Morning Discussion

Alright Shackers, let's kick off the week with a fresh chatty. If you weren't around this weekend, Faylor posted the latest Release List if you want to be on the up and up for the week's good (or otherwise) tidings. And today we have word that River City Ransom, one of the best NES games ever, is out for the Wii VC. That's what I want a next-gen remake of. Oh, and here's word that Blizzard loves you. Yes, you.

From The Chatty
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    April 21, 2008 8:40 AM

    \m/ GRAND THEFT AUTO 4 THREADr} \m/

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      April 21, 2008 8:40 AM

      SON OF A BITCH 8*(

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      April 21, 2008 8:40 AM

      FAILURE

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      April 21, 2008 8:41 AM

      One week to go!

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      April 21, 2008 8:43 AM

      I saw an ad that Rogers Video is giving a $70 video value pack ($70 worth of video rentals?) if you pre-order. Going to go do that at lunch.

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        April 21, 2008 8:52 AM

        Want to bet it's 70 $1 off a rental coupons?

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          April 21, 2008 10:12 AM

          Better than $70 worth of popcorn or something.

          The people there didn't seem to know anything about it and said I'd get a new booklet when I purchase the full game. If any of it can go towards movie rentals it's worth it to me but they said they think it will only apply to money off of game rentals or rent one game get one free.

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            April 21, 2008 3:04 PM

            Yeah, I got one of their coupon books once. It was like a "$300 value" and there were a few free movies or game rentals, but most was crap like $1 off a previously viewed movie or some discount on a cell phone.

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        April 21, 2008 8:55 AM

        Where did you see this?

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          April 21, 2008 10:12 AM

          I got a Rogers ad with the Mississauga News on Friday.

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      April 21, 2008 8:43 AM

      Anybody seen any really good deals on this yet? Free overnight shipping would be pretty sweet :D

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      April 21, 2008 8:44 AM

      the nrg-500 challenge is PISSING me the fuck off. it was semi easy on the pc because i had MOUSE LOOK and could look almost anywhere at any time while in a vehicle .

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      April 21, 2008 8:53 AM

      Yeah I'm starting to get real excited for this one now.

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      April 21, 2008 8:55 AM

      Is there any reasonably ethical way to procure this game early?

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        April 21, 2008 8:59 AM

        get a job at Rockstar

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        April 21, 2008 9:17 AM

        yes...if you know certain people or work at certain place :p

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        April 21, 2008 9:33 AM

        Time travel? As long as you don't meet your future self and get into any kind of time continuum meddling, I think you're good to go

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      April 21, 2008 9:00 AM

      FUCK YEAH. i got a 360 this weekend for it. ADD ME PLZ. xboxlive = feeked

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        April 21, 2008 9:16 AM

        you can add me ... same as my shackname

        go ahead and do it as I may not be logging into my 360 until then so I will forget

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          April 21, 2008 9:17 AM

          alright. i keep forgetting this isnt the wii where we both have to add eachother. i will do it when i get home.

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            April 21, 2008 9:23 AM

            yea I'll try to remember to just jump on and accept it. I got tons of people on my list who are shackers as well so you'll be able to view my friends and add the ones from here.

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            April 21, 2008 9:27 AM

            If you go to xbox.com you can actually add people to your friends list from there.

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              April 21, 2008 9:31 AM

              Or you can when they're not doing maintenance on it.

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        April 21, 2008 9:27 AM

        Xbox Live: ryd0gg1

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        April 21, 2008 9:34 AM

        ill add you now, im watching some shows

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        April 21, 2008 9:36 AM

        add me blah blah, gamertag is ole gravy legs

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        April 21, 2008 10:19 AM

        me too.

        xbl: classicmfk

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        April 21, 2008 12:38 PM

        gamertag is grdraconic.

        hell yeah. going xbl gold for this when it comes out.

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        April 21, 2008 12:44 PM

        boxcutter80

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        April 21, 2008 12:55 PM

        I'd like to jump on this xbox live friend adding train. xbl: DaSnizz

        Also, only 8 days left, can't wait!

