GTA4

[Dazmguk]

Anyone here completed it yet?

[NOTKyle]

I'm on the last mission right now, and afraid to complete it because that means I'm done.

The luxury car shop in Algonquin is such a godsend.

[Ocelot]

I beat it some time ago but after you beat it there isn't a whole lot to do, unfortunately. What luxury car shop are you talking about? The only know I know of is in Alderny- Auto Eroticar.

[NOTKyle]

I beat it some time ago but after you beat it there isn't a whole lot to do, unfortunately. What luxury car shop are you talking about? The only know I know of is in Alderny- Auto Eroticar.

It directly across the street from the Perseus in the middle of Algonquin. It has the best 2 or 3 cars in the game, and you can just walk in or shoot out the windows and steal anything you want.

Right around the corner from a safehouse too. I love it.

[Ocelot]

Oh shit- I that would have made things a bit nicer when trying to hunt down a decent ride. Have they announced a date for the PC version yet, or just saying that it was indeed on its way?

[Eradicator30]

GTA IV DLC On Xbox Live This Fall (http://kotaku.com/5039424/gta-iv-dlc-on-xbox-live-this-fall)

Wow, it seems like years since the first rumors of the Xbox getting exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV DLC and months since the game actually appeared (ok, it has been months... but I mean more months)
Finally, Microsoft has announced that the first dollop of episodic GTA action will appear on Xbox Live in the fall.
At the Leipzig Games Convention, a nice chap from Microsoft announced,
"In autumn there will be news from Liberty City; the first episodes of GTA IV will be available for download exclusively on Xbox Live"
(and then there was some guff about "underlining Xbox 360's leadership role in the field of digital entertainment." but, whatever)
So, what do we know? Well, it's nice to get confirmation that it will be several such episodes — whether that means actual episodic gameplay in a Half Life 2 style, who can say?. Mention of Liberty City seems to throw cold water on those 'whole new city' rumors, which is a shame, but still - GTA IV DLC! Yay!

(http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=195617)

[zero]

geez about time didnt microsoft buy the rights to that for a few million?

[Triumph]

geez about time didnt microsoft buy the rights to that for a few million?

a few, if I remember right 50 mil.

[Draven X 23]

So anyone play the online zombie stuff yet?

[FlipHKD]

what?

fuck how do I not find out about this stuff anymore

[Draven X 23]

what?

fuck how do I not find out about this stuff anymore

Here ya go

Today's earlier rumor about a viral outbreak (http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/23/rumor-gta-iv-dlc-brings-quarantine-zombies/) in Grand Theft Auto IV (http://www.joystiq.com/tag/grand-theft-auto-iv) has borne fruit – icky, decaying, zombie fruit. It turns out that the zombie apocalypse has come to Liberty City, but not in the form of DLC. It's a tweak that's been made to the game's multiplayer modes just in time for Halloween.

According to a news update on the Rockstar Social Club (http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/) site, a virus introduced into the game world turns players into zombies (or at least bestows them with the zombie skin) and "can be contracted in any and all multiplayer modes and is spread when an unsuspecting player kills someone who has the infection." The post also mentions that signs of infection include gaining access to the zombie skin in multiplayer or earning the "Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie" Achievement (on 360).

The Social Club site has been updated with a new community feature that lets registered users check to see if they've been "infected," as well as access US and world maps displaying the spread of the "disease." We've contacted Rockstar on the off chance they're willing to spill some details on how long we'll be riding out this outbreak.

