Mar 12 2007, 02:21 AM, updated 18y ago
trailer in 18 days 4 hours 38 minutes... yeyy yeahhh!!!
R* have updated the official site with a countdown to the first GTA IV trailer. The trailer will be shown on Thursday 29th March at 18:00 EST!
check here fo mo:Rockstar Games: Grand Theft Auto IV
the game will use rage engine... the same engine that was used in rockstar table tennis... & recently they signed wit naturalmotion.. company dat is specialize on DMS dynamic motion synthesis.. the engine simulates the human body and nervous system, thus creating fully interactive game characters that act differently every time u play it.. jst like the new indiana jones game... so, im not sure which engine will be in it.. but it will be hell of a game..
logo has been changed from
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JACK THOMPSON, no matter how hard u try, this game will still be released & its gonna be huge! plus, bill gates wont be in the crosshairs... he will be on the money roll.. cashing mo cheques & sheet!
Updates 12/04/08
Trailers
Trailer 1: Everything Will Be Different
The official GTA IV website launched on March 1, 2007, and consisted of a logo and a countdown to the first official trailer. The countdown began at 28 days, and reached zero at 18:00 EST on March 29, 2007. This event was hyped up beyond belief, as fans and media waited to catch the first glimpse of the most anticipated title of the year. Literally hundreds of thousands of people sat in front of their computers on March 29, waiting for the countdown to approach zero. However, Rockstar's marketing plan backfired, and the site crashed 10 minutes before the trailer was due to be shown, as a result of the immense level of traffic it had generated. The trailer finally became available once some of the traffic had died down, almost an hour after the countdown had ended.
The trailer was titled "Things will be different" and lasted approximately one minute. It featured as an introduction to the setting (Liberty City) and was inspired by the trailer for the 1983 film Koyaanisqatsi, which featured similar time-lapse footage of New York City
Trailer 1 Analysis
Trailer 2: Looking For That Someone Special
Rockstar announced on June 11, 2007 that a new trailer would be released on June 28, 2007. The following week, an email broadcast was sent to subscribers of the GTA mailing list, to announce that the trailer would go online at 12:00 PM EDT. In order to avoid the chaos which occured during the unveiling of the first trailer, Rockstar formed a partnership with Yahoo! Games, and they released the trailer together simultaneously so that the traffic was shared between two sites. This meant that fans had a better chance of seeing the new trailer during the heavy traffic period.
The trailer runs for approximately one minute in length, and features a song by The Boggs called "Arm in arm". The trailer is more action-packed than the first GTA IV trailer, and hints at various aspects of the storyline by revealing scenes from selected missions.
Trailer 2 Analysis
Trailer 3:Move Up, Ladies!
After nearly four months without any news, Rockstar Games announced that a third trailer would be released on December 6, 2007. The announcement was made on November 28, 2007, and coincided with the unveiling of the official box art. The trailer went online at 3 PM EST on the official website.
The duration of the trailer is two minutes. It focuses on Niko, and the relationship that he has with his cousin, Roman. Various new characters are introduced, and there is a lot more action than in the previous trailers. The graphics look more polished, and there is an immense level of detail and realism. The track is called "King Ring" by Serjoga, who is a popular rap artist in Russia.
Trailer 3 Analysis
Trailer 4: Good Lord, What Are You Doing? AKA Everyone's A Rat
The fourth and final GTA IV trailer was released on March 27, 2008, after being announced by Rockstar Games on March 14th. The trailer launched at 10 PM GMT (6 PM EDT) and runs for one minute and seventeen seconds.
The trailer is comprised of cut-scene and gameplay footage, and a selection of new screenshots appear in a montage towards the end. These screenshots were distributed (in their original high-quality formats) to some of the top GTA fan sites shortly before the trailer was released. The song in the trailer is "Real McKoy" by Mavado.
Trailer 4 Analysis
Development Videos And Teasers
Boxart Design (Graffiti) For GTA IV
GTA IV: LCPD
GTA IV: The Steinway Beer Garden
GTA IV: Packie
GTA IV: Whiz Wireless
GTA IV: Roman Bellic
GTA IV: Manny Escuela
GTA IV: Vlad Glebov
GTA IV: Playboy X
GTA IV: Liberty City Gun Club
GTA IV: Dilettante Hybrid
Multiplayer modes for GTA IV:
Race
Race to the finish through each checkpoint in order. If you take a wrong turn or mess up in some way, you can respawn your vehicle on the last checkpoint you passed. There is a large selection of races for cars, boats, and helicopters - you can choose laps and vehicle class/type.
