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• Take Two Interactive Delays GTA IV

  Published: August 2, 2007, 5:25 pm

  Tags: Take Two, Grand Theft Auto, Sony, Game Consoles, Games, Game Companies, Gta Iv, Release Date Delay, Take Two Interactive

  launch of Grand Theft Auto IV for the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 to fiscal 2008, due to additional development time required to complete [GTA IV],” the press release states. “The title is now planned for release in the

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• GTA IV Delayed to 2008

  Published: August 2, 2007, 6:20 pm

  Tags: Gta Iv, Grand Theft Auto, Delay, Xbox 360, Release Date, Playstation 3

  Take-Two Interactive has announced that GTA IV will be pushed back from its October 2007 release date to April 2008, at the earliest! More bad delay news. The reasoning being that: “Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different

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• Why Was GTA IV Delayed?

  Published: August 4, 2007, 11:15 am

  Tags: Rockstar, Apparently, Been Delayed, Delay Announcement, Disappointed, Earlier This Week, Exact Reason, Force Microsoft, Going To Happen, Gta Iv, Hdd, Launch, Mmos, Rockstar, Seamless Experience, Specifics, Speculation, Times Limited

  but hadn’t received any specifics on which games and when this would happen. Yesterday, when XF got word of GTA IV being delayed, we had to call our source. Apparently Rockstar wants GTA IV to give a seamless experience with load times limited as much as possible and void of loading whenever possible. This requires a HDD according

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• Editorial: Industry Effects from the GTA IV Delay

  Published: August 5, 2007, 11:10 pm

  Tags: Take Two, Grand Theft Auto, Games Industry, Microsoft, Sony, Games, Game Consoles, Game Companies, Delay, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Gta Iv

  were looking for. “GTA was set to be another major blockbuster coming out right after Halo 3,” the WSJ article reads. “In short, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS), THQ Interactive (NASDAQ:THQI), and Activsion (NASDAQ:ATVI) may have just gotten one monkey off their backs.” Maybe, but there’s a huge difference between

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• Analyst Predicts Price Cut for PS3 on GTA IV Release

  Published: August 8, 2007, 11:38 am

  Tags: Grand Theft Auto, Sony, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Gta Iv, Metal Gear Solid 4, Michael Patcher, Price Drop, Ps2, Ps3

  games Grand Theft Auto IV and PS3 exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 will launch,” he offered. Pachter also believes that investors' fears over a shift away from video games spurred by the console transition will subside, and publisher will continue to see growth through the close of 2007. Pachter has a pretty good track record. I hope

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• Jack Thompson Threatens to Block Release of GTA IV

  Published: September 18, 2007, 8:00 pm

  Tags: Take Two, Grand Theft Auto, Gamer Life, Game Consoles, Computer, Game Platforms, Games, Game Companies, Game Politics, Gta, Gta Iv, Jack Thompson, Legal Action, Rockstar, Settlement Agreement, Take Two

  targets me personally given the copycatting of violent games.” Now, I may not be a lawyer, but I have a modicum of common sense, which tells me two things: 1. If Thompson sues to block the distribution of GTA IV, he’s in violation of his settlement agreement, and at the very least can expect to be held in contempt. 2.

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• Neat: GTA IV To Support 16-Person Multiplayer

  Published: October 16, 2007, 2:40 pm

  Tags: Grand Theft Auto, Gta, Gta 4, Gta Iv, Neat, Rockstar

  it looks like Rockstar is giving it another go. According to GamingExcellence, the company said at a Sony event that they are aiming for 16-person multiplayer that's richer than simple deathmatch gameplay (here's hoping for a hot coffee mode at Starbucks). We assume that this mode will apply to both 360 and PS3 versions of the game. Another

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• Grand Theft Auto 4 to feature 16-player online multiplayer

  Published: October 16, 2007, 8:39 pm

  Tags: Ps3, Xbox 360, News, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 4, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Game, Ps3, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Rockstar, Gta, Gta2, Gta4, Gtaiv, Gta 4, Gta Iv, Delay, Multiplayer, Online

  game. A Rockstar representative at the Sony event told GamingExcellence that “they had begun testing the various plots and that the developers were considering the possibility of having an open world completely unlocked from the start of the [GTA4] game. The game's multiplayer mode, unseen in the GTA franchise since GTA2 in 1999, is aiming

