 10. The game was amazingly over-hyped and failed to deliver on so many god damn levels. The missions were tedious, the graphics were good, fun stuff included just about nothing (actually just helicopters), online play blows, driving is terrible, you get caught by the cops way too easy not making it fun at all, your health goes down too fast, etc, etc... There's way too many flaws to forgive the game. Even still, it is worth renting and taking back when you're half-way through. I'll at least give it that much.

I agree with a lot of games up there though including Final Fantasy VII, LoZ, Super Mario, Goldeneye, and maybe MGS although I have a feeling people only remembered it for the new release MGS4. Definitely not the most accurate list but there are some dumb ass people who think Halo revolutionized gaming in some way when it really is no different from any other game. Talk about unbalanced bullshit weapons.

Tudo começou com um jogo visto de cima, com gráficos bem detonados, onde um carinha de camisa amarela passeava pelas ruas roubando carros e cumprindo missões criminosas recebidas em telefones públicos. GTA evoluiu bastante, ganhou gráficos 3D e um monte de processos, mas sobrevive e continua evoluindo.

Vamos então voltar um pouco no tempo e acompanhar como evoluiu essa série politicamente incorreta.

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Grand Theft Auto (1997: DOS, Windows, PlayStation. 1999: Game Boy Color)

GTA foi lançado em 1997, desenvolvido pela DMA - empresa que mais tarde passaria a se chamar Rockstar North. O jogo chegou com um pequeno diferencial que foi - na minha opnião - o segredo do sucesso do jogo até hoje; o personagem podia passar livremente pela cidade, roubando carros, atropelando, cometendo diversos crimes, fugindo da polícia e ainda ganhando pontos e dinheiro com isso. Esse primeiro título chegou a ter uma versão no GBA Color, mas com bastante do seu conteúdo censurado.

Curiosidade: O nome original do jogo era Race N Chase, mas teve que ser mudado por já ter sido usado pela fabricante de brinquedos Matchbox.

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Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 (1999: DOS, Windows, PlayStation)

GTA London é uma expansão do primeiro jogo e, como o próprio título diz, acontece em Londres, no ano de 1969. O jogo é basicamente o mesmo, com cenários e carros diferentes e novas missões.

Curiosidade: GTA London foi o primeiro pacote de expansão de um jogo para PlayStation.

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Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 (1999: DOS, Windows)

Eis aqui uma expansão que poucos sabem da existência, até porque foi um grande fracasso. Era necessária a expansão London 1969 para instalar e era freeware. Morreu rápido e sem popularidade.

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Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999: Windows, PlayStation, DreamCast. 2000: Game Boy Color)

Lançado no final de 1999, GTA2 já é uma grande evolução gráfica. O jogo conta a saga de Claude Speed, que pretende dominar a cidade cometendo crimes e colocando gangues contra outras gangues.

GTA2 pode ser baixado gratuitamente e oficialmente, aqui.

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Grand Theft Auto III (2001: Windows, PlayStation 2, XBox)

Experimentando uma nova visão de jogo, GTA3 foi um grande sucesso em 2001. A perspectiva 'vista de trás do protagonista' deu certo, embora o jogo ofereça a opção de se jogar usando a clássica persapectiva 'vista de cima', talvez temendo a não adaptação dos jogadores ao novo estilo. Em GTAIII, a história volta para Liberty City, com a saga de um protagonista sem nome e que nada fala, mas está disposto a tudo para se vingar.

Curiosidade: O 'protagonista sem nome' aparece em GTA San Andreas mais tarde, lá ele é chamado de 'Claude', o que nos leva a concluir que seja o mesmo Claude do GTA2, já que é uma continuação lógica.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002: PlayStation 2. 2003: Windows, XBox)

Vice City é uma viagem aos anos 80, acompanhada das roupas, veículos, ambientes e música da época. O jogo também inaugurou a possibilidade do jogador adiquirir propriedades e poder desenvolver missões paralelas com isso. O protagonista é Tommy Vercetti, um verdadeiro matador que resolve tomar conta da cidade a qualquer custo.

