EA Withdraws Bid for Take-Two

This next one will come to relief to many, EA has withdrawn its very public battle to take over Grand Theft Auto publisher, Take-Two. EA was looking to integrate many Take-Two brands into its slate for the holiday season. EA is notorious for its quick releases, and yearly retreads (read: any of the companies sports …

GTA IV Sells More 360 Copies

Add this to the pile of GTA IV news (which I plan on finally releasing my review on Monday). I still feel pretty sore about HD-DVDs lost, despite for the first time, seeing Sony do things right for a change. But, as sales numbers come out, I can’t help but smile. It’s apparent that the …

GTA IV Breaks Launch Records

Even if it didn’t mess up Iron Man’s debut, Rockstar’s ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ has officially broken the record for opening week take. The game sold over six million units in its first week, earning $500 million dollars. The previos record holder, Halo 3 brought in $300 million, but was only for Xbox 360, while …

Widespread Reports of a GTA IV Lockup Glitch

Potentially leaving a bad taste in gamers mouths, there have been reports of widespread technical glitches in Rockstar’s much hyped GTA IV game. Players have been reporting lockups and hangs, especially in the moment following the games opening cut-scene. The lockup has been occurring more often on the 60GB Playstation 3 then the Xbox 360, …

GTA IV Ads Pulled from Chicago Buses

The Chicago Transit Authority has pulled a series of bus ads for Grand Theft Auto IV, citing the games M-rated violent video game status. Comparing an M-Rating (which is an R rating for those of you unaware) to a X-rated film, and apparently the CTA doesn’t advertise those type of flicks. The ads were inoffensive, …

GTA IV to take $400 Million in its first week?

Variety is reporting that sources close to Take-Two Interactive are saying that predictions within the publisher are predicting a $400 Million dollar take for its first week of release. Currently, that record is held by Halo 3 at $300 million. The difference between the Halo release is that GTA is cross-platform, appearing on both PS3, …