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How much did MS pay for GTA IV?

How much did MS pay for GTA IV?

Peter Moore’s dramatic revelation at 2006’s E3 conference that Grand Theft Auto IV was to be released on Xbox 360 at the same time as it hit PS3 was a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 13th 2010 at 3:45PM in News
GTAIV sales reach 15m worldwide

GTAIV sales reach 15m worldwide

Worldwide sales of epic action title Grand Theft Auto IV have now hit 15m, publisher Take-Two confirmed as part of its financial report last night.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2010 at 12:02PM in News
JAPAN: GTAIV goes budget

JAPAN: GTAIV goes budget

Rockstar’s next-gen opus Grand Theft Auto IV is getting the budget treatment in Japan with news that the Capcom published title is to be ushered in to the PlayStation Best ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 3rd 2009 at 1:58PM in News
New GTAIV episode announcement imminent

New GTAIV episode announcement imminent

Rockstar is gearing up to unveil the second instalment of GTAIV’s downloadable content, just days after reports suggested that the company will not be showing any new content at E3. ...

by Rob Crossley
on May 15th 2009 at 5:17PM in News

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Microsoft hints at Lost and Damned sales figures

Microsoft hints at Lost and Damned sales figures

Whilst we’re still waiting for the exact sales figures of Rockstar’s recently released Grand Theft Auto IV DLC The Lost and the Damned, Xbox 360 product manager Aaron Greenberg has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 20th 2009 at 10:35AM in News
Retail losing out on Lost and the Damned

Retail losing out on Lost and the Damned

Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich has stated that the firm believes that online sales of GTA IV expansion The Lost and the Damned have bettered retail sales ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 16th 2009 at 5:08PM in News
Lost and the Damned sets XBL record

Lost and the Damned sets XBL record

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has said that Rockstar’s The Lost and the Damned, a platform exclusive downloadable expansion for Grand Theft Auto IV, has broken previous revenue records for ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 27th 2009 at 2:06PM in News
Parents group offers balanced view on GTAIV

Parents group offers balanced view on GTAIV

In a pleasingly balanced appraisal of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and the Damned, US parenting group Common Sense Media has highlighted the DLC as certainly not ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2009 at 1:23PM in News

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GTA IV DLC arrives on Xbox Live

GTA IV DLC arrives on Xbox Live

One of the most significant chapters in the history of downloadable content has arrived this morning with the release of Grand Theft Auto IV expansion The Lost and The Damned ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 17th 2009 at 11:01AM in News
GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned priced

GTA IV: The Lost and the Damned priced

Rockstar has announced that the upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV, named The Lost and the Damned, will cost 1600 Microsoft points when it’s released on ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 22nd 2009 at 5:22PM in News
Rockstar signs up to Metaboli

Rockstar signs up to Metaboli

Developer and publisher Rockstar has announced that its entire PC catalogue, including the recently released Grand Theft Auto IV and hits such as Bully and Max Payne, is to be ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 9th 2008 at 4:25PM in News
GTA IV to use SecuROM DRM

GTA IV to use SecuROM DRM

Developer and publisher Rockstar has confirmed that it intends to use the controversial DRM software SecuROM on the upcoming PC release of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 1st 2008 at 10:17AM in News

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GTA IV DLC and Chinatown Wars delayed until spring?

GTA IV DLC and Chinatown Wars delayed until spring?

Speaking at a US-based BMO Capital Markets Conference in New York earlier today, Take 2 CEO Strauss Zelnick has suggested that both the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive downloadable content for ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 13th 2008 at 5:45PM in News
JAPAN: GTA IV officially trumps LBP

JAPAN: GTA IV officially trumps LBP

Following recent unsubstantiated day one sales claims from VGChartz, official Media Create figures have shown a convincing week one sales victory for Grand Theft Auto IV following its release ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 6th 2008 at 10:35AM in News
GTA IV topples LittleBigPlanet in Japan

GTA IV topples LittleBigPlanet in Japan

Though the stats have yet to be officially validated, online sales tracker VGChartz is reporting that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has thoroughly outsold Sony’s LittleBigPlanet in the pair’s first ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 31st 2008 at 4:43PM in News
JAPAN: GTA IV gets 39/40 in Famitsu

JAPAN: GTA IV gets 39/40 in Famitsu

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has made a big impression on Japanese games critics by scoring a near-perfect 39/40 in weekly Japanese games bible Famitsu.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 22nd 2008 at 3:21PM in News

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Slowing GTA IV sales could boost EA bid

Slowing GTA IV sales could boost EA bid

Despite lifetime sales of nearly 8.5 million copies worldwide, the recently announced August NPD figures have raised fears that sales of Take 2’s Grand Theft Auto IV have slowed unexpectedly ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 12th 2008 at 12:35PM in News
GTA IV coming to PC

GTA IV coming to PC

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV will finally arrive on PC in November.

by Tim Ingham
on Aug 6th 2008 at 5:35PM in News
GTA distribution halted in Thailand

GTA distribution halted in Thailand

A major video game distributor in Thailand has vetoed delivery of GTA IV, after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene ...
by Tim Ingham
on Aug 4th 2008 at 12:49PM in News
PC version of GTAIV on the way?

PC version of GTAIV on the way?

Seeing as previous Grand Theft Auto instalments have nearly all arrived on PC in the end, it isn’t surprising that talk of GTAIV hitting the format has been bounding about ...
Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 25th 2008 at 3:06PM in News
Sam Houser: ‘People want to put Rockstar out of business’

Sam Houser: ‘People want to put Rockstar out of business’

Media-shy Rockstar founder Sam Houser has told MCV that the biggest challenge of his career so far has been “powerful people” who have tried to “put Rockstar out of business”.
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by Tim Ingham
on Jul 11th 2008 at 12:49PM in News
NSPCC joins GTA ‘paedo’ row

NSPCC joins GTA ‘paedo’ row

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has called on Rockstar to remove a joke ‘paedophile’ website from GTA IV.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 20th 2008 at 2:56PM in News
GTA IV clocks up 8.5m sales

GTA IV clocks up 8.5m sales

Take Two has revealed new sales figures for Bioshock and GTA IV – with the latter hitting 8.5 million sales to consumers.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 6th 2008 at 11:02AM in News
New GTA IV episodes delayed

New GTA IV episodes delayed

In its Q2 fiscal report, Take Two has revealed that the release of episodic content for GTA IV on the Xbox 360 will be delayed to Q1 2009.

by Tim Ingham
on Jun 6th 2008 at 10:49AM in News
UK CHART: GTA IV holds off GRID

UK CHART: GTA IV holds off GRID

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV has made it five weeks at number one in the ELSPA/ChartTrack All Formats rankings – seeing off a stern challenge from Codemasters’ Race Driver: GRID, ...
by Tim Ingham
on Jun 2nd 2008 at 7:27PM in News