This mode has two sub-modes: Free Race and Cannonball Run.
Free Race are point-to-point races. First one to reach the end point wins.
Cannonball Run are races where you have to traverse several checkpoints any way you can.
GTA Race
Similar to the orthodox Race, but with the added element of combat. Race and fight your way through the checkpoints in order and then hit the finish, but this time you can also pick up the weapons spawned en route to help take out your opponents. You can also exit the vehicle during the road races.
Team
Team Deathmatch (2-8 Teams)
Players work as a team to rub out other teams for money - and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins. Take the other crew down. Remember to loot the cash dropped by deceased players. That's the way to get ahead.
Team Mafiya Work (2-8 Teams)
You're a member of a crew doing contract work for the mafiya - including such plum gigs as escorting wanted men, picking up MacGuffins and stealing cars. Work as a team to complete contracts before the time period ends and get the rewards. You'll probably want to do your best to scupper the other crew's work as well. Each contract you complete gives your team cash, and the crew with the most cash at the end of the round wins.
Team Car Jack City (2-8 Teams)
Cars spawn parked around the map and the teams must steal them and take them to a drop off point. The cash teams get for dropping off stolen vehicles depends on their condition - teams get less cash the more damaged they are. The exception to this are special bonus cars, stuffed with drugs, which give a set amount of cash on delivery no matter how damaged they are. Your crew has to get hold of whatever vehicles the boss wants. Whichever crew makes the most money wins. Simple.
Cops n' Crooks (2 teams only)
A team-based mode in which the Crooks must get their Boss to safety, while the Cops have to take him down. The Boss is marked with a cross hair. This mode has two sub-modes: All for One and One for All.
In All for One, one team is made up of Crooks and a Boss, and the other team is made up of Cops. The Cops are trying to hunt down and kill the Boss while the Crooks are trying to protect him. The Cops win by killing the Boss and the Crooks win by getting the Boss safely to the getaway vehicle and escaping.
One for All is similar but there is no Boss. Here, the Cops win by killing all of the Crooks and the Crooks win by filling up a getaway vehicle with members of their team. Only 4 people can escape in the getaway vehicle. Players cannot respawn in this mode.
Both of these variations can be won by the Cops if they manage to destroy the getaway vehicle.
Turf War (2 teams only)
A timed capture-the-base mode. There are a number of bases around the map that you have to take by standing on them for a short period of time. The more players that are on a base, the faster it can be captured. The more bases that your team owns, the faster your team's cash score increases. If the rival gang is on or near a base, you won't be able to take control of it - so do what you can to try and... displace them. The team with the most cash at the end of the round wins.
Radio Stations For GTA IV
Electrochoc
DJ: François K
Genre: Electro/Dance
Tracklist:
Boys Noize - "& Down"
Summary: Electrochoc is an electro and dance music station hosted by François K (François Kevorkian)
IF99
DJ: Femi Kuti
Genre: Funk & Afrobeat
Tracklist:
Fela Kuti - "Sorrow Tears and Blood"
The O'Jays - "Give The People What They Want"
Summary: IF99 is an international funk music station hosted by Femi Kuti, son of African musician Fela Kuti.
K109 The Studio
DJ: DJ Karl
Genre: Disco
Tracklist:
Electric Funk - "On A Journey"
Cerrone - "Supernature"
Don Ray - "Standing In The Rain"
Summary: K109 The Studio is a Franco-American disco music station hosted by DJ Karl (Karl Lagerfeld).
Liberty City Hardcore
DJ: Jimmy Gestapo
Genre: Hardcore Punk
Tracklist:
All Your Boys - Maximum Penalty
Brightside - Killing Time
Summary: Libery City Hardcore is a punk and hardcore music station hosted by Jimmy Gestapo, lead singer of New York based hardcore punk band Murphy's Law.
Vladivostok FM
DJ: Ruslana
Genre: Eastern European music
Tracklist:
Ruslana - "Wild Dances"
Баста - "Мама"
Marakesh - "Ждать"
Summary: Vladivostok FM is an Eastern European music station hosted by Eurovision Song Contest 2004 winner Ruslana. The name is taken from Russian city Vladivostok.
The Vibe
Summary: Nothing is known about this music station at this point, except that it is said to be a modern R&B radio format.
Beat 102.7
Summary: Nothing is known about this music station at this point.
Classics
Summary: Nothing is known about this music station at this point.
