Reuters - “Grand Theft Auto 4″ went on sale early on Tuesday, with fans lining up at midnight to get the first copies of the criminal action video game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like “The Godfather.”
Reuters - “Grand Theft Auto 4″ went on sale on Tuesday, with fans lining up to grab the first copies of the criminal action game hailed as a brutal and satirical masterpiece equal to films like “The Godfather.”
USATODAY.com - Let’s cut right to the chase: Grand Theft Auto IV is not a video game for kids, tweens or even young teenagers. As with its controversial predecessors, the latest in the 70 million unit-selling series is a Mature-rated adventure, created for players 17 years of age and older as it gives you a virtual taste of the criminal underworld. Think of it as an interactive episode of The Sopranos, if you will.
USATODAY.com - With the arrival in stores this week of long-awaited titles Grand Theft Auto IV and Mario Kart Wii, the already hot video game industry is headed for the stratosphere.
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it is cutting prices on the Xbox 360 in four Asian regions by as much as 20 percent in an effort to expand the audience for the video game console.
NewsFactor - For a nation perhaps better known for a fitness regimen of darts and a pint, the news from Elspa Ltd.’s Chart-Track was particularly startling. The data-compilation service, which among other things tallies the sale of software titles, announced that last week Nintendo’s Wii Fit was the top-selling title in the United Kingdom. The company’s Mario Kart Wii dropped to the number-two position.
Wii-Fit has become the UK\’s sixth fastest-selling title, shooting to ht top of ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats chart in its first week. even though its priced at
Konami has released its first title available via Sony’s PlayStation Network download store in the form of PSOne classic, Bishi Bashi Special. The game can be downloaded now and costs just
Koei have announced that Fatal Inertia EX will be coming to the PSN in late May for $29.99 and that they do not intend to release the product at retail. The game was meant to be a PS3 launch title but the team at Koei Canada encountered development issues. The game supports Dual Shock 3 and Sixaxis tilt control.
According to a chap over at the US PlayStation forums, a Rockstar has said that those who are experiencing problems with GTA IV freezing should \”erase the game data (the original install and the game saves) and then start over.\” This apparently solves the issue.
Ubisoft have launched a new HAZE experience website that features some nice mini games and movie scenes.
Deborah Mars, Senior Producer at SCEA Santa Monica, has revealed some new details about the new PixelJunk Monsters Encore expansion pack which is coming in May 2008. Some highlights includes: 1 new island (Toki Island), 15 new levels, 5 new music tracks from Otograph, Ice Tower is now a stock item and a reduced gem cost to buy the Tesla Tower.
PS3 owners of GTA IV are reporting that they are receiving errors when trying to connect online with the game to play a multi-player game. They have been receiving the following message: \”Cannot connect to game provider, please try again.\”
Analysts have agreed that we won\’t see the PS2 dropped to $99 in the near future in the US as the demand is still high. One analyst believes that once the PS3 it is compelling content like
Online retailer, Gamefly, has listed both titles \’Star Ocean: First Departure\’ and \’Star Ocean: Second Evolution\’ on its site with a September 30th release date. This is by no means conclusive evidence that the games are coming to the PSP, but it is hoped that this means we will see at least one of the titles soon.