Grand Theft Auto IV -- It might feature crime and prostitutes.

you're not even gonna bother to play it??

Full soundtrack now up on Wiki

It's "meh" out of 10 for me...

Did anyone post the xbox achievement list here yet? These might not be accurate (it's old leaked info) but if they are then they're great:

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/684082/GTA_4_Achievements_Leaked.html

180 in darts! Turkey in bowling! Beating a friend at pool! etc.

Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air"
Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"

http://www.justin.tv/jimmy_the_bum

some guy playing live; utterly useless tho and potential spoilers but tbh I've watched a bit and he hasn't done anything of any worth

: ?

There's some cool stuff on the soundtrack, but I'm super bummed about the "hardcore punk" station. I was looking forward to it when I heard the Bad Brains were gonna be featured, instead it's just a bunch of meathead NYHC bullshit. I know it's supposed to be NYC, but COME ON.

It's actually really entertaining to listen to, especially with the knucklehead reactionary meatball DJ. Uh, I've heard it is, anyway.

had a taste of this yesterday, i won't spoil anything for anyone suffice to say I think it's lovely.

my nephew works in a store and has managed to secure me a copy for my lovely new ps3 on tuesday! yay

Played a bit of this round at my friend's bit last night and the driving was ultra-hard and the combat system seemed to have actually gotten worse!

Though of course I reserve judgment until I've played it for some extended period of time and it does look wonderful and crashing in to a low wall and going flying through your windscreen is fun.

My copy has shipped from Amazon (for 360). Bring it on!

Gametrailers video review:

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33327.html

my brother drove past gamestop today, and they were throwing out some big gta4 cardboard promo boxes. y'know, like they put on display in the window. so he took one. it looks nice next to our games.

Ok, this is nuts - I've got another friend who has his copy early and is playing already, which means I can now compare my GTA4 achievments to his though xbox.com, which means I get to see the full list. And mostly it's the same as the one I posted upthread. But at the bottom is:

Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie
Kill a Rockstar developer in a ranked multiplayer match.

!!!

Endangered Species - collect every hidden package

hmm, i think i saw a suspicious looking pigeon which might have been part of this (not saying where) - it didn't fly off when I got near. Unfortunately I died just before I could inspect further.

I am sad that from tomorrow on I won't be able to read this thread :(

why?

my telly has been shipped!
Everything is almost complete!

am I mad to buy a temp xbox just to play.this game?

Ste, I'm suffering from self-ban until I get my place painted and fixed up. Two weeks at most. I've never been so motivated!!!

Czn, no. No you are not. I might even buy the temporary one off you when you're done!*

*That is not a promise. Just the ranting of a desperate man!

I'm sure I've never wanted to be a weekend over more. Sad really

wanted a weekend to be over more. jeez

My local store now claims they're going to be kicking out copies this afternoon!

I'm going to buy one and then return it for a refund when the xbox service center has got its finger out

: /

<A HREF="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html";>This</A> is a pretty interesting turn for the books. Just wish I had either a PS3 or a 360... :(

Oh well, that was some good formatting... You get the picture.

hmm, that doesn't actually work. :)
Try <A HREF="http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html";>this</A>

OH COME ON
http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2008/04/playstation3-magazine-recommends-buying.html

http://www.afterelton.com/blog/lylemasaki/grand-theft-auto-iv-gay-niko-bellic

http://cgi.4chan.org/gif/src/1209377802639.gif

wtf. just received a 'your GTA IV has been despatched' e-mail from tesco despite having cancelled the order and still having the money in my account... perhaps I'll get it for free?!

ugh - store called & now claims they're not getting the game till tomorrow morning. I guess somebody cracked down somewhere cause I also checked the place around here that ALWAYS breaks street dates (for an extra ten bucks) and no go :(

on the bright side, I'm now free to watch los lakers

I have purchased mine, and am waiting to go pick it up.

So stoked.

Craig, we use a weird version of UBB here, not html.

