GTA IV - SPOILER THREAD!!

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Just traded emails with 365 games:

Message:

Hello 365Games,

I just placed an order for GTAIV for the XBox360 on your website. Other online shops are not guaranteeing enough stock for launch day anymore, can you please tell me if you expect to have enough stock on lauch day to meet demand, and in particular, my order?

Thank you,
Joao Furtado
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Date: 2008-04-14 17:19:02
Name: Amy

Message:

Hi,

Thank you for your email.

I can confirm that we will be despatching this item on 30/04/2008.

Many thanks


Thanks
365games
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Sounds good enough for me.
 
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haha i have just emailed them as well

so thats 2 days later than everyone else if they are dispatching it on the 30th
 
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Right so they will be audible to help us - that should make them more fun to find - i hate how the past games will hide them in the most stupid places and then you get a map off the net and without a doubt half of them will be incorrectly labelled

I'm guessing mobile phones, or maybe its a ped like hidden tramps or maybe midgets.

I hope they give us something to do once the game is complete though - like robbing banks or at least robbing shops like on Saints Row.

Any news about car modding and the impound lot that they failed to get working last time?
 
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Car modification not in not sure about car impounding have not heard about that.
 
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The GTA IV Compendium & FAQ

As we approach the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, we've learned more and more about the game, but the incremental updates have made it tougher and tougher to piece the whole thing together. So we've created a GTA IV compendium to get you up to speed on the game before its release. Because the last thing you want to be caught saying to the cashier is, "Wait, so this game has multiplayer??"

Story
You play Niko Bellic, an Eastern European who has been lured to the US by his cousin Roman who claimed to be wildly successful here. Roman lied. He just runs a small taxi company and needs tough guy Niko to help him in his fight against debt collectors and people who he's generally rubbed the wrong way.

City
Liberty City, modeled after New York, is actually smaller than San Andreas from GTA III. Broken into 4 districts, players will enjoy pseudo-areas Broker (Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (Bronx) , Algonquin (Manhattan), and Alderney (New Jersey).


Single Player
You can change Niko's clothes, but you can't change Niko. GTA IV will not allow huge character customization in this mode. That's for multiplayer. But it isn't so bad playing Niko. He's a modern man who takes the occasional cab, uses the internet to read more about his targeted hits, and knows to hide in cover during firefights while shooting with far better (over the shoulder) mechanics than his predecessors.
Rockstar has claimed gameplay as long as 100 hours. A play-through by Xbox World 360 was completed in 25 hours without sidequests, and estimated to run an average player around 40 hours for the main campaign and another 25 for sidequests (that's 64 hours total). Every GTA IV day is 48 minutes of real time. That means a 40 hour game will take roughly 133 days of game time, or a little over 4 months.


Multiplayer

Here's all the multiplayer...that we know about. Pull out your trusty cellphone and dial up the fun (but keep that party to 16 people, m'kay?).

Race
•Players race from one point to another with cars, boats and helicopters
•In Free Race mode, it's a start to finish race. In Canonball Run mode, players must hit checkpoints along the way

GTA Race
• It's Race mode with weapons that spawn along the way. Plus you traverse on foot.
• A tutorial mode is included.

Team Deathmatch
• Two to eight teams battle. As opposing teams are taken out, the winning team takes their cash.

Hangman's NOOSE
• Four players attempt to escort crime boss while avoiding SWAT team attack. Online only.

Team Mafiya Work
• Two to eight teams take separate contracts like stealing cars and escorting wanted men. The team who completes the most contracts in a certain time wins. Teams can also attack other teams.

Team Car Jack City
• Two to eight teams steal marked cars that spawn on the map. Whichever team delivers the most to the chop shop (in the best condition, or containing drug bonuses) wins the most cash and wins the game.

Turf War
• Two teams capture control points (or "bases") in a game very similar to Team Fortress 2. Controlling points equals cash. Cash equals winning.

Cops 'n Crooks
• Two teams only. One team are crooks who need to escort their boss safely. One team are cops who must bust the boss.
• All for One mode works as described above. One for All mode ditches the boss, and the crooks must escape with no respawning.

Co-op Campaign
• Our own Brian Crecente described it only as a "short co-op campaign," not a full co-op game ala Crackdown.

Other Interesting Multiplayer Tidbits:
• Characters can level up, peaking at level 10.
• All games are played on same Liberty City map.
• Liberty City map is fully explorable in all game modes.

Rockstar Social Club
Rockstar has announced a website called the Rockstar Social Club, and the first game it supports will be GTA IV. Among plenty of other services, the club will track the first player to complete 100% of the game and the fastest single-player participants over time.

