GTA IV being shipped out now

By Robert Purchese Published 18 April, 2008

Will shopkeepers stick to the 29th?

Take-Two has unsurprisingly revealed that Grand Theft Auto IV has been given gold status and is now on the way to shops ahead of its 29th April release.

The news was announced in a shareholder financial meeting today, where Take-Two continued to pooh-pooh the buyout offer from EA; chairman Strauss Zelnick said it was "still at the wrong price and still comes at the wrong time".

Grand Theft Auto IV is expected to notch up record sales of 6 million copies in its first week on sale, according to "sources close to publisher Take-Two".

Halo 3 currently holds the crown, having shifted 5 million copies in a week. It was only available on one platform, too.

But will any retailers break the street date? Argos broke it for Halo 3, and little birds fluttering around the office believe supermarkets may be the most likely candidates this time around.

We'll be watching.

We can't find any betting sites offering odds on this. Can you, Eurogamer reader?

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  • KreyAtiv #1 4 years ago

    I'll be checking the Argos website to see if it's in stock near me that's for sure. :)

  • LOLLERS #2 4 years ago

    Is it coming out on a Tuesday for any particular reason? Or am I confused?

  • abelardie #3 4 years ago

    What penalty might be imposed for a store breaking the date?

    I don't have a 360 or PS3 so I definitely won't buy this either before or on it's release date, but I'm very interested to see what retailers do for what is likely to be the biggest game launch of all time.

  • Freelancepolice #4 4 years ago

    a huge fine for starters

  • WinterSnowblind #5 4 years ago

    It's a world wide release, that's why we're getting it Tuesday instead of the Friday.
    Same thing happened with the Halo games, and San Andreas, I believe.

  • mclovin69 #6 4 years ago

    check the draws under the game aisle in tescos-always good for getting stuff early lol

  • BadDevotions #7 4 years ago

    better not come early my xbox is fu.... erm, RROD at the moment.

  • KreyAtiv #8 4 years ago

    I'm not sure if there's any particular reason it is out on a Tuesday LOLLERS, supposed to be a worldwide release, so perhaps it's just to match up with America. That or it is the latest they can release it in the month for financial reasons.

  • muscleblade #9 4 years ago

    Pretty sure im playing it next week already. Oh yeah!

    Need to complete the fantasic Dark Sector this weekend then.
    Edited by 1 at 18/04/08 @ 11:58

  • gingerlink #10 4 years ago

    maybe someone could open up a betting site purely for games related news, you could make so much money from people bidding on baseless rumours...

  • Santino #11 4 years ago

    ooh i should be able to rent this from my work hopefully this weekend then.

  • chicknstu #12 4 years ago

    10 points for the first one spotted on Ebay!

  • penhalion #13 4 years ago

    There is no penalty for breaking street dates. Microsoft and Sony usually simply threaten to not guarantee future delivery times and amounts. Reality is that you can't NOT give stock to huge chain stores if you expect to sell in any useful quantity.

  • Monkey_Puncher #14 4 years ago

    There's bound to be some place that breaks the street date, always is. In some ways story's of certain stores breaking the street dates and people posting info on the game early has a habit of increasing the excitement.

    Still not decided whether I'm gonna take the day off work, I'm tempted, but I'd be more tempted if it was a Friday and I could have had a long weekend out of it.

  • X201 #15 4 years ago

    It won't matter in the future, all games will require an online unlock like Steam so everyone will get it at the same time (server overload pending)

  • woodnotes #16 4 years ago

    "It won't matter in the future, all games will require an online unlock like Steam so everyone will get it at the same time (server overload pending)"

    noooooooooooooo

  • Saladin #17 4 years ago

    Well, I spoke to my local small games shop, who broke the street date for Super Mario Galaxy and Assassin's Creed, as well as pretty much any other game I've bought from them recently, and they said that they'd been made to sign a contract saying that they'd stick to the street date or face legal action.

