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Just watched Cloverfield and absolutely loved it. Can't wait for 2.

Rockstar's simple 12 step plan on fixing the PS3 trouble: Take-Two suggests PS3 GTAIV fix Publisher's tech support department unveils an elaborate 12-step program to address frequent freezing by deleting saves, disabling online and rumble support; 360 remedy still MIA. Posted May 1, 2008 4:25 pm PT Reports of Grand Theft Auto IV freezing up have been circulating message boards since the game's launch Tuesday, but Rockstar Games has been tight-lipped as to the reason or the remedy, passing off requests for public comment onto Sony. While the majority of complaints appear to be coming from PlayStation 3 users, Xbox 360 owners with glitch-ridden game experiences have also voiced their frustrations online. Take-Two representatives may not have been willing to go on the record about the issue, but the publisher's tech support team does not have the same luxury when it comes to customer complaints. An inquiry into the Take-Two tech support site yielded the following array of suggestions on how to fix the problem. The 12-part response follows below: Please run through the following, go through in order. 1) Delete the game's install data. This is done via the PS3 options. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Game Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, from the menu select Delete. This will delete the game's install information. 2) Delete the game's save files. To delete any save files you will need to do the following. Scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Game' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Save Data Utility' Enter this and locate the GTA IV option. Highlight this and press triangle once, and from the context menu select Delete. 3) Disable your Internet connectivity for the PS3. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Settings' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Network Settings'. Now scroll down to the Internet connection option and press x, now select the disable option. Once this has been done unplug the ethernet cable if you are connecting to the Internet if using this. 4) Disable the console's information board. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Information Board', highlight this and press triangle. From the menu select 'Do not display' Press X to confirm this. 5) Disable Media Server functionality. Scroll to Settings, now scroll up / down to 'Network Settings' select Media Server connection. Once this has been done press triangle and change the option Disabled. 6) Delete all of the system's Internet cache. To do this scroll along the cross media bar until you reach the 'Network' tab, now scroll up / down the list until you reach the 'Internet Browser', highlight this and press X. Once you browser opens press the triangle button once, from the new menu highlight the 'Tools' option and press X. Scroll down the menu until you reach 'Delete Cookies' and press X. Confirm the files deletion. Repeat this for 'Delete Cache'. 7 ) Turn off the PS3 screen saver. Use the cross media bar to scroll to 'Settings', select 'Display Settings'. Now highlight 'Screensaver' and set this to 'Do not use'. 8 ) Once this has been done, manually restart you PS3 by holding down the power button for 5 seconds it will beep once and then shut down. Release the power button and re-press it and hold for about 5 seconds. The system will then boot and reset all display settings. You will be prompted to reset your display settings to how you require them. 9) Once restarted please try the game again, you will be prompted to reinstall. Once the game has started please turn off the following features: 1) The game's auto-save. Press Start, Game, and locate the Auto-save option. Turn this off. 2) Turn off the game's flicker filter. Press Start, Display and locate the Flicker Filter option. Turn this off. 3) Turn off the controller vibration feature. Press Start, Controls and locate the vibration option. Turn this off. If that doesn't solve the problem, Take-Two allows tech support users to reopen their cases within seven days. As for Sony, earlier today, a representative with the company confirmed a 'freezing' issue with GTAIV on "a limited number of PS3s." He added that Sony has received "an extremely low volume" of complaint calls to its customer service line, and that it is working with all concerned parties to pin down and fix the issue. Microsoft has not yet responded to GameSpot's inquiries on problems with the Xbox 360 edition of the game. GameSpot editors have yet to receive a response to a Take-Two tech support ticket filed for that version of the game.

QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 1, 2008 -> 03:08 AM) MarioKart Wii is f***ing awesome. That is all Indeed it is and it will definitly be getting all my attention now because RockStar sucks. From what I've played thus far, it's the best in the series, which is really saying something.

QUOTE (knightni @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 11:45 PM) So: 57 of 260 had PS3 issues. 15 of 260 had 360 issues. More alarming is that >50% of PS3 users right now are apparently experiencing problems. Also, unfortunately, a few game developers from the page I posted think there is a decent chance that there is a hardware problem that cannot fixed digitally, which would mean one big recall.

