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GTAIV rolling out April 29

Latest in the Grand Theft Auto series to be released worldwide in just over three months for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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One of the most anticipated games of 2008 has been given a firm release date. Rockstar Games has issued a statement saying that Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV will be released simultaneously for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 worldwide on April 29. A release date of April 25 had previously been rumoured for the UK, though some leaks of US retail materials pointed to a March release. It had originally been set for an October 2007 release, and its shock delay to 2008 was blamed on the "time-intensive nature" of dual-platform development.

The latest iteration of the series follows the adventures of Eastern European immigrant Nikolai Bellic as he searches Liberty City for an as-yet-unnamed person from his past. The release, which some analysts see as having the potential to outsell Halo 3, could provide a major boost for Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive, which has struggled financially over recent quarters.

For more information about Grand Theft Auto IV, see GameSpot's recent preview.

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alihayatahmed, have u lost ur mind, GTA has sold at least 11 mil every time out, Halo 3 has sold about 7 mil which beat the halo 2 record of 6.6 or something, GTA has always sold more copies than Halo. and this are two different games alfredozero so u cant compare then other than sales wise.

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MGS4 VS: GTAIV for GOTY,. it will be a nice year!! sorry Xbots HA!

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yes! finally!

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It Will outsell Halo 3 okay, Accept it n00bs Halo sucks, GTA is DA best!!!!

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sweeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttttttt

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man .. i dont care abt ps3 or xbox 360.. i want dat game for PCCCCCCCCC wehn the h3ll they r gona release it on PC. i m sure they will 1 day :D ill just wait for dat day :P

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that's my birthday...! well...there's one present taken care of...;)

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This won't outsell Halo 3, even though it'll probably be an exponentially better game. A lot more people know about Halo 3 than they do GTA, and a lot of those nubs who bought Halo 3 only care about multiplayer which GTA is not focusing on. GTA probably won't get as much advertising either, and a lot of the media time it'll get will probably be from conservative-sh*t FOX news that'll blame it for the same old stuff, like they did with Mass Effect. In the long run this may sell out Halo 3 since Halo 3 sucked a55, but on launch I don't think so.

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Com'n Rockstar, stick to this date and have the game finished by then. At least the Xbox version :)

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Terminator95, it is not that serious buddy, ur a gamer not a company rep, as long as WE have good games to play regardless of what system u have, we are all winners (well I own all three, so I am a 3 time winner not a deadbeat fanboy who only is allowed one system by their parents)..... if u really wanna talk sales, u just better hope that GTA doesnt have the same sales difference as COD4 and Assassins Creed when the 360 outsold the ps3 damn near 10 to 1 in copies.

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Woo Hoo! this is great news thats not too far away!

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TMontana1004, ur talking about launch sales, Halo 3 had three different prices when it came out, thats why it had the sales record. when GTA SA came out, one 50 dollar edition, it sold more copies overall. when ur selling a legendary edition for 130 bucks, ur making double for one game.

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Three long months but oh well... it'll be worth it

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Can't wait! X_X

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YES, great. I hope they're definite with release duo, because I'm tired with the delays, so NO DELAYS this time, pleeeeeeez

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Sweet!

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urg a quarter of a year to wait..... urg... urg... urg... me .. urg!

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Woooooooooooow!!!!!!!!!!! At last an official release date, damn I'm so excited!!!!

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few just before I killed myself in boredom.

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I'm pretty sure it'll outsell Halo 3.

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Finally!!! And only one month after SSBB comes out!! I have to preorder my copy soon

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YES! ON my Birthday!

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It can't beat Halo 3's launch sales. If it does, it's obviously because of the multiplatform release.

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April 29, Just the right time!.

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Sigh 3 more months to wait :(

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I have mine pre-ordered. If you didn't pre-order you copy, do it now. You won't be able to find this game on retail shelves come April 29th. Yeah.. it should outsell Halo 3 worldwide. Don't know if it'll sell over 1 million copies on it's first day, but this game will definitely outsell Halo 3, MGS4, GT5 and anything else coming out this year. Watch and see.

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4 days after my Birthday, doesn't matter though because I pre-ordered it CANT WAIT

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hbk3000 its a SONY PLAYSTATION Game series to begin with!!! and I think CRAP BOX was the one that delayed it 6 months. They had the PS3 version ready for Ocotober 2007. And GTA 4 will Sell out more then that Crap box game halo 3! This is SONY'S Year. Year of the playstation.

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sweet

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Awesome Can't wait !!!

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Apr. 29 baby!

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It'll be a cool game. I'll maybe pick it up the first day if I'm still not hooked on SSBB. XD

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enoslives7 Actually, us Wii owners are perfectly happy to play such "cutesy" games like Super Mario Galaxy, No More Heroes, Metroid Prime 3, and Brawl when it comes out in a couple of months. What I'm trying to say is that you're a tool who doesn't appreciate good games. I own both a Wii and a 360. Both have their merits and faults, but each has some really great games on their platform. That said, GTA4 is going to be epic.

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That PmeO!!! I freakin' move to Italy April 21st, and I won't have my xbox360.

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WOO

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$5 says it will be pushed back to october

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Awesome!!!!! I doubt they will delay it again because the last preview said it was pretty much finished, just a little texture pop-ins need to be ironed out. Thats basically it.

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potentially outsell Halo 3? where have u guys been?GTA has consistently sold 11 mil plus every time out, Halo hasnt reached 10 mil on any game yet. but anyway April 29! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS I hope I can catch a few days early like I did with halo 3 (friday b4 it came out)

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Can't wait!!!

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my birthday is april 28! WOOW!

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"Gta San Andreas was a big let down to alot of people." Average critic score 9.5. Average user score 9.2. So by "a lot of people" you are talking about the overwhelming minority. I guess when the game sells so much the minority is still a lot of people...

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Awesome. I have been waiting for this news.

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"That's awesome! I can't wait to play it! It still pisses me off though that the PS3 version caused a 6 month delay." No proof? Exactly what I thought. Anyway Holy**** 3 days after my birth day the ultimate B-day present, I just hope I dont somehow get 2 copies o_O

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BEST DAY OF THE YEAR!!!!! well not really the best day of the entire year but i will be looking forward to it a great deal

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A nice birthday present for me

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Cool, now all I need is a firm release date for MGS4, that way I can see if I can get GTA on release or not.

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Best news ive heard all week.

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crap. 1 more month longer than i thought, at least i dont have to pay for it :)

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Make a joyful noise! :-)

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pinch me to make sure i'm not dreaming...a solid release date at last(again). Now lets see what these idiot censor people in britain will do to push it further back........

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