Best Selling Grand Theft Auto? Cheers and fears as Grand Theft Auto IV revs at starting line

"SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - "Grand Theft Auto IV" hits streets on Tuesday and is expected to race into record books as the fastest-selling video game ever despite being tailed by critics condemning its violent themes.

The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) stamped a "Mature" label on GTA: IV banning US retailers from selling the game to anyone less than 17 years old.

The game's rating includes a warning it contains "intense violence, blood, strong language, strong sexual content, partial nudity and use of drugs and alcohol."

Game play includes simulated sex with prostitutes and drunken driving...."

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What else is new, people going "Video games are turning kids into murderers, blah blah." I'm surprised Jack Thompson The Fool hasn't said anything stupid in public yet (though we have NO DOUBT it will occur). I can't wait for tomorrow to start gunning down those bastards that are trying to kill me (In GTA of course).

Only 1 more day folks! Get psyched!!!!!

Rockstar: GTA V Could Be Too Large for Xbox 360

"Rockstar co-founder Sam (no, not Dan) Houser doesn't know if the next Grand Theft Auto title after IV will properly fit onto the 360's standard-sized discs.

"One of the problems with the 360, and it affects games like Grand Theft Auto if you think about how much content we put in the actual machine, is the fact that they don't have a significantly larger storage medium than the previous systems. It's a slightly bigger DVD disc," Houser told 1up.

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Shit, that means we need to buy another console game in a couple of years? Dang it, I'm quite happy with what I got now... Arg! But hey, it's worth it because, fucking, I want GTA 5 to be BIGGER and BADDER ASS than the previous GTA.

Based on the interview, it seems future consoles will need to be created to birth GTA 5, which doesn't leave a lot of time for these game companies to come out with the next generation consoles. We'll see.