A user called daxlax at our forums has posted a mini-summary of a new (6-page) review by PC Gamer UK:

• Keyboard and Mouse feels effortless to drive with, there seems no issues with this combo in general (mouse obviously being brilliant to aim with).
• Wall hugging bugs from console has made it to PC - When up against certain walls or cars you still sometimes can't always peak around to shoot which causes some frustration to the player.
• Bizarre decision has been made regarding multiplayer - You need to log into Rockstar's Social club AND Windows Live to be be able to log into the game online.
• Game looks amazing with a Dual Core and a 8800 card. It did have some major framerate wobbles, "nothing fatal though" insists the reviewer.
• The game scored 92% and also got the "MUST BUY" badge.

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After many months of speculation and guessing the downloadable content for the Xbox 360 has finally been revealed.

The title of the content is going to be called "Lost and Damned". You will take on the role of Johnny Klebitz, a member of Liberty City biker gang The Lost. This is what Dan Houser had to say on the new DLC for the Xbox 360 :-

"Johnny is a very different character than Niko, with a very different background," says Dan Houser, vice president of creative development for Rockstar Games. "I can't go into too much detail on the story, because we try not to give away too much plot before the game is released. But I can say that the story will show you a different side of Liberty City."

The content is due to hit the XBL marketplace on 17th February 2009. You will naturally need the original GTA 4 and you will also need an xbox live membership (although no word on whether you just need silver membership). The pricing of this new content has not yet been released.

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UPDATE: Here is some further information on the DLC coming to the Xbox 360. Along with the new missions where you play the biker called Johnny the DLC will also feature new multiplayer modes, new weapons, new vehicles and new music.

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As many people will know the PC version of GTA 4 was stated for release on the 2nd December in the US and 3rd December in Europe. There, couldn't be simpler could it?

Well according to Videogamer247 things have changed a little insy winsy bit. It now appears that Rockstar is going for a worldwide release on the 3rd December. So now both the US and EU will get GTA 4 at the SAME time. So it is delayed by ONE DAY in the US and is now a worldwide launch on the 3rd December.

All that remains to be done is to poke Adamcs till he changes the countdown clock.

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UPDATE: We got in touch with one of the PR guys at R*, who said that "as he understands it" the game is still coming out on December 2nd in North America and December 3rd in Europe. He promised to keep us informed if anything changed however.

Rockstar Games have updated the official GTA IV website with a new section dedicated to the PC version. It features a screenshots section (containing all of the screenshots featured in our gallery) a section containing general information, and a section providing a wealth of information about the new video editor feature.

"Exclusive to the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV, the all-new Video Editor feature allows you to capture in-game footage (whether single-player or multiplayer gameplay), make real-time edits and render out clips as WMV video files.

"When something amazing happens while playing the game, simply press the F2 button on your keyboard and the last 30-45 seconds (duration varies based on user settings and specifications) of gameplay will be automatically dumped to your hard drive as raw footage.

GTA IV PC video editor interface

"Then, load up the in-game Video Editor (easily accessible through your in-game mobile phone) to edit away - with a suite of tools that can change the camera angle, audio, speed, and depth of field - plus post-production special effects to tweak colors and add filters.

"You can also digitally splice together a collection of your raw clips to create a montage video. Add in-game music, custom titling and transitions to polish it off and then share your masterpiece online by uploading to Rockstar Games Social Club TV. There, you will be able to watch other Grand Theft Auto IV videos posted by Social Club members, rate and comment on videos, and participate in ongoing contests."

Some sample clips made using the video editor feature can be found here, and some screenshots showing off the interface can be found here.

Link: Grand Theft Auto IV Official Website - PC Section

With the imminent release of the PC version of GTA 4 many PC gamers have been debating and scheming on just how to buy the game. Naturally one of the key avenues many PC gamers use is Steam, unfortunately things have been a bit quiet with regard to whether GTA 4 will appear on steam....... well no more ladies and gentleman. If you check here you can see that GTA 4 will be available for the PC from steam on the 2nd December (US) and 3rd December (EU).

There is no word on pricing or whether there will be a pre-load available. Many thanks to GTA forum member MozzerV12 for finding this information out

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Eight new screenshots were also added to the Steam website. You can view all of them in our GTA IV PC screenshot gallery.

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Today we were able to confirm with Rockstar Games that the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed until December 2nd in North America and December 3rd in Europe. Suspicions of a possible delay began in October, when some retailers changed the release date on their websites, and last week IGN claimed to have been given official word of a delay by Rockstar. The game was originally due for release on November 18th and November 21st, in North America and Europe respectively.

The official GTA IV website has now been updated in accordance with this news.

Discuss the delay over at our forums.

We have just launched our GTA IV PC screenshot gallery where you can view all of the screenshots from the latest previews in their original high quality format. Check it out!

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Kikizo have released an in-depth preview of GTA IV PC, based on a hands-on experience encountered two weeks ago. Here are some of the points of interest:

• "We can say there's no doubt it looks absolutely incredible. But it was only just now, going back to the Xbox 360 version for comparison, that we realised how superior it actually is."
• "We're talking leaves on detailed trees that are individually visible, and it's only just now when I turned on the console version for the first time in months that I said to myself: "Wow. This looks dated by comparison"."
• "The PC version has a fully customisable graphics menu. Texture quality can be set to high medium or low, you can toggle the shadow quality, texture filter quality, reflection resolution and water quality - all of which have four settings."
• "View distance, detail distance, shadow density and light distance can all be set from 1-100, and most interestingly, so can vehicle density, which also changes the way the game plays for obvious reasons, and to give you an idea of how much you can turn it up, Rockstar told us that the equivalent vehicle density featured on the console versions would have been just 33 per cent"
• "...by taking all the settings down, we were indeed able to get the game running at a consistently high 60fps frame rate outdoors, albeit in PS2-o-vision, which put a smile on our face. No, we didn't need a frames per second gage, and yes, we're sad like that."
• "Flying very high over Algonquin, and looking around us, we were blown away by the views of the entire map - all islands. This is not like you remember the helicopters on console. You can literally see everything"
• "Back on the ground, the texture resolution is noticeably higher; you can see (and read) advertisements in the subway station, signs in buildings and logos on merchandise that you wouldn't even have noticed before."

Read the full preview here.

Grand Theft Auto IV has received two awards at this year's 2008 Golden Joystiq awards. The game was voted BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year and Arvato Digital Services Xbox Game of the Year. These awards mean that the GTA series has now scooped a Golden Joystick Award for seven years running. In addition, Rockstar North - the people behind the series - were recognised as CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year.

Source & Full List of Winners: BBC News

It would seem IGN is on a roll today. Hot on the heels of its PC preview they have now released the official recommended PC specs for GTA 4 :-

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
• Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
• Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

• OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
• Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)
• 18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
• Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

Source :- IGN PC

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