  • moggsy #18 4 years ago

    I got to the collection point (i.e. I'd reserved it and paid for it at the till) in Argos to collect my early copy of Halo 3 before some bright spark realised it wasn't due for release for a few days. No amount of reasoning would prise it from his claws either - gutted. :-(

  • Stu #19 4 years ago

    10 million copies in the first week, I reckon.

  • Bealsy #20 4 years ago

    "It's a world wide release, that's why we're getting it Tuesday instead of the Friday"

    WTF? Why does that make any difference? Is it Friday in the US when it's Tuesday here? No lol.

  • Widge #21 4 years ago

    @mclovin69

    no way! have you tried that?

  • greenthumb #22 4 years ago

    whats the chances of amazon sending this out early?? if the local argos starts selling it ill pick a copy up from there and cancel the amazon one...

  • WinterSnowblind #23 4 years ago

    @Bealsy

    Because games are released in the US on Tuesdays, not Fridays like us.
    If you'd rather wait though, go complain :)

  • LazyDan #24 4 years ago

    Where's the best chance an average man's got of getting this on launch day? Attempting to get Mario Kart Wii on launch day last friday ended in abject failure, and I only just barely managed to get it the next day.

    Bear in mind I can't get anywhere till after 6pm because I work :(

    Am I better off pre-ordering? Where's good for delivering on the right sodding day? (Looking at you, HMV.com >:( )

  • Bealsy #25 4 years ago

    @ WinterSnowblind

    Tuesdays eh? How very ginger beer. What next? Clear Cola?!

  • ElasticTangent #26 4 years ago

    @LazyDan - GAME are already saying that if you did not pre-order it before 7th April they will not guarantee it for launch day. Not looking good really.

  • greenthumb #27 4 years ago

    @LazyDan

    just try the less obvious shops, like argos, woolworths, supermarkets etc. Places like game and gamestation will be more difficult to get them as that will be the first place most people go. I picked up Mario Kart on launch day from woolies at 1pm, they had loads...

  • muscleblade #28 4 years ago

    @Bealsy

    You are not a clever person are you? USA get games on tuesdays and EU fridays usually. If its going to be worldwide it has to be released tuesday 29 everywhere. Right?

  • Fab4 #29 4 years ago

    If I cant pick it up on Tuesday then I'm screwed till Thursday, as Wednesday is Queen's Day over here in Holland, when everything shuts down, people wear orange clothes en masse and generally get drunk...oh well... I can guess I'll survive :)

  • FmCUK #30 4 years ago

    @LazyDan Hadn't heard bad stuff about HMV before :( My preorders there.

    Take it HMV don't usually deliver on-time?

  • Zomoniac #31 4 years ago

    @ LazyDan - get to your nearest 24hr supermarket in good time for midnight and you'll be fine. Not sure what all these MKW shortages are about. I picked it up at 5pm on release day from HMV in Leeds, but Game, Zavvi and everywhere else had loads of them.

  • optimusprym8 #32 4 years ago

    who bloody cares what day it's coming out, the simple fact is that it is and that's all I care about.

  • Bealsy #33 4 years ago

    @ muscleblade

    yeah, not knowing what day games are released in the US makes me fucking retarded. Go find someone your own mental capacity to flame moron. Want to compare qualifications and wage? Didn't think so.

  • Buztafen #34 4 years ago

    Come on Tesco's use your power and get me my copy ASAP! Its estimated as a Wed 23rd delivery date for me at the mo!!!

  • menage #35 4 years ago

    Sales are sales right. Sitting on a game for 2 weeks isn't really useful imo. Unless they want to break the Guinness book of course. But who the hell cares about that anyway.

  • madgerald Verified Studio Head of PR & Marketing, Colossal Games LTD #36 4 years ago

    I've just read that there is a 48-hour tube strike starting on 28th - a strange coincidence considering the game is out the next day. Hmmmmm

  • LukeFX #37 4 years ago

    Bealsy, I challenge you!

    joke lol, these people who moan and bitch on the interweb are problem weak minded individuals who need to get laid.

    I pre-ordered on Amazon UK. Anyone hand experience with their deliveries?

