Author: Sektor

GTA2 music video by Da Hool

This was added to YouTube on April 20, 2008 but I only saw it recently when it was linked on GTAForums.

YouTube.com – GTA2 music video

It combines scenes from the official GTA2 live action intro movie with similar scenes from the GTA2 gameplay. There’s also some original film of a bald man walking around the city in the style of the GTA2 movie. This is all done to the beat of some techno/electronic music.

GTA IV PC video review by AustralianGamer.com

Simon over at AustralianGamer.com has created an amusing video review of GTA IV PC. He used the built-in video editor to help create the review.

Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC is a game for kings, not just because it is of such high quality, so fantastically rounded and a true milestone in game development, but because it also requires a computer that only a king can afford to run it decently.

YouTube.com – AustralianGamer.com GTA IV PC review
GTA IV PC review – AustralianGamer.com

GTA Chinatown Wars boxart and release date

Rockstar Games Announces Release Date for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS™
Critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto franchise makes its DS debut this March

New York, NY – December 15, 2008 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the latest entry into the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available for the Nintendo DS™ on March 17 and 20, 2009 in North America and Europe, respectively.

“Rockstar Leeds have once again created a game that far exceeds our standard for deep and innovative entertainment,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “We are incredibly excited to share this enormous and uncompromising Grand Theft Auto experience with DS fans.”

full press release on take2games.com

Rockstar Games Social Club Weekend

Play Midnight Club Los Angeles and Grand Theft Auto IV online all weekend to challenge Rockstar at their own games and then go to Rockstar Games Social Club for chances to compete for limited-edition Rockstar gear and prizes. Here’s a full run-down of all the events.

Take on some of the folks who helped bring you Midnight Club Los Angeles and Grand Theft Auto IV. Each day, Rockstars will be logging on to throw down the online multiplayer gauntlet per the following schedule:

Friday Dec 12th, 6-9 PM EST: GTA IV 360/PS3
Saturday Dec 13th, 12-4 PM EST: GTA IV PC
Sunday Dec 14th, 4-7 PM EST: Midnight Club Los Angeles 360/PS3

Check out the Social Club for a full list of Rockstar Gamertags and PSN IDs for each day so you’ll know who to look for.

GTA IV PC patch is here

Microsoft finally approved Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV PC patch. You can get the 32.6MB update by starting your game, logging into LIVE and selecting to update when prompted.

Reported changes:

  • A fix to the crash after legal screen that some German customers were reporting.
  • Numerous improvements to the video editor: Smarter naming of videos, improved rendering quality, better fx during replays.
  • Fix to bowling while using certain sensitive mice.
  • Fix for ATI 1900 shadows.
  • Overall savings to memory.
  • Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors.
  • Multiplayer character settings are preserved.
  • Support for DirectInput controllers.