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004: PlayStation 2. 2005: Windows, XBox)

Saindo do ambiente praiano de Vice City, o GTA lançado em 2004 é totalmente no mundo das gangues, colocando o protagonista Carl "CJ" Johnson em uma sequência de eventos que o leva a outras cidades e novas descobertas. San Andreas possui o maior mapa já visto, uma área explorável quatro vezes maior que Vice City.

Outra novidade em GTA: SA é a possibildiade de mudar a aparência do protagonista, seja engordando ou malhando, fazendo cortes de cabelo e comprando roupas e acessórios. Alguns carros também podem ser modificados. O jogo também traz um pequeno segredo quente... alguem aí quer um café quente?

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Grand Theft Auto Advance (2004: Game Boy Advance)

Foi lançado no mesmo ano de San Andreas, voltando à clássica jogabilidade 'visto de cima', em Liberty City. O jogo do portátil trás um novo protagonista, Mike, e você provavelmente já sabe o que ele faz. GBA Advance foi desenvolvido por uma empresa chamada Digital Eclipse.

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Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005: PSP. 2006: PlayStation 2)

A história do game acontece antes de GTA III, contando a saga de Tony Cipriani fazendo o de sempre. Liberty City Stories foi o primeiro GTA para o PSP e inovou com um modo multiplayer, o jogo foi lançado mais tarde para o PS2, mas sem o modo multiplayer.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006: PSP. 2007: PlayStation 2)

Lançado em 2006, o segundo jogo para o PSP tem como protagonista Vic Vance, irmão do coadjuvante do primeiro Vice City, Lance Vance, com uma história que precede os acontecimentos do GTA: VC. A versão do portátil tem um modo multiplayer, que foi removido mais uma vez na versão para o PS2, mas em compensação essa ganhou algumas missões paralelas exclusivas.

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Grand Theft Auto IV (2008: PlayStation 3, XBox 360)

Mais um GTA que vem para revolucionar. Usando todo o poder da nova geração, GTA IV apresenta Nico Belic, um imigrante europeu que vem para a velha Liberty City tocar o terror. GTA IV é o primeiro jogo da série a ter um modo multiplayer em um console, oferecendo mais de 15 opções de jogos na rede.

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Imagens e curiosidades: Joystiq, Wiki

Un fotografo (y apartentemente, gamer) llamado Matthew Johnston ha salido por las calles de Nueva York y tomado fotografías, para luego compararlas con el nivel de detalle empleado por Rockstar en la creación de Liberty City (Grand Theft Auto IV). ¿Los resultados? Disfrutenlos en su galería de Flickr.

[Jkrincon Out]

Yeah, I was disappointed when I heard this too.  But now that I play, Im not missing it all that much.  Would the game be enhanced with planes and parachutes?  Yes.  Am I playing happily without thinking about the missing planes and parachutes?  Yes.

I enjoyed all the empty space San Andreas had. It was a nice break from the Urban Environments. Nothing like driving in the desert as the sun set, while listening to Free Bird.  Some of the Desert and even the mountain/forest area were just cool to cruise through. Made it actually feel like it was a real world. -blading2001

I couldnt agree more.  Completely disheartening to know that enough chuckleheads needed constant action to whine about ruined my ideal of fun.  If you were out in the middle of nowhere and smashed your ride, YOU SHOULDNT HAVE SMASHED YOUR RIDE, ASSHOLE.

I still remember my most guilty pleasure from GTA3 I would use a cheat where all peds had weapons and they were also hostile then i would just sit back or drive around and watch the carnage i still remember when this one chick in a skirt wasted a cop car driving by with a rocket launcher -shyguy5454

I liked gambling on horses.  Still do, in fact.  I also suggest filling a bus with gang members and driving it off Mount Chiliad. They scream like little girls one by one as they get off the bus into a free fall.  Hilarious.

What's your favorite radio station?  - Kyoot_Hilly

My stats claim Journey as my favorite radio station.  I listen to Radio Broker, The Jazz Stations (Fusion particularly) and Journey.  Journey gets a bad rap, but I think its great driving music.  It doesn't drown out the sound effects and the voices of NPC's.   Also, if you are in a cab and change the station, the way Niko asks is great;  "uhhhh, I don;t want to be trouble, but can we listen to something else, my friend?  I WANT to HEAR Juuuuurrrrrney."