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          April 21, 2008 1:02 PM

          Just sent friend requests to everyone in this sub-thread

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        April 21, 2008 1:17 PM

        added...

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        April 21, 2008 6:01 PM

        add me add me! xboxlive = The Z Word

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      April 21, 2008 9:00 AM

      read an article about the sound design on the game on gamesradar - I'm so psyched for this game.

      I remember playing GTA3 was one of those "wow" moments, like the first time I played Wolf3D.

      GTA4 looks like it will deliver - and be far above a straight sequel to GTA3 like Vice City and San Andreas. Which I loved.

      I'm just hoping the cars handle as sweet as they did in GTA3 - and that it runs fast and smooth. As long as it does that - I'll be stoked.

      I can't count the amount of hours I spent in GTA3, Vice City, and SA just cruising around listening to music, switching cars when my current ride was about to explode by jacking one from oncoming traffic, then desperately fumbling with the radio to swtich back to what I was listening to before I had to bail.

      Also - I really liked those car collection mini-games. All of them. Hell - I 99.9%'d SA - and there weren't even achievements of a public record of it then. I think I am going to lose my life to GTA:4.

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        April 21, 2008 9:06 AM

        Also - hope it doesn't require high def and 5.1 :(

        I'm stuck on an SD TV with mono at present...

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      April 21, 2008 9:02 AM

      Hmm..My amazon says my copy is shipping tomorrow :/

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        April 21, 2008 9:16 AM

        ?!?!?!

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        April 21, 2008 9:35 AM

        That's the rumor on the internets. Pre-orders shipping tomorrow from some places. Newegg being another one of them :/

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          April 21, 2008 9:37 AM

          Yeah, shipping tomorrow. Going out on Monday :)

          I guess.

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          April 21, 2008 9:45 AM

          ?!?!?! :( I wish they would just let everywhere break the street date on this one.

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          April 21, 2008 11:35 AM

          I just ordered from Newegg, I really dont want to wait in line at midnight.

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            April 21, 2008 12:01 PM

            This game is not going to be sold out anywhere. They have been running copies of it for almost a month now.

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              April 21, 2008 12:02 PM

              Except maybe EB/GameStop where it will be sold out because the stores are only ordering 60 copies and holding 50 of them for pre-orders. Fucking douchebags.

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              April 21, 2008 12:44 PM

              but it supposedly went gold a week ago?

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                April 21, 2008 1:19 PM

                no, it was only announced by take two a week ago.

                The gold master had been finalized and sent to production prior to that announcement which was during a Take Two boardmeeting.

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                April 21, 2008 2:04 PM

                lol, GTA IV has been finished for awhile and has been being pressed. They just announced it during stockholders meeting to increase stock price basically.

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        April 21, 2008 9:45 AM

        I usually avoid online preorders but hearing things such as this makes me want to cry for not doing so!

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        April 21, 2008 9:58 AM

        nice, amazon.ca is saying that too. I just preordered, so hopefully it ships tomorrow :)

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        April 21, 2008 11:31 AM

        hrmm.... I just pre-ordered it, says delivery estimate is April 30th

        that delivery estimate better change soon or I'll have to cancel this shit.

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        April 21, 2008 11:31 AM

        Huh?? When did you order? I ordered on 3/20 and it says mine won't show up until 5/1.

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        April 21, 2008 11:35 AM

        ok i was planning on going with amazon. doing it now.

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          April 21, 2008 11:38 AM

          what the hell, the shipping estimates are all over. 1 day is april 30th, but standard is the 29th?? and free super saver is may 5th :(

          maybe i'll just get it from newegg, i usually get it the next day from them

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            April 21, 2008 11:43 AM

            ok just newegg'd. here's to getitng it tuesday, if not before then.

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              April 21, 2008 4:15 PM

              Mine says backorder on Newegg :(

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                April 21, 2008 5:34 PM

                how could it be backordered?? i better look into this.