Liberty Rock Radio 97.8

DJ: Iggy Pop
Genre: Classic Rock[2]
Tracklist:
The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
Steve Marriott's Scrubbers - "Cocaine"
Godley & Creme - "Cry"
The Sisters of Mercy - "Domination/Mother Russia"
Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen"
ELO - "Evil Woman"
David Bowie - "Fascination"
Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses"
Black Sabbath - "Heaven & Hell"
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Her Strut"
Iggy Pop - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
Genesis - "Mama"
Hello - "New York Groove"
Queen - "One Vision"
The Black Crowes - "Remedy"
Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
The Who - "The Seeker"
Elton John - "Street Kids"
Heart - "Straight On"
ZZ Top - "Thug"
R.E.M. - "Turn You Inside Out"

Shipment Date: April 28, 2008
Destination: NEW ORLEANS, LA, US
Estimated Arrival: April 29, 2008

yessssssssssssssss

now i have to stay up all night writing some bullshit about henry james to stay on my paper-writing schedule so i can play gta all motherfucking night tomorrow.

I, unfortunately, am starting a trial on Thursday. Which means I will not be able to get a good 24 hour gameplay session in until this weekend, if at all, the FOLLOWING weekend. Crap.

I went to asda on the old kent road at midnight, and I queued for about half an hour with ooh, maybe about 200 other people. Just as I got to the front of the queue, the woman processing the transactions shouted "just four left!" (xbox copies, she meant - PS3 had sold out much earlier). So I guess after me there were just three. Pretty lucky really.

And now it's 5.25am and I've played about 4 hours (maybe 2.5 of single player and 1.5 of multiplayer) and yes, this game is great.

updated!

The Beat 102.7

DJ: Mister Cee & DJ Green Lantern
Genre: Contemporary Hip-Hop
Tracklist:

* Styles P - "What's the Problem"
* Busta Rhymes - "Where's My Money"
* Swizz Beatz - "Top Down"
* Kanye West featuring Dwele - "Flashing Lights"
* Joell Ortiz featuring Jadakiss & Saigon - "Hip Hop (Remix)"
* Fat Joe featuring Lil Wayne - "The Crackhouse"
* DJ Green Lantern featuring Fabolous, Akon and Fat Joe - "I'm so Fly"
* Styles P featuring Sheek Louch & Jadakiss - "Blow Your Mind (Remix)"
* Nas - "War is Necessary"

Electrochoc

DJ: François K
Genre: Electro house/Dance
Tracklist:

* Padded Cell - "Signal Failure"
* Black Devil - "The Devil in Us (Dub)"
* One + One - "No Pressure (Deadmau5 Remix)"
* Alex Gopher - "Brain Leech (Bugged Mind Remix)"
* Simian Mobile Disco - "Tits & Acid"
* Nitzer Ebb - "Let Your Body Learn"
* Kavinsky - "Testarossa Autodrive (Sebastian Remix)"
* Chris Lake vs. Deadmau5 - "I Thought Inside Out (Original Mix)"
* Boys Noize - "& Down"
* Justice - "Waters of Nazareth"
* Killing Joke - "Turn to Red"
* Playgroup - "Make It Happen"
* Liquid Liquid - "Optimo"

Fusion FM

DJ: Roy Ayers
Genre: Jazz fusion
Tracklist:

* David McCallum - "The Edge"
* Roy Ayers - "Funk in the Hole"
* Gong - "Heavy Tune"
* David Axelrod - "Holy Thursday"
* Grover Washington, Jr. - "Knucklehead"
* Aleksander Maliszewski - "Pokusa"
* Ryo Kawasaki - "Raisins"
* Marc Moulin - "Stomp"
* Billy Cobham - "Stratus"
* Tom Scott & The L.A. Express - "Sneakin' in the Back"

JNR Jazz Nation Radio

DJ: Roy Haynes
Genre: Jazz
Tracklist:

* Count Basie - "April in Paris"
* John Coltrane - "Giant Steps"
* Chet Baker - "Let's Get Lost"
* Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers - "Moanin'"
* Miles Davis - "Move"
* Charlie Parker - "Night and Day"
* Roy Haynes - "Snap Crackle"
* Sonny Rollins - "St. Thomas"
* Duke Ellington - "Take the "A" Train"
* Dizzy Gillespie - "Whisper Not (Big Band)"

The Journey

DJ: A Computer
Genre: Ambient/Chill out
Tracklist:

* Global Communication - "8:07"
* Terry Riley - "A Rainbow in Curved Air"
* Steve Roach - "Arrival"
* Michael Shrieve - "Communiqué 'Approach Spiral'"
* Jean Michel Jarre - "Oxygene (Part IV)"
* Philip Glass - "Pruitt-Igoe"
* Tangerine Dream - "Remote Viewing"
* Aphex Twin - "[z twig] aka [b+w stripes]"
* Ray Lynch - "The Oh of Pleasure"