Which version are you getting?  I don't care DLC because Im sure all versions will have some sort of exclusive downloadable stuff in the future. - HazzardUSS

Though the XBox Achievements looks pretty cool, I decided to run with a PS3 for a few reasons.  Blue Ray DVD player for my new 52" Flat screen, the friends I want to play with have PS3. (Save one important exception whos lady friend thought systems were the same and got him an XBox.  Hes not unhappy though, we're not Sony Fanboys or anything) im familiar with the controller, and I am pretty interested in PSHome to drop round Christmas.

Detailed chronology of your plans for 4/29/08.  Go.  - the_future420

8a-5pm = work
5-5:05 = 2 bonghits
5:05-6pm = Around the Horn and PTI
6pm-7pm = Dinner (Homemade Chinese food)
7pm-11pm = Nap
11-11:30 = more bonghits
11:30-Mid = BlockBuster for game
12:15am-8pm Tuesday- GTA:IV and bonghits

I took Tuesday off of work to play the game all day.  Also, I pre-ordered the game at BlockBuster.   I showed up 10 minutes before midnight.  Was first in line.  Meanwhile Gamestop, less than 800 yards away had a line of at least 100 people.  A lot of stores re-opened at midnight, yet all I heard about was Gamestop, like the game was better from there or something.  I even got a free picture frame with Nikos picture inside.

New driving, Buy or Sell? cause it seams like the diving gets knocked the most and IMO the driving is great and much improved over past Gtas -jewbacca32

Ill be honest, I was worried it had ruined the game at first.  Now, I legitimately enjoy the challenge.  Its better than SA for sure.  Makes racing on-line fun, also.  And it is the main reason I now consider GTA no longer a game, but a simulator to avoid police capture.  Combine realistic driving with better cop AI, factor in the tactics you need to use to lose the cops, and this is no longer a game in my eyes.  BUY.

It is absolutely incredible.  I mean .. It's so amazing that I took a cab to my next mission, it was like an 8 minute ride, and I didn't rush the cab driver (thats an option). I just stared out the window and appreciated a living, breathing city.  Sorry, but just had to get it out there.  -Albino_Ferret

Taxis are great, they let me get to your destination in the amount of time I desire, with no hassle from the cops, while I learn about the city as I'm packing my bong!  Romans cab service is better even, because the poor guy astutely ridicules you for the entire trip!

For us Eastern European guys, GTA IV is heaven Finally a game we can relate too.. seeing the Albanian mob in the game is awesome!  San Andreas sucked balls.. worst theme ever -Negativiteen

In GTA 4, Game plays you!  Finally, a poster of someone other than Vlade Divac on Serbian bedroom walls everywhere.  Congrats to all of you.

The TV shows in GTA IV are amazingly funny. Such creativity, you can actually sit there and watch them for a long period of time haha. -Babedlam

Republican Space Rangers, for the win.  When they shot the tentacle off the purple octopus with the light bulb on his head offering  peace, I almost fell out of my chair. My friends and I have a controller rotation going. I get three mission attempts, safe house to save, watch TV while we all take a bong hit, hand the controller to the next man for his three missions.  The TV keeps us all well entertained.

GTA4: Brucie or Patrick. I can't decide Which character do you like more?  -Orangepeel

Brucie is irritating.  Packie seems to run things effeciently, plus I feel like I am part of his family and he'll never turn on me.  Patrick, in a landslide.

Do you stop and pay the tolls in GTA4? I did at first, now I just haul ass and outrun my wanted level. Eat that toll booth guy!! -OKSteerChalupa

Yeah, Im embarrassed to admit that I do.
I like squeezing to the front of the line and honking at the bastard standing at the open gate.

What's your PS3 multiplayer name? -Nizbart

Metacognitionist.  Feel free to add me to your friends list, anyone.

Stay well in Liberty City, all!

Y aquí la del GTAIV:

Si tiene que estar Leslie Nielsen, me quedo con "Vaya un Fugitivo". Con frases como "Tus mentiras son como los plátanos: vienen en grandes racimos amarillos" y "Tengo un arma. No la tengo aquí, pero tengo una", se convirtió en clásico instantáneo del género de humor absurdo americano.

