Three New Artworks
Three new [official] GTA IV illustrations have emerged on GameWallpapers.com. Thanks to nevermikel from the forums for bringing this to our attention.
Classic GTA
IGN Feature: Building a Brave New World
IGN got an opportunity to interview Dan Houser (Rockstar’s VP of Creative) and Aaron Garbut (Rockstar North’s Art Director) about the making of Grand Theft Auto IV. You can read the first part of the feature now, which contains 11 pages in total. It discusses the origins of the storyline, the creation of Niko Bellic, the new dynamic relationship system, and lastly
Trailer IV – Additional Screenshots
The Rockstar webmaster has just sent over some additional screenshots from the montage near the end of trailer 4. These aren’t direct captures from the trailer – they are the original high-resolution screenshots. Enjoy:
Downloadable Soundtrack via R* Social Club
Hot on the heels of the Rockstar Games Social Club announcement comes further news of its functionality. Rockstar Games has joined forces with Amazon to provide a music download service for the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack. Any currently playing track in the game can be ‘marked’ for future reference, by means of the personal assistant / mobile phone gadget
Final Trailer Released and Exclusive Screenshot!
The fourth and final GTA IV trailer, called “Good lord what are you doing?” (AKA “Everyone’s a rat”) has been released over on the official website. Head over there for the HD version and other downloadable formats. You can also view a collection of stills in our screenshot gallery. In addition, Rockstar were kind enough to send us this exclusive screenshot from the new trailer.
Rockstar Social Club
To coincide with the release of GTA IV, Rockstar will be launching a brand new website called the Rockstar Social Club. Registration for the club opens up on April 15th (mmm, tax day here in the US..), and it will apparently feature all kinds of multiplayer leaderboards and stat tracking. On top of the standard multiplayer ranking stuff, a press release
Screenshot Gallery Additions
Rockstar have sent us the screenshots that featured earlier this month on EvilAvatar and MTV. You can view these screenshots – in addition to over 200 other screenshots – in our gallery. Thanks Rockstar!
New Trailer Tonight
Tonight’s new trailer (titled “Good lord, what are you doing?” AKA “Everyone’s a rat”) will go online at 10 PM GMT (6 PM EDT) on the official GTA IV website. This will be the final trailer before the game is released next month. In other news… this month magazines got to preview GTA 4 multiplayer, and now the online press are getting their turn. The UK
New Multiplayer Preview in OXM
Official Xbox Magazine (USA) has a new seven-page GTA IV multiplayer preview in its latest issue. The preview contains two new pieces of artwork, and eight new screenshots. Here are some points worth mentioning from the preview: Jeronimo Barrera, a senior developer at Rockstar, says it takes testers playing 4 hours a day “a good 2 weeks to get through the whole
Multiplayer Preview and New Screens at Xboxworld.nl
Xboxworld.nl has a new multiplayer preview online, with eight new screenshots in total. They have also uploaded twenty-one screenshots which featured recently in magazine previews. You can see all of these screenshots in our gallery. There doesn’t appear to be any new details in the preview itself. Thanks to ArcticMoon on the forums for the heads up.