So, it seems that the Grand Theft Auto IV official website has finally been updated. The Music page is now updated with all sixteen radio stations found in the game’s radio dial. From The Beat to The Vibe. With the recent update, there are also two upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack releases, Liberty City Invasion and Vladivostok Fm.

Liberty City Invasion will feature eight tracks from Grand Theft Auto IV and eight brand new songs “inspired” by the game. Featured artists will include “Busta Rhymes, Wyclef, Fat Joe, Styles P and Fabolous as well as up-and-coming artists Mavado, Uncle Murder and Future Green Entertainment’s own Johnny Polygon, Qadir and more.” This album also includes the Akon song “I’m So Fly”.

The “Liberty City Invasion” and “Vladivostok FM” albums are now put up on the Grand Theft Auto IV website to check out. This includes a special four minute sample of what can be heard on the album along with information about its release on the 20th of May, 2008. The Vladivostok FM album can also be purchased digitally via Amazon or iTunes. Now, what are you waiting for? Grab them now!

Back with a new one. Enjoy.

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Another one. Enjoy.

Richie finished the last of his veal and ordered another cup of coffee at Patrizio’s Bistro. It had been a week since he was released from prison and now he planned to get his crew together. The waitress brought Richie his coffee and asked if he wanted anything else.

Richie walked over to a table and grabbed a steak knife out of some random civilian’s hand. He walked back over to the cash register and picked the free candy dish up. He emptied the candy out and slammed the glass bowl over Patrizio’s head. Patrizio collapsed to the floor. Richie jumped over the counter and began beating Patrizio in the head with the big glass candy dish over and over again until he finally broke it into pieces. Next Richie took the steak knife and stabbed it into Patrizio’s shoulder. But Patrizio was already past out on the floor and wasn’t moving at all. Richie casually opened the cash register and took his protection payment for the week out, and then left.

Well, there isn’t much about Grand Theft Auto IV, but here’s a skit for all of you out there! Broker, Dukes, Bohan! Shouting out to all my Bohan hustlers!

I’m back after a LONG hiatus. Hope you enjoy this.

The grey clouds began to finally drizzle some rain as Richie walked down the sidewalk some more. He came to an alley and saw three drug dealers chatting about different things. The dealers were Puerto Rican, and Richie walked right up to them wielding his newly acquired aluminum baseball bat.

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Grand Theft Auto IV has already been released for a week, and apparently everybody - including me - is too busy playing. Currently, a Grand Theft Auto IV Review and Walkthrough is in its works. Stay cool, everybody! I apologize for the “no-updates” week after Grand Theft Auto IV’s release.

This week, the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV has been patched, after a myriad of problems relating to the game freezing and crashing the console. Also, check out the spoiler about the “L1 - Zombie”. A user from the GameTrailers forum has provided screenshots for a strange multiplayer “Easter egg” that has been spotted, which seems to be an exclusive Zombie player model.

Good news too, Grand Theft Auto IV has sold around six million copies in its first week on sale - with around 3.6 million copies being grabbed on the first day. This means that the game is said to have grossed $500 million to date.

Microsoft also announced that over 31 million hours of play had been racked up on the Xbox 360 version to date, with 9.7 million hours of play in the game’s “seamless” Xbox Live multiplayer mode. Microsoft also reminds us of the exclusive episodes which are coming to Xbox Live this fall by claiming they’ll provide “hours of additional gameplay”.

Chart Track also announced that Grand Theft Auto IV sold 926,000 copies during its first week on sale, grossing £39.9m which easily places it as the most successful video game launch in UK history. Perhaps most interestingly though, it has sold more copies in its first week than every game released in 2007 combined, excluding FIFA 08, Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training and Call of Duty 4.

Have fun playing and messing about in Liberty City. Do come and join me in a multiplayer match sometime - add my gamertag (HoT dEv1L 666) on Xbox LIVE! Well, what’s my score for Grand Theft Auto IV after playing for a week? I will say that the fairest score would have to be 99.9/100. Sorry for the late updates, once again. Stay tuned for more Grand Theft Auto IV post-release news, multimedia, mission walkthroughs and fanboy community review!

Grand Theft Auto IV has just been released, the game is so big and immense, it might take some of us a while to fully explore, understand and later come to love this city. The City of Liberty has also has a beating heart. Actually, no. The heart belongs to the Statue of Happiness.

