Publishing label Rockstar Games has said the latest in its Grand Theft Auto franchise will be released worldwide on April 29th, following last year’s high profile delay of the franchise to concentrate on its multi-platform release. GTA IV, which was originally slated for release last year, is expected to be one of the top-selling games of 2008 and is likely to revive debate over the series’ depictions of sex and violence. The game will be released worldwide on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. After the date was announced, publisher Take-Two Interactive’s share price rose by more than 10 per cent. “We are so excited to be releasing ‘Grand Theft Auto IV,’” Sam Houser, founder and executive producer of Rockstar Games, said in a statement. “We’ve pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible, and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment.”The game, that is one of the most anticipated titles of 2008 for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony PlayStation was initially scheduled to be launched on October 16, 2007, but in August the Take Two officials decided that there is no way the development team could meet the goal of perfecting the engine in time to meet the deadline.Strauss Zelnick, chairman, Take-Two, then said, “Certain elements of development proved to be more time-intensive than expected, especially given the commitment for a simultaneous release on two very different platforms As for the story of the game, Rockstar has released so far three trailers. GTA IV is taking us to Liberty City (a fictional city based on New York city). There are several references to Liberty City on buildings and objects, as well as several distinct features that make the city a replica of New York, including the Statute of Liberty, Empire State Building and the Brooklyn Bridge.The game though is looking like it is continuing to shape up with a great deal of polish to it, we will surely find out everything in April.
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