[Le Goat]

http://media.1up.com/media?id=3640328&type=lg (http://www.1up.com/do/media?cId=3150593&sec=IMAGES)
Grand Theft Auto IV (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3150593)'s downtrodden protagonist Niko Bellic may be confirmed as making an appearance in the game's upcoming Lost and Damned (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3170202) expansion, but that doesn't mean he's getting any new lines of dialog. MTV Multiplayer's Stephen Totilo spoke (http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/01/23/no-new-niko-bellic-lines-in-gta-lost-and-damned/) with Rockstar Games' vice president of product development Jeronimo Barrera, who provided a definitive, "Hell no!" when asked if Niko's disaffected voice actor, Michael Hollick, would be returning for the biker-themed side-story. Don't expect Bellic to go all mute on us, though. Multiplayer notes that the section of Lost and Damned that features everyone's favorite immigrant antihero is the very same mission from GTA IV where Liberty City's biker gangs were first introduced -- only this time, viewed from the opposite perspective. Theoretically, that means Rockstar should be free to repurpose the voice samples Hollick originally recorded for that scene.
The reasoning behind Michael Hollick's spirited rejection from Rockstar's latest project remains a mystery, but it's not too difficult to connect the dots. Hollick -- along with Jason Zumwalt, who played Niko's cousin Roman -- historically lamented (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3167910) the relatively low pay voice actors receive for work on videogames. "It's tough, when you see Grand Theft Auto IV out there as the biggest thing going right now, when they're making hundreds of millions of dollars, and we don't see any of it," Hollick bemoaned shortly after the game's release last year.

[justhere]

Don't bite the hand that feeds. He has a valid point, but I don't know the statistics and percentages to say he was right blasting Rockstar.

Also, I think the add-on is only for Xbox 360, which is frustrating.

[patcooper]

Don't bite the hand that feeds. He has a valid point, but I don't know the statistics and percentages to say he was right blasting Rockstar.

Also, I think the add-on is only for Xbox 360, which is frustrating.

Not if you own a 360

[Lone Wolf]

Anyone else have this game freeze up on their XBOX? Mine is new this Christmas and is a 60GB version. All my other games seem to work fine. This is the second copy of the game I have tried and I get the same results as the first, most the time I have to do a total shut down as I can't even go back to the dashboard.

It can't be the RRoD already ... can it?

[Draven X 23]

I just wanted to mention that if you pre-order the Lost & the Damned DLC from Amazon you get a free 3 month XBL Gold subscription.

Bought mine already. Might as well get something for free when ya can.

[Thewellz]

I can't wait for this expansion, get to play as someone other than Nico which is gonna be awesome, plus it will probably connect to that mission youhad to play in the game rescuing the guy's daughter from them.

[Lone Wolf]

Having just started the game yesterday I will say I was letdown by the soundtrack selection this time around.

[NOTKyle]

Listen to LCHC. It's the best radio station evar.

[Thewellz]

I like Liberty Rock Radio. Iggy pop as the DJ is awesome, plus it has the best songs.

[NOTKyle]

I'm usually not in a car long enough for it to really matter. Besides, gun fire really is the best music.

[Ocelot]

Having just started the game yesterday I will say I was letdown by the soundtrack selection this time around.

The expansion will provide new music and new radio chatter. I'm really looking forward to it. Release date is February 17th.

[Lone Wolf]

I can't play online and keep getting this message

'disconnected because your router/nat is too strict'

I have a wired router.

I have never had a game be so touchy before, I'm not real happy with it so far.

[Draven X 23]

PS3? 360? PC?

[Lone Wolf]

Oh yeah, 360 ... sorry bout that

Edit: If it is any help I am using a Linksys Router BEFSR41

[Will-Kill]

I have it for PC, very choopy and buggy...I'm on the last mission but I suppose I'll finish it someday.

[Draven X 23]

Oh yeah, 360 ... sorry bout that

Edit: If it is any help I am using a Linksys Router BEFSR41

Give this a look. Might help.

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/tsunamikitsune/having-issues-with-playing-gta4-online-i-may-have-a-fix--84407.phtml

[Hodge]

I feel your pain. I can't logon to a game or have someone logon to mine. Looks like I wasted one of my free month's memberships.

[Rumpleforeskin]

Have they decided if the expansion is a DL or if you buy it at a store?

[Draven X 23]

Have they decided if the expansion is a DL or if you buy it at a store?

I think its a DL that you can buy at a store or not. I got mine from amazon + free Card (3 months of XBL).

[Rumpleforeskin]

Holy shit, it's already for sale? How much?