WKTT Radio (We Know The Truth)
WKTT Radio is a Conservative talk radio station located in Dukes. One of their top shows is the Richard Bastion show, who is a parody of right-wing talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.
In a Grand Theft Auto first, series fans could call in to the Rockstar offices and have their opinions on current issues recorded and go in the run to have it placed on the station in the final game. Rockstar Games announced this on 14 July 2007 and opened a website-WKTTRadio.com-with all the details needed to participate. This website now redirects to the WKTT page on the official GTA IV site.
Other Known Music
"Sleep is impossible" by Birmingham based band Deluka is confirmed to be in the game.
"Impacto" by Daddy Yankee is confirmed to be in the game.
"Arm in Arm" by The Boggs was used in the second game trailer and is said to be included on the soundtrack. If past Grand Theft Auto trailers are taken into account this would show true, past trailers audio has been used both in-game as well as trailers.
"Optimo" by Liquid Liquid is used in the "Box art unveiling" trailer
The Australian band Airbourne has been said to be included on the soundtrack.
The song played in the third trailer is "King Ring," (Король Ринга); by Russian rap artist Seryoga.
The Norwegian newspaper "VG" recently announced that the band Datarock from Bergen will be contributing with a track.
Russian song called `Никого не жалко` `Nikogo ne zhalko` (`No pity for anyone`), appeared as the background music of the Vlad Glebov teaser trailer. The song was composed and performed by Sergei Shnurov and was one of the soundtracks in the Russian film Bumer.
"Street Kids" by Elton John from his album Rock of the Westies
"A Day in the Life" by Murphy's Law is featured in Packie's trailer.
KING Magazine revealed that DJ Green Lantern will have a station in the game, with music he produced exclusive to the game. Artists on the station include Styles P and Uncle Murda.
"Ven Bailalo" by Khriz y Angel is also in the game and can be found being played in the Manny Escuela trailer video.
Characters of GTA IV
Niko Bellic
Nikolai "Niko" Bellic is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series. He is the main protagonist and playable character of Grand Theft Auto IV. Niko is revealed to be guilty of previous criminal acts in his life, such as murder and human trafficking. He wishes to begin a new life in Liberty City after being persuaded by his cousin Roman, who claims in his e-mails to Niko to be living the "American Dream." It is later revealed that these are lies to hide Roman's own failures. During the course of the story, Niko is looking for someone and will stop at nothing to find him, enlisting help from wherever he can. Niko is said to be between 5'11" and 6'2", is between 28 and 32 years of age, 190lbs-200lbs and is Eastern European. He has served in the Balkan Peace Keeping Force, and has been imprisoned in a third-world prison, for reasons unknown, at this time.
Roman Bellic
Roman Bellic is Niko's cousin who has lived in Liberty City for 15 years. Roman claims to be living the "American Dream" and that he has two women, four hot tubs and fifteen sports cars but in reality owns a gritty taxi firm in the heart of the city. He successfully manages to persuade his cousin Niko to move to the city using this deception. Roman is also heavily in debt with various figures around the city, like the Russian mafia in Liberty City. In one of the trailers he seems to be hiding in a garbage can, where Niko comes to meet him.
Elizabeta
Elizabeta is a successful Dominican small-time drug dealer in Bohan. However, she knows an upcoming drug crackdown is going to make her life very difficult and with her own narcotic use spiraling out of control she's becoming increasingly paranoid and delusional. She appears in the third trailer and in the promotional artwork for the game. Although earlier renditions of the artwork depict her as much thinner than her final appearance it is shown on advertisment posters made by rockstargames that she is between 5'10-6'1" tall and may weigh between 200-225 pounds. The posters also tells that her age is between 28-32.In an Later sneak peak of the game Elizabeta was said to be around 180-175.
Little Jacob
"Little" Jacob is a Caribbean arms dealer who lives in Dukes and sells Niko weapons out of the trunk of his car. He and Roman are good friends and he appears on cover-art for the game. It is said that he is Jamaican, may be 5'8"-5'10" of height, and also may weigh between 175 to 185 pounds. It is also said that he may be between age 28 to 32.
Vladimir Glebov
"Vlad" Glebov is a Russian loan-shark of the Hove Beach area in Broker. He owns a Bar, called "Comrade's" in his neighbourhood. Vlad tries also to gain respect from more influential gangsters and is sometimes hypocritical about the citizens of Liberty. Vlad also seems to be modeled after Vladimir Lenin.