  • asphaltcowboy #38 4 years ago

    I've just read that there is a 48-hour tube strike starting on 28th - a strange coincidence considering the game is out the next day. Hmmmmm

    What, it's a conspiracy by tube staff to grab up all the copies and sell them on eBay?!

  • gman7714 #39 4 years ago

    I've pre-ordered with Game. They usually get them to you a day early, but being a Tuesday release I reckon to do this they will have to send them out on a Friday.

    Whats the chances I'll get it on the Saturday?

    Anyone pre-order Halo3 with Game and remember what day they got it? I got my Halo 3 from littlewoods about a week after release but it only cost me £26 :)

  • X201 #40 4 years ago

    The 29th means that stuff may have to be despatched on the previous Friday, which could lead to early deliveries for some.

  • Bealsy #41 4 years ago

    @ LukeFX

    Which is why I don't know what date games are released on haha. I managed to sneak a pre-order in. Usually get it a day or two early anywho.

  • M83J01P97 #42 4 years ago

    @penhalion

    I'm afraid there is a rather large fine if a retailer breaks street date. It's been around for a couple of years now and doesn't just cover games, it's on books, cd's, dvd's etc...

  • Apologie #43 4 years ago

    In Little Rock, Arkansas, investigators believe that a residential fire Monday afternoon was caused by an Xbox 360 console.

    While no one was at the home, the house nearly burned down as flames charred the interior.

    “My Xbox 360 has the rings of death, which means something gone wrong you have to send it back for repair. Generally it’s over heating inside,” gamer Carl Olson told Today’s THV.

    According to investigators, the source of the fire was traced to the power cord of an Xbox 360.

    “It was melted and it looked like they had it against the wall in on edge and things like that need a little space to dissipate heat,” Little Rock Fire Department Captain Jason Weaver said.

    Back in 2005, Microsoft began providing replacement power cords to Xbox 360s, citing fire concerns.

    “It seems really unlikely. I’ve been gaming for years and I haven’t seen anything like that,” Olson said.

    The Fire Marshal estimates more than $100,000 worth of property damage to the house

    --------------------

    LOL it's de devil, stay away from that shit....

  • lennon #44 4 years ago

    I ordered Halo3 from game and it came on the Tuesday. I remember as I was at a football match that night and didnt get home until late and had to prop my eyes open to play it.

  • mikew1985 #45 4 years ago

    @ M83J01P97

    Really? Dvd's and CD's?

    You do know that most CD's and DVD's release date is a Monday but you can always get them on the Friday.
    Maybe for games but not CD's and DVD's!

  • bad09 #46 4 years ago

    @ Apologie

    Has nothing to do with GTA does it? Your life must really empty...

  • mikew1985 #47 4 years ago

    @ bad09

    Haha but he's always good for a laugh, i'd put him on ignore but i'd be missing out on some moments of comedic gold!

  • darm #48 4 years ago

    Rumor has it that everyone who runs GTA4 before 29th gets his xbawks banned from Live - making company to those who DL games from bittorrent. I'd better wait.

  • Rich72 #49 4 years ago

    " @ Apologie

    Has nothing to do with GTA does it? Your life must really empty..."


    just his cut and paste fetish kicking in again

  • bad09 #50 4 years ago

    @ mikew1985

    Yeah I keep him for the comedy cut and pastes but that one was REALLY random trolling! :)

  • mikew1985 #51 4 years ago

    @ bad09

    Agreed.

    It sounded like a Cletus skit from the simpsons or something!

  • JayeM #52 4 years ago

    Gameplay better not charge me before Thursday, no money 'til then.

  • Widge #53 4 years ago

    That was the WEIRDEST cut and paste exercise I've ever seen

  • asphaltcowboy #54 4 years ago

    TBH, if your console had RROD... wouldn't you unplug it? Random cut and paste FTW!

  • penhalion #55 4 years ago

    @M83J01P97

    Who told you there was some fine? Private companies can't legally fine anyone for breaking a street date. Where did you get this information from?

