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Joystiq (culture.joystiq.com) has great Grand Theft Auto news, photos, videos and more
Thursday, Nov 5
Video: 15 days in GTA IV's Liberty City
Time lapse videos were all the rage back in -- actually, we don't think they were ever rage caliber stuff, but in the case of this GTA IV video that shows 15 days go by Liberty City, it's at least reached "oh, that's neat!" territory. The video comes courtesy of DigitalFoundry (you can watch it...
Thursday, Oct 29
Rockstar revamps Social Club's online leaderboards and stat tracking for Gay Tony
With the release of this week's second Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Ballad of Gay Tony, the game's developer has decided to update the online multiplayer statistics tracking in order to reflect the new multiplayer game types. The addition of "BASE Jump" to the mulitplayer as well as "...
Wednesday, Oct 28
Metareview: The Ballad of Gay Tony
The second and final "Episode from Liberty City," The Ballad of Gay Tony, has arrived. As the tale of Liberty City comes to a close, does The Ballad of Gay Tony present an exciting final act or an anti-climactic letdown? We'll let the critics at large weigh in on this one:
GTA's 'Next Stop' teased in Liberty City Episodes manual
We'd thought the Grand Theft Auto franchise had taken us to lovingly rendered simulacra of every metropolitan city-type known to man, but apparently, we thought wrong. In the back of the GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City manual, a fake advertisement points to the series' "Next Stop" (se...
Latest Ballad of Gay Tony trailer showcases Luis Lopez's many exploits
In case it weren't already glaringly obvious to you, the second Grand Theft Auto IV expansion will be taking itself quite a bit less seriously than the first digital release. Thankfully, the wait is nearly over and we can find out for ourselves tomorrow just how much Rockstar Games has twis...
Sunday, Oct 25
Tropico 3 publisher aiming for 10 games a year
Tillett explains that Kalypso had the opportunity to buy the Tropico rights from Take-Two because the previous games sold "hundreds of thousands of copies." That's great for Kalypso, but Take-Two wouldn't have been able to make enough profit if it had done another installment. She notes...
Friday, Oct 16
Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg touts holiday exclusives, 360 sales growth in down economy
Namedropping "exclusives" from Halo 3: ODST to Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City to Shadow Complex, as well as reaffirming Microsoft's "year-to-date growth in console sales compared to last year," Microsoft's director of product management Aaron Greenberg sounds extre...
Thursday, Oct 15
Rockstar supporting PSP digital distribution, announces PSN storefront
1UP reports that soon the entire Grand Theft Auto PSP line-up (including Chinatown Wars at launch) will make its way to the PSN, along with The Warriors and Beaterator. The publisher also plans to launch a Rockstar storefront on October 22, just to show it's as serious about supporting PSP...
Analyst: GameStop sales safe from digital delivery until 2017
For an example of "proof" to his claims, Schachter points to the "very disappointing sales" of the digital download exclusive, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost & Damned. Confusing, considering all previous accounts have pointed to the downloadable expansion as seeing strong sales si...
Wednesday, Oct 14
Rockstar drops details of new multiplayer in GTA: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Click for grander imagesYou know that iconic moment in the Ballad of Gay Tony trailer when Luis jumps out of some kind of aerial vehicle? Did you ever wonder what it would look like if, instead of one guy parachuting down into Liberty City, it was eight people? Probably not. Anyway, here's a s...
Tuesday, Oct 13
Wii Fit may surpass San Andreas sales, Wii Play is top selling 'game' of the last 10 years
Wii Fit is on the verge of becoming the second-highest selling "game" in the US of the last 10 years. IGN reports on NPD data, revealing that Wii Fit has reached 7.9 million sales, passing by Grand Theft Auto: Vice City's 6.9 million and creeping up quickly on Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas' 8.25 m...
Friday, Oct 9
GTA IV, Dead Space coming to Xbox 360 Games on Demand this month
Grand Theft Auto IV October 20 Dead SpaceDiRT There's no word on price for any of these titles right now, so we've checked with Microsoft and will be sure to update you when we hear back.GTA IV, Dead Space coming to Xbox 360 Games on Demand this month originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 09 Oc...
Thursday, Oct 8
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars looking grand in new PSP trailer
It's a big week for Grand Theft Auto trailers! First we got a new Episodes from Liberty City clip, and today, Rockstar sent out a trailer for the PSP version of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, which comes out on October 20. We didn't realize it was so soon!
