Install GTA IV with New Xbox Experience

Chances are, if you are an Xbox 360 gamer, you will have downloaded the NXE update that has been filling up the blogosphere for the past few months. Asside from being able to create a funky avatar (see Mr. MattzeUK on the right) you can also install many of your games to your hard drive to allow for faster load times, and a quieter performance from your Xbox 360.

The installation takes around 10 minutes, and 6.8 GB of your hard drive. If you want to find out how to install GTA IV on our hard drive then check out the Xbox 360 section.

30% of Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 owners have purchased GTA IV

Although many people felt a little let down by GTA IV the game was still a huge success, such to the extend that 32% of Playstation 3 and 28% of Xbox 360 owners have it in their collection. The figures came straight from the horses mouth (Strauss Zelnick) at the BMO Capital Markets Conference where details about Chinatown Wars and the GTA IV DLC were also dished out.

As well as these sales figures some other interesting statistics were released.

Average Publisher Title Review Score (2007 - 2008)

Publisher	Avg. Review
Take Two	76%
Electronic Arts	73%
THQ	66%
Ubisoft	66%
Activision	63%

Publisher US Market Share (2002 - 2007)

Publisher	Market Share
Electronic Arts	20%
Activision / Vivendi	13%
Take-Two	7%
THQ	6%
Ubisoft	5%

Win a Gold Xbox 360

THQ has put together one last competition before the release of Saints Row 2; a limited edition gold-plated Xbox 360 Elite. The competition is open to residents of France, Germany and the UK, naturally you must be over the age of 18 to apply.

GTA IV DLC? John Schappert doesn't know either

John Schappert, Xbox Live's main man, reveals he doesn't know when we can expect to see GTA IV's upcoming DLC. The content, orginally scheduled for an August release is already a couple of months behind schedule.

When asked by EuroGamer.net whether or not wee will see the DLC before Christmas he replied;

"Frankly, I don't know, Rockstar are the people to ask for that."

I'm sure Schappert is just as eager to get the content online as we are but for now we will all have to wait...

Official Xbox Magazine Review Saints Row 2

Official Xbox Magazine (OXM) have published a review of Saints Row 2 in their latest issue (See cover art right). They gave the game 9/10 and their "Must By" stamp of approval.

Microsoft confirms GTA IV DLC for Fall 2008

Microsoft has today confirmed that the GTA IV downloadable content will be available in the fall of this year, exclusively on Xbox 360; going on to say the Xbox 360 will be the "only console with new Grand Theft Auto IV content available this Christmas". Whether or not this means that it will be available on PS3 after christmas is another matter entirely.

There has been no official word on what the downloadable content will contain but I'm sure we can expect to hear something soon.

More GTAIV DLC Information

Eurogamer.net reports that GTAIV's downloadable content will be available towards the end of November, that it will be an Xbox360 exclusive (Nothing new there), and consist of at least two episodes each around 10 hours in length, with extra unlockable Achievements. The game content itself is still a mystery although new weapons, characters, missions, and vehicles will more than likely be contained in the DLC.

There is no mention of price, however, for 10 hours of gameplay I think we will be expected for fork out a little more than most DLC out there at the minute.

15 hours of GTAIV DLC expected in November?

RPG-TV.com are reporting detailed information about the Xbox360's DLC. The information has since being taken down, however you can still see the relevant details thanks to StrategyInformer.

The following details came out of the news report;

"Very little details were given but I was assured it would be sizeable"

Chris goes on to say;

"Dates-wise I also discovered that the first piece of GTA downloadable content will be arriving in November as well,"

and that the DLC is;

"bringing roughly 15 hours of additional play time. I'm expecting either an additional island or a new family bringing new missions. Will be interesting to see whether or not this progresses the core story."

From what both Microsoft and Chris have said I think Novermber would be a good estimate for the DLC release.

First signs of GTAIV downloadable content

Microsoft have made an announcement regarding GTAIV's downloadable content appearing in Autumn this year. You can read their statement below;

In autumn there will be news from Liberty City; the first episodes of GTA IV will be available for download exclusively on Xbox Live, underlining Xbox 360's leadership role in the field of digital entertainment.

I believe that PS3 will also be getting downloadable content but this does state that it is an Xbox 360 exclusive. Perhaps PS3 will merely receive the content at a later date. It is also interesting to consider how the PC version of the game will come into the equasion being part of "Games for Windows" and all.