Perhaps you've never really noticed it before, but the default third-person view for driving in the Grand Theft Auto series is vastly different to how we drive in the real word. There is no doubt that driving in GTA using this view is far easier than the latter, first-person view, but how easy would it be to drive this way in a real-world car?

Rooster Teeth, who you may be familiar with for the Red vs. Blue Halo machinima, attempted to re-create the third-person view for the real world and put it to the test. Check out the video below to see how they did it, and how it turned out:

Source: Rooster Teeth

Rockstar has released the schedule of Social Club multiplayer events for April through June.

• Friday, April 2 (4-7PM EST)
  Grand Theft Auto IV
  For PC on Games for Windows LIVE
  Dust up and bust up - get those skills sharpened for Episodes on PC in mid-April - we'll be throttling up-to-32-player action just like last time...
  

• Friday, April 16 (4-7PM EST)
  Episodes from Liberty City
  For PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Network

Saturday, April 17 (3-6PM EST)
Episodes from Liberty City
For PC on Games for Windows LIVE

Back-to-back jumpoff weekend in honor of the arrival of Episodes from Liberty City for PC and PS3.  Make sure to get a lot of practice in that first day or two after game release – because we’re planning to have a few folks from both Rockstar North and Toronto coming online specifically to show you how it’s done.

• Tuesday, April 27 (4-7PM EST)
  Episodes from Liberty City
  For PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Network
  More long-awaited Episodes action on PlayStation Network.
  

• Thursday, May 13 (4-7PM EST)
  Episodes from Liberty City
  For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE
  An official Social Club and Xbox LIVE event, for all the Episodes players on 360.

• Friday, May 21 (4-7PM EST)
  Red Dead Redemption
  For PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Network
  

Saturday, May 22 (1-4PM EST)
Red Dead Redemption
For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE

Like we said last week… get your wild bunch ready.  Red Dead Redemption multiplayer – back-to-back for each system on the first weekend after the May 18th game release. Stay tuned for the big reveal of Multiplayer details next week.

• Thursday, June 3 (4-7PM EST)
  Red Dead Redemption
  For PlayStation 3 on PlayStation Network
  Posse up.  Official Red Dead multiplayer events continuing on in June for PlayStation 3...

• Friday, June 18 (4-7PM EST)
  Red Dead Redemption
  For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE
  ...and for Xbox 360.  Look for special giveaways during each of the June events.
  
  
• Tuesday, June 29 (4-7PM EST)
  Episodes from Liberty City For PC on Games for Windows LIVE
  Getting back into some high-def and high-octane PC Grand Theft Auto mayhem.

The Xbox 360 versions of Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City have a new update available via Xbox LIVE as of now. The update applies the following fixes to numerous bugs and issues:

• The upwards velocity of parachutes is now capped
• Bowling alley ‘invisible pins’ are now fixed
• Updates have been made to prevent players modifying stats for online games
• Infinite Nitro is now fixed

Be sure to update at your earliest convenience.

(Reminder to PS3 and PC owners: only 1 month, 19 days until Episodes from Liberty City is available for you to enjoy as well!)

Major Nelson has recently posted the top 20 Games For Windows Live games of 2009. GTAIV took the top slot beating out some of the best sellers of late 2008-2009 such as Fallout 3 and Batman: Arkham Asylum. The 360 version of GTAIV didn't fare too bad either taking a respectable 6th place and getting beat only by the usual multiplayer suspects such as Call of Duty and Halo. Congratulations to Rockstar North and Rockstar Toronto!

Source: Major Nelson

Steam is offering the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV for a mind blowing $7.49. If you have yet to pick up the PC version, I highly suggest you do so. Even if you have one of the console versions. Hurry though, the deal will only last through today!

Steam: Grand Theft Auto IV