Grand Theft Auto IV Previews and Wall Mural

Well, remember those Grand Theft Auto IV WANTED posters and wall paintings on street corners that we had reported earlier? As part of the Grand Theft Auto IV marketing campaign, Rockstar Games have changed the Wall Mural painting in the corner of Spring and Canal in Manhattan.

That same wall used to bear paintings of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas artwork and several Grand Theft Auto IV marketing. It used to have the painting of the Lola artwork, and the “IV” logo. The new Wall Mural change will look like it’s younger sibling found in Belgium last year.

Also, EGM has released a podcast, “EGM Live”. They said many things about their hands-on session with Grand Theft Auto IV, and you can read some of the amazing things about Grand Theft Auto IV below, or listen tot he podcast yourself here.

- “My God. I was just blown away.”
- When discussing worries some people had about the PS3 version, the editors stated this: “I think we can all say the PS3 version is pretty damn good.”
- “I was standing in the Times Square equivalent firing rockets everywhere and like pouring rain and things exploding and the [framerate] doesn’t slow down.”
- They discussed how real the rain looks and how it doesn’t look fake at all. “It’s not just a bunch of drops falling in a pattern. It feel like weather.”
- They discussed how different each area looked in the game and how “each district of the city felt so different.”
- When asked if they felt like this new Liberty City feels like the old one from Grand Theft Auto III, the editor said that one part reminded him of the starting point from the old game known as the Red Light District. He called it Hepburn Heights, but he may have made a mistake. Overall though, he said it felt new and not like the old game.
- “Every square inch [of Liberty City] feels different” than other parts of the city.
- They explained that the framerate isn’t “silky-smooth” but it’s not noticably bad.
- The editors talked about using molotov cocktails.
- The editors believe that the controls will be the “biggest sticky point” in terms of what reviewers will complain about when the game is reviewed in April. “The shooting is good but it won’t redefine it.”
- The editors talked about how they used a Hummer which is most likely a Patriot.
- One of the EGM players crashed into an edge of a bridge and flew out of the windshield 30 feet down and died.
- “I picked up a cellphone and I called 911 and a cop comes to answer the call. He gets out and talks to people.” Then he stole the cop car and pulled up the police database where you can search by name or search by picture. They searched by name and cycled through hundreds of dossier pictures and profiles. They find two results and get the addresses and carry out the mission.
- “I actually was really surprised how much I liked Niko right away.”
- “The writing in this game is so freakin’ good, top notch and believable.”
- They discussed how much they know they will care about the stories and characters in the game and how important that is.

Spectacular, isn’t it? Especially a game like Grand Theft Auto IV, where lives of men were lost in the process of developing it, it’s got to be really an amazing, breathtaking game, just at one look. Plus, French game site Jeuxactu has taken Grand Theft Auto for a test drive too. Let’s take a look at what they had to say about this amazing game!

* It took 5 years and 300 people to develop Grand Theft Auto IV.
* The smallest details have been taken into account, from non-working bulbs to newspapers flying in the wind.
* Peds live their lives like any other human. Law Enforcement Agencies will be checking papers, a businessman is walking faster than other peds, a woman is making a phone call in a phone booth, and so on.
* They talk about Liberty City being as big as San Andreas.
* Bodybuilding will no longer be in the game and you won’t be able to make money by buying businesses anymore.
* If you commit a very serious crime, the army will be against you. You’ll see heavily armed soldiers.
* By keeping good relationships, Niko may have some clues for future missions.
* According to the website, it’ll take 60 to 70 hours to complete the game.
* Italians, Puerto Ricans, Russians, Jamaicans, Chinese Triad and Mafia are some of Grand Theft Auto IV’s gangs.
* It might take more than one try to start a car or a motorbike.

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