A Thai 18-year-old high school student confessed to robbing and murdering a 54-year-old taxi driver with a knife on Monday, claiming he wanted to find out if it was as easy in real life to rob a taxi as it was in GTA IV. Police said the teen was an obsessive player of the video game, showed no sign of mental problems and confessed committing the crime explicitly because of the game. If found guilty, he faces death by lethal injection. Thailand currently has no game ratings, but the Thai distributor dropped the game due to this incident.

Rockstar's open-ended crime series debuts on next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, situated around the protagonist Nikolai Belic who is trying to escape his past by moving to New York, but gets sucked into the underworld. Rockstar has issued a new patch for both platforms addressing various freezes, bugs in races and race lobbies, and fixing multiplayer exploits.

Take-Two's Q2 2008 financial results revealed its net revenue more than doubled compared to last year (from $205.4 million to $539.8 million), not surprisingly led by GTA IV which has sold 8.5 million copies so far. Bad news for X360 owners as the platform exclusive content updates are getting pushed until Q1 2009 (between Nov 1, 2008 and Jan. 31, 2009), "in order to provide a better balance in Take-Two's release schedule." Bioshock, which so far has sold 2.2 million copies, will become a trilogy as Take Two CEO Zelnick hints at a 3rd title in the franchise to coincide with the, previously rumored, but now confirmed movie.

Last week it was revealed GTA IV sold 3.6 million units and earning US$310 million in its first day of release, which earned itself the title of Highest Grossing Video Game in 24 Hours and the Highest Revenue Generated by an Entertainment Product in 24 Hours.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Take-Two announced that Grand Theft Auto IV has surpassed all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sales. GTA IV has sold approximately 6 million units globally with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. The title sold approximately 3.6 million units on its opening day with a retail value of approximately $310 million globally.

A few days prior to GTA IV's launch on Apr. 29, the Chicago Transit Authority pulled ads for Rockstar's newest game from its vehicles when a Fox News report questioned why the ad was allowed to run after a wave of violent crimes in Chicago. Today, Take-Two filed a lawsuit against the CTA for violating its free speech and contractual rights, as the two companies had a six-week, $300,000 ad campaign agreement.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Get something to eat & drink, this is a lengthy one...

Rockstar's open-ended crime series has arrived on the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Now that most people are familiar with the singleplayer dealings, Rockstar has released some multiplayer tips for people jumping into the online frenzy.

Rockstar's open-ended crime series has arrived on the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. As predicted GTA IV has eclipsed the previous record set by GTA: San Andreas in 2004 (501k units). On launch day, Tuesday April 29, GTA IV sold 609k units in the UK, lead by the X360 version with 335K copies and the PS3 edition with 274K units.

Rockstar's open-ended crime series has arrived on the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Now that the game is out, the speculation can begin whether or not there will be a PC version. Previous installments made it to the PC, but since Rockstar started using its new engine, none of their games were ported. However, Swiss online retailer Citydisc has a product section up for the PC version, scheduled for release Nov. 2008. Wishful thinking, or the first indication that Rockstar is working on it?

Rockstar's open-ended crime series hass arrived on the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Starting this autumn, Xbox 360 owners will also have access to exclusive “Grand Theft Auto IV” episodes that will provide hours of additional game play.

As part of its continued interest in chronicling the world of video game achievements and accomplishments, Guinness World Records will be closely watching the release of Grand Theft Auto IV as a potential record-breaking phenomenon.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Check what is most likely the last batch of screens.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning the franchise to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

GameStop will host events on Mon., April 28, 2008, at over 3,500 of its U.S. stores for the launch of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV, which will include trivia contests, GTA character look-a-like contests and giveaways leading up to the 12:01 a.m. Tuesday release. Most participating GameStop locations will begin their events after 9:00 p.m. local time; however, customers are encouraged to contact their local store to confirm the exact time of the event.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV, returning to New York situated around Eastern European protagonist Nikolai. Sony Europe is bundling GTA IV with a 40GB PS3, and SIXAXIS wireless controller for just €439, while Best Buy is giving a $50 gift cards to customers who purchase GTAIV and any X360 console.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Game Crazy is holding midnight launch events that will give fans first access to the game, as well as exclusive prizes and limited-edition merchandise, including a specially designed GTA IV-themed X360 faceplates.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Rest assured, GTA IV will be in stores on April 29, as Take-Two CEO Ben Feder revealed it's "in production and in trucks en route to retailers."

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV as the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Prodigy removed the song 'Dirty New Yorker' from its upcoming H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 album so it could be placed in the game.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV as the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. Fashion guru Karl Lagerfeld will be keeping you entertained as a DJ on one of GTA IV's many radio stations where he will play his favorite electronica and dance music, or give searing commentary.

Rockstar is bringing its open-ended crime series to the next-gen consoles with Grand Theft Auto IV. While details on the game are still slim, we now know that the franchise returns to New York situated around the mysterious protagonist Nikolai. In addition to yesterday's batch, here are some more ...