GTA IV Music and Amazon
If you like any of the 200 songs that play in the game and have signed up at the Rockstar Social Club, just text message a special code through your in-game cellphone. Over time, a playlist will be built from the selected tracks which can be purchased DRM-free through Amazon for about $2 a pop.


FAQ

What's the deal with downloadable content?
Extra "episodes" will be exclusive to the Xbox 360. Sony has said that PlayStation 3 owners will get some type of DLC.

What's better about GTA IV?
• No load screens, ever (UPDATE: Stephen Totilo reports that the game indeed has sporadic, brief loads. However, there are no actual loading screens. Word fun.)
• Autosaving
• Liberty City will remember the damage you've caused.
• Euphoria engine brings AI physics to falling, getting hit, etc.
• Every street is named
• GPS support
• Targeting no longer sucks.

What vehicles will the game feature?
Cars, motorcycles, boats and helicopters. No planes.

Will there be storyline co-op?
As we said above, yes, but it won't be nearly the complete game.

What's in GTA IV Special Edition?
As explained by Rockstar:
• A customized Grand Theft Auto IV metal safety deposit box with keys.
• The Art of Grand Theft Auto IV. This 68 page book contains never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV.
• The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV. This CD features select new material from top artists that can only be found on this release.
• An exclusive Rockstar keychain for the safety deposit box keys.
• A limited edition Rockstar duffel bag with vibrant orange lining.

How much will Special Edition cost me?
$89.99
 
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Yes, Yes, The *First* Grand Theft Auto IV Print Review

First reviews are much like first comments in threads. Sometimes a little too keen and eager to shout "FIRST!" This time, it's The Official Xbox Magazine's turn with the first print review for Grand Theft IV. The bit-sized nuggets are:

• Amazingly realistic world
• Stunning action set pieces
• Genuinely engrossing storyline
• Hugely entertaining multiplayer
• Vast in every aspect


What's more, the mag adds GTA IV is "Utterly stunning in every respect." For those of you who care about numbers, OXM gives the game a "10." That means it's friggin' aces. (Still, from what Crecente wrote, this game sounds top drawer.)
 
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embraceuk1 said:
Yes, Yes, The *First* Grand Theft Auto IV Print Review

First reviews are much like first comments in threads. Sometimes a little too keen and eager to shout "FIRST!" This time, it's The Official Xbox Magazine's turn with the first print review for Grand Theft IV. The bit-sized nuggets are:

• Amazingly realistic world
• Stunning action set pieces
• Genuinely engrossing storyline
• Hugely entertaining multiplayer
• Vast in every aspect


What's more, the mag adds GTA IV is "Utterly stunning in every respect." For those of you who care about numbers, OXM gives the game a "10." That means it's friggin' aces. (Still, from what Crecente wrote, this game sounds top drawer.)
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Welcome to 10 hours ago ;)
 
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embraceuk1 said:
The GTA IV Compendium & FAQ

As we approach the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, we've learned more and more about the game, but the incremental updates have made it tougher and tougher to piece the whole thing together. So we've created a GTA IV compendium to get you up to speed on the game before its release. Because the last thing you want to be caught saying to the cashier is, "Wait, so this game has multiplayer??"

Story
You play Niko Bellic, an Eastern European who has been lured to the US by his cousin Roman who claimed to be wildly successful here. Roman lied. He just runs a small taxi company and needs tough guy Niko to help him in his fight against debt collectors and people who he's generally rubbed the wrong way.

City
Liberty City, modeled after New York, is actually smaller than San Andreas from GTA III. Broken into 4 districts, players will enjoy pseudo-areas Broker (Brooklyn), Dukes (Queens), Bohan (Bronx) , Algonquin (Manhattan), and Alderney (New Jersey).


Single Player
You can change Niko's clothes, but you can't change Niko. GTA IV will not allow huge character customization in this mode. That's for multiplayer. But it isn't so bad playing Niko. He's a modern man who takes the occasional cab, uses the internet to read more about his targeted hits, and knows to hide in cover during firefights while shooting with far better (over the shoulder) mechanics than his predecessors.
Rockstar has claimed gameplay as long as 100 hours. A play-through by Xbox World 360 was completed in 25 hours without sidequests, and estimated to run an average player around 40 hours for the main campaign and another 25 for sidequests (that's 64 hours total). Every GTA IV day is 48 minutes of real time. That means a 40 hour game will take roughly 133 days of game time, or a little over 4 months.


