GTA IV PS3 Patch released

A patch for PS3 users has finally been released, next time you load up GTA IV (while being on PSN), you will get a prompt to download the patch.

Many Playstation 3 users have complained about online issues, related to Gamespy's servers being overloaded. (shocked)

Rockstar Games has released a GTA IV patch for Playstation 3 today that prevents GameSpy’s servers from being overloaded and therefore reduces the impact on those servers that were causing the game to stutter and lock up. We continue to monitor the performance of the game both on and offline and will provide further updates as necessary. We want to assure everyone that, together with our hardware partners, we continue to strive to give our fans the best possible interactive entertainment experiences possible. This update will ensure that everyone will experience Grand Theft Auto IV the way it was intended. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

Grand Theft Auto IV - Breaks Launch Records

Here's an excerpt from a Take-Two press release, import details bolded:

New York, NY – May 7, 2008 – Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), said today that Grand Theft Auto IV has surpassed all-time entertainment records for day one and week one sales by dollar value. Released on Tuesday, April 29th, Grand Theft Auto IV, the critically acclaimed video game, has sold through to consumers approximately 6 million units globally with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million in the first week. Grand Theft Auto IV sold approximately 3.6 million units on its opening day with a retail value of approximately $310 million globally.

"We knew Grand Theft Auto IV would break new ground in terms of the player's experience, with its compelling story line, extraordinary gameplay and action that ranges over a broad urban canvas. Now, it has broken sales and rating records as well. Grand Theft Auto IV's first week performance represents the largest launch in the history of interactive entertainment, and we believe these retail sales levels surpass any movie or music launch to date. We congratulate the entire Rockstar team on creating a must-have experience that takes the legendary Grand Theft Auto franchise to a new level," said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman of Take-Two.

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GTA IV - Available in UK, EU, AU

The most anticipated video game of the year is now available, Grand Theft Auto IV, in Europe, United Kingdom and Australia. And in just 3 1/2 hours from the time of this posting, North American gamers will be able to pick this baby up too.

With 19 reviews in already from US gaming websites/mags, GTA IV already has achieved 13 perfect scores and has a 99/100 rating thus far, the lowest score being a 95. *

With the launch of Grand Theft Auto IV, do not think that our coverage is done. This is our first year and we have only been posting for several months now, but have done much better than expectations. We'll be pushing out even more content - screen shots, videos, our own GTA IV Review, guides/faq's and much more!

Be sure to pickup GTA IV and keep tuned to the site. Enjoy and good luck to all North American gamers on getting your copy of Grand Theft Auto IV.