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                  April 21, 2008 5:49 PM

                  Doesn't say it anymore, but it did when I initially placed my order. Now it just gives me the pre-order screen.

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        April 21, 2008 11:47 AM

        what the hell, i preordered this like a month ago on amazon with prime shipping and the delivery estimate is still may 1st :[

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        April 21, 2008 1:58 PM

        Mine says April 30th.

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      April 21, 2008 9:15 AM

      You bastards are all going to get it so far ahead of me :(
      I have it on order from Playasia but we'll see when the fuck it gets here.. and whether i have to pay customs or not :(

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      April 21, 2008 9:19 AM

      Looks like most of the US retailers already have this in stock and European distributors don't know jack shit when the goods are arriving.

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      April 21, 2008 9:21 AM

      First part of interview with art director: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=133192

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      April 21, 2008 9:26 AM

      http://gtaremo.ytmnd.com

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      April 21, 2008 9:27 AM

      I want to know if anybody is having luck getting it early, since it looks like a lot of places are getting stock this week.

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        April 21, 2008 9:38 AM

        Retailers have the easiest change of getting it early pending you work in those departments.

        When i worked at Bestbuy the media department got shit early all the time. The managers are the ones who enforce "no early " crap but many of the employee's took games before they are suppose to come out and then just pay for them they day of. Once one media manager left it was free going as long as you payed for the game the day of its official release it was fine to take it early.

        Yes it is breaking official policy. There will be GTA screens all over this week so if you want media blackout stay away from the typical gaming sites and SA.

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          April 21, 2008 9:46 AM

          wow that shit was definitely not cool at the Best Buy I worked at

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            April 21, 2008 9:53 AM

            yea we had a pretty "young" best buy. Most of the people were all 20-30's.
            So they knew whats up the media manager was only 24 and the only "old" people were the "manager" type folks and they didnt know half the shit that was going on in our corrupt bb.

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        April 21, 2008 2:12 PM

        I know at circuit city you arent getting it "early" because the computers wont let you sell it until release day.

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      April 21, 2008 9:43 AM

      1 week....woot.

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      April 21, 2008 9:45 AM

      Chances I can just walk into a 'big box' store and buy it without a preorder?

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        April 21, 2008 9:53 AM

        pretty good, just go to a 24 hour walmart or walk into BB,CC when it opens.

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        April 21, 2008 10:13 AM

        100%, there will be no shortage of this game...

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          April 21, 2008 3:46 PM

          except at gamestop, eb: "did you preorder"

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      April 21, 2008 9:46 AM

      I wonder if gamefly will get enough copies if I send out mine today, since that's the only game left in my game-q. It worked pretty well for Vegas 2. :)

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      April 21, 2008 10:32 AM

      XD

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      April 21, 2008 11:19 AM

      Too late to get on this train, I suppose.

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        April 21, 2008 11:57 AM

        ? Nope

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          April 21, 2008 1:53 PM

          I thought this game was sold out in every possible way by now

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            April 21, 2008 1:57 PM

            Nope, it is selling out in a lot of places but there are plenty you can still pre-order from

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              April 21, 2008 1:57 PM

              and plenty of places that don't do pre-orders where you can grab it on release day.

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      April 21, 2008 11:27 AM

      Anyone getting it for the PS3?

      I don't wanna be lonely anymore. :(

      PSNid - smackpiece

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        April 21, 2008 11:27 AM

        Hey to you PS3 brother. I'd sign up for it if everything I Heard here didn't tell me there was no way to get the first shipment now

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        April 21, 2008 11:33 AM

        im buying it for my bro's ps3. I dont have PSNID yet though ill make one soon then we can shoot eachother.

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        April 21, 2008 12:03 PM

        So that's why you haven't been on Live :(

        Traitor.

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          April 21, 2008 12:23 PM

          Get a PS3 plz. When HOME comes out we can crash at my virtual apartment where we can watch dog porn on my micro-transaction purchased 100-foot TV.