¡Pero como Top Secret ninguna!

Grand Theft Auto 4: Single Player Review (Playstation 3 Version)

Liked:

1. Amazing production values.  The sheer number of extras Rockstar has thrown into GTA4 is incredible. In game TV shows, comedy acts, cabaret shows, radio talk shows, fake commercials, the list goes on and on.

2. Superb graphics. I found the city, with all of it's detail, size,  cars and inhabitants, simply astounding.  Drive from the hood view in your car, and sometimes you can actually nearly feel liek you're really driving in a city. Occasionally there are some graphical glitches though.  I've seen cars just appear on the screen, tumbling over and over in place.

3. Improved shooting mechanic.  They definitely improved how you shoot compared to previous GTA games.

4. GPS driving directions. I love that yellow line that tells you where to drive to get to your destination.

5. Minigames. Bowling, darts, pool. They all work well. I don't find the urge to sit and play them for an hour, but when I do, they don't suck.

6. Great voice acting.  Characters, radio etc, it's all good.

7. Easier to evade police than in previous GTA games.

8. Flying helicopters was kind of neat. Wish the controls were different though.

Didn't Like:

1. The music selection.  Too much rap/hip-hop, and bands I've never heard of.  GTA Vice City had a fantastic 80s soundtrack that really fit the game. I'm disappointed GTA4 didn't have more mainstream radio songs included. That took away a little of the immersion for me.  I ended of listening to Vladiovostok FM mostly. Seemed to fit well with Niko's character.  A country music channel is a glaring omission here.  Oh they could have had SO much fun with the DJs on a country station too...

2. Some missions are controller-smashing frustrating.  I hated the ones where you have to chase some dickhead for miles through traffic, all while trying to disable his vehicle to make him stop.  Too often you'd end up ramming some traffic or running up and curb and flipping your car, while the target speeds away. One mistake and it would mean you'd have to restart the mission.  I also didn't like the racing missions much, for similar reasons.

3. Driving back and forth through the city gets old pretty quick. I'd ask for a quick travel system, but that takes away a lot of the point of the GTA games.

4. Glitches. There's several minor glitches visible while you're playing, but nothing game-breaking.  Stuff like I mentioned above with cars tumbling in place, or AI cars getting stuck on bridges. (the ambulance near the second safehouse)

5. You can only save at a safehouse.  (not counting the autosave)  It sucks if you need to get off the game to go do something in real life, you have to drive all the way back to a safehouse to save your game. If you're on the other side of the city, this could take several minutes.

On the Fence: (Stuff that could go either way on the score)

1. The Driving mechanics.  At casual speeds, I love how the cars handle. They feel weighty and in my opinion seemed to feel good to drive. However at fast speeds, I hated it. Especially certain cars. Some cars seem to spin out at the slightest touch.  The driving mechanics could really make some missions and races frustrating.

Yay:

The amount of effort Rockstar put into GTA4 is amazing in the age of cookie-cutter minimum content bullshit games. Rockstar has achieved the pinnacle of production value with GTA4. If only every game could have the same richness of content.  +1

Gay:

Despite the incredible production values and improved combat, I still find myself getting a little bored with driving back and forth, picking up people, taking them places and stuff like that.  It gets repetitive but you want to keep playing to see the next cut scene or unlock the next area or "thing".   -1

Final BS Rating: +3 HARDCORE

Closing Statement:

GTA4 is a great game, but it's not deserving of perfect 10s like a lot of reviewers were giving it. My opinion is that how could a game receive a perfect 10, when it had so many obvious glitches in it? Search Youtube and you'll find lots of videos showing off the glitches.  It's an incredible game, but far from perfect.

Image Courtesy of GameSpot.com

"Given the franchise's sales track record, the feat is hardly surprising. As reported by Forbes earlier this week, the Grand Theft Auto franchise leads the list of top 10 best-selling non-PC games ever in the US, according to industry-tracking NPD Group. (NPD classifies PC games as PC software and ranks them separately.) With 9.4 million copies sold domestically, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas tops the list, followed by its predecessors Vice City at No. 4 with 7.3 million and GTAIII at No. 9 with 6.2 million. According to Take-Two, the GTA franchise has sold more than 65 million units globally through 2007."

