GTA IV: News (Warning Spoilers inside)

[Nige]

I get staff discount as well Nige :D, and i know of one major supplier that is shipping there's tomorrow. Which means a hell of a lot of people stand to receive the game on Monday.

 

Yeah shipping which means delivery to the local sorting department then onwards to the address from Monday lol.

 

I get to touch a copy of the 360 copy tommorow YAY :D !!!!!!!!!!

[Nodz86]

Right lets get back on topic with some info of the Mobli.

 

NEW GAME FEATURE

Niko's mobile phone is a powerful weapon. He can send and receive texts or calls to get updates on jobs, or sometimes arrange a night on the town. The phone has a camera too, allowing Niko to snap crooks and upload the photos onto a police car's onboard computer to identify them.

[Who]

i heard that the last phone you get has an MP3 player on it so you can listen to stuff on the move

[CarMadMike]

Im not watching any of the mission videos or any more trailers or anything until release now, i dont want to ruin it all!

 

The phone sounds cool, i hope you have most calls recorded, sometimes you forget what they say

[ShadowGT]

Jimmy the Bum is the best of the live streams still running. He seems to have no life so he's always playing, He does a running commentary, he uses a capture card not a webcam pointed at a TV & he takes requests from the chat window.

 

http://www.justin.tv/jimmy_the_bum

[daizoid]

I just got my copy, but I dare not take on Live until tuesday (29th is official release day right?) for fear of my live account being axed. :D

[Camel]

Just found a tech demo of one of the games physics engines, it is rather interesting and it doesn't have any game footage in it so it isn't a spoiler.

 

http://www.naturalmotion.com/euphoria.htm#video

[daizoid]

Well, been playing it now since my last post (offline ocourse), and its good as expected (don't wanna say too much). :)

 

Need another bash on TDU now tho, I miss HCM already. ;)

[Mb]

Yeah, im getting it Tuesday for 45 euro :p

[Mb]

I just got my copy, but I dare not take on Live until tuesday (29th is official release day right?) for fear of my live account being axed. :D

If you take it on live the 29th you get banned anyway...

As by your achievements and savegames, anybody playing earlier then the official release, will be banned.

[daizoid]

If its a completely different profile/GT (which of course means any saved games/achievements made would be irrelevant anyway when switching to online profile/GT), I doubt that would happen.

 

Agreed, if someone were to use their online profile/GT and unplug the xbox from the network until the 29th and play, they'd most likely be screwed on the 29th when plugging it back into the net. ;)

[ShadowGT]

Yay for PS3 that dosnt keep track of stuff like that.

[TimBud]

If you take it on live the 29th you get banned anyway...

 

That makes no sense. M$ would have alot of crap to deal with if that was true!

[CarMadMike]

Yay for PS3 that dosnt keep track of stuff like that.

 

Actually sony are doing the same thing as MS and banning Psn IDs that have been playing before the 29th!

[CptDarknuggets]

I am actually dying of excitement. There weren't any preorders left in the shops but a friend of mine is going to slip me someones copy under the counter. GUTTED.

[TimBud]

Actually sony are doing the same thing as MS and banning Psn IDs that have been playing before the 29th!

 

Ban them for what?

Its not illegal to play something you have bought?!

[Nodz86]

If its a completely different profile/GT (which of course means any saved games/achievements made would be irrelevant anyway when switching to online profile/GT), I doubt that would happen.

 

Agreed, if someone were to use their online profile/GT and unplug the xbox from the network until the 29th and play, they'd most likely be screwed on the 29th when plugging it back into the net. ;)

 

M$ ban an xbox not a profile so all profiles on that said xbox will be screwed.

 

Also the unplug thing does work, I know a few people that do it regular that aquire games a few days early. If you achieve achievements offline they do not register a time or date but if you go online on the release date and have completed most of the game then you may get screwed. Also xbox do normally give you a days grace as alot of people get games a day early due to suppliers making sure they get there for release date.

[Speedtouch]

Actually sony are doing the same thing as MS and banning Psn IDs that have been playing before the 29th!

 

Yeah but the point is that PSN is free, so getting a new account isn't as bad as it would be with the 360.

[ShadowGT]

Hehe GTA 4 Hooker video with its 3 levels of service :D

 

WARNING MATURE CONTENT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51l7S7Sx3g

[Speedtouch]

What the !*&%^$?????

 

This really is an 18 lol.

[CptDarknuggets]

Shadow I think you should post a link to that. It is not appropriate for younger people on the forums.

All she is doing is scratching his belly :]

[Nige]

Upstairs neighbour works at local post depot down the road from me. Got chatting outside now and I mentioned I'm hoping for a a couple of packages next couple of days, he asked what, I said a game, he said "Is it being sent from the shop called Game?" I said yes, he said, They're all expected tomorrow but Game have made an arrangement with Royal Mail not to put them on delivery walks until Tuesday morning.

 

There is basically your proof that if you ordered GTA IV from Game you won't receive it until Tuesday morning :D.

 

I presume it will be the same from other online retailers aswell.

[TimBud]

I guess it depends how you got hold of the title. If you purchase from a recognised/registered retailer then receiving a ban for playing a game is 100% illegal. What M$ should do is contact you and ask for details of your purchase.

If there is some wierd clause in then XBL user agreement then it would be an 'illegal contract' which make the whole thing void anyway!

 

 

Yeah but the point is that PSN is free, so getting a new account isn't as bad as it would be with the 360.

 

That makes no difference! Is so easy to set up a new live account and t=you get your first 'Gold' month for free, during which time its simple to cancel and transfer your old payment details without losing out.

[Guest ShiZzl3]

Hehe GTA 4 Hooker video with its 3 levels of service :D

 

WARNING MATURE CONTENT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O51l7S7Sx3g

 

LMAO the geeks with get off over that. :rolleyes:

[ShadowGT]

Heh you gotta admit Rockstar went all out on GTA 4 (The radio even gets that interference when niko's mobile goes off)