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            April 21, 2008 12:27 PM

            Sorry dude. Only Fart pr0n looks good on a 100-foot TV.

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            April 21, 2008 12:40 PM

            I am planning on getting the MGS4 bundle most likely. I want the Gunmetal one if it's not $6,000 and they only make 3 of them.

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        April 21, 2008 12:53 PM

        i am. psn: zigaroo

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        April 21, 2008 1:17 PM

        I have a PS3 but I haven't done any multiplayer stuff yet. That might change with GTA IV.

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        April 21, 2008 3:43 PM

        awww yeah! psnid - dognit

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      April 21, 2008 1:43 PM

      New screens from 1UP. Pics #1-5
      http://www.1up.com/do/slideshow?pager.offset=0&p=&g=&tr=&mt=0&cId=3150614

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      April 21, 2008 1:53 PM

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      April 21, 2008 1:56 PM

      My anticipation is reaching EPIC proportions! I have been consuming EVERY bit of info I can find.

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        April 21, 2008 3:05 PM

        Me too! I worked for one hour today, and spent the remaining seven reading stuff about GTA, and I already knew most of it. Its sad, really.

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      April 21, 2008 2:10 PM

      What is GTA4's "song"? VC had "I Ran (So Far Away)" and San Andreas had "Welcome to the Jungle". Is it "Get Innocuous", or is it a no-song game like GTA3?

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        April 21, 2008 2:13 PM

        I bet it has Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" in it.

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        April 21, 2008 4:43 PM

        probably "Get Innocuous" by LCD Soundsystem

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      April 21, 2008 2:24 PM

      I'm pimping out my Girlfriend to try and get me a early copy tonight after class, we are hitting target, wal-mart then microcenter. i hope this works!
      shes not gonna wear a bra!

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        April 21, 2008 2:27 PM

        Hahahah. Good luck with that :D

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        April 21, 2008 2:28 PM

        the game doesnt come out for another week.... good luck trying to pull that off.

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        April 21, 2008 2:59 PM

        also post pics of how she looks in her braless outfit too.

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        April 21, 2008 3:02 PM

        I doubt they even have physical stock yet.

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          April 21, 2008 3:09 PM

          yea it's apparently shipping to stores tomorrow

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            April 21, 2008 3:16 PM

            However, this should not deter him from posting naked pics of his GF on the Shack. After all we would all do our best to help by wanking furiously.

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          April 21, 2008 3:48 PM

          thats not true Fred I have mine already

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            April 21, 2008 3:54 PM

            You suck, but my point still stands. I bet most places don't have stock. It takes a long time to manufacture and distribute the massive amount of copies that T2 is going to have to to meet demand.

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        April 21, 2008 3:48 PM

        hey I got a copy early from a friend who works at Target, they got them today. I'll sell it to you for nude pics of your GF.

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        April 21, 2008 3:51 PM

        i will overnight you a copy of the game tomorrow* if you post your gf's tits on the shack.

        *may not reflect actual date of shipment or actual product being shipped

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        April 21, 2008 5:45 PM

        lol we tried circut city first and of course the first person to ask if they could hepl her was of unknown gender so she couldn't flirt with it and then the gamestop guy was gay and had plugs the size of my fist (idk why thats important but they were really wierd) and she won't let me post nude pics cause she said im already devaluing her enough today. sorry guys!

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      April 21, 2008 3:48 PM

      You know, for all the media which has come out for this game recently, I've yet to see any straight-up gameplay footage. Does such a thing even exist yet, or is everything out there Rockstar-provided?

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        April 21, 2008 3:49 PM

        Embargo ends this week so I'm sure we'll see something before the release.

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        April 21, 2008 3:49 PM

        gameplay footage should be up tonight or tomorrow as many places are probably receiving shipments.

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      April 21, 2008 3:54 PM

      I wasn't eager for this game until I was told about the multiplayer. That's going to rock hard tasty socks. GTA 1 and 2 were awesome with their multiplayer.

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