Wednesday, Oct 7
New 'Ballad of Gay Tony' trailer's got the (action movie) look
We can look back and laugh at the funny dialogue and guys-in-underpants of previous Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony trailers, but in the latest, things get real. It's titled "There's Always a Girl" after a single line of dialogue it contains, but would be better -- and more accura...
Tuesday, Oct 6
Dance the night away with Gay Tony Achievements
Ahead of the impending release of The Ballad of Gay Tony -- as DLC or as a part of the Episodes from Liberty City retail disc -- Grand Theft Auto IV has been updated with new Achievements on Xbox.com. Ten new Achievements have been added for The Ballad of Gay Tony, totaling 250 points and bringin...
Monday, Oct 5
Left 4 Dead, GTAIV, SFIV join Xbox Platinum Hits
Microsoft has also announced that retailers will be offering a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" promotion for Xbox 360 Platinum Hits through October 31, though the release makes no mention of which retailers are doing so. We've contacted Microsoft for more information on the promotion.
FIFA 10 debuts with record UK sales lead, Layton maintains second
FIFA 10 -- the Madden of Europa -- had the most successful "all formats" launch since Grand Theft Auto IV in the UK, according to Chart Track. First week sales of the footie fiesta grew by nearly 48 percent over its predecessor's opening week a year ago. This was the highest-selling launch of a...
Monday, Sep 28
Opinion: Halo 3: ODST drops into UK's top sales spot
Halo 3: ODST had the type of UK launch one would expect from a Bungie Halo game. According to Chart Track, 64 percent of ODST's sales were recorded in the first 24 hours after launch last Tuesday, September 22, helping to rank the game twelfth on the list of all-time week one sell-throughs (fo...
Thursday, Sep 24
Catch a gold bar from Yusuf Amir in the new Ballad of Gay Tony trailer
It would be outright unfair to spoil any of the hilarious, minute-long trailer for upcoming GTA IV expansion The Ballad of Gay Tony that we've dropped above. We would like to highlight its introduction of Yusuf Amir, a character who seems to be on the level of Brucie in terms of sheer persona...
Friday, Sep 18
GTA: Chinatown Wars losing nothing in PSP port
We hotwired a car to try it out and were presented with a comic book panel-like inset that had us rotate the analog stick, time L and R button presses and rotate the stick again. According to Rockstar, similar mods have been made to all the minigames, but no minigames have been added exclusive...
Sunday, Sep 6
Rockstar's Agent sneaks into 2010 release window
Aside from the game's exclusivity to the PlayStation 3 and the logo you see above, we've seen little else about upcoming '70s espionage game Agent. But while answering some fan questions about next month's GTA IV expansion, The Ballad of Gay Tony, on its forums, Rockstar North mentions th...
Friday, Sep 4
Xbox 360 version of GTA IV patched to prevent cheating
Coming just before the new DLC, which is sure to renew interest in Grand Theft Auto IV, Rockstar Games alerted us to a new Title Update that will make the game a bit harder for jerks, but more playable for the rest of us. It apparently fixes the glitch that allows players to appear invisible, an...
Thursday, Jul 2
Analyst: 2 more GTA IV episodes on the way, GTA V by fiscal 2011
The most curious of statements Mitchell made was regarding the possibility of a new Grand Theft Auto hitting the PlayStation 2 system. No, you read that right. He believes a PS2 port of the PSP port of the formerly DS-exclusive Chinatown Wars may hit the aging Sony system, although he admits...
Monday, Jun 22
Opinion: Baking news: GTA IV meth recipe flawed
From the obscure annals of May 2008 comes the testimony of BBFC head David Cooke, who confirmed that the now irrelevant UK ratings board had investigated the authenticity of "instructional information about how to make the drug crystal meth" in Grand Theft Auto IV. The incident was broug...
Wednesday, Apr 1
Grand Theft Auto habit contributes to partner's murder
It's a known, scientific fact that Grand Theft Auto and other violent video games turn players into killers. But, apparently, its influence is so vile, it can even effect those that have to watch someone play. The Telegraph reports that after retired airport worker Malcom Palmer's partne...
Friday, Mar 20
Oh, Aaron Greenberg: PS3 'hemorrhaging at retail,' GTA IV DLC would have beaten Killzone 2 at retail
We've reached out to Sony for a response and will update accordingly if and when word comes in.Oh, Aaron Greenberg: PS3 'hemorrhaging at retail,' GTA IV DLC would have beaten Killzone 2 at retail originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:13:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of f...
