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AICN Games: Monki is going to NYC to visit Rockstar!

Going on-set with Shitty the Beef and Bay... by photoboy	Apr 1st, 2008 08:55:59 AM
... isn't something you boast about. So Monki, is this your April Fool's Day gag?
Ain't it eventually news by critch	Apr 1st, 2008 09:01:04 AM
I personally am going to the bathroom later today. I'll be sure and let you know if anything develops.
Question for Rock Star.. by Seany-Wan	Apr 1st, 2008 09:15:06 AM
Will there ever be a crossover of characters? Will Nico Bellic meet C.J. or my boy Tommy Versetti? Ken Rosenberg made an appearance in San Andreas!
Question by krish-0	Apr 1st, 2008 09:20:01 AM
Any "names" doing voice cameos?
monki by Robstar	Apr 1st, 2008 09:21:13 AM
If you get the chance, ask them if we will ever see San Andreas Stories for PSP. It needs to happen.
Hey Monki, you smoke? by JohnnyLaBamba	Apr 1st, 2008 09:23:28 AM
Guy who interviewed there says he was asked the same question. The good news is they have a "guy who hooks us up." I guess that's why the game got delayed so long. Weed naps.
question(s) by nobletoast13	Apr 1st, 2008 09:25:16 AM
I'm interested in the reasons for the removal of planes from the game. Also like the previous talkbacker said, any crossovers with past characters in this one?
I have a question... by jaCKie_O	Apr 1st, 2008 09:31:45 AM
Could you ask him how he sleeps at night, knowing that he has corrupted the minds of millions of children with filth like Manhunt? Just kidding! I used to smoke so much weed and play that game for hours. Fantasy and reality began to blend and I'd be constantly looking over my shoulder for roving gangs of loonies. Being Edinburgh, there was a 50/50 chance of there being one. Manhunt, you saved my life!
question by JimmyandtheTermites	Apr 1st, 2008 09:56:10 AM
As we get closer to the release date, there has been a lot less negative press about the violence in video games, especially when you compare GTAIV to the other GTA's or Bully. Does Jeronimo Barrera have any thoughts on this and does Rockstar miss the attention?
nobletoast13 by TheLastCleric	Apr 1st, 2008 10:02:29 AM
According to interviews I've read, they removed the airplanes because they didn't fit in with the one-city approach of GTAIV. However, the helicopters are still in and apparently they are better than ever.
Old News by SKULL1138	Apr 1st, 2008 10:28:55 AM
This is out to buy with real money in less than 4 weeks. Every game magazine/web site on the planet has covered this to death. What do you wanna know, I know half the plot and all the Multiplayer options, as loads of people have been playing this for a while. P.S. buy this for X box 360, not PS3 as it will have extra downloadable content that PS3 owners will never see, oh and multiplayer will work a lot better as well. also no one has ever seen it run on a PS3 Yet.
Barcade kinda of blows on the weekends by mr.underwater	Apr 1st, 2008 10:36:48 AM
Unless you're into places packed with frat dudes
GTA and British humor.... by connor187	Apr 1st, 2008 10:53:31 AM
I always find it funny when I hear about Americans not getting british humor. I thin its bullshit. Sure we do have different kinds of humor but to say that one dosnt get the other is stupid. Take GTA for example, a very british game with very British humor running right through it. Then again it might help that Rockstar always choose to set their games in fictional American cities, which kind of pisses me off because I would love to see a GTA game set in the UK. I know there was GTA London but that was three generations ago. Its sad to say but I think Rockstar wont do it because if they did it wouldnt sell as good because Americans wouldnt buy it.
What I would like to know... by Mullah Omar	Apr 1st, 2008 10:53:44 AM
What (if any) game elements / themes / features proposed (or even designed) by the Rockstar development team have been vetoed by the corporate management team? I would just like some examples of what the management team judges to be too extreme or controversial to implement. And if the answer to that is "none," then my follow-up would be the same question applied to junior and senior developers - specifically, I'd like to know what ideas have been shut down in development as being too hot for even Rockstar to put out there.
Jeronimo, why is your name so awesome? by crayon	Apr 1st, 2008 11:15:21 AM
That's my question.
EA will fail by TheLastCleric	Apr 1st, 2008 11:27:25 AM
At least in trying to buy up the company before GTAIV hits, which was the point all along. Once this game releases, Take Two stock will soar and make a buy out much more expensive and difficult. I actually like many of EA's games but they don't need to own everything and everybody.
Great post jackie O by dahveed1972	Apr 1st, 2008 12:42:42 PM

