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A Mix of Randomness

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Yes, we know, we have not been updating the site. We are now beginning work on the new and improved (blogger-less) site which will hopefully be up and running by late summer. You can see the prototype of the new site in the story below this one. With that being said, I wanted to run an update on some of the big stories from the past month including the GTA launch, Gears of War 2 footage, & Mirror's Edge footage. Hit the jump for more details. First, last night on "GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley" an exclusive look into the single player from the upcoming Gears of War 2 was shown. The video is below: Next, last weeks SCEE Playstaion Day brought us new footage from Battlefield developer Digital Illustration CE's (DICE) upcoming game Mirror's Edge: Finally Grand Theft Auto IV launched April 29th with worldwide success, selling 6 million copies for $500 million in the first week alone. Below are some interesting numbers from the Xbox 360 side of ...

Grand Theft Auto IV Site Updated

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Rockstar has updated the Grand Theft Auto IV site today. The update includes multiplayer information, a few videos (shown in this story), and some new screenshots (also shown in this story). As we get closer and closer to the April 29th launch, keep checking back for more new information! Playboy X Liberty City Gun Club Screens More screens and information available at GTA:IV's official website .

New GTA:IV Trailer Up, Social Club Unveiled

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Rockstar has released the newest and final GTA:IV trailer before launch on April 29th. Also, they have unveiled the new "Social Club" feature for stat tracking throughout the game. The trailer is now out and can be found at the bottom of this story! Rockstar has also announced "Social Club" a stat tracking service for GTA that is similar to what Bungie Studios does for Halo 3. IGN has the details: " The list of features for the Social Club is as follows: LCPD Police Blotter -- A virtual map and tracker of single-player criminal activity logged in Liberty City from the aggregated data of millions of connected players - showing the most dangerous areas of town, most commonly used weapons and more. The Story Gang -- This special single-player leaderboard recognizes players who complete Niko Bellic's main story arc of Grand Theft Auto IV - The leaderboard ranks players according to the total amount of playing time it's taken to complete the story, as wel...

GTA4 Features and Multiplayer Details

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With the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 getting closer, news is slowly starting to appear. Today, we found out about a few more features and possible details on multiplayer. Hit the jump for the full details. Days of the Week and Slow-Mo Driving: MTV’s Multiplayer reports GTA will feature days of the week. There are no months or seasons though. While pausing a two-week-old build of the game, MTV’s Multiplayer discovered “Thursday” near the map in the pause menu. The Rockstar PR rep explained Niko could be scheduled to do certain tasks on certain days. One example of this is the mission “The Final Interview.” Niko must apply for a job and go in for an interview on a Saturday where he must carry out the rest of his mission. The mission can’t be completed any other day. Also, they were able to try out the slow-mo driving. The rep encouraged them to hold B on the Xbox 360 controller and the camera shifted into an elevated cinematic view. From here, clicking in and holding the left stick le...