I suppose this is an appropriate way to celebrate the launch of GTA IV. I’m surprised this didn’t make more of a stir in the “anti-violent video game” sectors of the politics and mainstream media.

In case you haven’t heard, GTA IV has just been released. This is a monumental release.

Sneaky Release?

If you have not been paying attention, the release of GTA IV might just have snuck up on you. And clubbed you in the back of the head just before hijacking your car.

I am not referring to most gaming-informed people out there. I am referring mostly to the general public. There was very little fanfare about GTA IV in the mainstream leading up to the release. I saw the first ad for GTA IV on tv that I had ever seen just last night.

A Perfect Game

At least according to IGN. It’s a perfect game, that’s why it great. GTA IV will be one of the legendary games of this generation of video game consoles.

Cripes.

It must be a good game.

Maybe I should have reserved a copy at a local game store.

If it’s scarce, it’ll cost $100 on Ebay.

I should maybe buy it and play it, it looks fun.

IGN, I guess, rarely gives perfect 10 ratings. This must be a pretty good game. At least, GTA IV must be great enough to generate the most excitement of any recent game for the people over at IGN.

Even after all this, I really am not that surprised at the fact that IGN just gave GTA IV a perfect ten rating. I don’t expect any less from Rockstar.

Sounds like it’s gonna happen. I guess there is a new Mad Max movie coming out as well that will probably coincide with the release of the game.

My first thoughts regarding a Mad Max video game are that this is great subject material for an open world type of game. Even if it’s not the open world type of game, there’s a lot that could be done with the atmosphere that the movies present.

Here’s a quick clip from an article on Gamespot about the new Max Max game:

The game will be based on Mad Max: Fury Road, which Miller had been working on in 2003 before the war in Iraq meant the project was put on hold–due to a variety of reasons, including the American dollar “crashing” against the Aussie dollar. Now, the plan is to release the movie alongside the game–which will not star the original Mad Max, Mel Gibson. There aren’t many details of the game as yet, except that it will feature vehicles, melee weapons, and projectile weapons.

I had to laugh at the note about the known details: “It will feature vehicles, melee weapons, and projectile weapons”. Haha. This describes every next generation game that isn’t a sports or driving game. Good stuff.

Remember the classic game of Doom? That classic battle with the forces of hell on Mars? I do, kinda. It was pretty fun. I wish I had this weapon back in the day.

Check it out, concerning price cuts for Xbox 360’s:

Beginning on November 1st, Microsoft will be cutting the price of its Xbox 360 Premium consoles in Japan from 39,795 yen ($348 USD) to 34,800 yen ($304 USD).

Read the article here.

I hope that a price cut for the rest of the world follows.