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

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

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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)

just bought my copy!

Holy shit, this game is awesome. As I have a RIDICULOUS amount of work to do this week, I probably won't get to actually do some serious gameplay (put in about 1 hour last night after getting it at midnight), but damnit if its not going to sit there, taunting me.

I will post a report on the scene outside the video game store if I get a chance. Just hilarious.

Pre-ordered the sucker -- gonna go pick it up right now (& let it sit in my car for four hours)! SO STOKED YOU GUYS

* 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"

Is this station for real? Could they not even be bothered to try and find another reggae artist?

antexit picked up a copy for me WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

polyphonic, it's called Tuff Gong Radio. i.e. it's the Bob Marley station. There is a whole nother station of dub and dancehall.

gotta split now, but i've been playing cops n crooks for the last couple of hours. holy shit it's awesome crazy random fun.

Holy shit only 90 more minutes!

Fuck, I want to go home like right now and kill some people.

I think i'm gonna cave and get an xbox 360 for this finally.

Finally got my copy during my lunch break. Still 4.5 hours till I can get home to try it out though :(

If anybody new wants to add me to their ps3 friends list and try out some multiplayer perhaps, my tag is jefflev13

The packaging is really nice - I even liked folding out and looking at the map. How does the subway work? Is it like skate where you enter the station than magically appear across town at the next station's exit or do you really ride across town in the train (like in III)?

Haven't tried the subway yet...

top tip for cops n crooks: navigation. If yer a crook, when you get in a car, set up a way point to yr destination asap. If yr a cop, and not driving, get up the mapscreen to tell yr driver the quickest way to get to the crooks.

The three shops on Sauchiehall street (Game, Gamestation and HMV) that I tried on my lunch hour today were all sold out. I am in a world of hurt.

Well not really, I just went out and ate a big steak so I'm feeling no bad.

I braved the unwashed masses of Fisherman's Wharf to go buy this, only to discover that the store I was looking had gone out of business. Goddamn you, Google Street View.

+for

If anybody new wants to add me to their ps3 friends list and try out some multiplayer perhaps, my tag is jefflev13

And mine is DenaSmith.

See you in LC, brah.

apparently g force on union street had plenty for 360, jim

probably sold out now tho...

places that will sell it: zavvi, hmv, gamestation, game, wh smith, argos, pc world, supermarkets... am I forgetting anywhere?

my xbox 360 gamertag is cozeny

Ah damnit, Cozen. Had a half hour lunch and was up Charing X way, could only get down Sauchiehall street before I had to turn back. Ah, well I'm going away this weekend so I'm only missing tomorrow night and Thursday gaming for the next few days. Hopefully I'll find it somewhere soonish. Might try a mad dash round after work tomorrow.

all of sudden i really want this game. Unfortunately all my money was spent on court costs this morning for traffic violations. ooooh, what a cathartic experience GTAIV would be right now.

You know what, these single player missions are dark. I'm almost holding back from progressing in the main game because it feels like things are just going to get worse and worse for Niko. And it feels like it's nighttime about 65% of the time, and I keep getting awful weather, fog and thunderstorms and stuff, so even when it's day it's not often light, and...wow. (I'm also starting to worry that some of the fun of beating on innocent bystanders etc is lessened by the new, more realistic aesthetic. I'm feeling more guilty about running over pedestrians etc that I usually do).

Hopefully Alonquin will be a nicer place to hang out.

I think i'm gonna cave and get an xbox 360 for this finally.

-- forksclovetofu, Tuesday, 29 April 2008 20:23 (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

lol @ ps3 version being gay

EGM was also telling ppl to get the 360 version

i am sick and i just want to lay around playing this but i hav no xbox and no gta - someone bring them 2 me