Multiplayer

Here's all the multiplayer...that we know about. Pull out your trusty cellphone and dial up the fun (but keep that party to 16 people, m'kay?).

Race
•Players race from one point to another with cars, boats and helicopters
•In Free Race mode, it's a start to finish race. In Canonball Run mode, players must hit checkpoints along the way

GTA Race
• It's Race mode with weapons that spawn along the way. Plus you traverse on foot.
• A tutorial mode is included.

Team Deathmatch
• Two to eight teams battle. As opposing teams are taken out, the winning team takes their cash.

Hangman's NOOSE
• Four players attempt to escort crime boss while avoiding SWAT team attack. Online only.

Team Mafiya Work
• Two to eight teams take separate contracts like stealing cars and escorting wanted men. The team who completes the most contracts in a certain time wins. Teams can also attack other teams.

Team Car Jack City
• Two to eight teams steal marked cars that spawn on the map. Whichever team delivers the most to the chop shop (in the best condition, or containing drug bonuses) wins the most cash and wins the game.

Turf War
• Two teams capture control points (or "bases") in a game very similar to Team Fortress 2. Controlling points equals cash. Cash equals winning.

Cops 'n Crooks
• Two teams only. One team are crooks who need to escort their boss safely. One team are cops who must bust the boss.
• All for One mode works as described above. One for All mode ditches the boss, and the crooks must escape with no respawning.

Co-op Campaign
• Our own Brian Crecente described it only as a "short co-op campaign," not a full co-op game ala Crackdown.

Other Interesting Multiplayer Tidbits:
• Characters can level up, peaking at level 10.
• All games are played on same Liberty City map.
• Liberty City map is fully explorable in all game modes.

Rockstar Social Club
Rockstar has announced a website called the Rockstar Social Club, and the first game it supports will be GTA IV. Among plenty of other services, the club will track the first player to complete 100% of the game and the fastest single-player participants over time.

GTA IV Music and Amazon
If you like any of the 200 songs that play in the game and have signed up at the Rockstar Social Club, just text message a special code through your in-game cellphone. Over time, a playlist will be built from the selected tracks which can be purchased DRM-free through Amazon for about $2 a pop.


FAQ

What's the deal with downloadable content?
Extra "episodes" will be exclusive to the Xbox 360. Sony has said that PlayStation 3 owners will get some type of DLC.

What's better about GTA IV?
• No load screens, ever (UPDATE: Stephen Totilo reports that the game indeed has sporadic, brief loads. However, there are no actual loading screens. Word fun.)
• Autosaving
• Liberty City will remember the damage you've caused.
• Euphoria engine brings AI physics to falling, getting hit, etc.
• Every street is named
• GPS support
• Targeting no longer sucks.

What vehicles will the game feature?
Cars, motorcycles, boats and helicopters. No planes.

Will there be storyline co-op?
As we said above, yes, but it won't be nearly the complete game.

What's in GTA IV Special Edition?
As explained by Rockstar:
• A customized Grand Theft Auto IV metal safety deposit box with keys.
• The Art of Grand Theft Auto IV. This 68 page book contains never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV.
• The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV. This CD features select new material from top artists that can only be found on this release.
• An exclusive Rockstar keychain for the safety deposit box keys.
• A limited edition Rockstar duffel bag with vibrant orange lining.

How much will Special Edition cost me?
$89.99
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My mouth was wide OPEN, i was dribbling saliva all over my keyboard whilst reading that. god help me when i finaly get my hands on this game and actualy play it.i Might faint whilst seeing the main menu of gta4 for the first time LOL
 
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Spoke to my local ASDA last night...

* They arent doing any pre-order system
* First come, first served
* Game goes on shelf at midnight!

I'm so there!
 
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Rockstar has claimed gameplay as long as 100 hours. A play-through by Xbox World 360 was completed in 25 hours without sidequests, and estimated to run an average player around 40 hours for the main campaign and another 25 for sidequests (that's 64 hours total). Every GTA IV day is 48 minutes of real time. That means a 40 hour game will take roughly 133 days of game time, or a little over 4 months.
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Hmmm


So the DLC they are telling us will be 10 hours will more than likely be around 2-3 hours long REALLY... maybe an hour longer for the dumber players who will keep dying.
 