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• Rumor: GTA IV Box Art Exposed? Not Really

  Published: October 30, 2007, 1:15 pm

  Tags: Rockstar, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Grand Theft Auto, Sony, Microsoft, Grand Theft Auto 4, Gta, Gta Iv, Ps3, Rockstar Games, Sandbox Games, Xbox 360, Xboxfamily

  news that the box art for GTA IV had finally been revealed through the Xboxfamily website. Imagine Xboxfamily’s surprise and delight when they opened their mailbox and there, right before their very eyes, was a package from Rockstar filled with empty PS3 and Xbox 360 cases of the long awaited GTA IV. Who wouldn’t be excited?The

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• Kane and Lynch 'Sissy Trailer" Exposes Lynch's Love for GTA

  Published: November 6, 2007, 11:40 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Videos, Eidos, Game Consoles, Games, Dead Men, Edios, Gta Iv, Gta4, Kane And Lynch, Kane And Lynch Dead Men, Rockstar, Sissy

  he is excited about the new GTA IV coming out. Kane precedes to call him a “sissy” and unfortunately they do not get into a fight about it. Maybe that is because they are in the process of doing something that will make them look far from “sissy”. You better check out the video soon before Rockstar starts crying like a

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• Take-Two Not Narrowing Down GTA IV Release Date

  Published: November 7, 2007, 5:48 pm

  Tags: Take Two, Grand Theft Auto, Rockstar, Sony, Microsoft, Game Platforms, Games, Game Consoles, Game Companies, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Gta Iv, Playstation 3, Ps3, Release Date, Rockstar, Strauss Zelnick, Take Two, Xbox 360

  date for the upcoming GTA IV until they're utterly convinced that the game is ready. This is according to Chairman Strauss Zelnick, who said they wouldn't announce another firm date until they were certain it could be met after failing to meet the October release date. “It’s a fair question given that we weren’t

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• GTA IV, You'll Get It When You Get It [Delays]

  Published: November 7, 2007, 2:40 pm

  Tags: Delays, Greand Theft Auto, Gta, Gta 4, Gta Iv, Rockstar, Take 2

  on a release date for GTA IV than the vague February to April 2008 time frame offered following the game's delay. He explained: We're going to give a firm date when we are utterly convinced that we have it and that isn't right now...we're not in the business of disappointing investors.And it makes sense, because unless Zelnick can promise

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• His Name Is Strauss Zelnick. It is Wonderful. [Take-Two]

  Published: November 26, 2007, 11:00 pm

  Tags: Bioshock, Business, Gta Iv, Strauss Zelnick, Take Two

  I would say for the next five to seven years this is a terrific time to be in the video game business. That's swell and all, but do you think Strauss Zelnick is his real name? Take-Two Plans [Reuters]

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• Grand Theft Auto IV box art revealed in new video!

  Published: November 28, 2007, 2:26 pm

  Tags: Ps3, Xbox 360, Videos, News, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Gta Iv, Box Art, Box, Cover, Reveal, Game Box, Game, Video Game, Xbox 360, Ps3, Playstation 3, Rockstar, Video, Trailer

  box art for Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) has been revealed in the most unusual of ways! An all-new video shows the cover for the upcoming mega-hit by Rockstar (Available on March 3rd, 2008 for Xbox 360 and Playstation 3) being painted out from start to finish. If anything it is at least a very unique way to reveal the cover to what will

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• GTA IV Box Art Reveal Video [Clips]

  Published: November 28, 2007, 4:00 pm

  Tags: Clips, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Gta Iv, Gtaiv, Playstation 3, Ps3, Rockstar, Xbox 360

  You sort of have to hand it to Rockstar. We're not referring to their edgy content or their ability to mock culture (while shaping it?). We mean there aren't many developers that could paint a big picture of their new box art on the wall and get us to post it.

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