Manny Escuela
Manny Escuela is a Puerto Rican former hoodlum who has apparently changed his ways, and now wants to clean up the streets.In a game trailer it has also hinted that he may be operating from a recreational center in Bohan.[6] He is currently recording a documentary explaining his struggles and problems.
Brucie
Brucie is a fitness enthusiast and a loud mouth, who enjoys fine women and cars. He enjoys the attention he gets from being rich. He sports a tattoo of a Chinese character meaning "Me" or "I".[6] Brucie also owns a garage by Roman's Taxi Depot. Once Niko's relationship with him is high enough, he will provide free helicopter rides for him. In one of the missions, he instructs Niko to steal a police car and type an informants name into the car's computer so he can find and assassinate him.
Phil Bell
Phil Bell is a character that was shown on third GTA IV preview by Rockstar, he is introduced to Niko through another character called Ray, and has a strong Italian-American accent. He is believed to be a member of the Liberty City Mafia.
Patrick "Packie" McReary
Patrick McReary is an Irish thug who is related to corrupt police detective Francis McReary. He lives with his mother and sister, although he doesn't seem to like them much. Kate McReary, his sister, shows an 'interest' in Niko, but he warns him away from her. Those who know him refer to him as "Packie." He is also a close friend of Elizabeta.
Minor characters
Francis McReary
Francis McReary is a corrupt police detective who has "dirt on Niko's past." He threatens to reveal this information unless Niko helps him by obtaining various memory sticks with information about his own corruptions from lawyers and blackmailers alike. In one mission, he meets up with Niko in an area called Castle Gardens which is a coast-side hangout analogous to Battery Park overlooking the Statue of Happiness. He wears a black suit and tie, has a short moustache, and has slicked blonde hair with a strong side parting.
Tom Goldberg
Tom Goldberg is a lawyer working for Goldberg, Ligner & Shyster, a law firm based in Liberty City. There are several rumors circulating that the character 'Tom Goldberg' was inspired by the Florida lawyer Jack Thompson, a man who has opposed Rockstar many times. In a demo presented to journalists by Rockstar, Niko receives a phone call from police officer Francis McReary asking him to kill Tom Goldberg. Niko then acquires a cab and heads to an internet café named TW@ café and submits a fake résumé to Goldberg, Ligner & Shyster using the game's internet browser. Niko schedules an interview with Goldberg, before picking up some business clothes. When Niko arrives for his interview, he lets Goldberg ramble on a bit about video game violence before using a 9mm handgun to assassinate Goldberg in his office, and then soon after ends up in a fire fight with law enforcement.
Bledar Morina
Bledar Morina is an Albanian thug and a fitness enthusiast located in Broker. He can be seen attacking Roman numerous times in the third trailer as well as having a fist-fight with Niko.
Lola
Lola is a prostitute who appears on promotional artwork for the game.She has also apeared many times on the streets on San venalona in previous GTA saga games. In October 2007, her character art was painted on the side of a building in SoHo, New York, advertising the game.
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is the head of the Liberty City based Radio K109, better known under the name of "DJ Karl".
Karen
Karen is the receptionist at Goldberg, Ligner and Shyster. She directs Niko towards the crack den for further instructions on how to kill Ligner the curropted lawyer/cocaine dealer.
Playboy X
Playboy X was introduced to Niko by Elizabeta. He is an African-American gangster, and owns a mansion in the North Alderney area. He used to do business with a pal called Dwayne Moore, who was recently released from prison, but Playboy has since moved on without him.
Kenny Petrovic
Kenny Petrovic is a South Broker based mob boss, who appears in the multiplayer missions Mafia Work and Team Mafia Work. In these missions the player must obey Petrovic's orders, protect him from rival mobsters and take care of Kenny's "black list".
Mallorie
Mallorie is currently dating Roman Bellic.But is later found to be having an affiar with lagner.
Mikhail Faustin
Nothing much is known about this character, except that he was featured in the official game artwork, as well as on the boxart,But it is said that he later tries to Drug Niko for his "master orgy" plan in the final 10 missions. Depicting him holding a pistol in one hand and a cellphone in another.
Raymond
Raymond is a character that appears in the Truck Hustle mission in GTA IV. His accent is heavily Italian-American and he is believed to be a major figure in the Liberty City Cosa Nostra.
Bryce Dawkins
Bryce Dawkins is the Deputy Mayor of Liberty City. He is said to be ultra conservative, and "enjoys ramming family values down your throat."