[Draven X 23]

Its a preorder. Comes out on the 17th. I got it for $19.99 but I think they are sold out now.

[Lone Wolf]

Give this a look. Might help.

http://www.destructoid.com/blogs/tsunamikitsune/having-issues-with-playing-gta4-online-i-may-have-a-fix--84407.phtml

So there just isn't a simple NAT switch to turn on/off?

[Rumpleforeskin]

Its a preorder. Comes out on the 17th. I got it for $19.99 but I think they are sold out now.

Sooo...I bought $250 worth of Zune gift cards for nothing?!

[Draven X 23]

So there just isn't a simple NAT switch to turn on/off?

I dunno. I'm not a member of the GeekSquad.

[slimshde99]

Its a preorder. Comes out on the 17th. I got it for $19.99 but I think they are sold out now.

thanks for the heads up on the offer you posted a few days ago, was able to pick it up then, a buddy of mine tried tonight and it is sold out so he just pre-ordered it at bestbuy.com instead, its still in stock there.

[Lone Wolf]

I dunno. I'm not a member of the GeekSquad.


Yeah, but there is usually one of thoe guys floating around somewhere

[zero]

Have they decided if the expansion is a DL or if you buy it at a store?


You can do both, if you buy it at a store you are buying a download card with the code to download the game or you can just buy it on live. I haven't heard of any cd version of the game but it doesn't mean that they wont release one.

[Lone Wolf]

My XBox had an update for this game when I put it in today. I don't think it helped any of the problems though, it might have been online options.

[Weenis]

My XBox had an update for this game when I put it in today. I don't think it helped any of the problems though, it might have been online options.

Wasn't it mostly to prepare for the DLC?

[Lone Wolf]

Wasn't it mostly to prepare for the DLC?

Probably, I'm curious how smooth the downloaded version will be

[Weenis]

Probably, I'm curious how smooth the downloaded version will be

Seems fine for me. The bikes handle 100x better...

[Le Goat]

BEST. GAME CONTENT TITLE. EVER

Liberty City is about to get a little more fabulous -- Rockstar Games has announced The Ballad of Gay Tony, the second episode for GTA4 "Liberty City is the most vibrant game world we've created yet. The episodic structure has allowed us to interweave stories, gameplay and atmosphere in a whole new way," said Rockstar founder Sam Houser.
"The team at Rockstar North have yet again surpassed themselves, and made something that is both epic and very innovative. This episode's focus on high-end night life contrasts with the biker gangs portrayed in The Lost and the Damned, whilst giving us a lot of new gameplay possibilities."
The Ballad of Gay Tony stars Luis Lopez, a "part-time hoodlum" and "full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Tony Prince," better known as "Gay Tony." As usual, he'll have to juggle competing loyalties while also trying to determine who is "real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price."
The latest GTA4 episode will be available on the Xbox 360 this fall for 1600 Microsoft Points ($19.99). In addition, the episode will be available on retail disc titled Episodes from Liberty City, which will also include the first episode Lost and Damned. Episodes from Liberty City will retail for $39.99, and will not require the original game to play

[FlipHKD]

lolollololollol

http://www.gameplasma.com/images2/image002.jpg

[Le Goat]

Indeed, I can't post pics. I lol'd hard when I saw that though


Rockstar got a few more chuckle points with that one (Brucie put them on that meter)

[Rumpleforeskin]

To be honest, when I read the title, I was really kind of hoping you would play as Bernie. That would be a hoot.

[Le Goat]

I really, really, really, really hope Brucie makes an appearance. I love that fucker.

[patcooper]

Isn't this gonna be an xbox exclusive deal?

[Ocelot]

Isn't this gonna be an xbox exclusive deal?

I believe so, yes.

It may just be a timed exclusive.. a very long timed exclusive.

[patcooper]

I believe so, yes.

It may just be a timed exclusive.. a very long timed exclusive.

Then i wonder why they would release it first by download on live and then re-release it with LAD on the Episodes from Liberty City Disk. i mean why would you download LAD and gay tony and then go buy the disk? Unless the disk will be released for ps3 also.