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Microsoft Revamps Games for Windows Live Service

Microsoft is a software company that is getting more and more involved in the game industry. Its Xbox 360 console is currently one of the best selling ones on the market, largely because of the fact that it has a very solid library of great games, like Gears of War or Dead or Alive, and because it offers players a gr...

13 November 2008
09:01 GMT

PC Version of GTA IV Delayed, Official System Specs Released

Grand Theft Auto IV is a massive title and the game that marked the next generation evolution of the open world sandbox shooter. Released this Spring for the high end consoles, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game has had massive sales and gained critical acclaim for its innovative gameplay and features that were...

31 October 2008
04:55 GMT

With Windows 7 and DirectX 11 in the Distance, Games for Windows Evolves

Back in 2006, Microsoft was debuting the Games for Windows label just ahead of the delivery of Windows Vista and DirectX 10. Two years later, and with Windows 7 having reached Milestone 3 Build 6780, the Redmond company continues to be committed to Games for Windows and Games for Windows Live. In this regard, with Di...

22 September 2008
10:13 GMT

GTA IV Coming to the PC This November

At long last, Rockstar and Take Two have announced that Grand Theft Auto IV is coming to the PC. The release date is set for November, with the game arriving in North America on November 18 and with Europe getting it on November 21. According to the announcement, the game may remain pretty much the same as when it wa...

7 August 2008
02:26 GMT

Take Two CEO Talks GTA IV and Nintendo

Everybody was sure that Rockstar was going to present the first Xbox 360 DLC when Grand Theft Auto: ChinaTown Wars' first image got leaked. You can imagine that it was a real shocker to find out that, actually, the developers were working on an exclusive title for the... Nintendo DS handheld! Nobody was expectin...

29 July 2008
03:37 GMT

Fallout 3 Is Getting Exclusive Content on the Xbox 360

Following the controversy regarding Fallout 3 not getting a rating in Australia, and the news that the game will have more than 40,000 lines of written dialog, Bethesda went into the Microsoft E3 presentation ready to announce the next big thing related to its post-apocalyptic title.Todd Howard, a Bethesda E3 spokesp...

16 July 2008
18:06 GMT

Weekend Reading: The Quick Death of GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is, according to reviews and sales figures, the best game ever released. When GTA IV was launched, if you remember, it was a complete hysteria, with thousands of people queuing to purchase it, with guys going on vacation, quitting their jobs and God knows what else, just to play it. Yes, it was th...

4 July 2008
10:41 GMT

Microsoft Denies GTA IV DLC Delay

The latest top page story about Grand Theft Auto IV is no longer about the game's super-coolness, but Rockstar's annoying way of dealing with the "right on time" concept. Yes, I am talking about the $50 million DLC purchased by Microsoft which was going to be released early this fall but has been delayed to...

9 June 2008
13:06 GMT

GTA IV DLC Delayed

Microsoft had to pay $50 million for it; many people bought the Xbox 360 version especially because of that, yet Take Two has decided to delay the whole thing - from fiscal Q4 2008 to fiscal Q1 2009. Yes, we're talking about the exclusive DLC for the Xbox 360 version of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV. The g...

6 June 2008
13:06 GMT

Xbox 360 Outselling PS3 Since the Release of GTA IV

Microsoft has been delivering stats regarding the sales of GTA IV copies for the Xbox and other "we're better than Sony" things, but they have not officially been confirmed. Until now, when Chart-Track has released the numbers for the past month in the UK and confirmed that not only GTA IV had sold much more cop...

30 May 2008
03:44 GMT

Niko's Voice Actor Disappointed by Lack of Money

One would believe that the guy who recored the voice for GTA IV main character, Niko, is a rich fella' sipping expensive cocktails somewhere in the Bahamas, following his stellar pay for renting his voice. Well... you are completely wrong - it seems that Rockstar really doesn't like giving away the money. T...

22 May 2008
04:58 GMT

Microsoft Declares Xbox 360 Winner over PlayStation 3 and Wii

As far as Microsoft is concerned, the Xbox 360 has left both PlayStation 3 and Wii in the dust. The Redmond company popped the champagne and started applauding Xbox 360 victory in the race against rival products from Sony and Nintendo, arguing that its console was the first of this generation to reach the 10 million ...