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Radiation said:
Hmmm


So the DLC they are telling us will be 10 hours will more than likely be around 2-3 hours long REALLY... maybe an hour longer for the dumber players who will keep dying.
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YOU DONT HAVE TO FUCKING BUY IT! Its there, so what if it's only 10hrs, it could be a whole new part of a wonderful city, a new area to explore, I'm buying it on 360 cause I prefer the pad, and alot of people who I play with on Live will have it from here. End of, I may pick up a copy sometime for my PS3, but probably not.
 
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Holio said:
YOU DONT HAVE TO FUCKING BUY IT! Its there, so what if it's only 10hrs, it could be a whole new part of a wonderful city, a new area to explore, I'm buying it on 360 cause I prefer the pad, and alot of people who I play with on Live will have it from here. End of, I may pick up a copy sometime for my PS3, but probably not.
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:oooh:



As far as i remember is was classed as episodic content - so extra missions - though as you say it COULD be an extra area in the city... but how can you class an extra city as 10 hours of gameplay? surely they or M$ would reveal the DLC as an extra city to boost sales rather than say episodic content which hints at extra missions that continue the story.



I was just stating that a lot of people on the net are hyping the DLC as an amazing exclusive - 10 hours make it an expansion pack and make the 360 version the MUST BUY version.

Then im seeing people go 'Wow 10 hours... then im buying the 360 version instead of the ps3 as i was on the fence and unable to think for myself'

But as they're over hyping the single player 100 hours - then their own 10 hours statement is no doubt over hyped - so 100 hours to 25-40 hours... 10 hours becomes an actual 2-4 hours... so its not as amazing as it first sounds.

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The 360's DLC was appealing to me - but only as it was promised to add 10 hours +

I just thought it was worth mentioning - But as i've angered you... im just left wondering why you feel the need to explode on me because i dare to talk down the DLC
 
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Radiation said:
:oooh:

I just thought it was worth mentioning - But as i've angered you... im just left wondering why you feel the need to explode on me because i dare to talk down the DLC
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Most probably horny :)) He should be ok soon ;))
 
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All this DLC talk is bollocks anyway... how many of you rarely finish a game 100% - especially the GTA series?

Buying a game on the 360 because of the promise of EVEN MORE gameplay than the already 25-100 hours - madness.

Some people have got more time than sense! Get out there and see the world - visit a Victorian Folly, or I know a cracking Owl Sancturary if anyones interested? Anyone?




(Get the PS3 version)
 
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Okay, come on, admit it. Sony have actually given you a job now haven't they?
 
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ill never and have never got 100% on gta or gta style games

i cant stand those find 200 of these, hit all 100 jumps, find all 100 items

then there are always the missions like the crappy flying and race missions where you aim for a set time to get gold and unlock a new coloured car or the pacman vehicle style ones in gta

boring
 
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pboreham said:
All this DLC talk is bollocks anyway... how many of you rarely finish a game 100% - especially the GTA series?

Buying a game on the 360 because of the promise of EVEN MORE gameplay than the already 25-100 hours - madness.

Some people have got more time than sense! Get out there and see the world - visit a Victorian Folly, or I know a cracking Owl Sancturary if anyones interested? Anyone?



(Get the PS3 version)
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damm talk about an obsesed sony lover :-D:LOL::LOL::DD
 
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If the DLC is an extra area in the city then it will be well worth getting for the multiplayer side alone
 
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pboreham said:
Some people have got more time than sense! Get out there and see the world - visit a Victorian Folly, or I know a cracking Owl Sancturary if anyones interested? Anyone?
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Aint you picking up at midnight?

;))
 
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You'd think 50 million would get the 360 an extra area of the city or something of substance --- it cant just be missions... but they've said the 360 is getting episodic chapters as dlc. which has to be extra missions!

50 mil for just extra missions is shite though

I wish M$ would tell us what we're getting or R* but its like they couldn't give a toss

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I'd like to see them add some extra areas for online as a map pack - say the main scarface style mansion from vice city or some areas from San Andreas.

And add in a CTF mode - though would be great with the vehicles and choppers - think warhawk
 
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Hangman's NOOSE
• Four players attempt to escort crime boss while avoiding SWAT team attack. Online only.


Online only?
 
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Tis co-operative thing, no doubt you will have similar missions like it in the real game single player, but this single mission is co-op only, not like online multiplayer.

I thought you were just downing M$ cause they bought the DLC, or secured it as Exclusive, no one actually knows if it's timed, nor what it will be really, but that aint what is swinging me to buy it for the 360. No doubt R* or Take$ dangled the DLC content to both M$ AND $ONY, I mean it was a long process for this game and Take$ are still trying to fight off a hostile takeover. Just buy the game for whatever console and enjoy it for what it's worth.
 
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