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...and yes, we're as sick of reporting it as much as you are sick of hearing it, and as sick as Take Two are of rejecting it, as their latest press release so clearly indicates.



Newly promoted Microsoft entertainment business development VP Shane Kim has admitted that there’s nothing in the firm’s 360 line-up this year that is likely to top Halo 3 in terms of size and popularity.



Take Two has just announced in its recent fiscal report that the 360 exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV's downloadable content won't be released until the first quarter of its fiscal 2009. The content was originally due to hit the Xbox Live service in late October, but has been pushed back to the start of 2009 to "balance the books", so to speak.



According to April’s NPD figures, the biggest selling game in America last month was the 360 version of GTA IV by a considerable margin, the SKU selling 1.85 million units.



It seems you can't keep a bad director down. "Grand Theft Auto would be super interesting for me, and I think I would actually be the right guy to do it," he said, adding, "because my movies are all bloody and violent and I don't have a problem wi...



Lazard Capital's Colin Sebastian has just issued a note on last night's Electronic Arts financials stating that solid news on EA's much talked about (and generally detested) proposed buyout of Take Two can be expected by next Monday.



$500 million dollars. That is how much money GTA IV has earned, according to the New York Times, in its first week. Take a moment to let that settle in.



Considering that Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the biggest titles to be released in the last few years, it's no surprise to see both industry veterans fighting for the claim of being the "true" home of Grand Theft Auto.



Chart-Track figures have been released, and show that GTA IV has managed to sell more than 926,000 copies in its first five days on sale... in the UK alone.



Take-Two has justly decided to sue the Chicago Transit Authority after a decision by the company was made to pull $300,000 worth of Grand Theft Auto ads from public transport spots in the city last month.



Yes, it's another Grand Theft Auto IV article. Considering the popularity of the game, don't expecting much else this week, as the rest of the industry is understandable keeping quiet while the game has its run. Speaking to Next-Gen, Xbox's Aaron Greenberg ...



Speaking in the latest Major Nelson podcast, guest "e" has revealed a surprised statistic regarding initial Achievement scoring for the game.



Chart-Track has made available UK sales data for GTA IV's launch based upon actual EPoS data and retailer estimates. According to Chart-Track estimates, GTA IV first day sales were 609,000 units - eclipsing the record of 501,000 units set by GTA: San Andreas in 2004....



No kidding. Grand Theft Auto IV has only been out over two days, and already it's been Google Mapped. Just like the real thing, locations and highlight have been marked throughout Liberty City, down to the smallest details and all interactive locations. Head ov...



Speaking to Reuters today, Take Two Interactive CEO Ben Feder told the press that he felt that analysts have been overly conservative about their estimates of just how well GTA IV will sell this year.



While New Zealand has a history of being more friendly to gaming's more mature titles than neighboring Australia, the word is that Kiwis will in fact only be able to get their hands on the OFLC guideline approved Australian version. The NZ arm of the OFLC decided tha...



Although this is stating the blatantly obvious, Variety is convinced that Grand Theft Auto 4 is going to bring in a lot of pennies. Not just a little. A lot.



Take Two has just announced that it has received no stake-holder proposals ahead of its AGM tomorrow. Bet EA is thrilled about that one. " Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., which publishes and distributes “Grand Theft Auto” and other popular video games, sai...



No doubt highly illegal, and completely defeating the point of the printed press in the first place, but the first ever review for Grand Theft Auto IV has recently been leaked onto the internet.



A number of UK video game retail stores have come clean and admitted recently that they're going to struggle to meet consumer demand for the launch of Rockstar's anticipated Grand Theft Auto IV, when it launches on April 29.



I'm not the only one disappointed by this news no doubt, but it seems that Take Two's major shareholders have finally buckled under the pressure of Electronic Art's constant hammering, and have finally accepted a complete company takeover by the industry giant.



After the recent siding of Take Two's shareholders with the company's board of directors, EA was denied purchase of the developer once again. Take Two utilized a "poison pill" type of manoeuvre, which basically allows for the shareholders a little more leeway to negotiate a higher purchase price.



EA's now infamous lust to acquire Grand Theft Auto developer Take Two Interactive has gone down in flames. Again. For the second time.



Despite being rejected twice before, EA is still apparently chomping at the bit to acquire Take Two. After the resounding "NO!" they received from Take Two's Executive Chairman Strauss Zelnick, EA has once again taken its case to the shareholders.



Asked yesterday where Rockstar will be heading now that release of the long awaited Grand Theft Auto IV is drawing near, company execs let lose a rather curious little of information.



Now this is what you call irony. Following on from Riccitiello public notice of Electronic Arts intentions to buy up famed Grand Theft Auto publishers Take Two, Take Two share price rose. By a lot.



Take Two Interactive, the developer of the famous (or infamous if you're Jack Thompson) Grand Theft Auto series, was recently offered a buyout proposal from EA worth 2 billion dollars. Initially, Take Two chairman Strauss Zelnick declined the offer, but EA took the proposal public in a bid to force the developer's executive board to at least consider the offer.



Today Rockstar Games announced that the hotly anticipated next chapter in the Grand Theft Auto series will launch for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 on April 29.



No doubt we're all getting tired of the constant delays for Grand Theft Auto IV, and revealing GTAIV's box art is hardly enough to satiate fans, but Rockstar are hoping that the newest trailer will at least alleviate our frustrations.



Usually any news about Grand Theft Auto: IV has been mainly good news, from the special edition bundle pack to its likely probability of outselling Halo 3 3:1. However, though not official yet it might be possible a second push back date for the highly anticipated title by Rockstar Games might be in the near future.



As if Take-Two's luck wasn't bad enough already, with the recent company take-over and Manhunt 2 being banned from release, gamers will be sorely disappointed to hear the unexpected news that the publisher has decided to delay Grand Theft Auto IV's release on both formats until early 2008.



Back in March, VGC was quick to unveil the first details about GTAIV as soon as they were released. Since then, fans have been paitently waiting for the next peak at the title, and the long, arduous wait for new details about the title is finally over.



It's common practise to reveal details, screenshots and videos well before a game is due to be released, but Rockstar, in a move more akin to the movie industry, have been keeping GTAIV under very tight wraps for a while now. Now, with just five months left until the release of the game, the first trailer has finally been revealed.

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