15 May 2008
06:19 GMT

GTA IV 1.01 Patch Released, Freezing Not Fixed

The problem that's driving everybody mad and the Grand Theft Auto IV developers older by the hour (probably) - the freezing of Grand Theft Auto IV - was supposed to be fixed with the latest PS3 patch released by Rockstar yesterday. However, it seems that nothing like that happened - many players were still compl...

8 May 2008
03:48 GMT

GTA IV Breaks Records, Drives Xbox 360 Forward

Finally, official data have arrived, proving that Grand Theft Auto IV was indeed a success (from a financial point of view this time, since we all know that everybody loves the game). Take Two has released the sales figures, stating that GTA IV has surpassed all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sal...

8 May 2008
02:27 GMT

GTA IV Breaks Sales Records, Still Way Behind Movies

Grand Theft Auto IV is dubbed as the biggest game of the year and I really doubt that is a secret for anyone on this planet. Also, Rockstar's game is estimated to generate some $450 million only in the first week, even though the developers say that these figures are actually low. So, one thing is clear: GTA IV ...

6 May 2008
12:06 GMT

Grand Theft Auto IV Cheats

Grand Theft Auto IV (also known as GTA IV and GTA 4) is a sandbox-style action-adventure video game developed by Rockstar North. It is the ninth title in the Grand Theft Auto series and the first in its generation. Grand Theft Auto IV was released worldwide (except Japan) on 29 April 2008 for both PlayStation 3 and X...

29 April 2008
03:06 GMT

GTA IV, a Potential Record Breaking Giant

Today is the big day, the official release of the most expected game of the year - Grand Theft Auto. While real fans are eagerly awaiting to get their hands on the title and start playing until midnight (or even more), the Guinness World Records Book is closely watching Rockstar's game, considering it to be a "p...

29 April 2008
02:15 GMT

Weekend Reading: How Will GTA IV Change the Game World in a Bad Way

There are no reasons to doubt the fact that the upcoming release of Grand Theft Auto will be a true phenomenon and the game world will be changed - at least slightly - in a good way when it comes to open world gameplay, game world complexity and so many more other things (including the way the perfect game should loo...

26 April 2008
05:51 GMT

GTA IV Leaked on Torrent Sites

It seems that, again, pirates have managed to do it! The most expected game of the year that's going to be released (officially, at least) on the 29th of April has been leaked on different torrent websites and thousands of people have already downloaded it. It seems that, at least from the pirates' point of...

24 April 2008
02:43 GMT

Shareholders Give Take Two Vote of Confidence, EA Still Unsuccessful

As we said yesterday, Take Two's shareholders had a meeting and probably their most important discussion topic was about Electronic Arts' tender offer of acquisition. As some analysts have expected, the $26 per share offer was refused, but Electronic Arts inside sources claim that the decision did not reall...

18 April 2008
13:06 GMT

Rumor: A New City Coming to GTA IV as DLC

With Grand Theft Auto's release date getting closer and closer and for real this time, since we've just heard that GTA IV has reached gold status and it is already packed in trucks, heading towards the retail stores, new information regarding the future projects start to hit the web. Rumors, to be more spec...

18 April 2008
04:31 GMT

GTA IV for PS3 Has Mandatory Install, Xbox 360 Install Is Optional

It seems that Devil May Cry 4 gave birth to a trend called "mandatory install" in order to play your game on consoles - something fanboys use against each other (when "debating" the Xbox 360 vs. PS3 problem) or they just cry for being unfairly treated (those who have never played a PC game, probably). Well, it seems ...

17 April 2008
14:06 GMT

Grand Theft Auto IV Leaked Xbox 360 Disk - Real or Fake?

Even though the 29th of April is now pretty close, people are still fighting for the 'First to own GTA IV' title. That is the reason why a picture with the GTA IV Xbox 360 disk has surfaced the Internet and everybody keeps wondering whether it is fake or real. If fake, it's a really well done job; if r...

