Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.

Cancel and Return to page

GTA 4 episodic content coming in 2008

Posted Mar 1, 2007 at 12:30AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Euphoria Engine, playstation 3 updates, Take-Two Interactive

Fake GTA IV boxart by SlimTrashman (slimtrashman.deviantart.com) - Image 1

We don't have a lot of info to give out to you guys today, but this certainly does qualify as Grand Theft Auto IV news. According to CVG, a recent Take-Two Interactive financial report has confirmed that Rockstar's previously announced episodic content for GTA IV will begin trickling out in 2008.

Episodic content has certainly made its presence felt in the videogaming market recently, and Rockstar's certainly not the first company to take advantage of it. While there are risks in releasing episodic content - episodic game gets first few releases, game doesn't sell well enough for the publisher, game gets canned, gamers are left with an unfinished game that they paid good money for - it's highly unlikely that the same scenario could happen to something as popular as the GTA franchise.

The same report also reaffirmed that both the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game will release simultaneously. There's still no word on whether or not the latest iteration in the GTA series will use the Euphoria engine, but keep checking here on QJ for more details as they surface.

Via CVG

This story sucks? This story rocks!

Vote Now!

(0)

(0)

Episodic content as seen with HL2 and SIN sucks. You play a small 4 hour portion every 8 months, and it gets lame having to wait after a crappy cliffhanger ending in each episode. The consumers have spoken, episodic content is crap. But it sounds to me GTA4 is different, just has added mission and crap which isn't episodic.

# I'm soo silly — ContrAss 2007-03-01 05:01

But maybe this "episodic" content is to make up for lack of disk space on the 360? Actually, I'll put my money on that, seeing as how Mass Effect has filled one whole dvd already. What sucks is that the PS3 version will have to be gimped as well. *sigh*

# Uhh — Guest 2007-03-01 07:06

What would YOU put in, instead? :S

# err, RockStar will use the R.A.G.E. engine! — Guest 2007-03-01 07:25

the same engine they used for table tennis. And I suppose they meant episodic because they do not want to release too much engine, instead, they will simply use the same world again and again and boosting the size every time

so If they make 3 games on the R.A.G.E. engine they will upgrade the map 3 time, so it'll be BBBBIIIIIIGGGG at the end, BUT the story will surely differ and the stories will be exclusive to each title! that's how you make great episodic content, by giving even more for your bucks instead to giving less too many times!

viva GTA!

# bah — Guest 2007-03-01 12:56

This curent news sucks! lol

# You're dumb — Guest 2007-03-01 14:01

Rockstar has said nothing about using the R.A.G.E. Engine in GTA IV, please don't say it like it's a fact.

I'm not even going to comment on the rest of your post since I didn't really understand it. Please rewrite it in proper English.

Refresh comments list

Add comment

JComments

HOT GAMING NEWS | LATEST GAMING SEARCHES | FORUMS

QUICK JUMP DAILY DIGEST

Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:

Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.

So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!

Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!

HOT FLASH GAMES

QJ.NET Categories
• Apple • E3 • Featured Articles • Gadgets • Games for Windows • iPad • iPhone • MMORPG • Mobile • News • Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo DS • Opinions & Analysis	• Photography • PlayStation 3 • PoV • PS Vita • PSP • Rumors • Science • Site News • Tabula Rasa • Wii • Wii U • World of Warcraft • Xbox 360

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/22/2012 - 05/29/2012

edicpopDS v0.3.01	05/29/2012
RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012
Mobile Assault 1.8.2	05/24/2012
PSP Tools Alpha 0.1	05/22/2012
Newton War	05/22/2012
DaedalusX64 r766	05/22/2012
PSPMarble	05/22/2012
The Undead 4 - Nazi Zombies	05/21/2012
3DSExplorer v1.2.1	05/21/2012
J-Runner v0.2 Beta 275	05/19/2012
Priiloader 0.8 Beta 3	05/19/2012

Most Comments this Month
Sound Off: On Game Expirat..	(58)
Say Goodbye to the Xbox 36..	(31)
EA Blames iOS Rock Band Ex..	(28)
Flash0 Contents Of Vita's..	(27)
Sony Had a Rough Year; Vit..	(26)
PlayStation 3: Now Featuri..	(23)
Sound Off: Toughest Game C..	(20)
Apparently You Can Pre-Ord..	(19)
Love It or Hate It, It's A..	(16)
PoV: This Collectors Editi..	(15)
You've Been Up in Arms Abo..	(15)
Pre-Order Generic Shooter..	(15)
PoV: You Are Wrong about C..	(14)
Get Off Xbox Live, You Ped..	(14)
This is Next Gen?	(14)
Metal Gear Solid For Vita..	(14)
PoV: Paid MMOs are Dead	(14)
Stop Your Whining, Start C..	(13)
Pokemon Liquid Crystal! K..	(12)
OK, So Maybe Microsoft Can..	(12)
Does Microsoft Ever Have a..	(12)
Operation Raccoon City Pro..	(12)
Diablo III Getting Mauled..	(12)
Blizzard is Really Sorry a..	(11)
Update: EA Drops Free BF3..	(11)

Top Jumps this Month
Naruto Shippuden: Ul..	(166)
Pokemon Liquid Cryst..	(101)
neur0n Knocks Out An..	(100)
Bust Out Your PSP Fo..	(90)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(67)
Wii homebrew - WAD M..	(52)
PSP Comics Reader v2..	(50)
PSP Homebrew: 6.xx P..	(43)
Hellcat Working On R..	(41)
PSP Homebrew - PSPDi..	(41)
PSP homebrew - DSonP..	(38)
neur0n Gives You Mor..	(37)
Sound Off: On Game E..	(35)
PSP GBA v1.2: Gamebo..	(33)
Latest Left 4 Dead 2..	(31)
Another CFW Goodie F..	(30)
GTA IV patch 1.0.6.0..	(29)
Soywiz Releases PSP..	(29)
Download full Sid Me..	(28)
Sound Off: Should Ap..	(28)
Homebrew - PSP/PS3 P..	(24)
PSP homebrew - Mario..	(23)
DS homebrew game - S..	(21)
Brian Lara Internati..	(21)
Metal Gear Solid For..	(21)

HOT GAMING NEWS TOPICS

Quick Jump Daily Digest

GTA 4 episodic content coming in 2008

Related Stories:

Comments

Add comment

Newest Downloads