Highest I've ever seen the Cell score in one of these. It may be deserved now though.

QUOTE (BearSox @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 09:06 PM) so, does GTA f*** up for every 60 gig ps3? Out of 260 responses on NeoGAF(basically a video game industry insider board), here are the results of people who have experienced the problem: Yes, on PS3 22.01% Yes, on PS3 5.79% Yes, on Xbox 360 21.24% No, on PS3 39.38% No, on Xbox 360 11.58% I don't have GTA IV, N/A, or Other. EDIT: Here is the direct link to this poll, along with lots more info on situation: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288359 The page was just put up and it's one of the busiest websites out there so expect the numbers I put up to change.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 04:25 AM) Is there a way to find out which edition you are buying? For nintendo games, there is a second bar code telling you which version of the game it is. My GTA4 boxart doesn't have this barcode, so other companies probaly don't do that, but I'm sure there is something on there.

QUOTE (Tony82087 @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 04:17 AM) If there are problems with the launch title, will new shipments of the game be fixed, or will you always need to download the patch? I'm not on Live. The second edition of the game will be fixed.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 02:48 AM) Never in a million years did I think I would be disappointed in seeing Gavin Floyd go 6 innings, 3 runs (2 earned) when he had no command of his fastball. Box score has all three being earned, but yes I am disapointed too.

I hate you Rockstar.

You have to be f***ing with me.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 30, 2008 -> 12:49 AM) I'm sorry to hear that. Supposedly Rockstar promises a patch by the weekend. Having played it for a few hours since I got home, I can tell you you will be pleasantly surprised by its greatness. That's good to hear. There was some speculation that they would just try to sweep under the rug for a couple weeks while their stock soars.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 09:52 PM) Thankfully, I have a 360. there are widespread reports of the 360 failure too, just not as bad as the launch 60GBs, which I have.

Well, great. I got one of the apparently millions of faulty GTAs out there. Hopefully you guys are luckier than I.

I got my copy, about to go play.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 07:58 PM) That was before consoles passed PCs. I'd think like 6% of the population could run a scaled down version of GTA IV on PC. It's just too loaded. You'd need to be rocking Alienware to do it. Which is why he said it could only happen somewhere down the line. PCs will pass consoles again, just like they do every gen. Who knows if it's worth it for Rockstar to get it out there by that time though

QUOTE (WhiteSoxfan1986 @ Apr 29, 2008 -> 01:56 AM) It's a new rule they put in last year. And it's a horrible rule. Yeah, I agree. And I forget how they handle the rosters. Obviously both rosters will look at least somewhat different by then. I am pretty sure we can only use players who we have on our roster right now. And obviously some players who played today may be gone, so that could leave us short.

At least it was not Cena.

Bought Mario Kart today as well and it is indeed awesome.

Well, thanks.

GTA4 scores: 1UP.com: A+ Empire: 5/5 Eurogamer: 10/10 GameInformer: 10/10 GameSpy: 5/5 GamesRadar (360): 10/10 GamesRadar (PS3): 10/10 IGN UK: 10/10 IGN US: 10/10 LEVEL: 10/10 OPM UK: 10/10 OPM US: 5/5 OXM UK: 10/10 PSM3 France: 20/20 PSW: 10/10 TeamXbox: 10/10 EGM: A+, A+, A GameTrailers: 9.8/10 Xbox World 360: 98% CVG: 9.5/10 OXM US: 9.5/10

So I have tickets to the 6 oclock game. I wish I had them for the 12 oclock.

GTA4 gets the second ever perfect score in IGN's ten year history(the other of course being Ocarina of Time). Meh. No doubt it will be a classic, but a ten? Really?

"At of the start of play on July 21, 2007 the Chicago White Sox all time won loss record was 8343-8144." I could be wrong, but I'm guessing the Cubs record predates MLB(1901), when technically they were the White Stockings.

QUOTE (fathom @ Apr 25, 2008 -> 03:19 AM) The picture's not showing up, but I assume Favre is the coverboy. If true, that's so lame. He is, no boxart just yet. Should be released within the next 48 hours.