Well, what am I talking about? I’m talking about an easter egg in the game. Visit the Statue of Happiness in a helicopter, jump out and land on the roof in the torso of the statue with four doors. Enter the door that says “No Hidden Content Through Here”. Mount the ladder that you see and climb up. You’ll see it. I don’t want to give you guys spoilers.

Also, we know some people love to cheat. With so many people playing Grand Theft Auto IV now, they can’t all be following the rules. We know some of you are lazy and adventurous, at least in video games. We hope you don’t go around town shooting people! So, here you go, Cheat Codes for Grand Theft Auto IV!

We have created a page for Grand Theft Auto IV’s Cheats, Codes and Secrets, and we’ll be updating them very often. When we do, we’ll be sure to inform you through news posts like this one you’re reading, so stay tuned! The Grand Theft Auto IV review will be up by Saturday!

Well, I blinked my eye and glanced twice at the calendar (actually, it’s iCal). April 29 2008? I couldn’t believe my eyes! After having waited for almost three years, the best video game ever produced is finally here… GRAND THEFT AUTO IV!

GTA4, GTA 4, GTAIV, GTA IV, Grand Theft Auto 4 or Grand Theft Auto IV. Heck, I don’t even care what you call it, but it’s here! Today is D-Day! Grand Theft Auto IV is finally here! I’ll be getting it today, perhaps, a few hours from now? Well, don’t worry guys, pictures, impressions and videos… request them! I will not spoil the game for you guys, though. For those with Xbox LIVE Gold membership, I hope to play some multiplayer, add me! My GamerTag is HoT dEv1L 666.

Ah.. the city. The cars. The music. Everything fits in well into Grand Theft Auto IV. Even the Multiplayer comes so naturally. The controls are pretty funny and it’s difficult, though. Stay tuned for my full-fledged review of Grand Theft Auto IV, “Grand Theft Auto IV: From a Fanboy’s Perspective” on May 4th 2008!

For now, those who have gotten Grand Theft Auto IV - enjoy your time with Niko! For those who haven’t, why not take a peak into the world of Liberty City? Check the links out over at the Grand Theft Auto IV section at the sidebar. Cheers!

Yep, the biggest and most anticipated video game ever is going to be launched tomorrow, which much hype and action that is equivalent to the height of the Statue of Happiness. So far, we’ve never seen a review that has given it a score of lower than 9.5/10. Is Grand Theft Auto IV really that good? Well, you bet!

Below, there are tons of links to almost 50 gameplay videos and reviews that are going to fill the void between now and the launch of the game. Reviews have given it a near-perfect score, gameplay videos have been an awesome experience. Sure, nothing beats playing Grand Theft Auto IV yourself, but it’s definitely worth watching to get yourself suited to the hype and action it delivers.

• 13 New Gameplay Videos from IGN
• 18 New Gameplay Videos from GamesRadar
• 4 New Gameplay videos over at GameTrailers
• 10 New Gameplay videos added on GameSpy’s video gallery.
• 6 New Gameplay Videos at GameSpot
• G4TV have uploaded 9 gameplay videos in their gallery

Plus, WikiCheats has already written up a Grand Theft Auto IV mission walkthrough, as well as an incomplete cheats list, quick strategies, side missions, city maps, and more! Do check it out if you want to get your head into the game!

Thanks to GTAGaming for the links to these awesome gameplay videos and reviews! Also, many online press websites have released their reviews of Grand Theft Auto IV, do check them out, the list is just right below. We know you couldn’t wait for this, sorry for the late updates!

• Team Xbox - 10/10
• Computer and Video Games - 9.5/10
• GameTrailers (Video) - 9.8/10
• 1UP - A+
• GameVideos (Video) - A+
• Kotaku
• Eurogamer - 10/10
• CCGaming (Video)
• GameSpy - 5/5
• Game Informer - 10/10

Grand Theft Auto IV launches tomorrow! Make sure you are mentally prepared for it! Those who haven’t pre-ordered, you might want to do a last-minute check with your local retailer, this isn’t a game to be missed! Check out the Grand Theft Auto IV links over at the sidebar! Stay tuned for a peak inside Grand Theft Auto IV tomorrow! Cheers, have fun!