  • gman7714 #56 4 years ago

    ha ha ha

    Apologie = loltrol

  • tesco #57 4 years ago

    "Rumor has it that everyone who runs GTA4 before 29th gets his xbawks banned from Live - making company to those who DL games from bittorrent. I'd better wait"

    I generally pick up advance copies of every game i've ever had for the x360 from my local asda. Not been banned so far!

    Trick is to wait until the entertainment desk staff go home (about 9-10pm but varies with stores) then ask at the front info desk and someone will just get it from the drawer/storeroom without checking the release dates.

    You'll only get it a couple of hours ahead of release day but it saves being so tired when you play it.

  • Beano #58 4 years ago

    Geee... why can't anybody give me a straight answer and tell me when the game will be out here in the local shops? - it's really hard to plan when I get sick and have to take a few days off work!!

  • Beano #59 4 years ago

    "Rumor has it that everyone who runs GTA4 before 29th gets his xbawks banned from Live"

    Won't happen.. that's just hype and paranoia. MS (or Sony) don't care that a few gamers are able to get hold of the game a few days earyly and then punish them... just imagine the bad press this will cause?

  • ZuluHero #60 4 years ago

    @tesco

    Irony? :S

  • ZuluHero #61 4 years ago

    @beano

    True, why go after individual little fish? You go after the source so you can kill the whole pond!

    (i made that last bit up myself, bit crap i know :)

  • lennon #62 4 years ago

    The ban rumour went around when Halo 3 came out and Im pretty sure it was only MS staff that could get banned.

  • Emth #63 4 years ago

    Gameplay often dispatch on Wednesdays for normal new releases, so maybe we'll get lucky and they'll dispatch on Friday and we'll get it on Saturday \o/

  • zuljin #64 4 years ago

    @tesco
    I'm gonna try that!

  • Nillsens #65 4 years ago

    Oh god, now I have to hunt every single retailer every single day until I find it...

    It wouldn't be such a problem for me if I didn't have to go to Sweden from the 29th to the 4th.

  • Beano #66 4 years ago

    @lennon : I belive you are correct :)

  • promoted2001 #67 4 years ago

    "Geee... why can't anybody give me a straight answer and tell me when the game will be out here in the local shops? - it's really hard to plan when I get sick and have to take a few days off work!!"

    29th of April

  • beckyh #68 4 years ago

    They would never ban someone for playing a game before the release date. It would cause a major uproar because at the end of the day, the consumers are called the "end users" for a reason. We are at the end of a very long line of people responsible for the game.
    If a consumer plays it early then the retailer is at fault, then it goes up to Rockstar who are at fault for shipping to retailers early.

    Its well over a week to release, why are they shipping so soon? Maybe this is an attempt to get shops to break the street date to increase already sky-high hype. Rockstar aren't stupid, everything they do is for a reason.
    Edited by 1 at 18/04/08 @ 15:52

  • bhutz #69 4 years ago

    @Tesco
    Will definitely be trying that one out!

    @promoted2001
    So true...I wonder how many people will be mysteriously ill at the end of April...I bet it's a lot you know!

  • Beano #70 4 years ago

    @promoted2001: Thanks but I was partially kidding :)... sure the game will be availabe before that in some stores and totally ruin my "getting sick plan" ;)

  • Beano #71 4 years ago

    @bhutz : LOL.. you're right.. getting sick for real on april 29 will look suspicious for sure ;)

  • GitSomE_UK #72 4 years ago

    According to the Amazon order status my copies of the SE are to be despatched on the 24th April.

  • Nillsens #73 4 years ago

    Just got back from my local retailer who said they would have it as early as coming monday but were not selling before midnight of the 28th. Each game sold risks a €1000,- fine.

    Forget about the pre-order then, I'm going to see if I can find a smaller retailer that doesn't know about these silly rules :p

  • Slipstream #74 4 years ago

    Considering the hefty warning Argos got for allowing such a stupid error, I doubt they'll make the same mistake again.
    Grand Theft Auto: SA had strict guidlines surrounding early sales, and I have no doubt GTAIV's will be even tighter!
    R* will probably fire a warning shot in the direction of major distrubtors and retail outlets.

