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Published May 26th, 2009 at 12:43 PM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony »

Rockstar has just announced the second pack of content for Grand Theft Auto IV, titled "The Ballad of Gay Tony". This episode will focus on not Gay Tony, but rather Luis Lopez who was heavily speculated to be the protagonist due to the "Impossible Trinity" achievement. Here is an excerpt from the announcement.

The Ballad of Gay Tony injects Liberty City with an overdose of guns, glitz, and grime. As Luis Lopez, part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Tony Prince (aka "Gay Tony"), players will struggle with the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price.

GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony will set you back a mere $20 or 1600 MS Points. Don't have Xbox Live? No worries! Rockstar has also announced a retail version of both episode packs called Grand Theft Auto: The Episodes from Liberty City which will include GTAIV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony all in one package for $39.99 and does not require GTAIV to play.

The Ballad of Gay Tony and The Episodes from Liberty City are on track for a release sometime this fall.

Source: Take-Two

Published March 21st, 2009 at 8:32 AM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Grand Theft Auto IV »

Rockstar Toronto has just released a brand new patch, patch #3, for the PC version Grand Theft Auto IV. The patch has a wealth of brand new additions, fixes and improvements to the game. To download the patch, just launch the game. If you prefer to just update manually, download the patch from the link below.

GRAPHICS:

  • Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards:
    • All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
    • ALT-TAB fixed
  • Graphics Settings:
    • Added menu option " OFF " for Reflection quality
    • Added menu option " OFF " for Shadow quality

PERFORMANCE:

  • Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)
  • Graphical Performance Optimizations

MULTIPLAYER:

  • NAT Type detection
    • Detect if user has a " strict " NAT and displays message for user
  • Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

CONTROLS:

  • Keyboard / Mouse
    • Remapping restrictions removed
    • Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
    • Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
  • Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
    • Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu.
    • If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting.
  • Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
    • Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device.
  • Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
    • Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
    • Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
    • Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

SECURITY:

  • Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
    • Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
    • Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress

VIDEO EDITOR:

  • Scroll Bar improved response
    • Tweaked to respond better to keyboard inputs
  • Sped up load times for users with many clips

TITLE UPDATE 2 FIXES:

  • Return of Hot Dog Stands and other props
    • Missing hot dog vendors, fences, gates, pylons should be present throughout the world.
  • Scrolling signboards
    • Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)
  • ALT-TAB pauses game during cutscenes
    • Cutscenes should now pause and resume correctly after an ALT-TAB task switch. Audio remains in sync.


GENERAL ADDITIONS / FIXES:

  • Mismatched MODO/Perseus Clothing
    • Fixed a bug when Niko mixes clothing from Perseus and Modo
  • 360 Controller Texture
    • Controller image should be visible in Controller Configuration screen

Download: Patch #3

Published March 10th, 2009 at 2:07 PM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Take-Two »

Take-Two has just announced it's results for the first quarter of 2009. Below is the game listing for 2009 (Only Rockstar titles)

Title Platform
Beaterator TBA
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars DS
Grand Theft Auto IV Second Episode Xbox 360
Midnight Club: Los Angeles Downloadable
     Content - South Central Premium Upgrade		 Xbox 360, PS3
Red Dead Redemption Xbox 360, PS3

As you can see, not much is different from what we already knew, however, take a note at the platforms for Beaterator. It says TBA. Could this mean that Beaterator is coming to more platforms than just the PSP? Rockstar Leeds has said before that they wanted to an Xbox Live Arcade game, could this be it or perhaps is Beaterator also going to make an appearance on the Nintendo DS?....Or could it just be a mess up? We'll keep you posted if we hear anything. Next up is the second episode for Grand Theft Auto IV. The results say the game is coming in FY2009 which ends on October 31st. We're betting that the release will be very close to the FY2009 end date.

Source: Take-Two

Published February 20th, 2009 at 1:52 PM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned »

If you haven't heard already, Rockstar is having an Xbox Live weekend this weekend for Grand Theft Auto IV and the first episode, the Lost and Damned. The event starts at 5 PM EST and ends at 9 PM EST today. Here are a list of developer's gamertags you can play with:

RstarGames01, RstarGames02, RstarGames03, RstarGames04, RstarGames05, RstarGames06, RstarGames07, RstarGames08, RstarGames09, RstarGames10, RstarGames11, RstarGames12, RstarGames13, RstarGames14, RstarGames15, RstarGames16, RstarGames17, RstarGames18, RstarGames19, RstarGames20

Some of the people that have worked on the awesome soundtrack of Grand Theft Auto IV and the Lost and Damned are playing this weekend also. They will start playing on Sunday from 4 to 7 PM EST.

RstarStatik, RstarSaigon, RstarSkyzoo, RstrTermanology

For more information on the event, be sure to check out the Xbox LIVE Event page.

Published January 31st, 2009 at 3:10 PM PST | Posted by Ciaran | Added to General »

Steam really likes Rockstar! This weekend you can get a massive 30% off all Rockstar's games on Steam. If you haven't picked up GTA IV for the PC you can now get it for the low low price of $34.99. You can visit Rockstars Catalogue page on Steam to check out what they have.

Source: Steam News

Published January 23rd, 2009 at 5:16 PM PST | Posted by AJ Collins | Added to Grand Theft Auto IV »

Rockstar Toronto has released the second patch for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV today. The patch brings some much requested fixes and even driving wheel support.

Graphics:

  • Added "Water Quality", "Shadow Quality" and "Reflection Resolution" sliders in graphics menu.
  • Added "Definition" and "VSync" toggles in graphics menu.
  • Rendering optimizations.
  • VSync optimizations.
  • Nvidia 7000 series
  • Mirrors fixed

Fixes:

  • Direct input device support is now disabled by default and can only be enabled with the commandline: "-usedirectinput"
  • Supported Controllers:
    Logitech Dual Action
    Logitech RumblePad 2
    Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
    Saitek P2500
  • Supported Wheels:
    Note: Controls are unmapped, user must map controls using Manufacturer's mapping software.
    Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
    Logitech Wingman Formula GP Wheel
    Logitech MOMO Racing
    MOMO Force
    Driving Force Pro
    Driving Force
    Formula Force
  • Added Commandline "-notimefix" which will help some users who are experiencing the fast/slow gameplay issue after patch 1 was applied.
  • Fixed a bug that caused some users to experience endless looping audio effects after Patch 1 was applied.
  • Benchmark was disabling sounds after Patch 1 was applied, this is now fixed.

Crash Fixes:

  • Unable to load game fixed - For some users, a DOS window would open and close immediately upon Game Launch, GTA IV would never launch.
  • Hang on Initial Game Loading Screen fixed - Some users experienced Character Art Loading screens in an endless loop.
  • Certain causes of the RESC10 error have been fixed (Alt-Tab, change resolution). If you experience an RESC10 error, you must restart.
  • Certain Instances of the "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has encountered a problem and needs to close" error have been fixed.

Video Editor:

  • Naming clips is now mandatory on Export

Multiplayer:

  • Legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.

General:

  • Wireless 360 controllers not functioning - Triggers were full on/off, fixed.
  • In the Options menu accessed from the Title Screen a “Game” section has been added with the ability to turn Clip capture on/off.

 

 Download Now: GTAIV Patch

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