It says liberty city in the time square shot.

3/29/2007 9:40:23 PM

that burger in the pic makes the Monster ThickBurger look like nothing



[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 9:43 PM. Reason : pic]

3/29/2007 9:43:10 PM

The video is in .3gpp video (h.263) format. You can download the video data here: http://media.rockstargames.com/flies/vid.flv and play it in Quicktime.

3/29/2007 9:44:46 PM

That silver car in the background looks like a 300C

3/29/2007 9:47:52 PM

TWW butchers the picture quality, but on the red sign near the bottom left it says <something> Liberty City


There's a nice still of a character model.

[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 9:55 PM. Reason : ]

[Edited on March 29, 2007 at 9:56 PM. Reason : ]

3/29/2007 9:55:32 PM

liberty city

3/29/2007 9:59:09 PM

The main dude looks a lot like the sniper from "Behind Enemy Lines"

3/29/2007 10:17:05 PM

he looks like a homeless Russian

3/30/2007 1:26:01 AM

i like saaints row where you could make them look however you want

3/30/2007 4:32:14 AM

Kooyanisquatsi

3/30/2007 8:11:33 AM

This game is going to be so awesome, I'm pumped up/

3/30/2007 8:26:57 AM

^^^ i think the character model rockstar implements makes for a memorable character and gives the game more substance in my opinion.

3/30/2007 9:03:00 AM

are these 360 or ps3 screenshots?

3/30/2007 10:33:33 AM

info@rockstar.com

3/30/2007 10:34:08 AM

hah, those arent even screenshots, those are captured off the trailer video...

3/30/2007 11:14:30 AM

fine, are the shots from the trailer from the ps3 or 360 engine

3/30/2007 1:08:58 PM

probably from neither - in that you wont get stuff that looks THAT good when you play since the processor is doing other things - thats probably rendered on something dedicated to render THAT video

3/30/2007 2:07:05 PM

if you download the hi-res WMV trailer from the rockstar site it looks pretty damn good

3/30/2007 3:08:23 PM

i may have to get an xbox360 or ps3 solely for the purpose of playing this game. can't wait.

3/30/2007 10:59:06 PM

looks beautiful

horrible trailer

pointless countdown

B- for marketing

3/30/2007 11:43:01 PM

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=161126

An article about the trailer.

3/31/2007 3:56:42 PM

they don't need to market it to begin with

3/31/2007 8:24:10 PM

in case you did not know, there will be two EXPANSION packs that are EXCLUSIVE to the 360:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXKWK-VX9JY

4/2/2007 11:18:38 AM

The PS3 will most likely be getting different EXCLUSIVE content as well.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3154462

Just more fuel to the gayass fanboy wars if you ask me. OMG my console of choice's GTA4 exclusive content is better than your console's GTA4 exclusive content.

4/2/2007 11:30:10 AM

we know one thing for sure, the 360 will in fact get two expansions, but it is up in the air for the ps3. but i can't see why they would not have something special for the ps3 since it has online capabilities.

4/2/2007 11:32:41 AM

This is real neat, obviously this is where they got the idea for the trailer.

Please to embed?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PirH8PADDgQ

Edit: Ah jeffncstate4 called it first. Anyway that is the youtube link.

[Edited on April 2, 2007 at 1:25 PM. Reason : ]

4/2/2007 1:24:09 PM

Interesting.

4/2/2007 1:50:47 PM

koyaanisqatsi ftw

4/2/2007 2:04:24 PM

Some people have way too much time on their hands.

4/7/2007 6:24:20 PM

haha that's awesome

4/7/2007 6:55:07 PM

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=163233
Xbox 360 is limiting GTA IV, says Rockstar

Quote :

"During an interview with our partners in crime at Official PlayStation Magazine, Rockstar's creative vice president Dan Houser was asked: "On PS3 you've got a guarantee that every machine is going to have a hard-drive and, with Blu-ray, you've got plenty of storage, whereas on Xbox 360 there's no guarantee of a hard-drive and you're working with the DVD format. Does that create limitations?" To which he replied, "Yep." He continued, "To be honest with you we haven't solved all those riddles yet." The difficulties aren't limited to working on Microsoft's box, as Houser explains that "both have enormous challenges" and that "both have their own particular pleasures and pains"."

5/2/2007 9:20:10 PM

i'm just glad they aren't eliminating flying aircraft altogether. and i've got a feeling there will still be at least one airplane somewhere in there too.

5/2/2007 10:55:16 PM

as long as they dont require one of the upgraded black 360s to play it

cause i'll delete all my demos and trailers and shit but i dont wanna buy a new console to play GTA4

5/2/2007 11:41:50 PM

why would they require you to upgrade to the Elite 360? There's nothing different about it hardware-wise...


Shit like this really worries me, with most games being cross-platform nowadays. I don't want my PS3 games held back just b/c Microsoft lacked the foresight to make the HDD mandatory on their machine.