  • mooseman721 #75 4 years ago

    I got Chaos theory a week early from a certain Jersey based company. I have ordered GTA4 with the same company. Might get lucky!

  • ZuluHero #76 4 years ago

    nice try hedbog, but the true link at the bottom says otherwise ;)

    So you love horses eh? Is that link even work safe? :p

  • Embattle #77 4 years ago

    There are considerable fines involved with early releasing and besides what you might believe publisher can easily restrict supply to the stores who do break streetdates without much lose since gamers will generally just go elsewhere to get it.

  • Amon_Amarth #78 4 years ago

    I live in Australia, Brisbane and my EB games asked me if im coming on midnight launch on Monday. They usually ask this 3-4 days before launch if it happens at miodnifgt so it could get early release

  • NikoBellic #79 4 years ago

    mine arrived this morning from GAME, courier turned up at 7.45am. Awesome game

  • drumbaby #80 4 years ago

    I guess they want the version that won't be instrumental in burning down their homes...

    http://ww w.todaysthv.com/news/news.aspx?...

  • MrCrun #81 4 years ago

    I'm getting the PS3 version 'cause then I can play in the quiet if I want to.

  • mikew1985 #82 4 years ago

    @ Confounder

    Probably about 0/0 but keep hoping

  • Antros1983 #83 4 years ago

    GTA4 a great game.. I have both consoles and i probably will get this on xbox360, mostly for the DLC..

  • Moonprince #84 4 years ago

    OK thanks for that...

    Having seen them running side to side I'll be getting the ps3 version as the colour palette fits the graphical style that little bit more.

    Not that it fking matters for sht you sad fkers :/

  • mikew1985 #85 4 years ago

    OXM, OPM and Games Aktuell have all reviewed it and all scored it 10/10 so far...

  • elvenscroll #86 4 years ago

    At JSPOOLE.

    "well if they own a ps3 they are fucking retarded anyway so i g uess it doesnt matter why "

    Little tip for you. When calling others a retard, try and string together a proper sentence, complete with punctation. I assume that you will not be enjoying GTA IV anyway, as you type and act like a twelve year old.

  • miiiguel #87 4 years ago

    I'm getting 5 copies of the 360 version.

    Because the color palete, I dig cooler colors. And voice chat in PSN (well all PSN is kinda week) is so poor.

    oh... and why 5? I want to play with a few friends who don't have the money now.
    Edited by 2 at 19/04/08 @ 19:27

  • Moonprince #88 4 years ago

    Irnchriz, writing this shit at 23:39 on a Saturday night...

    Seriously?

    Why don’t you do us all a favour - take that knife and slide it into your throat. No really, it’s for the best.

    Oh and feel free to respond with as much twisted bitter bollocks as you like. I, and I imagine most others here will have you on ignore. So, it’ll be like real life – you talking shit, no one listening or giving a fuck!

  • elvenscroll #89 4 years ago

    @ Irnchiz - "No DLC now or ever for this game (Hey, its a feature, I suppose) "

    MS dont hold exclusive rights to all the DLC, only the first two bits IIRC.

    EDIT. I would address most of the points raised in your post, but frankly its not worth the effort. I could respond with a comment along the lines of "At least the PS3 will work long enough for you to play it lololol111!!!!!!". but i feel the irony would be somewhat lost on you.

    Nevermind eh?



    Edited by 1 at 20/04/08 @ 12:21

  • Madlax #90 4 years ago

    Looks like this turned into a trolling-fest, the ps3 inferior version ? ...eh ? its funny because rockstar tech guys said that the ps3 version is actually superior.

    The fact that the ps3 version allows free online play makes it superior by default, do not let anyone strip you of your right in free-online play....do not support any corporation that wishes to force such a system.

    Online gaming was and will stay free, its the sole responsibility of each european and non-european for that matter to ensure that microsofts schemes fail....its bad enough that they are monopolizing the OS market and average europeans and europeans institutions have to pay billions yearly for a bloated-OS, and its taking us years to realize the consequences of that.

