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CGaming has just put up an excellent video review of Grand Theft Auto IV. They explain the singleplayer, multiplayer, and everything from how Niko walks down the stairs to how big Liberty City is. I strongly recommend you check it out, here's the YouTube video:Thanks GTADon.

CGaming has just put up an excellent video review of Grand Theft Auto IV. They explain the singleplayer, multiplayer, and everything from how Niko walks down the stairs to how big Liberty City is. I strongly recommend you check it out, here's the YouTube video:Thanks GTADon.

Something which I've only found out today due to the fact this appears to have had no coverage whatsoever on the internets, not even from Major Nelson, is that the second GTA IV theme is now up on the Xbox Live Marketplace. It costs 100 points and features the artworks you've been seeing recently, the characters on a white background with some part of the city on it, and in my opinion it looks a lot nicer than the first GTA IV theme.Since there has been nothing about this anywhere, and not even the xbox.com page has been updated, I have taken some photographs of the theme off my television, and they're viewable on my flickr photostream linked below, click the thumbnails for bigger images.

GameSpot.com today have added a fifth official trailer for GTA IV, despite us all being told “Good Lord, What Are You Doing? AKA Everyone’s a Rat” would be the last trailer before launch. It features some scenes we’ve definitely already seen, and also quite a few new ones. It’s worth the watch, and to me personally gives off the “launch trailer” type feeling, almost like something you would see on a commercial for the game (as in the “Welcome To The Jungle” trailer for San Andreas). You can see it below: Edit: For some bizarre reason, the video below refuses to work. The trailer is still up and plays fine on GameSpot.com, and you can view it here. A working version can now be seen below.

GameSpot.com today have added a fifth official trailer for GTA IV, despite us all being told “Good Lord, What Are You Doing? AKA Everyone’s a Rat” would be the last trailer before launch. It features some scenes we’ve definitely already seen, and also quite a few new ones. It’s worth the watch, and to me personally gives off the “launch trailer” type feeling, almost like something you would see on a commercial for the game (as in the “Welcome To The Jungle” trailer for San Andreas). You can see it below: Edit: For some bizarre reason, the video below refuses to work. The trailer is still up and plays fine on GameSpot.com, and you can view it here. A working version can now be seen below.

IGN.com has today posted their review of the much anticipated next game in the series, GTA IV. IGN has given the game a 10/10, giving it 10s in every single category. Here’s their breakdown:

IGN.com has today posted their review of the much anticipated next game in the series, GTA IV. IGN has given the game a 10/10, giving it 10s in every single category. Here’s their breakdown:

Back in March, a number of webmasters from the biggest GTA fansites were contacted by Rockstar. This was to say we had been invited to experience Grand Theft Auto IV in New York City towards the end of April, before the game's release!The other webmasters which received an invitation were:

• Adam, illspirit, Andy and Jevon - GTA4.net
• Zidane and Kodo - GTAGaming
• Psy - GTA4.tv
• Jordan - PlanetGTA
• G-WizZ - GTAWH

The official Grand Theft Auto IV website has been updated with an introduction video for Niko Bellic, focusing on his past. There's also a high resolution version available at GameTrailers.

During the last few days there have been an abundance of GTA IV articles being posted online by major gaming websites. We’ve compiled a list of some of the better reads, so be sure to check out whatever fancies your interests. Below is a list of said articles and a short description on what you’ll find:

Amazon.com has revealed the soundtrack that will be sold in stores and come in the special edition package of Grand Theft Auto IV. There are some familiar faces, such as Michael Hunter who made the theme for Grand Theft Auto San Andreas, turns out he also made the theme for Grand Theft Auto IV. The track listing is as follows:

Now that GTA IV has gone gold GameSpot has had time to interrogate a couple of Rockstar Games employees and has shared some new info in the article as well:

• Completely controllable skeleton (ex: can move all five fingers).
• The lighting in the game has opened the door to "more cinematic cutscenes".
• The animation team is double than San Andreas animations team.

There are some more technical details within this article if you care to read, there are also some new screenshots as well. Link: Grand Theft Auto IV Q&A: Animating the World

Two more publications have reviewed the next installment of Grand Theft Auto, (which is only a week away from release), both of which have given the game amazing and near-perfect scores. First up was the U.S. version of Official Xbox Magazine (OXM), the review was obviously favorable. The final verdict was a 9.5/10. Their conclusion:

• + Wounderful environment with gajillions of great things to do.
• + Multiplayer is a deep, terrific addition to the series.
• - Would be even better with a little editing: it starts slowly, has a few too many “filler” missions.

Xbox World 360 (U.K.) scored the game a 98%/100%, which is said to be their highest score ever given. Their conclusion:

• + Oscar-worthy dialogue
• + unfeasibly rich game world
• + inspired mission design

IGN has posted up an article today with an interview with someone from Rockstar named Aaron Garbut. It is definitely worth a read, it explains Liberty City in full detail. He also explains how the game will be nothing like the other GTA's besides the general feel. The article also has some new screenshots up that will be shortly added to our screenshots section.You may read the article here: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/868/868124p1.html

The French magazine PSM3 reviewed GTA IV in their latest issue. Expect the number of reviews to grow immensely as we approach the release of IV, with a little over a week left before it hits stores worldwide.The review points do contain a minor spoiler (the description of another mission) so it will be displayed at the bottom of the list:

German magazine Games Aktuell have reviewed Grand Theft Auto IV and given their verdict on the game. The review is actually based on their preview sessions at R* earlier and not on the final retail version of the game, though they still include the review screenshots (seen in OXM and OPM).

• Graphics: 9/10 The gigantic size of the city makes you forget the few graphical imperfections of the game.
• Sound: 10/10 Best GTA soundtrack ever, and probably the most compelling feature in the game.
• Controls: 8/10 Far from perfect but a big step from the previous GTA games.
• Multiplayer: 9/10 Great concept and innovative integration with the single-player mode.
• Gameplay: 10/10 We can't score it 11/10...
• Conclusion: GTA4 is by far the best action game ever created.

GamesRadar have managed to get themselves an audio Q&A with Matthew Smith, Craig Conner and Will Morton, three senior members of the Rockstar North Audio team. The article talks about the ambient sounds in the game, pedestrian dialogue and the soundtrack of the game. There article is a pretty interesting read, here are some notable quotes from it:

Grand Theft Auto IV is finally finished and ready to go.During Take-Two's shareholder's meeting earlier today, it was announced that GTA IV has "gone gold," and according to Take-Two CEO Ben Feder, QUOTE [Grand Theft Auto IV is] in production and in trucks en route to retailers.This is certainly good news as it ends any rumor of delay or intervention by Electronic Arts, who attempted multiple times to buy Take-Two to make a profit on Grand Theft Auto IV.New information about the game was also revealed when Lazlow was interviewed on the Opie and Anthony show today:

• The Xbox 360's downloadable content is confirmed to contain new missions, new characters, and new comedy acts.
• You can use the in-game websites to go on dates with people in the game.
• If Niko is shot in the leg, he will realistically limp and bleed from the location of the wound.

This is my first PS3 theme and it replaces the xmb icons on your PS3 with screenshot icons from the game. It also changes the background. Any icons not changed are due to the PS3 theme builder made by Sony not allowing users to change them.You can download it here.

You can now pre-register for the Rockstar Social Club using your Xbox Live gamertag and/or PlayStation Network ID. The Social Club will fully open once GTA IV is released, and will provide all kinds of statistics on your game progress. There are even prizes for those who complete the game the fastest. See our original news story for all the details.