5/3/2007 8:11:45 AM

^well the only thing that they could possibly do would be require like 25 GB of HDD space necessary for saved games or something which is obviously more than a half dozen DVDs can hold...it just seems like some kind of profit-motive scheme that wouldnt surprise me, but I'm probably just expecting the worse

GSF 4 LIFE!

5/3/2007 9:24:45 AM

24 new screens.

http://www.1up.com/do/media?cId=3150593&sec=IMAGES

5/24/2007 4:20:31 PM

Oh, man. This is a must read if you're interested in GTA IV. There's way too much info to post here.

http://games.kikizo.com/news/200705/101_p1.asp

Quote :

"Games like this have been getting bigger and bigger, but there's also demand to have more compact, more focused games - so where does GTA4 sit? How big is this rendition of New York? "It's roughly similar in scope to San Andreas, but it's much more dense, much more detailed - not only horizontally but vertically as well," we're told. "On the one hand you've got horizon views, on the other you've got many layers of a city built upwards towards the sky. It's definitely the biggest single city we've ever done. That city isn't going to be the size of San Andreas, because that would be absurd, but if you take into account the level of verticality of the city, the number of buildings you can go into, and the level of detail in those buildings, then you're talking about a game that is similar to San Andreas in terms of scope." Additionally, some argued that San Andreas, at anywhere near 100 hours of gameplay, was just too long. "We honestly don't actually know at the moment, how many missions and how long it's going to take to complete the game, but there's an awfully large number of things to do - probably more than ever before - we can safely say that.""

Quote :

"The level of complexity of varying, unique architecture and movement in all directions, the restless surroundings, trains passing over elevated subway tracks, movement on multi-level scaffolding, and pedestrians scrambling about down below - it really hit the message home: GTA didn't truly enter the third dimension with GTA III - it's only just happening now, right back in next-gen Liberty City. And as we discussed earlier, it sounds as dynamic and three-dimensional as it looks. The idea of going anywhere and doing anything, has never been as tantalising as here."

Quote :

"Don't take this as hyperbole - I'm telling you right now, the overall visual impression when we're in this meticulous, convincingly lit vehicle from a two-thirds view - cruising down the snaking streets and alleys, past buildings and an overpass - looks better than any specialised next-gen city-based racing game we've seen to date. It's that hot. When our vehicle collides with an incoming truck there are mild sparks, and steam emanating from underneath its imposing, braking tyres. And in general, the variety in traffic on the road - vehicle type and style - is such that you can see a whole lot more than just the basic make and colour of each car, like you put up with from a last-gen GTA. Traffic looks pretty much like it does in a real city."

5/25/2007 3:51:10 PM

Who has pre-ordered a copy of this game? I think I'm just going to get the regular version instead of the collector's edition.

5/25/2007 3:55:55 PM

Quote :

"Who has pre-ordered a copy of this game?"

Moronic sheep, that's who.

5/25/2007 5:01:07 PM

anything new about this game? i'm kind of bored with the idea of it so far

5/25/2007 5:35:42 PM

^then leave a copy for me

5/26/2007 12:45:53 AM

^^What kind of lame half-assed trolling attempt is that? Weaksauce all around.

5/26/2007 1:08:12 AM

Quote :

"i may have to get an xbox360 or ps3 solely for the purpose of playing this game. can't wait."

5/26/2007 9:25:06 AM

i hope they made it more realistic. saints row blew gta3 and sa away because of its realism. You could go almost anywhere in saints row and best of all police actually used tactics instead of just running up to your face and shooting.


im already pleased at the city. looks like they've made it exactly like manhattan from what i've seen. thats never been done before.

super lol at the "getalife" building

i wonder if grand central will be right in front of it in the game as well

[Edited on May 26, 2007 at 11:52 AM. Reason : woot]

5/26/2007 11:49:53 AM

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"saints row blew gta3 and sa away because of its realism"

i think the only thing saints row blew GTA:SA away in was graphics

5/26/2007 8:34:20 PM

^ And it's obvious why that is.

Saint's Row is a good game, and I liked it, but I liked GTA better.

5/26/2007 9:44:55 PM

This just in...

Apparantly you'll be able to open the trunk of cars in GTA IV. no news on what, if anything you'll be able to put in there.

6/1/2007 2:35:21 PM

hope you got a big trunk..cause i'm puttin my bike in it

6/1/2007 2:43:02 PM

Quote :

"I don't want my PS3 games held back just b/c Microsoft lacked the foresight to make the HDD mandatory on their machine."

I don't understand why the possibility of not having a hard drive makes any difference. Just design the game with a hard drive in mind and then make it a requirement. You'd think that the majority of xbox 360 owners have a hard drive anyway.

6/1/2007 2:51:19 PM

I think they should just make it for use with the hard drive and if you don't have one you are shit out of luck.

6/1/2007 2:56:08 PM