    Say no charging for online......do you really want to support a service that not only charges for online, but actually has advertisments in a paid service, they make you pay to watch ads.

    can you really accept that....?
    Edited by 1 at 20/04/08 @ 13:37

  • Yaz #91 4 years ago

    "its funny because rockstar tech guys said that the ps3 version is actually superior."

    Care to provide a link? I believe that's completely untrue. Rockstar haven't made such statements about either version.

    I do agree this has turned into a trolling-fest, but your post is no better. :|

  • elvenscroll #92 4 years ago

    Proof that the comment about the PS3 version of GTA being superior is fake. [link url=http://w ww.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2685.html
    ]http://ww w.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2685....[/link]

    I'm a PS3 owner, and thats from a PS3 board.

    Can we please just look forward to the fucking game now, regardless of system?
    Edited by 1 at 20/04/08 @ 17:55

  • Madlax #93 4 years ago

    @elvenscroll

    whats with the broken link ? and whats the point in posting it ? ;)

    1up writter andrew pfister has talked about his first preview on GTAIV, he writes in neogaf as 'skip'....he said he asked the rockstar tech guys and they told him that the ps3 version is slightly better, the 1up ps3 preview team have also gave a similar opinion, saying that the ps3 version has less 'pop-up' and frame-rate isssue.

    here are a few links and you can get more if you search....i,l fetch more when i have time: ;)

    [link url=http://www.n4g.co m/News-135691.aspx
    ]http://www.n4g.co m/News-135691.aspx
    [/link]

    [link url=ht tp://www.europs3forum.com/content/view/50852/44/
    ]http://ww w.europs3forum.com/content/view...[/link]

    and here is the original thread in Neogaf, neogaf is the biggest gaming forums where most insiders and developers make there posts:

    [link url=http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1 0736393#post10736393
    ]http://ww w.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.p...[/link]

    However, its not about which is the 'better' version as much as it is about 'principle'. the idea is simply not to support any corporation that aims to strip us from our right in free-online gaming, it is the responsibility of each one of us that we do not fund anyone that aims to control us, but judging from the few responses here...i see that many are already willing to bend over.

    thankfully, those are just a minority. ;)

  • Yaz #94 4 years ago

    "@elvenscroll
    whats with the broken link ? and whats the point in posting it ? ;)"

    Here it is;

    [link url=http://w ww.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2685.html
    ]http://ww w.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2685....[/link]

    Didn't take a lot to realize there was a problem at the end of the URL (this happens when you edit posts here)

  • elvenscroll #95 4 years ago

    Weird. Worked for me. Second time lucky? http://ww w.psxextreme.com/ps3-news/2685....

    Ah, cheers Yaz. I'm probably borked my own link again my editing this, but nevermind.

    Again, conclusive enough? Can we stop this now?

    Edited by 1 at 20/04/08 @ 18:42

  • Madlax #96 4 years ago

    What does that link has to do with anything ?

    the link you gave talked about a rumour from rrlmuk forums and someone tried to impersonate corbet. has nothing to do with the 1up preview.

    i,m talking about 1up writer andrew pfister who wrote in neogaf about his first preview of GTAIV, he asked some rockstar tech guys and they told him the PS3 version is better, which caused many x-fans to flame him at the 1-up boards, but even after that he didnt deny what he said.

  • elvenscroll #97 4 years ago

    It was the 'spread like wildfire' line that did it for me. ;)

  • Yaz #98 4 years ago

    Madlax wrote: "its funny because rockstar tech guys said that the ps3 version is actually superior."

    But skip said "the rockstar guys told us they THINK that the PS3 LOOKS SLIGHTLY better, but it really was hard to tell".