There has been a new trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV releasd over at Gamespot. Meanwhile, you’ll have to settle for this link. Click here for the video page over at GameSpot UK, or you can watch the new trailer at the top. This new official trailer, is an exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV GameSpot trailer that you cannot find anywhere else. It comes with old footage redone from previous trailers and other new footage.

It would not be considered a fifth trailer, as labelled by GameSpot, it seems. While the first four trailers have all been released on the official website, this is a GameSpot exclusive. Undeniably, it’s the last official trailer to be released before Tuesday, April 29 2008. So, do give it a view. Also, the full boxart shots of Grand Theft Auto IV have emrged from GTAGaming. Do give them a look, right below.

In other news, it seems that anti-video game “crusader” John B. “Jack” Thompson is at his game again. This time, he did a very ridiculous thing by writing and sending a letter to Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two Interactive’s Chairman. Click here for the spetacular article, definitely worth a laugh at.

Also, Rockstar North’s Leslie Benzies was interviewed by The Times over at the UK regarding Grand Theft Auto IV. Interesting facts to note from the article are that it took about US$100 Million to develop Grand Theft Auto IV, and that almost 1000 people played a part in development.

Well, there are only two days left before Grand Theft Auto IV gets released on April 29th 2008! Do get some quality sleep, so you’ll be able to queue up for the game and play it till your eyes bleed on the Monday midnight or Tuesday morning. Have fun, and check out more Grand Theft Auto IV over at the sidebar! See you guys over at Xbox LIVE/PSN! Stay tuned for more news tomorrow!

The official Grand Theft Auto IV website has been updated, and it comes with a new trailer focusing on Niko Bellic. The trailer shows the emotional side of Niko Bellic. “During the War, they did some bad things, and bad things happened to us. I was very young, and very angry. Maybe that is no excuse, but I needed money. This pays, and I’m good at it. The creature that could do this, doesn’t have a soul…”, says Niko Bellic in the trailer. Emotional, huh? Whatever it is, you’ve gotta watch it! You can watch it in High-Definition over at GameTrailers.

Plus, IGN’s got a review of Grand Theft Auto IV posted, with a perfect score of 10/10 for the Xbox 360 version. It’s a seven-pages long review, plus another world-exclusive video review, which is the first official spoiler-free gameplay footage. Click here for the review page! There were 20 new screenshots too, eight of which can be seen below. Click here to view the rest of the screenshots over at the gallery!

IGN: “Drive around Liberty City and you’ll be able to identify each individual block. Though Liberty is filled with brownstones and a myriad of similar brick buildings, you can tell one from the other, just as you can in New York. Go to an affluent neighborhood and the street is likely to be newly paved, the pedestrians better dressed, the cops more plentiful. But head to Dukes or Bohan and you’ll find streets nearly stripped of asphalt, homeless people wandering about aimlessly and criminals preying on the weak.

Watch the people and you’ll witness some amazing things. At one point, I saw a woman stopped at a light, looking in the rearview mirror right before she was rear-ended by a man ogling a girl on the street. The man got out of his car and went to the woman, checking to see if she was okay. This had nothing to do with Niko or a single action I took. These were the citizens of Liberty City going about their day. And it was just one moment in a day full of incidents.

Hang in one area of the city long enough and you’ll see how traffic and pedestrian flow changes as the day progresses. When it rains, people bring out umbrellas or shield themselves with a newspaper and run for an awning. Cops chase petty thieves unaware that walking down the street is Niko Bellic, cold-blooded killer. There’s a perfect balance of mumbling doomsayers to remind you that the reason this city never sleeps is because it’s full of nut jobs. People go about their day, only altering course when Niko inserts himself into their lives with his crappy driving or excellent marksmanship.”

IGN’s Final Verdict: 10/10 - “One of the best games ever”

Plus, we know you guys will love this — an interactive map of Liberty City at UGO’s Grand Theft Auto IV launch center. It’s pretty much like the official site, but more with text-based descriptions of Liberty City’s famous places. Also, here’s something bound to get everyone, including myself, jealous. More news expected tomorrow!

Sadly, here goes the end of another great news article! We hope you enjoyed reading. Do give us your comments! Also, there are just three days left to Grand Theft Auto IV! Subscribe to our feed to be informed of updates! Stay tuned for more!