whoops by dahveed1972	Apr 1st, 2008 12:43:17 PM
...end transmission....
Question. by Dreamseller	Apr 1st, 2008 12:57:23 PM
Why is the Uncut Version of Manhunt 2 not released in Austria or the Netherlands? Because the politicians over there don't give a fuck about violence in videogames and it could be sold there in stores. So we all could import it and be happy.
The no-planes thing can be answered right away by performingmonkey	Apr 1st, 2008 01:07:31 PM
Firstly, the world they've created this time is more realistic, so having crazy plane flying like in San Andreas would totally go against that. Secondly, they don't want people flying planes in a replica of NYC. It's just not a good idea. Though my guess is you'll never fly planes in the series again.
Chris Tucker to voice Nico in GTA4!!! by Itto Ogami loses Daigoro	Apr 1st, 2008 04:14:16 PM
http://tinyurl.com/35fznv Aww heylll naw!
Ask them... by Johnno	Apr 1st, 2008 04:25:32 PM
If they can confirm that stuff earlier about exclusive downloadable/unlockable content for PS3's HOME or whatever. Also since we're here, Metal Gear fans will want to go scope out this video: http://tinyurl.com/2tnzk3 Now that's cool news that ought to be reported! WTF AICN? Get on the ball!
Question to Rockstar about GTA4 by x_dereks_x	Apr 1st, 2008 04:30:46 PM
Ok, so my question is how did Rockstar came with the idea of using Eastern Europe flavor in the Game. I'm from Ukraine, and from what I've been seeing till now it's really impressive. It's actually first Western media product, where Russians and other Slavic nationalities aren't depicted through the bunch of soviet cliches. Thanks to the Rockstar for such a great job!
When will we see GTA World? by SoylentMean	Apr 1st, 2008 04:38:06 PM
There are so many opportunities to explore with international settings, is this even on the horizon at Rockstar? The multiplayer is a huge step in the right direction, but are we ever gonna have missions where a character gets on a plane in a (fictional) New York and arrives in a (fictional) Japan, or (fictional) Russia, or (fictional) Britain? While I don't mind playing the American-centic games (Go U.S.A.!!) it would be mindblowingly awesome to not have just a single city, but an entire world to explore.
Additionally... by Johnno	Apr 1st, 2008 05:06:25 PM
Legend of Zelda... the movie! :P http://tinyurl.com/2rfhek
x_dereks_x by Johnno	Apr 1st, 2008 05:08:31 PM
IGN's got two big interviews that answer all those questions and more! http://tinyurl.com/24 y8gx http://tinyurl.com/yq6r6t
I really wish I could get excited about this. by Shermdawg	Apr 1st, 2008 05:28:12 PM
But I can't. And I'm seriously debating if it's really worth spending like $600 for a PS3 just to play this and Metal Gear.
@Connor187... by Moribundman2000	Apr 1st, 2008 06:14:51 PM
True. It's always amused the hell out of me. There are always a number of very British references in GTA games that probably go over a hell of a lot of Brits' heads, let alone anyone else's... The actual games (barring voiceovers and post-production)have all been made in Scotland (or in the PSP versions' case Yorkshire) and yet it amuses me when the British media use them to demonise US gaming violence, or the American media vaunt them as American classics. I'm surprised Jack Thompson hasn't tried to launch trade sanctions with the UK (although apparently he's now been castrated in legal terms due to going slightly TOO mad... ;-)
I am of course... by Moribundman2000	Apr 1st, 2008 06:18:19 PM
...failing to acknowledge the fact that Jack Thompson knows precisely Jack shit about the general content of GTA games and attacks them on reflex principle...
Shermdawg by Johnno	Apr 1st, 2008 07:57:25 PM
The cheapest you can get a brand new PS3 for is $400 for the 40GB model (no BC). But if wait until June, you can get an 80GB PS3 with a dualshock 3 controller and MGS4 for $500... maybe less if Sony decides on any price dropping by E3... just so you know...
Johnno... by Shermdawg	Apr 1st, 2008 08:18:26 PM
...I was referring to the 40gb model. With a extended warranty/replacement plan, accessories, and a game to tide me over until GTA drops (if I was to buy it now), it'd be pushing $600 smackers.
Why the delay from Oct. to April? by Zardoz	Apr 1st, 2008 08:54:50 PM
Was it because of problems with writing the code for the PS3?
What will be the exclusive download content for X360? by Zardoz	Apr 1st, 2008 08:56:39 PM
New missions? New characters? New areas? New vehicles? New Weapons?
What will you be able to do in online multiplayer for X360? by Zardoz	Apr 1st, 2008 08:59:04 PM
Death-matches? Co-op play? On-line gangs? Will it be open environment in the whole Liberty City, or just parts of it?
Thanks, Johnno! by Zardoz	Apr 1st, 2008 09:20:22 PM
Yeah, most of my questions were answered in those links you supplied. (Except for the reason for the huge delay!)
no problem Zardoz by Johnno	Apr 1st, 2008 10:12:45 PM
And I believe some interview somewhere recently stated that the delay was because they had a huge task getting multiplayer to work, for both consoles that is...
Two Words: FREE PLAY! by eggbeater	Apr 2nd, 2008 12:16:44 AM
(spoiler for multiplayer on GTA4) There is a mode called free play. I'm assuming of course that this means you can just get together with friends and rip shit up. This is the main reason I want this game. Everything else is just a bonus. I can't wait for this. Off Topic: Portal's theme song "Still Alive" is up on Rock Band for free. Pretty cool. Now I want some cake.
I once interviewed for a job with Rockstar North. by Grando	Apr 2nd, 2008 02:30:14 AM
They were DMA Design at the time, just before Lemmings came out. I got to a second interview, but didn't get the job. Oh, where would I be now...... The best games come from Scotland!
Thought this might be that tv show by Dazzler69	Apr 2nd, 2008 06:42:42 AM
I thought INXS was pretty good trying to find a new lead singer.
Q for Rockstar: by Cepper	Apr 2nd, 2008 07:23:09 AM
I would ask them why they haven't introduced "carjacking skill" as a roleplaying aspect to the game. They had all those shooting abilities and "driving ability" (which didn't do squat) in the last one. I think it would be much more relevant to have a carjacking ability which progresses throughout the game. Early on you can only steal crappy cars, later the mid levels, and not until the end can you steal the pimped out sportscars. I always found it ridiculous that from the beginning of the game you could just go get the Ferrari-type car (so long as you knew where to look) and make EVERY single race a joke. Even if you don't like the idea, you have to admit it's better than making the player go get food every 10 minutes. ugh
No questions atm by SpazmoCalrissian	Apr 2nd, 2008 05:12:31 PM
just congratulate them on a great job so far...i'm fiending like a mafucka for this game. In reference to the carjacking, younger people will make it more of an effort when u try

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