Talk:Grand Theft Auto IV

release date?

i work at a video game store in australia and today we recieved the release date sheets and on there it said that gta iv was set to be released in australia on march 15. Can anyone else tell me if there is any truth to this?

There are loads of release dates floating around at the moment. Various different on-line games stores have dates ranging from Jan 08 to June 08. A number of the editors have decided that the only date that matters is a release date stated by either Rockstar or Take-Two. So far the only valid date we have is that Take Two stated that it would be released in their financial second quarter of 2008 which gives us a window of Feb to Apr. This is the most exact, reliable and (most importantly) trustworthy information that we have so far. - X201 15:56, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes, and March 15 is equally away from the start of January and the end of April (So they wouldn't be too far away from the real release date).padddy5 19:57, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

That February-April release is a fake. on that page is written "Coming October 2007". And the press release was August 2. It's been almost a month and it ain't updated. Yoosq 07:44, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Almost all other other evidence suggests somewhere in that February-April range. We shouldn't change it just for one source, which probably has been forgotten or won't be updated until the final date is known. John Hayes^talk 08:24, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Locations and settings

Comprised of five boroughs based on the boroughs of New York City, as well as parts of New Jersey. Broker is the GTA IV equivalent of Brooklyn, Manhattan is now called Algonquin (a play on the fact that 'Manhattan' was also the name of a Native American tribe), Queens is now Dukes, the Bronx is Bohan, and New Jersey is Alderney (after the Channel Island of the same name. I dont see staten island included anywhere in this so shouldn't it be rephrased to something more like " all of the five boroughs except for staten island" or " it includes 4 out of the 5 boroughs of New York City ( not staten island)". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.23.243.88 (talk) 23:01, 19 August, 2007 (UTC)

No, It is saying the game has five boroughs, based on the 4 boroughs of New York that are listed, and the one based on New Jersey. John Hayes^talk 08:27, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

Which logo

Before we head into an edit war (it's already been switched back and forward twice today), can we decide which logo we are going to use:

File:GTAIV Logo.jpg

or

File:GTA 4.jpg

John Hayes^talk 16:34, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Personally I don't see why we shouldn't use the boxart, but Nlitement seems to think that is wrong. I'm not greatly fussed either way, but we should have good reasons for one or the other. John Hayes^talk 16:35, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I believe that the box art is just a mock-up and has been around for some time now. It's being used as a placeholder until the official artwork is done. That's just what I've heard and I'm not 100% certain. ●BillPP ^{(talk|contribs)} 16:39, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Well, I wouldn't revert it a third time, ;). It's not final, but it's alright to put it there because that's what the press is circulating around now. --nlitement ^[talk] 17:05, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I'm a PS3 boy but I think that boxart is just a mockup and when we have a pure logo I think we should use that considering it isn't PS3 only. Sadly. Darkwarriorblake 17:56, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

I too think it is probably a place holder mock-up. I'm not massively fussed as to which is used, although if the box art is used I think a note stating that it is unknown if this is the final artwork should be added. - X201 18:42, 6 September 2007 (UTC)