GTA IV has gone gold

tman

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=133093

I think I speak for pretty much everybody here when I say, "**** YEAH!!!"
There has also been some new gameplay footage revealed - watch it here

stevenmu

Wow, fantastic clip, really gives me an urge to grab a rocket launcher.

ShaneU

I'm never gonna give up watching that gameplay footage.

Phil01

I'm never going to tell a lie i wish i gotten those hints....

kaizersoze1980

Quality footage there

Basq

tman wrote: »

There has also been some new gameplay footage revealed - watch it here

It's been done!

tman

Sorry to let you down, Basquille

Creamy Goodness

it only went gold now ?

don't they only start pressing dvd's once the game has gone gold?

quarryman

wow, that footage is so good i think i've experienced enough of the game that I don't need to buy it.

Charlie

Man that footage never gets old, but it reminds me alot of this

Zapp Brannigan

Yay

This means I'll see it when I'm in work not be allowed to take it home

Frankmagnet

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Yay

This means I'll see it when I'm in work not be allowed to take it home

Where u working Zap?

Zapp Brannigan

I work part-time in GAME.

Frelance

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Yay

This means I'll see it when I'm in work not be allowed to take it home

any idea when it comes in?

I work in a store where when its in i have it. mite even stretch to some boardsies if we get several

Ruu_Old

Looking very good.

Basq

Trust me Frelance.. you won't be playing it before the release date!

The DLP in Microsoft are on full alert for it being played before street date this year.

Creamy Goodness

just watching the tv promo's now.

if LCD soundsystem is in this game i can't ****ing wait.

The Freeman

basquille wrote: »

Trust me Frelance.. you won't be playing it before the release date!

The DLP in Microsoft are on full alert for it being played before street date this year.

those devils that have cracked their firmware have a shorter wait than most i feel if its on the way to shops already;)

Basq

The Freeman wrote: »

those devils that have cracked their firmware have a shorter wait than most i feel if its on the way to shops already;)

Maybe but I'm betting Microsoft will employ an 'XBox Live Update Required' as soon as the game is inserted into the console so it'll force them to go on XBox Live before they can play it... and BAM, the DLP have them!

Just speculation of course!

Auvers

Surely they cant do that.
how about people without internet connections?

Thrill

Thats true. Not everyone is connected, it wouldn't be much good releasing the game for those who have access only.

Basq

I could be wrong but don't they already do this?

Practically every game I've bought has required an update from XBox Live on it's first play.

The Freeman

basquille wrote: »

Maybe but I'm betting Microsoft will employ an 'XBox Live Update Required' as soon as the game is inserted into the console so it'll force them to go on XBox Live before they can play it... and BAM, the DLP have them!

Just speculation of course!

your breaking my heart here basq:):)

can't see them looking for online registration tbh dude, i think we would have been warned by now (e.g. steam)

ShaneU

basquille wrote: »

Trust me Frelance.. you won't be playing it before the release date!

The DLP in Microsoft are on full alert for it being played before street date this year.

Highly highly doubt that, they didn't do anything about halo3 being played early, and that's a microsoft game.

Basq

The Freeman wrote: »

your breaking my heart here basq:):)

can't see them looking for online registration tbh dude, i think we would have been warned by now (e.g. steam)

I don't mean online registration but this 'update required' from XBox Live is pretty common and it's a perfect scenario to force any offline gamers (trying to slip under the radar of the DLP) online for the update. And their status changed and broadcasted to "Playing: Grand Theft Auto IV".

I've refused those 'Update Required' prompts before and they don't let you play the game until you download it... it's not just me, is it?

ShaneU wrote:

Highly highly doubt that, they didn't do anything about halo3 being played early, and that's a microsoft game.

Really? - you sure about that?

Zonda999

basquille wrote: »

It's been done!

F**k it, thats the second time i've been caight out with that one

The Freeman

basquille wrote: »

I could be wrong but don't they already do this?

Practically every game I've bought has required an update from XBox Live on it's first play.

i have cod 4, bioshock, orange box, dirt, dmc4 and other and amen't connected to the net via 3sexty so feeling confident with gta4

Frankmagnet

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

I work part-time in GAME.

And your told you cant staff loan it until the release day?

Frankmagnet

Surely nothing will happen if you get to play it before the official release date? The fellas that got banned for Halo 3 was because they downloaded the developers beta copy.

Basq

The Freeman wrote: »

i have cod 4, bioshock, orange box, dirt, dmc4 and other and amen't connected to the net via 3sexty so feeling confident with gta4

Did you never get a prompt to download an update on insertion of a game? Like so!

I know I was prompted on Orange Box a few evenings ago.

