Entries in 'grand theft auto' (109)

Gamestop: GTA IV is encouraging PS2 owners to upgrade to PS3

Gamestop: GTA IV is encouraging PS2 owners to upgrade to PS3

Gamestop’s senior VP of merchandising has revealed that the release of GTA IV has inspired  a ‘vigorous’ uptake in purchases of PS3 hardware.

by Tim Ingham
on May 2nd 2008 at 2:38PM in News
Microsoft: 360 GTA outselling PS3 version 2-to-1 in US

Microsoft: 360 GTA outselling PS3 version 2-to-1 in US

Microsoft’s product manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live Aaron Greenberg has claimed that US retailers have sold double the number of units of GTA IV on 360 than they ...
by Tim Ingham
on May 2nd 2008 at 1:03PM in News
Microsoft: ‘All GTA 360 owners will join Live’

Microsoft: ‘All GTA 360 owners will join Live’

Microsoft is confident that all consumers hwo pick up a copy of GTA IV on Xbox 360 will play the game via Xbox Live.

by Tim Ingham
on May 2nd 2008 at 12:52PM in News
Barack Obama talks GTA IV

Barack Obama talks GTA IV

Democratic leadership candidate Barack Obama yesterday mentioned GTA IV’s release in a speech… without even a hint of moral hysteria.

by Tim Ingham
on May 1st 2008 at 2:14PM in News

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GTA IV smashes day one sales record

GTA IV smashes day one sales record

Data obtained by MCV from official UK industry monitor ChartTrack shows that Rockstar’s GTA IV has become the fastest selling game ever in a 24 hour period.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 30th 2008 at 6:22PM in News
Croydon stabbing 'had nothing to do with GTA’

Croydon stabbing 'had nothing to do with GTA’

A Gamestation source has responded to reports that a customer was stabbed as he waited in a queue to buy GTA IV in Croydon on Monday – claiming that the ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 30th 2008 at 4:11PM in News
Analysts have underestimated GTA, says Take Two

Analysts have underestimated GTA, says Take Two

Take Two CEO Ben Feder believes that analyst projections for sales of GTA IV don’t do the title’s retail potential justice.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 29th 2008 at 10:10PM in News
‘Which console is best for GTA IV?'

‘Which console is best for GTA IV?'

In MCV’s latest Mystery Shopper feature, field marketing experts Infinite check out stores in Edinburgh – and ask them the question the whole industry is wondering: ‘Which console is best ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 29th 2008 at 9:17PM in News

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Rockstar boss: We’re the new Elvis Presley

Rockstar boss: We’re the new Elvis Presley

In a revealing interview with The Times, Rockstar North’s president Leslie Benzies (pictured) has compared the GTA series to Elvis Presley – saying that both have been targeted by a ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 28th 2008 at 6:13PM in News
260 GAME stores to sell GTA IV at midnight

260 GAME stores to sell GTA IV at midnight

GAME is to open 260 stores across the UK and Ireland at midnight tonight for the launch of GTA IV.

In addition, these stores will re-open their doors at 7.00am ...
by Tim Ingham
on Apr 28th 2008 at 4:22PM in News
The Times sticks up for GTA IV

The Times sticks up for GTA IV

National Newspaper The Times has printed an opinion piece pleading that GTA IV should not be ‘controlled by officialdom’, admitting that Tuesday’s release is the ‘cultural event of the week’.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 28th 2008 at 11:34AM in News
Pachter: PS3 will 'win GTA IV battle'

Pachter: PS3 will 'win GTA IV battle'

Speaking to Reuters, analyst Michael Pachter has placed his chips on PS3 to ‘win’ the battle with Xbox 360 for GTA IV sales.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 25th 2008 at 12:06PM in News

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Illegal GTA IV rip appears online

Illegal GTA IV rip appears online

The first reports of illegal rips of GTA IV appearing online on Xbox 360 have started to emerge – and the game’s presence on a number of gamertags confirms that ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 23rd 2008 at 4:18PM in News
Sony and Microsoft battle it out for GTA IV sales

Sony and Microsoft battle it out for GTA IV sales

Anticipation for Grand Theft Auto IV has reached an all-time high as Sony and Microsoft battle it out to become the console of choice for GTA fans.

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by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 22nd 2008 at 2:54PM in News
UK retail running out of GTA IV

UK retail running out of GTA IV

Play.com has sold out of its allocation GTA IV pre-orders - whilst GAME and Gamestation’s online offerings have already put up warning of stock running low.

by Tim Ingham
on Apr 8th 2008 at 3:33PM in News
AUSTRALIA: Cuts made to GTAIV

AUSTRALIA: Cuts made to GTAIV

Rockstar’s GTAIV may have survived its BBFC classification unscathed in this country, but the upcoming game has been cut prior to its release in Australia, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.

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by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 4th 2008 at 10:28AM in News

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EA to publish GTA IV?

EA to publish GTA IV?

The industry’s most respected financial analysts have been discussing EA’s ‘hostile’ tender offer for Take Two – with some saying that it could happen quickly enough for Grand Theft Auto ...
by Tim Ingham
on Mar 20th 2008 at 3:00PM in News
Rockstar: GTA MMO a ‘compelling proposition’

Rockstar: GTA MMO a ‘compelling proposition’

Whilst the news of online-mutliplayer for the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 4 is exciting enough, the latest rumblings to come out of Rockstar are even more titillating.

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by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2008 at 12:46PM in News
OPINION: Why EA’s purchase of Take Two is inevitable

OPINION: Why EA’s purchase of Take Two is inevitable

In the wake of EA’s shock announcement of its move to acquire Rockstar owner Take Two, Wedbush Morgan Analyst Michael Pachter has stated that, in his opinion, the deal is ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 26th 2008 at 2:11PM in News
GTA IV downloads this autumn

GTA IV downloads this autumn

Keen to publicise what is still believed to be an exclusive deal, Microsoft has stated that Rockstar’s downloadable content for upcoming title Grand Theft Auto IV will not arrive until ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 21st 2008 at 10:06AM in News
Rockstar denies GTA IV multiplayer claims

Rockstar denies GTA IV multiplayer claims

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s supposed revelation that the Xbox 360 version of Grand Theft Auto IV will be the only one to support online multiplayer, Rockstar has moved ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 13th 2008 at 12:56PM in News
GTA IV multiplayer to be 360 only

GTA IV multiplayer to be 360 only

With the April release of Grand Theft Auto IV rapidly approaching, Microsoft has stepped up the format battle by re-stating that the online multiplayer component of the game will be ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 13th 2008 at 11:41AM in News
Rockstar: ‘GTA IV will send tabloids mad’

Rockstar: ‘GTA IV will send tabloids mad’

Founder of Rockstar Games Dan Houser has admitted that the company expects an OTT reaction by the tabloid press when GTA IV is released in April.

by Tim Ingham
on Jan 31st 2008 at 11:00AM in News
April 25th UK release for GTA IV

April 25th UK release for GTA IV

MCV understands that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV will NOT be released in March as expected – and will in fact be held back until the last week in April.
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by Tim Ingham
on Dec 19th 2007 at 11:29AM in News
GTA IV still scheduled for Q1 2008

GTA IV still scheduled for Q1 2008

Following his statement that upcoming next-gen title Grand Theft Auto IV will only be released once the developer in “utterly convinced” that it is ready, Take 2 chairman Strauss Zelnick ...
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by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 12th 2007 at 10:10AM in News