    So, he says some of the rockstar tech guys THINKS it looks slightly better, but like everyone else in other previews, he couldn't tell the difference between both versions graphically (hence the reason he didn't even bother to mention it in his preview!), and yet this makes the PS3 version superior to you? Nothing else about the game matters? R-i-g-h-t! *rolleyes*

    >"the idea is simply not to support any corporation that aims to strip us from our right in free-online gaming, it is the responsibility of each one of us that we do not fund anyone that aims to control us"

    No Madlax, the idea you need to understand is the RIGHT of everyone to CHOOSE whether they want to pay for such a service or not. It's not up to you to decide what is or isn't right for everyone else. If you don't want to pay on principle, then that's fine, it's YOUR choice and I respect that, but then you should respect the right of others to pay for such a service if they choose to, and not to resort to childish comments such as "i see that many are already willing to bend over".

  • Madlax #99 4 years ago

    @Yaz

    "but then you should respect the right of others to pay for such a service if they choose to, and not to resort to childish comments such as "i see that many are already willing to bend over"

    I do agree it is childish, but then so are half the comments in this section, and these particular words were said to me before in here...so am i the only one to be crusified for them ? ;)

  • Yaz #100 4 years ago

    Madlax wrote: "...so am i the only one to be crusified for them ? ;)"

    Firstly, 'two wrongs don't make a right', I've had insults thrown at me here and in other forums, but that doesn't make it right for me to throw those same insults at other people. Secondly, looking at your post history, I notice an anti-MS/anti-360 theme running through your previous posts, so please don't act like you're the innocent victim here. ;)

  • Marshall2008 #101 4 years ago

    Looking forward to getting this (like most people). With a bit of luck I should be able to get mine this week through my friend who works for a games shop. He can normally get me the games when they are delivered to the shop (Most new releases hit the stores on a Tuesday for sale on the Friday)

    As of Saturday he didn't have any info on deliveries for this coming week. Normally they get a manifest in the morning so he is going to text me if GTA is scheduled to be delivered early this week.

    Here's hoping :)

  • eepic #102 4 years ago

    Last gta game had a nigger as main character.

    And now some other subhuman who looks arab. They can say it's "russian" but come on look at niko's face, clearly resembles a arab.

    BOYCOTT THIS SERIES

    HH88!! WHITE PRIDE WORLD WHITE
    Edited by 1 at 20/04/08 @ 21:31

  • fightman3b #103 4 years ago

    fuck all these crappy comments about getting the game a day or two early cos they 'know someone in a game shop' or 'know a mate of one of the developers'. fucking bollocks, all of it.

    the only *sure* way to get this fuck early is to grab a 360, flash the firmware and pull it off usenet as soon as the scene retail release appears.

    i'll just download it and play it, no fuss. and all you fucks will still be here, smug in your little comments about your 'contacts' in the industry that will get you gta iv early wink wink.

    pathetic little shits.
    Edited by 1 at 21/04/08 @ 02:48

  • Beano #104 4 years ago

    "So, he says some of the rockstar tech guys THINKS it looks slightly better, but like everyone else in other previews, he couldn't tell the difference between both versions graphically (hence the reason he didn't even bother to mention it in his preview!), and yet this makes the PS3 version superior to you?"

    Well... if the 360 was "slightly better", I'm sure the 360 fanboys would be all over it in a "psp3lol" rage :)

    Personally I'm getting the "slightly better" version.
    Edited by 2 at 21/04/08 @ 09:32

  • Vin #105 4 years ago

    Nope.

    Still can't muster any enthusiasm for this.

  • Yaz #106 4 years ago

    Beano wrote: "Well... if the 360 was "slightly better", I'm sure the 360 fanboys would be all over it in a "psp3lol" rage :)"

    Correct, I agree 100% :) 360 fanboys would be all over it just as PS3 fanboys currently are, but the keyword in that statement is "FANBOYS".

    Gaming FANS on the otherhand, i.e. those with enough common sense not to distort and exaggerate facts in order to support their favorite console, are able to read that quote from 'skip' and see it for what it actually means. ;)
    Edited by 1 at 21/04/08 @ 10:53

  • Beano #107 4 years ago

    True - but it will be interresting to read some more technical focused reviews and comparisons when the embargo is lifted later this week :)