Grand Theft Auto IV News

The week saw game journalists engaged in a global free-for-all to review, cover, and not criticize the year's biggest game.

Publisher's tech support department unveils an elaborate 12-step program to address frequent freezing by deleting saves, disabling online and rumble support; 360 remedy still MIA.

Uncertainty over buyout leads analyst to downgrade stock; company chairman claims vindication at critical, commercial response to Rockstar's latest.

Over 600,000 units shifted on first day of release; 55 percent of copies sold for Xbox 360; more than trebles record for day-one PS3 sales.

MADD asks ESRB to rerate Rockstar's game Adults Only over inebriation simulation.

[UPDATE]: PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players alike reporting crash problems with Rockstar Games' latest; Sony reports an "extremely low volume" of complaints, promises it is working on a solution.

Police say one man apparently waiting in line attacked a passerby, while a teenager elsewhere was beaten up for his copy of the game.

The UK retailer sees share price spike after it reports a 156 percent increase in profits.

Rockstar Games' highly anticipated open-world action game finally arrives at retail, scares off most of the competition.

Analysts Michael Pachter and Evan Wilson weigh in on just how successful Rockstar's latest open-world mayhem maker will be.

Thousands of gamers queue at retail stores across Australia for Grand Theft Auto IV midnight launches.

GTAIV launches down under.

Chicago Transit Authority gave up a contract potentially worth more than $200,000 in revenue because people complained about another ad campaign more than three years ago.

Rockstar's Dan Houser explains to UK magazine ShortList why GTAIV will change the way people see games.

Hardware-and-software package announced for Rockstar's crime-'em-up; £319.99 deal will land on April 29.

Snake's last hurrah gets rated 15 in Britain; ratings board lets slip minor plot spoilers.

PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV leading presale numbers in Australia; PS3 GTAIV bundle also confirmed.

Windy City transit authority ready to remove ads for Rockstar's latest from its buses and buildings.

Rockstar cofounder says idea of a big-screen Grand Theft Auto "never seemed interesting creatively," addresses game's delay and turmoil at Take-Two.

As Iron Man and Mario Kart Wii stare down Rockstar's 800-pound gorilla, top analysts and Secret Level's Jeremy Gordon weigh in on launching alongside the biggest game of the year.