There's no surprises here. The [Grand Theft Auto] series have been a stellar hit ever since GTA III Hit Shelves back in May of 2001. GTA IV still doing very well since it's release on the 29th August 2008, selling 6 Million copies and bringing in $500 Million in it's first week of sales. But recently revealed over at GameSpot, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is holding pole position on the NPD groups Top Ten Selling Games in US History for April of 2008 with 9.4 Million copies sold. Amongst the list is also GTA: Vice City in 4th position with 7.3 Million copies sold and GTA: III with 6.2 Million copies sold worldwide respectively bringing the tally (without including GTA:IV) to 22.9 Million Copies. Very impressive Rockstar, very impressive indeed.

GameSpot NPD Sales chart Article

Sembra che proprio per rispondere a questa critica, sia stato rilasciato un video, visualizzabile attraverso la nostra Media Gallery, che riprende le basi su cui è fondato il titolo Rockstar, e le parodizzi... la guerra è cominciata, a quanto pare.

Faz mais ou menos um ano que a fabricante do game, Capcom, soltou um trailer do próximo episódio da série ultra-bem-sucedida. Foi o estopim da bomba. Isso porque o herói, Chris Redfield, é um americano branco, forte, bonitão e fantasiado de GI-Joe, que fuzila zumbis negros, no que parece ser um país da África meridional. Se isso já não é, no mínimo, meio sem noção, o trailer começa com o protagonista soltando a frase “preciso terminar o que comecei”.

Não é preciso ser antropólogo para saber que, se houve um trabalho que esse estereótipo (branco, cristão, milico, bonitão) começou na África foi o extermínio do povo local em nome da extração de riquezas naturais. Alguns alegam que não é a primeira vez o game traz extermínios de povos inteiros. Têm razão. No quarto episódio, o jogador se metia em um vilarejo da Espanha e dizimava hispânicos – sintomático, talvez? Mas o trailer daquela versão trazia o herói mostrando que estava lá para salvar uma garota das mãos de um poderoso vilão que escravizava o povo com um vírus esquisito. Desta vez, não tem nada que justifique o extermínio. O cara chega lá, não tem ninguém, de repente, tem montanhas de pretos em cima dele e ele senta o dedo em todo mundo.

Não vou entrar na questão em si, se Resident Evil 5 é racista ou não – afinal, o jogo nem existe ainda –, mas faço uma pergunta: o diretor de marketing que aprovou esse trailer é um gênio (teve uma divulgação sem precedentes), uma anta (era óbvio que isso seria taxado de racismo) ou membro honorário da Ku-Klux-Klan?

Veja os trailers antigo e novo e tire suas próprias conclusões:

According to Microsoft's Major Nelson's report, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has retaken the #1 spot as the most played game on Xbox LIVE, knocking GTAIV to the #3 spot. This is on the heels of the news that we just passed the 10 million copies sold mark!

THANK YOU to everyone who consistently continues to play the game every night!! To show our appreciation, as always we're going to be holding a Double XP Weekend this weekend starting Friday morning and going till Monday (yes I know... we always say that, but we're really going to cut it off at Monday this time... maybe).

The Double XP will be available in ALL PLAYLISTS and will be on both platforms Xbox 360 and PS3!

In addition, we will be tweaking all the playlist map rotations a bit so that the Variety Map Pack no longer shows up 2:1 to old maps. Therefore all maps (old and new) have an equal chance to come up in map rotation, so you won't be seeing Chinatown pop up 8,000 times or any other new map over and over again.

Thanks again to EVERYONE who continues to support the game and keep it at the top of the charts. If you haven't already, be sure to check out the COD4 T-shirt designs we're working on and let us know which ones we should get printed up, because we'll be giving away a lot of them to our loyal players when we do as well as making them available to you on the new Infinityward.com Online store that will launch in late June with the new site.

See you online!

Niko chega de uma guerra e vai parar em uma cidade americana onde as coisas iriam ser diferentes.

O cara é bom no volante. Leva uns caras pra cá e pra lá na moral.

Niko acaba em uma guerra maior do que do país que ele saiu. Mas as coisas seriam diferentes.

