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In the newest issue of Nintendo Power contains an interview with the President of Rockstar Leeds, Gordon Hall. As most of you know Rockstar Leeds is the studio which developed the two PSP GTA games.QUOTE(Gordon Hall)Chinatown Wars is much bigger than anything we have ever done before: more odd jobs, deeper missions, and more moments of over-the-top action. We have a huge interaction with the Rockstar Social Club, a massive game that would stand alone on its own. The list goes on and on; this thing is huge. We are very proud of all of the PSP games we have made, especially the two GTA games, but this game is far bigger.Chinatown Wars will be released on March 17, one month after GTA IV's DLC episode The Lost and Damned on the Xbox 360.

From famine to feast, as they say. Now that we've started getting some actual info about GTA IV's DLC the floodgates have opened and it's been new information left and right! In keeping with that Rockstar has released 8 new screenshots from the highly anticipated Lost and Damned!You can see the other new screens in our Images Gallery, and don't forget to check out our forums!

An amazing night for Rockstargames, Grand Theft Auto IV took home a stunning three of the seven nominated awards including "Game Of The Year", "Best Action Adventure Game", and "Best Performance By A Human Male" for Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic. Also making the scene moments ago, the world premiere of the trailer for, The Lost & Damned, the Xbox 360 Downloadable Content was shown at the Spike TV 2008 Video Game Awards. A action-packed trailer giving some insight to the storyline, characters, features and mayhem for us to expect.Here's the trailer, credit to Dr. Evil

An amazing night for Rockstargames, Grand Theft Auto IV took home a stunning three of the seven nominated awards including "Game Of The Year", "Best Action Adventure Game", and "Best Performance By A Human Male" for Michael Hollick as Niko Bellic. Also making the scene moments ago, the world premiere of the trailer for, The Lost & Damned, the Xbox 360 Downloadable Content was shown at the Spike TV 2008 Video Game Awards. A action-packed trailer giving some insight to the storyline, characters, features and mayhem for us to expect.Here's the trailer, credit to Dr. Evil

This is just a quick message to remind you of the premiere of the Lost and Damned DLC that will be appearing on Spike TV tonight, live, from 9.00pm EST, during the 2008 Video Game Awards.For anyone who can't watch Spike TV in their living room, you will be able to watch the awards online via the live stream.The Lost and Damned episodic content pack is exclusive to the Xbox 360 and is scheduled to be released on February 17th, 2009.

Looks like Rockstar has pulled though with the promised patch for the, sadly, buggy PC version of GTA IV. The patch is 32.6MB and can be downloaded by connecting the game to LIVE.Among the fixes included are:

• A fix for ATI 1900 shadows.
• Improvements to the particle systems and mirrors.
• Changed made to multiplayer character settings are saved.
• A fix to the crash after legal screen that some German customers were reporting.
• Support for DirectInput controllers.
• Several improvements to the video editor like smarter naming of videos, improved rendering quality, better FX during replays
• Fix to bowling while using certain sensitive mice.
• Overall savings to memory.

You can get more details over at VE3D.

Three new screenshots have been released by Microsoft for The Lost And Damned downloadable content pack. Check them out in our gallery.Remember to stay tuned for the first footage of the DLC on Spike TV on December 14th.

Following on from TIME's award for best video game of 2008, X-Play has announced the winners of its sixth annual Best of 2008 Awards, in which GTA IV won in the 'Best Writing' category.For those of you who didn't fully agree with the rest of TIME's Top 10 list (i.e. everybody), you should find that these awards make a little more sense, with hits like LittleBigPlanet, Left 4 Dead, Fable II, Fallout 3 and MGS4 all making an appearance in at least one category. You can find the full list of winners in the source link below.[Source: G4TV]

ATI has released Catalyst 8.12, a new set of drivers. If you have been experiencing problems in GTA4 with your ATI-powered videocard, this pacakge might improve overall performance. Go ahead, give it a shot and be sure to share the results in our forums! You can find the drivers directly here.Or indirectly here.

Popular newsmagazine TIME has released its list of Top 10 Video Games of 2008, placing GTA IV right at the top, above other serious competitors such as LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Here's the full listing:1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, 360, PC) 2. Braid (360) 3. LittleBigPlanet (PS3) 4. Rock Band 2 (360, PS3) 5. Gears of War 2 (360) 6. Dead Space (360, PS3, PC) 7. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii, 360, PS3, DS, PSP) 8. Hunted Forever (free Flash) 9. Fieldrunners (iPhone) 10. Spore (PC)No doubt this is just the first of many GOTY 2008 awards GTA IV can expect to receive within the next couple of months or so.If you're interested in the full breakdown for this category, click the link below for the full article.

