Grand Theft Auto IV News

Take-Two posts $55.5 million quarterly loss
Publisher sees earnings slump to $138.6 million, compared to GTAIV-fueled gangbusters revenues during the same period in 2008; BioShock 2, Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne 3 due after Jan. 31.
News - Posted Sep 1, 2009 9:36 pm GMT
GTAIV: Ballad of Gay Tony trailer debuts, details drop
First look at final Xbox 360-exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV episode is loaded with San Andreas-style mayhem; plot information surfaces in USA Today.
News - Posted Sep 1, 2009 8:24 pm GMT
China bans 'gangster' games
Ministry of Culture shuts down online "godfather" and "mafia" games because they promote "violent culture."
News - Posted Jul 28, 2009 9:09 pm GMT
Grand Theft Auto film all but ruled out
Dan Houser disbelieves open-world crime games could be turned into two-hour movie, says Rockstar would have to have creative control of any such project.
News - Posted Jul 24, 2009 11:39 pm GMT
ESA sues Chicago Transit Authority over game ads
Gaming trade group claims policy to not allow AO-, M-rated games to be advertised on buses, trains an unconstitutional violation of free speech.
News - Posted Jul 23, 2009 1:15 am GMT
GTAIV: Gay Tony coming out Oct. 29
Second and final Xbox 360-exclusive expansion will arrive two days before end of Take-Two's fiscal year; Episodes From Liberty City double-expansion disc priced at $40.
News - Posted Jul 23, 2009 1:06 am GMT
Little Big Planet, Phil Harrison awarded at Develop
Media Molecule picks up five trophies, ex-Sony and Atari man gets lifetime achievement.
News - Posted Jul 16, 2009 4:05 pm GMT
Spot On: Fixing UK game development
The Digital Britain report contained dire warnings about the state of the British game industry--but also laid out plans for how to get things back on track.
News - Posted Jun 18, 2009 11:45 am GMT
Take-Two grooming Agent to be the next GTA
E3 2009 Q&A: Discussing E3 and the current console cycle, president Ben Feder declares the just-announced PS3 exclusive has the Houser Bros. and Rockstar North's "A team working on an AAA title."
News - Posted Jun 5, 2009 1:41 am GMT
GTAIV to sing The Ballad of Gay Tony this fall
Second Grand Theft Auto IV expansion will arrive as $20 Xbox Live download or on $40 disc bundled with Lost and Damned; will focus on high-end nightlife, Mafia intrigue.
News - Posted May 26, 2009 10:17 pm GMT
Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption delayed as Take-Two beats estimates
Publisher posts better-than-expected $10.1 million quarterly loss on $229.7 million revs, but fiscal-year guidance sinks on delays; second GTAIV DLC dated for fall; BioShock 2 due Nov. 3.
News - Posted May 26, 2009 9:59 pm GMT
Rockstar founders load 4mm
Jamie King, Gary Foreman join former Image Metrics, NBC executives on new interactive entertainment studio; two projects chambered.
News - Posted May 21, 2009 7:29 pm GMT
Blizzard conquers Develop 100
Annual list of world's most bankable development houses topped by the WOW machine; Nintendo bumped into second place.
News - Posted May 11, 2009 1:21 pm GMT
Rockstar's Houser Bros. join Time 100
Rockstar Games executives and creative leads named as two of the most influential artists and entertainers for 2009.
News - Posted May 4, 2009 6:02 pm GMT
Analysts: March sales slump will likely continue
GTAIV sparks pessimism among industry watchers about a near-term return to US sales growth, but they aren't pushing the panic button, either.
News - Posted Apr 17, 2009 8:10 pm GMT
Take-Two settles shareholders' EA buyout suit
Grand Theft Auto IV publisher agrees to disclose additional information regarding Madden maker's $1.9 billion buyout attempt; no monetary damages awarded.
News - Posted Apr 7, 2009 12:16 am GMT
GDC 2009: Fallout 3, LBP win big at GDCAs, Modern Warfare 2 teased
[UPDATE] Media Molecule walks away with the most Game Developers Choice Awards, but Bethesda's postapocalyptic RPG takes the top prize; Infinity Ward's next game due Nov. 10; full video coverage inside.
News - Posted Mar 26, 2009 2:05 am GMT
Shippin' Out March 15-21: GTA: Chinatown Wars, Resistance Retribution
Big-name DS and PSP installments face off alongside Pro Evolution Soccer 2009, Ready 2 Rumble Revolution, and Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure.
News - Posted Mar 15, 2009 8:00 pm GMT
$18 million windfall for Rockstar's rock stars
Take-Two issuing more than 2.8 million shares to Housers, key studio members following GTAIV's 13-million-unit shipment.
News - Posted Mar 11, 2009 8:02 pm GMT
Take-Two losses top $50 million, GTAIV ships 13 million
"Unusual" costs offset Grand Theft Auto publisher's increased sales during November-January quarter; Beaterator, Borderlands, Mafia 2, BioShock 2, Red Dead Redemption, and next GTAIV expansion all due pre-Halloween.
News - Posted Mar 10, 2009 10:43 pm GMT