Its weird cuz usually at this time of year the NFL draft rules my shit

But lately its all GTA hype, with some NBA playoffs and fantasy baseball mixed in

but the Draft will dominate this weekend, then before you know it its monday

and I get pick this shit up and "work out of the house" for the next few days

4/24/2008 11:26:13 PM

I keep thinking I can't wait til tuesday, then I remember I'll be playing this around 12:30 monday night

thank god for 24 hour walmarts

4/24/2008 11:29:00 PM

^^im sure you'll not forget to catch all new episodes of House of Payne in that mix

4/24/2008 11:54:16 PM

hahah turn by turn GPS voices in some cars

4/25/2008 12:59:50 AM

I played this for a few hours tonight

The first few guys you do missions for don't have the personality of VC or San Andreas but hopefully it'll pick up once you start making more than 50 bucks a mission

4/25/2008 3:23:41 AM

So the 101 release is legit?

4/25/2008 7:44:18 AM

correct^

4/25/2008 9:01:52 AM

Hehe, apparently on the PS3, you can reload by flicking the controller up. That's probably the best use of Sixaxis I've heard of yet, which is really really sad

4/25/2008 9:33:50 AM

Dude, stop baiting people into a flame war with you.

4/25/2008 2:23:44 PM

i hope it works well...because so far every game i've played with the sixaxis has sucked. The game doesn't actually suck but the controls arent nearly sensitive enough. For example Q*Bert.




thats what its like playing with sixaxis on q*bert.

4/25/2008 2:53:21 PM

Don't see how I'm baiting people with that comment, you must have a short trigger.....

^Yeah, for the most part, Sixaxis implementations have been pretty bad. Supposedly Army of Two PS3 had the same "flick to reload" action, and people seemed to like it more than just pressing square. You'll supposedly be able to pilot the boat and the helicopter with motion controls too. As long as it's all optional, I don't mind.

4/25/2008 3:01:49 PM

i think flow has that shit on lock down though.

4/25/2008 3:04:59 PM

I was drunk one night and downloaded flow, thought it was pretty cool. Then I played it the next day and wanted my money back.

4/25/2008 3:06:38 PM

New trailer!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33252.html?type=mov

4/25/2008 4:18:42 PM

ok, i'm a fan of GTA IV as much as the next guy...but reading some of those comments on GT.com is pretty fucking sad lol. "OmG BEST TRaiLER EVER!"

i mean really? they didn't really show much if anything at all...lol

4/25/2008 4:25:54 PM

i feel you on that, but that trailer was hot as fuck.

4/25/2008 4:38:28 PM

IGN's review is up

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/869/869541p1.html
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/869/869381p1.html

Wow.

4/25/2008 6:31:54 PM

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/827005/grand-theft-auto-4/videos/gta4_review_042508.html

4/25/2008 6:39:22 PM

^^

4/25/2008 6:54:48 PM

I haven't been playing much. I seriously SUCK at driving and I just can't "get into it". I always find myself handing over the controller and playing online poker instead. Though I skipped completely over SA from VC so it might be a bit longer before I get back in the groove.

4/25/2008 7:01:32 PM

argh

shouldn't have read those reviews

now it's even harder to wait

4/25/2008 7:12:58 PM

Quote :

"For those wanting to know which version looks better, the edge goes to the PS3. The textures and framerate are comparable, but the PS3 has far less pop-in. The 360 has richer colors, but the PS3 has better anti-aliasing making it look a little cleaner. Because GTA IV can preload onto the PS3 hard drive, the in-game loads are faster. Don't worry Xbox owners, the load times are rarely more than 30 seconds and don't occur very often. The slight visual edge goes to PS3, but the 360 is no slouch. Either version will do you proud. "

Damn M$ for ever selling a 360 without a hard drive. WTF were they thinking

4/25/2008 7:20:51 PM

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 7:32 PM. Reason : .]

4/25/2008 7:31:55 PM

the videos i posted are from the PS3 version. how did someone get their hands on a disc already? I thought only xbox versions were leaked?

4/25/2008 7:35:59 PM

The PS3 version was sold early at some stores in PAL land a few days ago, I think most of the original videos were from that.

4/25/2008 7:38:33 PM

oh...damn! why couldn't gamestop break the street date here

4/25/2008 7:46:21 PM

say wut wut if you pre-ordered and got the limited edition

4/25/2008 7:52:17 PM

holy shit - straight 10's

4/25/2008 7:57:04 PM

i watched those videos like 4 days ago, the links are posted in this thread

4/25/2008 8:28:19 PM

you must be high...the videos were posted 2 hours and 4 hours ago.

4/25/2008 8:47:42 PM

LOL

http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/827005/grand-theft-auto-iv/videos/lcgunclub_041108.html

4/25/2008 9:01:20 PM

^^they were streamed on that justintv site a few days ago, you can still see them in the archives

but i must be high...it cant be that you're a fucking idiot...it must be that im high

Quote :

"the videos i posted are from the PS3 version. how did someone get their hands on a disc already? I thought only xbox versions were leaked?"

welcome to a few days ago retard

4/25/2008 9:18:51 PM

zomg owned by a pot head.

4/25/2008 9:23:57 PM

just owned because you chose to get so damn defensive about some trivial shit that you werent sure about

4/25/2008 9:26:08 PM

Who's gonna be at the gamestop on near crossroads Monday night?

4/25/2008 9:32:49 PM

I will! i didn't pre-order it though so i'm thinking maybe I should...

everytime I pre-order something from gamestop they have 'shipping issues' and i end up buying it from Best Buy on time and canceling my pre-order.

