GTA info here !!!

[bluntblaze]

zelda very nice post....

and budsmoker i think its about $75 but im not too sure

[bluntblaze]

Following the recent release of new screenshots and online previews, two new magazine previews for GTA IV made its way to UK readers. First is a magazine called PlayStation 3 Unlimited, still with the same introductory preview, and the Official PlayStation 2 Magazine, who seems like they're just writing a lot of speculative information.

Firstly, PSU3 says that there are four different camera angles to choose from when inside a vehicle, and that one of them allows you to get an almost first-person perspective, looking across the car bonnet (Something which can be often seen in racing games).

OPM 2 on the other hand provided a lot of information that doesn't look like they're all straight from Rockstar. For instance, they said that crossing the entire map will take you around an hour. This contradicts the information we received prior about Liberty City being smaller than San Andreas, so we're not going to take this seriously, and besides, it just sounds impossible. In real life, driving from Manhattan to JFK Airport takes about 40 minutes.

[ZeldaG.]

Nice one bluntblaze, here is some more info from the magazines, nothing spectacular and as blunt blaze said probably some speculation here:

Magazine: Playstation 3 Unlimited Magazine
Issue: June 2007

This was the tenth preview for GTA IV in a magazine

Below is a summary of new information from the 6 page preview article.

* New Camera Angles (About four altogether)
* In-car camera puts you in a sort of first-person mode, looking across the bonet
* You can use the right analogue stick to move 360 degrees around the vehicle
* Day and night weather effects aren't merely for show
* Weather effects will affect the game beyond mere visual gloss
* During the day you'll find more pedestrians miling around, and with more traffic on the streets
* At night, there'll be fewer cars and fewer people around too.
* It may or may not affect the missions, depending on what time of day you accomplish them.

Magazine: Official Playstation 2 UK Magazine
Issue: June 2007

This was the eleventh preview for GTA IV in a magazine

Below is a summary of new information from the 4 page preview article.

* Bollards poke out from the earth at wonky angles
* There's rubbish everywhere
* To get from one end of Liberty City to the other will take you at least an hour.
* Vehicles Confirmed
o Trains
o Buses
o Underground Subway System
* Mobile Phone can now make calls and receive them for the first time.
* Niko is aged somewhere between 35-40 years old.
* Getting arrested will have far greater consequences than before, bearing in mind Niko's criminal past and illegal immigrant status.

Also, form an xboxmagazine:

Boots are openable!!

Like boots for cars, you can put stuff in your boot!! (like bodies, big guns, luggage, shopping :rastasmoke: )

and some roof jumping action is promised which sounds quite cool

Magazine quote:

"We also noted how, when Niko approached a parked sedan from behind in preparation to carjack it, an interface prompt approached in the upper-left corner of the screen: "Press LB to open boot." Boot, of course, is the British term for "trunk," leading us to wonder just what we might be able to stash in the backs of our cars-weapons, bombs, kidnapped people? Or even more interestingly, what we might discover in other people's boo-er trunks? For the moment Rockstar isn't saying."



"Outside of the car, the aforementioned physics upgrade also enables Niko to stride more realistically, lean as he changes direction, and even climb telephone poles. Frankly, we are not for sure why Rockstar showed us this option, and they were coy about its gameplay possibilities, but they did mention that you could also clamber up fire escapes and jump from building to building-- bringing to mind potential movie-esque chases and shootouts that take advantage of the aforementioned verticality"

Getting arrested will have far greater consequences than before, bearing in mind Niko's criminal past and illegal immigrant status.

Personally i find the increased consequences by being arrested an interesting idea, (hoping the illegal immigrnt bit is speculation though, as if that affected the game then it would suck a littte maybe) but the mroe i listen to it the less it starts to sound like gta :P

dont get me wrong i am not complaining, i have always dreamed of gta being ultra-realistic but it seems like they should have called this game CRIME SIM lol

But no complaint from me (i want to make sure you understand that i am lovign the info so far) :thumbsup:

[budsmoker only]

"Another preview to have offered gamers a good introduction into GTA IV was the Official Xbox Magazine in the United States. As you'd expect, no new information, except for one thing that accidentally slipped through to the magazine while getting a demo of the game.

When they approached the parked car in Broker from behind, the Admiral that so many publications got to see getting broken into, an information prompt came up on the top left side of the screen, indicating to press the left bumper or "LB" button of the Xbox 360 controller in order to open the trunk. This button is the equivalent of the PlayStation controller's "L1" button.

How far this will stretch into game play can only be speculated, but it can and probably will open new opportunities when playing GTA IV, both during missions and non-missions. Perhaps even throw dead (or not so dead) bodies in? Rockstar Games didn't want to discuss anything about this feature.

The last of the first round of magazine previews are coming to an end, and the next issues to come out next month will probably provide new information on the game.... we hope.
Grand Theft Auto IV - News: Official Facts, Rumors, Ideas

just read this on another forum, thought id post it up..
i dunno if this has been posted.. but i hope not..

[bluntblaze]

"Another preview to have offered gamers a good introduction into GTA IV was the Official Xbox Magazine in the United States. As you'd expect, no new information, except for one thing that accidentally slipped through to the magazine while getting a demo of the game.

When they approached the parked car in Broker from behind, the Admiral that so many publications got to see getting broken into, an information prompt came up on the top left side of the screen, indicating to press the left bumper or "LB" button of the Xbox 360 controller in order to open the trunk. This button is the equivalent of the PlayStation controller's "L1" button.

How far this will stretch into game play can only be speculated, but it can and probably will open new opportunities when playing GTA IV, both during missions and non-missions. Perhaps even throw dead (or not so dead) bodies in? Rockstar Games didn't want to discuss anything about this feature.

The last of the first round of magazine previews are coming to an end, and the next issues to come out next month will probably provide new information on the game.... we hope.
Grand Theft Auto IV - News: Official Facts, Rumors, Ideas

just read this on another forum, thought id post it up..
i dunno if this has been posted.. but i hope not..

good post.:thumbsup: i was hoping they was gonna add this in san andreas..

[cannabis campbell]

Cant wait for this!

[lunchbox3445]

as bad as i want to get the new GTA, i'm not going to pay a bunch of money for an xbox 360 or ps3. i'll just stick to san andreas and the others for now.

[ZeldaG.]

as bad as i want to get the new GTA, i'm not going to pay a bunch of money for an xbox 360 or ps3. i'll just stick to san andreas and the others for now.

turst me dude it will be worth it!

If your really low on cash screw the ps3 chuck some pennies togetehr for a xbox360 core thingy and your good to go, when you get bored of gta iv sell it and then wait a few years and buy a ps3

[bluntblaze]

yeh i agree with zeld.. but for anyone who's got the cash to spare buy a ps3 there a worthy investment... trust me:thumbsup:

[AsianStoner420]

i want this on my future ps3, looks kinda cool playin this game stoned:thumbsup: