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Dan Hill believes that Playstation Home can become a system seller in the future. Home offers new possibilities for companies to create revenue through advertisements.

In time I would say that Home will definitely become a reason to purchase [PS3]. Today, we are at the beginning of a long journey – now is the time to start its evolution

The PlayStation Network is getting better all the time, and Home is integral to our online offering. If you buy a PS3 and you grow with us, as Home evolves, you are going to become part of something very special, something unlike you can experience anywhere else.

He may be right on the PS3 giving you a certain experience you can’t find anywhere else, but Home becoming a system seller will be out of the question. Home still lacks a certain amount of features which were promised in the beginning. Of course things change to get a quicker release date, but with 2 big delays, a server problem in Europe and a much heated discussion about the micro transaction fees in certain regions that dream will not happen in the next year.

Home is not for everybody and there are different types of users that own a Playstation 3. You have the ones that just want to play a game, the online gamers, the multimedia freaks, the trophy whores collectors and many more types. The experience on the PS3 is different for everybody. And by believing that a majority of those people are willing to pay for stuff that they don’t actually own (read virtual stuff) is pushing it too far to be a system seller.
Major titles like Metal Gear Solid 4, Grand Theft Auto 4 and Resistence 2 those are system seller. It is because these games have history and a solid fan base which are two pillars for a system seller.

(the opinion written here does not reflect on that of Talk Playstation or/and it’s other authors)

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Rockstar today have announced that a new patch is available for Grand Theft Auto IV. Fixes include:

“multiplayer connectivity issues including freezes during certain modes, continuation when players leave matches, and bugs within races and race lobbies.”

Here’s the full list of fixes:

• Fixed an issue where players were unable to enter or exit vehicles in GTA Race.
• Fixed an issue where scripted vehicles were causing games to unexpectedly crash.
• Improved reliability and frequency of PS3™ online leaderboard updates.
• Fixed a rare hang some players encountered when moving from a Race or GTA Race lobby into gameplay.
• Fixed a hang that would occur when players were switching teams during the countdown in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to get ridiculously high scores from Cops ‘n Crooks matches.
• Changed GTA Race and Race so that the last player remaining always receives a reward of $250.
• Fixed an issue where spectating players would prevent the game from finishing.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to spectate in Round 2 of Cops ‘n Crooks games.
• Changed countdown timer in lobby so that it no longer resets when new players join a game.
• Changed the kick option so that kicked players are no longer brought back to single player.

And there we have it. A nice list of fixes.

This is probably the most annoying glitch in Grand Theft Auto IV EVER! So i spend hours and hours trying to find the perfect sports car to put in front of my safe house… still can’t find one and i still can’t find one. Eventually i found the car i was after, started to drive it back to my safe house only to find about 50 parked outside it! After all that time and effort gone to waste.

Why is it that when you try to find a car your after, it never shows up but as soon as you find one and start driving around you run into loads either parked up or driving.

Here’s the glitch/bug in action, i had to show it, screenshots and a video.

And here’s the video. Beware of me controlling Niko, holding a Camera while controlling a game doesnt work.

This wouldn’t bother if there were ‘less’ sports cars but driving around for so long without even seeing one and then you finally find one and see aload of them is slightly offset.

Has something like this ever happened to you? What are your most annoying GTA IV glitches?

Here is a great video of stunts in Grand Theft Auto IV. If your bored or have completed the game why dont you try some of these good looking stunts?

“An amazing compilation of stunts created by Ultra Ben Buja. Some of these are ridiculous!”

I Particularly like the bikes stunts, they are amazing.

GTA IV – Stunt Montage 2

Completed Grand Theft Auto IV and waiting for Metal Gear Solid 4? Well here’s 7 more things you can try out.

1. Use the car cannon
2. Push someone onto the rails
3. Push someone into the water
4. Steal a Turismo
5. Skydive
6. Rob a shop
7. Get to the heart of Liberty City

And here is a video to show you.

See Niko Bellic do some awesome stunts and tricks in this crazy Grand Theft Auto IV video. Part 3 to Gametrailers.com GTA IV Liberty City ‘Obituaries’ series.

See the first here and the second here.

“Evil K-Niko takes to the shattered skies with grace and dignity.”

Grand Theft Auto IV Liberty City Obituaries Vol. III

In this video Niko Bellic shows you how to make friend in Grand Theft Auto IV. We posted part 1 and here is part 2.

There are some funny moments in this video check it out.

“Niko shows you the wrong way to go about making friends.”

Grand Theft Auto IV Liberty City Obituaries Vol. II

Can Niko Bellic fly? Find out in this rather funny video of Grand Theft Auto IV where the player is pretty much using anything that gets in his way to make Niko fly. There are some things in this video that i’ve not even thought of trying that i might try next time i play the game.

