A day after the PAL version of the game was illegally released on torrent sites comes word that an NTSC version of Grand Theft Auto IV has made it online. Clocking in at a whopping 7.9 GB, the game has been released by a group calling themselves 101 and, at the time of this story, over 25,000 copies were in the process of being leeched.
Like yesterday's claim we're unable to verify if this is the real deal, we've pre-ordered thank you very much, and with only a few days to go before April 29 we'd recommend you wait on a retail copy before doing anything illegal. Unless you're down for taking a chance on being shunned from Xbox Live and generally hated by everyone. It's Grand Theft Auto IV. Go buy it.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Reader Comments (Page 4 of 4)
4-24-2008 @ 3:57PM
MDJ2010 said...
Well I must admit I fall into that bracket, but I download US tv shows as I love in the UK and dont want to have to wait forever to watch them, especially with a show like Lost. I think I am more against the downloading of games because I think the price we are asked to pay for them is more than reasonable. In the past DVD and CD prices were unreasonably priced and this had a huge effect on people being knowledgablly willing to break the law, but games just seem worth the money - 40 quid (uk) spent on the right game and Ive got entertainment for a good year!!!!
4-24-2008 @ 6:48PM
Sony said...
I have a problem paying $60 for any game. That's a huge rip off. These jokers might spend 2-10 million to develop a game and if it's good can make half a billion or more...please! I don't have a modded 360 but if I did, I would cop it via downloads. I don't think we should be paying more than $50 for any game. $40 sounds even more reasonable. More people would buy games! It's kinda like the RIAA before CDs came out, they said we were gonna have better sounding music compared to the cassette and it would be cheaper. They were right, the music was definitely more crisp but the prices went from $7 for a cassette to $20 for a cd. CDs are cheaper to manufacture than cassettes! If you don't take care of your consumers they will cannibalize you. No one forgets being used!
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4-24-2008 @ 7:16PM
Marrvia said...
Give me a break, dude. For a 40 hour game & countless hours of multiplayer, $60 is very reasonable if you compare it to any other form of entertainment.
4-24-2008 @ 7:11PM
Marrvia said...
I gotta say, if I had a modded 360, I'd be downloading this too. I already purchased the game and have to wait until it arrives now.
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4-24-2008 @ 7:37PM
quesadia said...
GO Anonymous GO! hahaha I won't be pirating this but I know a bunch of silly sausages who are.
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4-24-2008 @ 10:45PM
anthonyjh said...
I won't lie, I pirate some games. Games that are generally older than 6-7 years old and I can't find anymore. Call me a hypocrite (as I'm sure some of you will) but this is ridiculous. These guys have been busting their ass for years to give us this game and you are going to deprive them of their rewards? Who the hell do you think you are? It would be no different if you opened your own business and your inventory was sacked the day before opening. Buy the game you cheap asses.
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4-25-2008 @ 9:07AM
Halonut1 said...
Yeah i was reading 4chan's /v/ the other day some guy had a early copy..i watched him..trust me guy's. The euphoria engine makes this worth gold.
Protip:Ejecting from a car makes you go ragdoll, DO A BARREL ROLL.
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4-30-2008 @ 2:00PM
frans said...
I think i might download the pirate one,but still,i'm going to buy it..if it comes early here at japan..i'm so tired of waiting for several week or months for good games like saints row or sumtin else...the reason why they took so long to deliver one of those games here at japan is because they still need to mod those games,for example dirty cut scenes,or the japanese language and all that stuff..."I'M SICK AND TIRED WAITING SO LONG" ..just like today the game already came out yesterday but still the game isnt here at japan today when i came at the store to look for it....*sigh* why wont japan be as same as their original release dates...my point is "I'M GOING TO DOWNLOAD IT BUT I'M STILL GOING TO BUY THE GAME"....but as for now i'll still be waiting for gta iv till it comes out here at japan *sigh*....
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4-30-2008 @ 2:01PM
frans said...
I think i might download the pirate one,but still,i'm going to buy it..if it comes early here at japan..i'm so tired of waiting for several week or months for good games like saints row or sumtin else...the reason why they took so long to deliver one of those games here at japan is because they still need to mod those games,for example dirty cut scenes,or the japanese language and all that stuff..."I'M SICK AND TIRED WAITING SO LONG" ..just like today the game already came out yesterday but still the game isnt here at japan today when i came at the store to look for it....*sigh* why wont japan be as same as their original release dates...my point is "I'M GOING TO DOWNLOAD IT BUT I'M STILL GOING TO BUY THE GAME"....but as for now i'll still be waiting for gta iv till it comes out here at japan *sigh*....
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