Tuesday, Mar 17
Metareview -- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Eurogamer (10/10): "Those hoping for another gritty, complex narrative spine bound in the flesh of an openworld action-adventure may be disappointed by the rather more frivolous and silly antics of the Chinatown Wars cast, but even cynics should be converted by the huge, densely pack...
Wednesday, Feb 18
Joystiq Review: GTA IV's 'The Lost & Damned' (DLC)
Review: GTA IV's 'The Lost & Damned' (DLC) CA - by David Hinkle { Feb 18th 2009 at 10:50AM } Rockstar's ambitious Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable expansion, The Lost and Damned, tells a new tale in ...
Thursday, Feb 12
GTA IV's 'The Lost and Damned' soundtrack detailed
If you're a fan of hip-hop and rap, then you're in luck. The Beat 102.7 is getting a new show, hosted by Funkmaster Flex, as well as a slew of new songs (some recorded specifically for GTA) and another new show DJed by Statik Selektah. Then there's Busta Rhymes, who will have another track featur...
Sunday, Dec 21
NY Times gives Game of the Year honors to GTA IV
However, at the bottom of his list of odds-and-ends, Schiesel follows the example of Time Magazine and the VGAs, ultimately choosing Grand Theft Auto IV as his Game of the Year. Schiesel was swooned by Rockstar's crime drama due to its mature writing, which makes GTA IV "one of the few games...
Friday, Nov 28
GTA's 'The Lost and Damned' sold as $20 'token card' by Gamestop
The chance to revisit the two-faced posers of Liberty City will seemingly cost you $19.99 when it releases on February 17th, 2009. The Lost and Damned's price has yet to be confirmed by Rockstar. Gallery: Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned DLC Via Gamasutra]
Monday, Nov 17
GTA: Chinatown Wars to feature entire Liberty City
Spanish magazine Hispana has published a new preview of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars in which it discloses that the gameplay won't be limited to, well, Chinatown. In fact, the mag states that the full areas of Duke, Bohan, Broker, and Algonquin from GTA IV will be part of the handheld ti...
Monday, Oct 27
Metareview -- Far Cry 2
Yahoo! Games (100/100): "The objective of Far Cry 2 as a game is to get out of the way and let you experience the game world. And there is no other game world quite like this one: haunting, spectacular, meditative, explosive, violent, and serene, all at once, and all in a mere shooter."Gamervi...
Metareview -- Far Cry 2
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Wednesday, Oct 15
Metareview: LittleBigPlanet
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Metareviews Over a dozen reviews have popped up online, and it looks like LittleBigPlanet is on track to be the PlayStation 3's best-reviewed first-party title -- despite some well-strung criticisms. In fact, according to Metacritic's data, it's the o...
Tuesday, Oct 14
Metareview: Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360, PS3)
EuroGamer (90/100): "Saints Row 2 is one of the most ridiculous and enjoyable games of the year. Some will dismiss it as GTA's "gangsta" offshoot, but they're missing the point; with its immense scope, fun physics and focus on entertainment over realism or grit, Saints Row is what GTA woul...
Tuesday, Sep 9
Spore producer on reviews, depth, and LittleBigPlanet
If you try and play it like Grand Theft Auto and you use something like that as your template, Spore's not going to fit it," Shaw told us, adding, "I hope people will review it for what it is, which is this collection of interesting things to play with."
