Rockstar
Games
Announces
Grand Theft
Auto IV Now
Available
Worldwide
The first
next
generation
iteration of
the
groundbreaking
Grand Theft
Auto
franchise
available in
stores today
New York, NY
– April 29,
2008 –
Rockstar
Games, a
publishing
label of
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
TTWO), is
proud to
announce
that the
eagerly
anticipated
Grand Theft
Auto IV for
the Xbox
360® video
game and
entertainment
system from
Microsoft
and
PLAYSTATION®3
computer
entertainment
system
including
the special
edition
package is
now
available
worldwide.
"This
release
marks a
major
milestone
for the
series and
for Rockstar
Games," said
Sam Houser,
Founder of
Rockstar
Games.
"Grand Theft
Auto IV
delivers on
the vision
we had when
we began
work on the
game more
than three
years ago.
Rockstar
North has
created an
amazing
interactive
entertainment
experience.
We hope it
will
resonate
with our
audience
around the
world for
years to
come."
Developed by
series
creator
Rockstar
North and
set in
Liberty
City, the
latest
installment
in the
wildly
successful
Grand Theft
Auto series
features a
painstakingly
detailed and
life like
city for
players to
explore; a
rich,
immersive
narrative
experience;
an original
soundtrack
highlighting
the cultural
eclecticism
of Liberty
City; and
sixteen
player
multiplayer
with more
than a dozen
online
modes.
"We worked
hard to
deliver a
true high
definition
experience"
said Series
Producer and
Rockstar
North
President,
Leslie
Benzies. "We
are very
proud of all
of the
innovations
in the game
and hope
fans love
it."
IGN.com
scored the
game a
perfect 10
and writes,
"GTA IV
gives us
characters
and a world
with a level
of depth
previously
unseen in
gaming and
elevates its
story from a
mere shoot-em-up
to an
Oscar-caliber
drama. Every
facet of
Rockstar's
new
masterpiece
is worthy of
applause."
Game
Informer
scored the
game a
perfect 10
and writes,
"Grand Theft
Auto IV
doesn't just
raise the
bar for the
storied
franchise,
it
completely
changes the
landscape of
gaming. Once
you play it,
you won't
look at
video games
the same way
again."
New York
Times writes
the game
"sets a new
standard for
what is
possible in
interactive
arts".
The Rockstar
Social Club,
a new
website that
will extend
your
experience
of Grand
Theft Auto
IV and all
future
Rockstar
Games
titles, is
now open for
business.
Please
visit:
www.rockstargames.com/socialclub.
The Rockstar
Social Club
is more than
just a
standard
gaming site.
It features
incredibly
detailed,
diverse and
sometimes
amusing
leaderboards
and player
statistics
that gamers
have come to
expect, and
combines
them with
performance-based
competitions
and awards
for players
of all skill
levels.
Grand Theft
Auto IV for
the Xbox 360
and
PLAYSTATION
3 is rated
"M" for
Mature.
For more
information,
log onto
www.rockstargames.com/IV.
About
Take-Two
Interactive
Software
Headquartered
in New York
City,
Take-Two
Interactive
Software,
Inc. is a
global
developer,
marketer,
distributor
and
publisher of
interactive
entertainment
software
games for
the PC,
PLAYSTATION®3
and
PlayStation®2
computer
entertainment
systems,
PSP® (PlayStation®Portable)
system, Xbox
360® and
Xbox® video
game and
entertainment
systems from
Microsoft,
Wii™,
Nintendo
GameCube™,
Nintendo DS™
and Game
Boy®
Advance. The
Company
publishes
and develops
products
through its
wholly owned
labels
Rockstar
Games, 2K
Games, 2K
Sports and
2K Play, and
distributes
software,
hardware and
accessories
in North
America
through its
Jack of All
Games
subsidiary.
Take-Two's
common stock
is publicly
traded on
NASDAQ under
the symbol
TTWO. For
more
corporate
and product
information
please visit
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at
www.take2games.com.
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