“Niko Bellic dreamed of more than just making it big in America, he believed that one day he would fly.”

Grand Theft Auto IV Liberty City Obituaries

Everyone was thinking what would be cut from the Australian version of Grand Theft Auto IV? Well details have come through that this version is indeed missing some things seen in the un-cut versions. According to this article the following is cut from the Australian version:

• When players pick up a prostitute in the Australian version, there is no way to select a ’service’ from the prostitute.
• The sexual intercourse sex animation has also been completely removed
• Players will only see the car bounce from a locked rear-view (in the un-cut version you can rotate the camera and get a clear view of the action).
• No blood pools will appear beneath a dead person after shooting or stabbing them to death (there are splatters, just no pools).
• When Niko or other NPCs are injured in the uncut version, light blood patches appear on their bodies which basically represent bruises/bullet wounds.

So there you have it. Special thanks to Mick over at palgn.com.au.

Have you been looking for Grand Theft Auto IV Easter Eggs? Well heres one:

Is Hillary Clinton’s Face on Statue of Happiness in GTA IV? Get in a helicopter and fly up close to it and check it out for yourself. I’ve just tried it now and i can honestly say this is a very good find, i’m gonna keep my eyes peeled for any more easter eggs.

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The Playstation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV is doing rather well in Europe, in fact it is outselling the 360 version with hitting the number 1 spot above the 360 version which is in second and third is some countries.

According to gamesindustry, the PS3 version has overtaken the 360 version:

“The PlayStation 3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV has overtaken that of the Xbox 360 and assumed the top spot on both the Spanish and German charts, according to the latest data released by Media-Control GfK International.”

Below are the charts for Germany and Spain:

The German charts for the week ending May 7 follow:

* 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 2. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
* 3. Wii Fit (Wii)
* 4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 5. Assassins Creed: Director’s Cut (PC)
* 6. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (360)
* 7. The Sims 2: Kitchen and Bath Interior Design Stuff (PC)
* 8. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
* 9. Wii Play (Wii)
* 10. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)

The Spanish charts for the week ending May 7 follow:

* 1. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3)
* 2. Wii Fit (Wii)
* 3. Grand Theft Auto IV (360)
* 4. Mario Kart Wii (Wii)
* 5. Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
* 6. More Brain Training (DS)
* 7. Wii Play (Wii)
* 8. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (PS3)
* 9. Pro Evolution Soccer (PSP)
* 10. Grand Theft Auto IV Special Edition (360)

Looks like the Playstation 2 owners are upgrading to the Playstation 3.

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If you have had your Playstation 3 since launch and Grand Theft Auto IV keeps crashing or not running correctly, worry no more because there could be a firmware made for the 60GB PS3’s.

A Playstation forum member had emailed 2K Games Tech Support stating that Sony are aware and are looking into a making a new firmware just for the earlier PS3’s. Here is the response from Take 2:

Hello Xxxxx,

There is an issue with the launch edition of the PS3 and this game, the game was checked over and passed as 100% compatible with the current version of the PS3, of course the earlier version has custom chips which mean that it is a very different animal from the current PS3 on sale.

Sony are aware of this difference and are looking into producing a new firmware just for the earlier version of the PS3.

Kind Regards

2K games Tech Support

It’s good to see that action is being taken to tackle this problem. I have a launch PS3 model and haven’t witnessed any problems while playing GTA IV.  Check back soon for more info as we get it.

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Rockstar has pretty much updated the online guide for the multiplayer side of Grand Theft Auto IV. According to Kotaku the guide is filled with tips such as explaining how party mode works. Furthermore there are tips including using blip settings to tweak diffculty setting and also explains how the auto-aim is a good feature.

Remember there was a GTA IV patch released to fix some connectivity issues so if you haven’t updated yet you won’t be able to play online.

If you haven’t played Grand Theft Auto IV in the past three hours you won’t know that the new patch is now available to download. Next time you boot up GTA IV you will be prompted to download (18mb) the new game update that updates GTA IV to version 1.01.

Whats fixed?

This is what everyone wants to know. The patch is supposed to fix any connection problems and the game locking up during multiplayer. So far reports say the patch is running smoothly with no known problems as of yet.

Apperently there will be a patch available for people playing Grand Theft Auto IV on the Playstation 3. The patch will improve the multiplayer experience.

“reducing the loads on the servers at GameSpy and hopefully the completely random hangs that some users have seen”

According to Eurogamer the patch will be available today at some point, so the next time you load GTA IV you could be prompted to download an update for the game.