4/25/2008 9:38:12 PM

from IGN review:

Quote :

""For those wanting to know which version looks better, the edge goes to the PS3. The textures and framerate are comparable, but the PS3 has far less pop-in. The 360 has richer colors, but the PS3 has better anti-aliasing making it look a little cleaner. Because GTA IV can preload onto the PS3 hard drive, the in-game loads are faster. Don't worry Xbox owners, the load times are rarely more than 30 seconds and don't occur very often. The slight visual edge goes to PS3, but the 360 is no slouch. Either version will do you proud."

ZOMG!!! The developers said they were equal!!!!

4/25/2008 9:48:34 PM

ZOMG the 360's colors are richer? but the PS3 is superior in hardware???


i am going to have to look up what 'slight' means...because it sounds exactly like what the devs said.

Quote :

"We're at a point now where the games pretty much look identical side by side. There's a slight difference in the way they look. I think that's to do with really low-level technical stuff that I'm not the guy to explain. The 360 games have a certain look to them; PS3 games have a certain look to them. I like the way [the PS3] renders. There's a certain kind of softness without being blurry -- some warmth to it -- and then there's a certain more clinical element to how the 360 looks. Both have plusses and minuses. As far as I'm concerned, they're neck and neck now. That's very much our goal; we do not want to get in the middle of that rather heated, fervent debate.... These guys who wanna defend their systems, you know what? Good on 'em, and let them do it. We just didn't want to give them something that would in any way fuel it...."

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 10:00 PM. Reason : I knew i saw the word 'slight' some where else...i wonder what it could mean!]

4/25/2008 9:56:36 PM

This may of interest to some of you:

Basically buy a 360 and GTA4 and get $30 off.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000220281

4/25/2008 10:07:04 PM

colors seem to look washed out as hell, i can't figure out if it's my projector or what

4/25/2008 10:41:57 PM

xbox or ps3?

4/25/2008 10:43:45 PM

As a side note, after 50 minutes, neither Shrike nor I got to shoot anyone.

False advertising like whoa.

4/25/2008 10:59:26 PM

you mean people actually play the ps3 ?

4/25/2008 11:08:36 PM

Oh god no, this was on the 360.

God's console.

4/25/2008 11:21:44 PM

# Team Deathmatch (2-8 Teams): Players work as a team to rub out other teams for money - and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins. Take the other crew down. Remember to loot the cash dropped by deceased players. That's the way to get ahead.
# Team Mafiya Work (2-8 Teams): You’re a member of a crew doing contract work for the mafiya - including such plum gigs as escorting wanted men, picking up MacGuffins and stealing cars. Work as a team to complete contracts before the time period ends and get the rewards. You’ll probably want to do your best to scupper the other crew’s work as well. Each contract you complete gives your team cash, and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins.
# Team Car Jack City (2-8 Teams): Cars spawn parked around the map and the teams must steal them and take them to a drop off point. The cash teams get for dropping off stolen vehicles depends on their condition – teams get less cash the more damaged they are. The exception to this are special bonus cars, stuffed with drugs, which give a set amount of cash on delivery no matter how damaged they are. Your crew has to get hold of whatever vehicles the boss wants. Whichever crew makes the most money wins. Simple.
# Cops n’ Crooks (2 Teams Only): A team-based mode in which the Crooks must get their Boss to safety, while the Cops have to take him down. The Boss is marked with a cross hair. This mode has two sub-modes: All for One and One for All.

In All for One, one team is made up of Crooks and a Boss, and the other team is made up of Cops. The Cops are trying to hunt down and kill the Boss while the Crooks are trying to protect him. The Cops win by killing the Boss and the Crooks win by getting the Boss safely to the getaway vehicle and escaping.

One for All is similar but there is no Boss. Here, the Cops win by killing all of the Crooks and the Crooks win by filling up a getaway vehicle with members of their team. Only 4 people can escape in the getaway vehicle. Players cannot respawn in this mode.

Both of these variations can be won by the Cops if they manage to destroy the getaway vehicle.
# Turf War (2 Teams Only): A timed capture-the-base mode. There are a number of bases around the map that you have to take by standing on them for a short period of time. The more players that are on a base, the faster it can be captured. The more bases that your team owns, the faster your team’s cash score increases. If the rival gang is on or near a base, you won't be able to take control of it - so do what you can to try and... displace them. The team with the most cash at the end of the round wins.

4/25/2008 11:58:06 PM

Quote :

"ZOMG the 360's colors are richer? but the PS3 is superior in hardware??? i am going to have to look up what 'slight' means...because it sounds exactly like what the devs said."

you must have missed the part where they said the PS3 "has far less pop-in". And less load times.

4/26/2008 12:44:31 AM

BUT OMG 360 PPL WILL GET A 5 MINUTE HEAD START NO FAIR!

4/26/2008 12:45:32 AM

The in-game loads being faster doesn't make them any less annoying. Especially early in the game when you're learning all of what you can do when you take girls on dates.

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 12:58 AM. Reason : .]

4/26/2008 12:57:42 AM

Quote :

"you must have missed the part where they said the PS3 "has far less pop-in". And less load times."

you must have missed the part where i was being sarcastic. Again, for our slower readers, that means you fanatik, IGN didn't write anything more or less than what the Devs had already stated.

"the PS3 has a slight advantage over the xbox360 in terms of graphics"


and that it should...it has far more firepower under the hood AND it uses the hard drive in its favor. Makes perfect sense to me.

4/26/2008 8:51:10 AM

when I read this thread...I think of this picture...

4/26/2008 9:58:15 AM