Thomas Stubs III
Thomas Stubs III is the corrupt congressman of Liberty City State. He is currently facing allegations surrounding Cum Guzzling embezzlement.
Possible Achievement List Of GTA IV
Off the Boat 5G
Complete the first mission.
One Hundred and Eighty 10G
In a darts game score 180 with 3 darts.
Pool Shark 10G
Beat a friend at pool.
King of QUB3D 15G
Beat the High Score in QUB3D
Finish Him 15G
Complete 10 melee counters in 4 minutes
Genetically Superior 25G
Come first in 20 singleplayer street races.
Wheelie Rider 30G
Do a wheelie lasting at least 500 feet on a motorbike.
Gobble Gobble 10G
Score 3 strikes in a row, a turkey, in 10-pin bowling.
Driving Mr. Bellic 10G
Unlock the special ability of taxi.
Rolled Over 30G
Do 5 car rolls in a row from one crash.
Walk Free 50G
Lose a 4 star wanted rating by outrunning the cops.
Courier Service 10G
Complete all 10 package delivery jobs.
Retail Therapy 10G
Unlock the special ability of buying guns from a friend.
Chain Reaction 20G
You must blow up 10 vehicles in 10 seconds.
One Man Army 40G
Survive 5 minutes on 6 star wanted level.
Lowest Point 5G
Complete mission "Roman's Sorrow".
Over Fulfilled 10G
Complete all 10 Exotic Export orders.
Manhunt 15G
Complete the most wanted side missions from the police computer.
Cleaned the Mean Streets 20G
Capture 20 criminals through the police computer.
Fed The Fish 5G
Complete the mission "Uncle Vlad".
It'll Cost Ya 5G
Complete a taxi ride without skipping from one island to another.
Sightseer 5G
Fly on all helicopter tours of Liberty City.
Warm Coffee 5G
Successfully date a girl to be invited into her house.
That's How We Roll! 10G
Unlock the special ability of helicopter.
Half Million 55G
Reach a balance of $500,000.
Impossible Trinity 10G
Complete mission "Museum Piece".
Full Exploration 20G
Unlock all the islands.
You Got The Message 20G
Deliver all 30 cars ordered through text message.
Dare Devil 30G
Complete 100% of the unique stunt jumps.
Assassin's Greed 20G
Complete all 9 assassin missions.
Endangered Species 50G
Collect every hidden package in the game.
Under the Radar 40G
Fly underneath the main bridges in the game that cross water with a helicopter.
Dial B For Bomb 10G
Unlock the special ability of phoning for a bomb to be placed.
Gracefully Taken 10G
Complete mission "I'll Take Her".
Liberty City (5) 20G
After meeting all possible friends, the ones left alive all like you above 90%.
No More Strangers 5G
Meet all random characters.
That Special Someone 10G
Complete mission "That Special Someone".
You Won! 60G
Complete the final mission.
Liberty City Minute 30G
Complete the story missions in less than 30 hours.
Key To The City 100G
Achieve 100% in "Game progress" statistic.
Teamplayer 10G
Kill 5 players who are not in your team, in any ranked multiplayer team game.
Cut Your Teeth 5G
Earn a personal rank promotion in multiplayer
Join The Midnight Club 10G
Win a ranked multiplayer race without damaging your vehicle too much and with damaged enabled.
Fly The Co-op 15G
Beat our time in ranked versions of "Deal Breaker", "Hangman's NOOSE" and "Bomb da Base II".
Take It For The Team 10G
Be on the winning team in all ranked multiplayer team games.
Top Of The Food Chain 10G
Kill 20 players with a pistol in a ranked multiplayer deathmatch.
Top The Midnight Club 20G
Come first in 20 different ranked standard multiplayer races.
Wanted 20G
Achieve the highest personal rank in multiplayer.
Auf Wiedersehen Petrovic 30G
Win all ranked multiplayer variations, all races and "Cops 'n Crooks", as both sides.
Let Sleeping Rockstars Lie 10G
Kill a Rockstar developer in a ranked multiplayer match.
Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition
The Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition will be presented in a customized Grand Theft Auto metal safety deposit box. The box will contain:
* The Grand Theft Auto IV Art Book, featuring never-before-seen production artwork from Grand Theft Auto IV
* Selected soundtrack CD from Grand Theft Auto IV, featuring new material from top artists, only available on this release
* An exclusive Rockstar keychain for the safety deposit box keys
* Completing the collection is a limited edition Rockstar duffel bag
This post has been edited by huss_wuss: Apr 12 2008, 09:01 PM
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