The folks at NVIDIA have released a new beta-driver package, Forceware 180.84, specifically optimized for use in Grand Theft Auto 4 on PC. Improvement in frames per second varies from just a few to over 10. More than enough to give these drivers a try if you feel GTA4's performance is letting you down.Head on over to www.nzone.com and grab your driver package. Be sure to share your results in our forums!

Rockstar Games and Spike TV today announced that the Lost and Damned episodic downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360 version of GTA IV will be premiered at the 2008 Video Game Awards, live on Sunday December 14 at 9.00pm EST.While no further details were given in the press release, we can be certain that we'll see at least some of the new characters, weapons and vehicles to be unleashed in Liberty City come February 17th - providing you own the Xbox 360 version and are prepared to pay for it, that is.[Source: PRNewswire Press Release]

If you've got the PC version of GTA4, I can almost guarantee you'll have run into some issues that have effected your enjoyment of what is a masterpiece of a game. Luckily Rockstar have assured us that they're working on these issues. If you have any major problems with getting the game to run, contact their customer support, otherwise hang fire and wait for what we assume will be a promptly released patch. Having said that, if you were planning to buy the game on PC, you should probably wait until fixes are released before parting with your cash just to be on the safe side.Hey guys,We are aware that a small number of fans are having problems running GTA IV on their PCs and we would like to assure them we are working to help solve these as quickly as possible.

The second review to hit us now is from IGN. Going into a game recap of characters and atmosphere mixed with PC version features about the controls, the replay feature, freedom of music selection, online play and more... The article seems to heavily hint the need of a beefy machine to run GTA IV for PC without problem, so if you need to upgrade your computer you may want to do it now!Short summary of article:"The PC version comes with a few added features, such as online filters for finding matches, the ability to save clips and edit them together, added graphics and control options, as well as a larger player capacity in some of the multiplayer modes. Though you'll need a high-powered system to truly experience the PC version's enhanced visuals, Liberty City is still a wonder to behold."

GTA4 has been released on PC in North America, and will be available worldwide in the next 24 hours. I thought I'd give all of the new gamers a reminder of everything we have available on the website which can assist you on your quest through the game.Can Your PC Run It?It's pretty important to make sure your computer can handle the game before you go out and buy it. Check out the PC System Specs page for the requirements.Mission Guides / Objective MapsWe've got guides covering all of the missions, and everything else required for 100% completion of the game. You can check them out on our Guides page.100% Completion Checklist

As Australia's GTA IV PC release date gets closer, gamers are excited to learn that the chart-topping title will be uncensored. While the console versions needed to cut out those nifty prostitution perks (and some unknown others) in order to meet those strict guidelines down under, the PC version will be absolutely limitless in the case of content.Australia's Classification Board and their strict rating system isn't unknown to the gaming industry. Another title, F.E.A.R. 2, was refused classification for failing to meet the ACB's MA15+ guidelines. Once a game has been given this rating, it cannot be sold in Australia. In total, five games have been banned due to the RC rating in 2008.A local Rockstar rep had this to say,

Quick off the mark once again, Eurogamer has posted the first full review of the PC version of GTA IV. It mostly ignores what we've already seen of GTA IV from the console versions and instead focuses on what you can expect from the new features, such as the replay editor, 32-player multiplayer and much more. A short summary for you tl;dr's:"...a genuinely ground-breaking blockbuster in videogame history. There were moments playing GTA IV that I thought back to my initial experiences with games, and realised exactly how far we've come. There's never been anything quite like GTA IV in the world. That there makes me genuinely happy to be a gamer."Read the full two-page article here.

While neither Microsoft nor Rockstar have announced the official pricing for the Lost and Damned downloadable content, GameStop has given us some idea of what we can expect to be paying on a recent listing on their online store. They are offering a bundle containing a code to download the DLC from the XBL Marketplace and a two-sided poster for $19.99, which equates to 1600 Microsoft Points. This would make it one of the most expensive pieces of content on the Marketplace, falling just behind the Shivering Isles expansion pack for Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which is priced at 2400 MSP.[Source: GameStop 'Lost and Damned' Product Listing]

Once again, apologies for the lack of updates recently. Our newsposters are busy with other commitments for the time being. If you'd like to help out, email us - details can be found on our Contact page - or PM me on the forums.And now, the news.GTA IV PC DRM FAQ (would you like anymore acronyms?):Rockstar has released a guide explaining the copy protection (re: digital rights management) that will be used in the PC version of GTA IV. Here are the details, condensed for your easy reading:- Hard copies (disc): Activation via Internet, each copy can only be activated once at a time, but there are no limits to how many times it can be installed. - Legally downloaded copies: Five parallel installations.- A fallback system for players with no internet access will be available, and will involve using an internet-enabled PC to activate the game.