Thursday, Aug 7
Today in Joystiq: August 7, 2008
The official Braid walkthrough says, 'Please do not use a walkthrough' PlayStation Home beta accepting applications Microsoft's Gosen warns of 'thin line between gimmick and great gameplay' LAN Party Massacre: yep, it's another video game movie
Wednesday, Aug 6
Today in Joystiq: August 6, 2008
Culture & Community DMC's Ebony and Ivory replicas on sale Mario and more re-created in Soul Calibur IV Windows Vista + PS3 = Proof of Patience, and not much else Dell.com: $299 Xbox 360 Elite, 2 games, 2 faceplates Spock to pimp new Trek MMO in Vegas
Tuesday, Aug 5
Today in Joystiq: August 5, 2008
Xbox 360 Avatars only in 'E' titles Final Fantasy XIII coming to Xbox 360 in Taiwan Ken Levine dances around new project Stuff Magazine reveals new Guitar Hero World Tour tracks Got some cash? Valve 'happy' to talk acquisition ESA receives $282,794 reimbursement from California
Thursday, Jul 31
Today in Joystiq: July 31, 2008
Madden 09, Facebreaker demos rush onto Xbox Live, PSN Major Nelson: 60GB Xbox 360 has no street date Rockstar and GTA IV honored at Develop Awards 2008 Video: 24 custom Soul Calibur IV characters Space Siege PC demo now available New Xbox Experience may help the Xbox in Europe
Tuesday, Jul 29
Today in Joystiq: July 29, 2008
Nintendo files lawsuit to curb DS piracy Valve committed to XBLA, re-releases possible A Grimm first trailer A Snake for a new era,' Kojima teases Sony profits dip, games division way up Take-Two excited about Wii, mum on GTA for the system New PlayStation 3 FCC filing found, likely 80GB
Wednesday, Jul 23
Today in Joystiq: July 23, 2008
uery The games that weren't there: Missing from E3 E3 hands-on: Tomb Raider: Underworld impressions: FutureU, Kaplan's SAT prep game for DS interview: Nintendo spins 'core' gamer appeal, more Ryan Davis talks up Giant Bomb's explosive re-launch Wii Fanboy Weekly: July 10 - July 23
Tuesday, Jul 22
Today in Joystiq: July 22, 2008
Dragon Age: Origins screenshots and gameplay footage BioShock's PS3 graphics identical to Xbox 360 User-created Xbox Live games to cost as low as $2.50, devs get up to 70% revenue Microsoft makes Games For Windows Live free for all First real, tiny screen of Sony's 'Massive Action Game'
Tuesday, Jul 1
Today in Joystiq: July 1, 2008
Atlus, NIS America partner over Disgaea 3, Rhapsody remake Guitar Hero III getting free 'Top Gun Anthem' DLC IGN to Silicon Knights: Here's how to fix Too Human New Resistance 2 footage hits YouTube Burnout Paradise to receive retroactive PlayStation Trophies
Wednesday, Jun 25
Today in Joystiq: June 25, 2008
Filed under: Culture A collage of video games from Flickr user bobfoldsfive. In his words, "This here is a list of video games that I have some attachment to in some way or another. May not be the most highly rated games, but they are games that I've played and have influenced me in some way." Whil...
Monday, Jun 23
Today in Joystiq: June 23, 2008
uery Metareview -- Battlefield: Bad Company (360, PS3) The Joystiq Free Game Club: Elephant Rave hands-on: Ferrari Challenge hands-on: Legendary impressions -- Call of Duty: World at War Joyswag: C&C 3: Kane's Wrath (Xbox 360) giveaway, Day One
Wednesday, May 14
Opinion: Zero Punctuation enjoys Grand Theft Auto-rotica
Zero Punctuation takes on Grand Theft Auto IV this week, but if you're one of the five people who didn't buy the game and are hoping for some ZP hate-fest on par with the Super Smash Bros. Brawl review ... then you have another thing coming. Yahtzee doesn't exactly suck GTA IV's "thumb" -- like he do...
Sunday, Apr 27
Metareview -- Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3)
Carjack a vehicle and call your favorite escort, it's time for the GTA IV reviews to start flowing in. The embargo on non "exclusive reviews" is over and media outlets are chiming in with initially glowing reviews. Here are some of the first we've seen, we'll add more after the break. GameInfo...
Saturday, Apr 26
IGN: First web GTA IV review, another perfect 10
Is it too early to say that we're beginning to see a pattern develop here? We know that a mere handful of reviews for Rockstar's latest opus have been published, but should the current trend continue, Grand Theft Auto IV could be the subject of more perfect scores than 1976 Olympic gymnast N...
Monday, Apr 14
First Grand Theft Auto IV review, perfect 10
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360 It should come as no surprise that the very first review for Grand Theft Auto IV comes to us from a British magazine - the May issue of Official Xbox Magazine UK to be precise. Not only do magazines have a longer lead time but British ones are p...
Sunday, Apr 22
Joystiq Podcast 005 - brb, IM on the 360 edition (feat. Chatterbox)
0:15:20 - The Spring Dashboard update ("I have about 15 Xbox Live headsets just upstairs") 0:23:15 - Guitar Hero II DLC ("Is he really a Major?") 0:42:45 - Grand Theft Auto IV scoop ("it has cars, CONFIRMED!") 1:04:39 - R.I.P. 20GB PlayStation 3 ("it's all black, I like it better")
Wednesday, Apr 11
GTA IV briefing in Game Informer, multiplayer and more
Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Action, Adventure, Online Game Informer gets the scoop on GTAIV in the May issue (not on "newsstands" yet), getting a peek at the Xbox 360 work-in-progress running on a debug unit. So, what's new besides what we saw in the trailer? Lots.