O cara é bom no gatilho. Dá uns tecos nos caras do tráfico de drogas, nos caras que são chefes da máfia, na polícia e até nos caras que chamaram ele para dar uns tecos em outros caras.

Niko é um cara multimídia. As coisas são diferentes.

Ele pode assistir a droga que rola na televisão, ouvir as músicas das rádios, comer no McLixo da esquina e até pode sair com os seus amigos para tomar um porre.

Niko tem um celular bacana, uma casa que é um porre e um péssimo gosto para roupas.

Ele é mais legal que a cidade em que mora. Realmente, as coisas são diferentes.

Com Niko não tem muita graça sair causando confusão em Liberty City. Mas ninguém liga pra isso, afinal, as coisas não são tão diferentes assim.

Espero que seja o primeiro de muitos...!!!

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Editora Europa lança o GUIA OFICIAL DE
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV

Chega ao Brasil o guia de estratégia com tudo sobre o maior
fenômeno dos jogos na atualidade

SÃO PAULO, SP – 26 de maio de 2008 – A Editora Europa, líder no segmento editorial de games no Brasil, lança em junho o Guia Oficial de Grand Theft Auto 4, um livro de 292 páginas com todos os segredos para completar o jogo com 100% de aproveitamento.

Grand Theft Auto IV é a seqüência da aclamada série da Rockstar Games. O jogo quebrou recordes ao vender 3,6 milhões de cópias em seu dia de lançamento e faturar mais de US$ 500 milhões na primeira semana de vendas. Como estréia da franquia em videogames da nova geração, este episódio não apenas apresenta um refinamento audiovisual como também profusão de conteúdo e variedade de tarefas sem precedentes.

O Guia Oficial de Grand Theft Auto 4 foi produzido para cobrir todas essas possibilidades e servir de referência e consulta a jogadores de todos os perfis – desde aquele que necessita de auxílio passo a passo até o que apenas deseja complementar sua experiência de jogo. O livro abrange tanto a versão para Xbox 360 quanto para PlayStation 3 e contém instruções para todas as missões principais, bem como informações para completar as atividades paralelas e atingir a porcentagem máxima de jogo:

• MISSÕES: Mapas e estratégias para todas as missões da história – inclui também as missões de Vigilante, Roubos de Carro, Mais Procurados, Amizades, Personagens Aleatórios e todas as atividades necessárias para completar o jogo com 100%.

• MAPAS: Indicações de energia, coletes e armas em toda parte da cidade. Há mapas mostrando onde conseguir esses itens em cada missão. Há ainda uma seção especial com a cartografia de Liberty City, apontando a localização de itens, objetos colecionáveis e lugares interessantes.

• SEGREDOS: A detalhada coletânea de mapas e descrições revela o local exato de todos os Unique Stunt Jumps e “Hidden Packages” em Liberty City.

• MULTIPLAYER: Uma coletânea de manhas e táticas exclusivas para se dar bem em qualquer um dos modos de jogo online.

• PÔSTER BÔNUS: Um mapa gigante de Liberty City com localizações e detalhes de todos os Odd Jobs – e uma fantástica arte do outro lado.

Esta obra é fruto de uma parceria entre a Editora Europa e a americana BradyGames, especializada na publicação de guias de jogos, e vem preencher essa lacuna que existe no segmento editorial brasileiro de games. A iniciativa vem reafirmar o pioneirismo da Editora Europa e seu comprometimento em trazer ao mercado nacional um material de qualidade e relevância sobre entretenimento eletrônico, dedicado a colecionadores.

Serviço

Guia Oficial de Grand Theft Auto IV

Lançamento: 15 de junho de 2008

Editora: Editora Europa

Preço: R$ 29,90

Número de páginas: 292 + pôster gigante

Disponibilidade: Nas melhores bancas e livrarias

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Cuantos Son Famosos del GTA  pues yo diria que sera un buen candidato a ganar el Juego Del Año ya que a muchos les encanta y la mayoria de la gente que conosco lo tiene y dan buenos comentarios sobre el pienso que sera uno de los mejores (Sera o Es). Ademas uno de los que ha salido con 5 de 5 estreyas y uno de los mas comprados en todo estados unidos... podria desir que rompio record de venta...