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It was a mixed week for fans of the Grand Theft Auto series. It began with word that Take-Two Interactive, parent of GTA publisher Rockstar Games, is settling a consumer lawsuit brought against it in the wake of the "Hot Coffee" scandal. According to the Reuters news service, a New York City federal court judge stayed action on the suit after a Take-Two lawyer said both plaintiff and defendant "agreed to engage in settlement discussions with the hope of amicably resolving this matter."
In 2005, several Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas purchasers sued the publisher after sex mini-games were discovered in the M or Mature rated title. Among them was an octogenarian grandmother who bought the game, which was rerated AO for Adults Only before being edited, for her 14-year-old grandson. GamePolitics.com believes it was this latter suit which is being settled.
Within hours of addressing the GTA series' past, Take-Two looked to its future. This afternoon, Rockstar sent out an e-mail blast centering on a black, monolithic roman numeral "IV." It announced the first trailer for the Grand Theft Auto IV will unspool in exactly four weeks on March 29. The announcement did not give a time at which the trailer would debut, but the presumption is it would be at midnight Eastern Daylight Time, given Rockstar's Manhatttan headquarters.
As announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Grand Theft Auto IV will be released domestically for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 16. Europe will get the game three days later. It will presumably have an M rating and $59.99 price point.
In 2005, several Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas purchasers sued the publisher after sex mini-games were discovered in the M or Mature rated title. Among them was an octogenarian grandmother who bought the game, which was rerated AO for Adults Only before being edited, for her 14-year-old grandson. GamePolitics.com believes it was this latter suit which is being settled.
Within hours of addressing the GTA series' past, Take-Two looked to its future. This afternoon, Rockstar sent out an e-mail blast centering on a black, monolithic roman numeral "IV." It announced the first trailer for the Grand Theft Auto IV will unspool in exactly four weeks on March 29. The announcement did not give a time at which the trailer would debut, but the presumption is it would be at midnight Eastern Daylight Time, given Rockstar's Manhatttan headquarters.
As announced at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Grand Theft Auto IV will be released domestically for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 on October 16. Europe will get the game three days later. It will presumably have an M rating and $59.99 price point.