IF99 International Funk

DJ: Femi Kuti
Genre: Funk & Afrobeat
Tracklist:

* Lonnie Liston Smith - "A Chance for Peace"
* War - "Galaxy"
* The O'Jays - "Give the People What They Want"
* Gil Scott-Heron - "Home Is Where the Hatred Is"
* The Meters - "Just Kissed My Baby"
* Mandrill - "Livin' It Up"
* Manu Dibango - "New Bell"
* Fela Kuti - "Sorrow, Tears & Blood"
* Femi Kuti - "Truth Don Die"
* Creative Source - "Who Is He and What Is He to You"
* Hummingbird - "You Can't Hide Love"
* Fela Kuti - "Zombie"
* Isaac Hayes - "Walk On By"

K 109: The Studio

DJ: Karl Lagerfeld
Genre: Disco
Tracklist:

* Peter Brown - "Burning Love Breakdown"
* Tamiko Jones - "Can't Live Without Your Love"
* Gino Soccio - "Dancer"
* Suzy Q - "Get On Up and Do It Again"
* Elektrik Funk - "On a Journey"
* Don Ray - "Standing in the Rain"
* Cerrone - "Supernature"
* Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender"
* Harry Thumann - "Underwater"
* Skatt Bros. - "Walk the Night"

L.C.H.C

DJ: Jimmy Gestapo
Genre: Hardcore punk
Tracklist:

* Murphy's Law - "A Day in the Life"
* Maximum Penalty - "All Your Boyz"
* Underdog - "Back to Back"
* Leeway - "Enforcer
* Cro-Mags - "It's the Limit"
* Sheer Terror - "Just Can't Hate Enough"
* Tokio Hotel - "Cutting Myself To Sleep"
* Killing Time - "Tell Tale"

Summary: Libery City Hardcore is a punk and hardcore music station hosted by Jimmy Gestapo, lead singer of New York based hardcore punk band Murphy's Law.

LRR 97.8 Liberty Rock Radio

DJ: Iggy Pop
Genre: Classic rock
Tracklist:

* The Smashing Pumpkins - "1979"
* Steve Marriott - "Cocaine"
* Godley & Creme - "Cry"
* The Sisters of Mercy - "Dominion/Mother Russia"
* Stevie Nicks - "Edge of Seventeen"
* Electric Light Orchestra - "Evil Woman"
* David Bowie - "Fascination"
* Q Lazzarus - "Goodbye Horses"
* Black Sabbath - "Heaven and Hell"
* Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - "Her Strut"
* The Stooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog"
* Thin Lizzy - "Jailbreak"
* Genesis - "Mama"
* Hello - "New York Groove"
* Queen - "One Vision"
* The Black Crowes - "Remedy"
* Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way"
* The Who - "The Seeker"
* Elton John - "Street Kids"
* Heart - "Straight On"
* ZZ Top - "Thug"
* R.E.M. - "Turn You Inside Out"

Massive B Soundsystem

DJ: Bobby Konders
Genre: Dancehall
Tracklist:

* Burro Banton - "B
* Choppa Chop - "Set It Off"
* Mavado - "Real McKoy featuring Busy Signal"
* Jabba

Radio Broker

DJ: Juliette Lewis
Genre: Indie rock
Tracklist:

* The Boggs - "Arm in Arm (Shy Child Mix)"
* Cheeseburger - "Cocaine"
* Get Shakes - "Disneyland, Pt. 1"
* LCD Soundsystem - "Get Innocuous!"
* The Prairie Cartel - "Homicyde"
* Juliette and the Licks - "Inside the Cage (David Gilmour Girls Remix)"
* Unkle featuring The Duke Spirit - "Mayday"
* The Rapture - "No Sex for Ben"
* Tom Vek - "One Horse Race"
* Teenager - "Pony"
* Justice - "D.A.N.C.E"
* Les Savy Fav - "Rage in the Plague Age"
* White Light Parade - "Riot in the City"
* Deluka - "Sleep Is Impossible"
* The Black Keys - "Strange Times"
* The Pistolas - "Take It With a Kiss"
* Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band - "The Teacher"
* The Greenskeepers - "Vagabond"
* The Hives - "Hate To Say I Told You So"
* !!! - "Yadnus (Still Going to the Roadhouse Mix)"
* The Shins - "Australia"

San Juan Sounds

DJ: Kazzanova
Genre: Reggaeton
Tracklist:

