The Official GirlGamers GTA IV Thread (Last updated 26th April)

[GS News]

Originally Posted by gamingtoday

According to Rockstar, Grand Theft Auto IV will take about 100 hours to complete if you don’t just rush through it. The mission system revolves around protagonist, Niko’s, phone, which gives him both main missions and side quests. If you answer your phone each time, you could be in for a much longer experience.

If you’re not in a rush and you answer the phone when it rings it’ll take about 100 hours to complete. It’s harder to distinguish between main and side missions - there are loads of both. But there are more main missions than side missions. It’s not as clear cut as it used to be because of the phone.

It’s nice to hear that players will certainly be getting their $60 worth and then some.
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[Bex]

Originally Posted by gamingtoday

You may have heard awhile back about how several “Wanted” [Only registered users can see links. ] for GTA IV protagonist Niko began appearing throughout some parts of New York City. Well, now it looks like the viral marketing has ramped up even more. Over the weekend, reader Nick sent us word that some graffiti had also appeared in one area simply showing Niko in full color. There’s nothing that clearly marks it as having anything to do with Rockstar or GTA, but it’s too uncanny a resemblance to be just a coincidence. And there’s now a huge mural of Niko’s “Wanted” poster on the side of a building in Manhattan. Man, I’m not even in New York, but I’m already excited about this game.
Thanks to Nick for the heads up!
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Oooh, can we gets that graffiti over here?

[GS News]

Originally Posted by gamingtoday

In a similar maneuver to what fellow UK retailer HMV did with Lost Odyssey, GAME is offering free Microsoft Points and exclusive gamerpics if you pre-order Grand Theft Auto IV with them. Anyone who has already pre-ordered the game will be eligible for the offer as well. This applies to both the standard and limited editions of the game.
Customers will be able to receive their pre-order incentives when the game releases on April 29.
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[Bex]

Me's pre-ordered from Game already.

Woohooo for points and exclusive gamepics

[Lemming]

I can't wait for it either. Even though I haven't got a 360 or a PS3 at the moment lol.
This thread does sway me towards the 360 though
Especially with free points

[GS News]

Originally Posted by gamingtoday

Today the Grand Theft Auto IV site has been [Only registered users can see links. ] again and there a bunch of new features that you should check out. First, [Only registered users can see links. ] are revealed along with their hosts and on top of that there are tons of new screen shots, new videos, and new information about the game. We also have these new videos and screens for you here on Gaming Today and the majority of them can be found after the jump.
I know that a lot of people in the past have been under the false assumption that the GTA games cause violence, but I have always thought those people to be morons who were using GTA as an excuse for bad behavior. However, I can honestly say that when GTA IV enters my household on April 29th, there will indeed be some sort of violence caused by the game because there is only one Xbox 360 in the house and I guarantee there will be a massive brawl over who gets to play it first.
Video are posted after the break.

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[Bex]

Oooh oooh, more screens

[Egg]

i love this thread lol waiting for it is so hard

[Bobster]

i dont have a ps3 or 360 so waiting isnt so bad for me. great that u have a dedicatd thred to a great game though.

My cousin has a 360 and he gettin this so i will get to play it. but probably not for a few weeks

[Bobster]

Occasionally, certain regions just get shafted when it comes to certain video games. This time around, it's Australia and Grand Theft Auto IV, which is gonna cost the Aussies an arm and a leg, according to confirmed pricing reports from Kotaku and Rockstar.
It seems GTAIV will carry a retail price tag of $119.95 in the land down under, and no, that is not for the special Collectors edition...that's just for the standard edition. This price is the same for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, too, so don't think you can save some bucks by purchasing one over the other. As for the Collectors edition, you'll have to be prepared to shell out $149.95. Now, the difference between US and Australian funds isn't that huge - $60 is about AU$65 - so essentially, gamers in Australia are going to be paying double for GTAIV. This just sounds insane, doesn't it?
Rockstar hasn't issued any comment besides confirming these prices are correct, so we're left wondering- why the massive cost? Has this happened before with GTA installments in Australia? Does it cost that much more to distribute the game over there? Extra air time for the airplanes means a lot of extra gas, after all, and with gas prices the way they are... Yeah, but still, these are pretty hefty price tags. Sorry, Aussie gamers.






Wat the hell? why so much? i thought uk was bad. £40 is how much its gonna cost here which is like, idk $80