Am not sure how it works for offline players but I assume they need to get the updates elsewhere.

Frankmagnet wrote:

Surely nothing will happen if you get to play it before the official release date?

Oh.. it would without doubt.

It probably wouldn't be as severe as a store selling it early.. but a lifetime banning from XBox Live would definitely be on the cards (see second link above on 'you sure about that?').

ShaneU

basquille wrote: »

Really? - you sure about that?

I'm talking about the retail version of the game, not an illegal near-final build (Halo epsilon). And no-one who got the game early in Argos was banned (e.g. me) despite what that PR guy said.

Frankmagnet

ShaneU wrote: »

I'm talking about the retail version of the game, not an illegal near-final build. And no-one who got the game early in Argos was banned, despite what that PR guy said.

Ye that was a near finished beta version of Halo 3 not the retail copy. It not illegal to play a game before the release date surely?

ShaneU

Frankmagnet wrote: »

Ye that was a near finished beta version of Halo 3 not the retail copy. It not illegal to play a game before the release date surely?

Illegal to sell it, not to play it

Basq

Fair enough lads.. apologies, didn't read the Halo 3 article fully. D'oh!

Maybe you're right.. but if I was the boss of a gaming store like that, i'd be apprehensive to let my employees play it early.

Frankmagnet

What if you work in a game shop and bring it home on friday. Nothing goes through the till until tues so whats the problem?

ShaneU

basquille wrote: »

Maybe you're right.. but if I was the boss of a gaming store like that, i'd be apprehensive to let my employees play it early.

So would I, but only if I knew Zapp Brannigan would come onto boards boasting about buying early from my shop

Frankmagnet

Here is what Microsoft said about people playing halo 3 early

http://kotaku.com/gaming/halo-3/microsoft-no-one-gets-banned-for-halo-3-301615.php

The Freeman

basquille wrote: »

Did you never get a prompt to download an update on insertion of a game? Like so!

amm....off the top of my head i think so alright but it just doesn't connect to live and ya can play the game after selecting o.k., i presume it is to catch illegal copies of games being played ya know


never connected myself mate

quarryman

give up basq! Those lucky few who get their hands on it 24 hours early are gonna be boasting on threads here way before most of us start playing.

No point trying to scare them off!

KdjaCL

Would expect a DLP type thing with GTA , makes sense really.

I doubt MSFT actually care about anyone not on live as far as they concerned they pirates.

Quick math 6 million people play on live a day at 7.50ish a month = mucho casho.

So what if people have cracked consoles Live is the product they selling and Xboxes and i bet every cracked xbox owner has a working xbox or a live account ...win win really.


kdjac

Zapp Brannigan

Frankmagnet wrote: »

And your told you cant staff loan it until the release day?

Yup we're not allowed take games home until we can buy them
Sucks cos Gamestop staff are allowed take games earlier.

Basq: They won't punish people for playing games before the release date. The whole Halo 3 thing only applied to MS employees.

Basq

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

Yup we're not allowed take games home until we can buy them
Sucks cos Gamestop staff are allowed take games earlier.

I know the manager of a Gamestop and he said they're under strict instructions NOT to bring it home before it's on sale.

Zapp Brannigan

basquille wrote: »

I know the manager of a Gamestop and he said they're under strict instructions NOT to bring it home before it's on sale.

I know one too and he lets his staff bring them home. Too bad the shop is too far away for me to work in

Basq

Zapp Brannigan wrote: »

I know one too and he lets his staff bring them home. Too bad the shop is too far away for me to work in

Every other game they sell he's brought home.. but not the case with GTA IV.

They were specifically warned that it's a special case!

Zapp Brannigan

Oh you're specifically talking about GTA! Yeah I'd say that'd be the case alright, haven't talked to the guy I know in awhile.

Frankmagnet

basquille wrote: »

Every other game they sell he's brought home.. but not the case with GTA IV.

They were specifically warned that it's a special case!

Same for Halo 3. You know the manager in the sligo store?

Basq

Frankmagnet wrote: »

Same for Halo 3. You know the manager in the sligo store?

Yep. I do indeed.

Frankmagnet

Dave. He is a good guy.

Basq

Yep, pure sound guy alright.

Have known him for years.

Frankmagnet

How is the Gamestop in Sligo doing? Its small enough but it always seemed busy anytime I was in it.

Basq

Frankmagnet wrote: »

How is the Gamestop in Sligo doing? Its small enough but it always seemed busy anytime I was in it.

He's was saying it's very quiet as of late.. not enough people buying games.

But they'd taken almost 200 pre-orders for GTA IV last time I was talking to him.