* Calle 13 - "Atrévete-te-te"
* Daddy Yankee - "Impacto"
* Hector El Father - "Maldades"
* Voltio featuring Jowell y Randy - "Pónmela"
* Don Omar - "Salio El Sol"
* Wisin & Yandel - "Sexy Movimiento"
* Tito El Bambino - "Siente El Boom (Remix)"
* Angel y Khriz - "Ven Baílalo"

Tuff Gong

DJ: Carl Bradshaw
Genre: Reggae/Dub
Tracklist:

* Stephen Marley - "Chase Dem"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Concrete Jungle (The Unreleased Original Jamaican Version)"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Pimper's Paradise"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Rat Race"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Satisfy My Soul"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "So Much Trouble in the World"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Stand Up Jamrock"
* Bob Marley & The Wailers - "Wake Up and Live"

The Vibe 98.8

DJ: Vaughn Harper
Genre: R&B
Tracklist:

* Ne-Yo - "Because of You"
* R. Kelly - "Bump n' Grind"
* Mtume - "C.O.D. (I'll Deliver)"
* Alexander O'Neal - "Criticize"
* RAMP - "Daylight"
* The Isley Brothers - "Footsteps in the Dark"
* Jodeci - "Freek'n You"
* Lloyd - "Get It Shawty"
* Jill Scott - "Golden"
* Loose Ends - "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)"
* Freddie Jackson - "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
* Dru Hill - "In My Bed (So So Def Remix)"
* Marvin Gaye - "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)"
* Minnie Riperton - "Inside My Love"
* Barry White - "It's Only Love Doing It's Thing"
* C.J. - "I Want You"
* The SOS Band - "Just Be Good to Me"
* Ginuwine - "Pony"
* Raheem DeVaughn - "You"

Vladivostok FM

DJ: Ruslana
Genre: Eastern European music
Tracklist:

* Ruslana - "Wild Dances (Ukranian FM Version)"
* Kino - "Gruppa Krovi"
* Marakesh - "Zhdat"
* Zvery - "Kvartira"
* Seryoga - "King Ring"
* Seryoga - "Liberty City: The Invasion"
* Splean - "Liniya Zhizni"
* Basta - "Mama"
* Leningrad - "Nikogo Ne Zhalko"
* Ranetki Girls - "O Tebe"
* Dolphin - "RAP"
* Glukoza - "Schweine"
* Oleg Kvasha - "Zelenoglazoe Taksi (Club Mix)"

Summary: Vladivostok FM is an Eastern European music station hosted by Eurovision Song Contest 2004 winner Ruslana. The name is taken from Russian city Vladivostok.

Other Known Music

* There are songs that only play in the interior of buildings. These include:

* Rick James - "Come Into My Life"
* Rick Ross - "Hustlin'"
* Goldfrapp - "Ooh La La"
* Mystikal - "Shake Ya Ass"
* Niall Toner Band - "A Real Real"
* k*ll*an's Angels - "Celtic High Step"
* Blink 182 confirmed on kerrang.com
* Rick Ross - "The Boss"
* The theme song used in the game is called "Soviet Connection (The Theme from Grand Theft Auto IV)" by Michael Hunter.

haha JimD that was pretty lucky.

My situation is : day off work today to wait in for telly delivery, game should be with my sister already will pick up later, but have to go back into work at some point to pick up HD cable which should be delivered there today.

awful that i have to wait on all these seperate outcomes.

(what could possibly go wrong?)

I'm buying this today or wii fit if i can find either of them. so conflicted. argh!

Favourite radio station so far is The Journey: I drove down to Coney Island (I was there in real life a couple of months ago, and in game it feels exactly the same), and just as I arrived Global Communication's 8.07 came on the radio (which is one of my all time favourites), so I sat in my car and watched the sunrise, and it all felt lovely.

The bits of Vladivostok I've heard have been great too.

tesco across the road sold out within 30mins; woolworth within 1 hr.

games shop in town has 'plenty' stock but I have to wait till 3 o'clock till I can go bag it : ///

will be playing this all day today. my gamertag is haeretico, add me to yr buddies!

Whither Reg Delmot?

he's decided to take his work back underground... to stop it falling into the wrong hands...

now open:

http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/

telly arrived!

but no cable, drat.

Ste - I forgot that as expensive as the ps3 is, sony is still too cheap to throw in an hdmi cable, or even their component cables. considering they are selling the thing specifically based on it's hd output - wow

i know, cheeky devils.

ah well, at least i can watch the football tonight if nothing else

(sob gibber etc)