11 April 2008
03:20 GMT

Legendary Designer Karl Lagerfeld Stars in Grand Theft Auto IV

It is a known fact that the games in the Grand Theft Auto series have managed to bring controversy to a whole new level ever since the first game was first released in 1997 on PC. This April's release will probably make no exception to the rule, but this time there will be a twist. Real life characters have been...

8 April 2008
15:06 GMT

GTA IV PlayStation 3 Bundle Hits Europe

We don't know exactly what is the real nature of the war between Microsoft and Sony for Grand Theft Auto IV, but we do know that Xbox 360 seems to have some advantages (like DLC or the limited GTA IV Xbox 360 Elite consoles). Until now, Sony only had their fanbase and hope that the people who played Grand Theft ...

8 April 2008
04:12 GMT

EA Could Delay GTA IV's Release

No, just don't grab the rotten tomatoes yet, this is still far away from happening - a big "if" is involved here. Still, it's a really, really scary "if": according to Michael Pachter, the worldwide known game analyst, Electronic Arts could delay GTA IV's April 29 release IF they manage to acquire Take...

7 April 2008
04:52 GMT

The Leaked GTA IV Achievements and Descriptions

Among creating absolutely great games, Rockstar really know how to market their products. Combine these two (just these, for the moment) and you'll understand why Grand Theft Auto IV is going to be such a big hit - as everybody predicts. But fuel has to be constantly added to the fire, and that is exactly what w...

31 March 2008
16:06 GMT

GTA IV Gets Big, Huge, Impressive... Wanted

It's not like the games in the Grand Theft Auto series are some unknown, obscure titles that need big huge stickers posted here and there, but Rockstar's ideas of marketing and promoting a game are absolutely fantastic and really give me a silly sentiment of pride - dunno why, it's not like we're ...

5 March 2008
02:52 GMT

Grand Theft Auto IV Website Up & Running

Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV is definitely one of the games that will totally rock this year and the next year and so on, until GTA V will be released. No, hold your horses - we have no info regarding the fifth game and, to be honest, we would rather be able to fast forward the time to April than to know that ...

11 February 2008
04:58 GMT

GTA IV Ready For Launch, Jack Thompson Returns

It's always funny to see Jack Thompson throwing dirt towards Grand Theft Auto IV as soon as news hit the stands and people start to get really excited. Actually, I am sure that Jack was one of the saddest persons in the world when the GTA delay was announced. And why wouldn't he be? This game is his ultimat...

28 January 2008
06:39 GMT

Hillary Clinton Lookalike Prostitutes in GTA IV?

It's a known fact that the relations between Hillary Clinton and Rockstar Games "ain't" the best. Actually, some might think that there's no way they could get worse, but, if some (very hard to believe) rumors are true, GTA IV will come dropping bombs and seeking a little bit of revenge over Hillary Cl...

15 January 2008
05:52 GMT

GTA IV - New, Unpolished Screens

Don't get all excited, Rockstar hasn't revealed any new aspects about the upcoming game, nor do these new images depict anything (or anyone) new. It's just a bunch of unpolished screens from the latest GTA title in development, launching in 2008 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, with the Xbox 360 version...

28 December 2007
02:48 GMT

Rockstar: No New GTA IV Episodic Content

Following rumors of "new" Grand Theft Auto IV episodic content making its way to the Xbox 360 in Rockstar's fiscal year 2009, reps of the development house have decided to clear the atmosphere and dismiss all speculation. The reality is that GTA IV's delay has affected the release schedule for the Xbox 360 ...

20 December 2007
04:40 GMT

GTA IV - 'Move Up Ladies' Features Some Tough Bitc... Broads

They sure didn't dub this one 'Move up, Ladies' for nothing. GTA IV is going to scream 'ladies' and not cheap ones, like in previous Grand Theft Auto titles, but classy ones. This third trailer shows many interesting aspects of the game itself. Visuals of course couldn't have been better...

7 December 2007
03:18 GMT

GTA IV Box Art Revealed by Rockstar

This may be a huge rumor, a joke or just someone's works with the aid of Photoshop, but the covers you can see on the left side of the article seem to be the genuine ones. The XboxFamily website seemingly received a couple of dummy GTA IV boxes, both for the PS3 and the 360. Three versions of the cover are now a...

30 October 2007
10:07 GMT


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