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UK Playstation site has just announced that many games coming to Europe, and well as The United States will have Dualshock 3 compatibility. It is a pretty hefty list... So here it is!



...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.



Speaking in this month's issue of Playboy (yes, there is text in the magazine), Rockstar boss and Grand Theft Auto creator Dan Houser expressed the said that the film industry doesn't wholly gaming mainly because it believe that they are a threat to its audience.



EA's most recent extension of their offer to buy Take Two Interactive for $25.74 per share was to expire earlier this morning, only to have the mega-publisher extend their offer, yet again, to June 16. Considering that stock of T2I is currently valued at $27.10 per s...



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.



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.



A little late with this one, maybe, but this is so priceless that it just has to be preserved for prosperities' sake. In a new low for even Jack Thompson, the wannabe-saint has decided to send a letter not to Take Two Interactive, but to the mother of Take Two's chairman, Strauss Zelnick instead!



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.



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.



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.



Hey, it's the box art art for one of the most anticipated games this year, and it's just so freakin' stylish too. Feast your eyes on the delicious new box art for Grand Theft Auto 4!



Last week, we pointed out that Grand Theft Auto 4 may be delayed even further. Since then, Take-Two Chairman Strauss Zelnick has stepped up and, in a statement to GameSpot, has announced that this is not the case and the title is still set for it's Q1 2008 release date.



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.



Two of the biggest franchises of the last generation, and clearly hot property in the current generation, Halo and Grand Theft Auto have a degree of success and popularity matched by few modern titles. Halo 3 set new sales records recently, and analysts predict that the one title capable of matching its success, GTAIV, is likely to fair even better.



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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