grand theft auto iv came out on 2 december 2008.
grand theft auto iv came out on 2 december 2008.
when did grand theft auto iv come out?
2 december 2008
grand theft auto iv is an action-adventure video game developed by rockstar north and published by rockstar games. it was released for the playstation 3 and xbox 360 consoles on 29 april 2008, and for microsoft windows on 2 december 2008. it is the eleventh title in the "grand theft auto" series, and the first main entry since 2004's "". set within the fictional liberty city (based on new york city), the single-player story follows a war veteran, niko bellic, and his attempts to escape his past while under pressure from loan sharks and mob bosses. the open world design lets players freely roam liberty city, consisting of three main islands.
grand theft auto iv
the corporate vice-president of microsoft's interactive entertainment business division, peter moore, announced at e3 2006 that the game would appear on xbox 360, by rolling up his sleeve to reveal a "grand theft auto iv" temporary tattoo. rockstar games initially appeared to be committed to the original 16 october 2007 release date; however, wedbush morgan analyst michael pachter suggested that take-two may choose to delay the release of the game in order to boost its financial results for 2008 and to avoid competing with the release of other highly anticipated titles, such as "halo 3". rockstar responded by saying that "grand theft auto iv" was still on track for release in "late october". on 2 august 2007, take-two announced that "grand theft auto iv" would miss its original release date of 16 october 2007 contrary to their previous statements, and would be delayed to their second fiscal quarter (february–april) of 2008. in a later conference call with investors, take-two's strauss zelnick attributed the delay to "almost strictly technological problems ... not problems, but challenges." it was later revealed that technical difficulties with the playstation 3 version of the game contributed to the delay, along with storage problems on the xbox 360. on 24 january 2008, take-two announced that "grand theft auto iv" would be released on 29 april 2008. as the release date approached, rockstar games and take-two marketed the game heavily through various forms, including television ads, internet video, billboards, viral marketing, and a redesigned website. a special edition of the game was also released for both the playstation 3 and xbox 360. at a take-two shareholder meeting on 18 april 2008, take-two ceo ben feder announced that "grand theft auto iv" had already "gone gold" and was "in production and in trucks en route to retailers". the game was eventually released for the playstation 3 and xbox 360 video game consoles in europe, north america, and oceania on 29 april 2008, and in japan on 30 october 2008. overall, "grand theft auto iv" took over 1000 people and more than three and a half years to complete, with a total cost estimated at approximately $100 million, making it, at the time, the most expensive video game ever developed.
grand theft auto iv