Let us know what you think!

Also worth bearing in mind; Episodes from Liberty City, which includes both The Ballard of Gay Tony and The Lost and Damned will be released on the same day as The Ballard of Gay Tony (29th of October) for $39.99, which should be well worth the money.

The working links are as follows;

• RSS News
• RSS Downloads

Whilst there is no official word, this would make sense as it will most likely fall within the terms of Microsoft's Xbox 360 exclusivity deal. We'll keep you posted with any further developments.

There are two mods that I feel deserve a special mention this week. Pigeon Detector Plus and the Vehicle Selector mod.

The Pigeon Detector is an absolute treat as it shows which of the 200 pigeons you are yet to find, on the interactive map. In addition to Pigeons it also displays unique stunt locations making this an invaluable tool for anyone wanting to cruise through the extra bits of GTA IV.

 The Vehicle Selector mod lets you purchase and store up to 50 cars, all of which can be customized.

 Other notable mods include;

• Go Karts (GTA IV)
• Ferrari P7 (GTA IV)
• 2009 Harley-Davidson VRSCF V-Rod Muscle (Vice City)

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The official Ballad of Gay Tony site has also been updated with a new desktop background.

There are still a couple of tiny tweaks that we want to make but as of now the site is essentially finished. The majority of changes, aside from the re-design, focus on user-contributions whereby commenting, posting topics and submitting content has been made easier.

I'd love to see what you think of the new site, especially if you have any constructive criticism!

"We've announced the titles that are part of the line up and thats what we've announced today."

"I think the key take away is that we fully anticipate we'll be able to achieve our goals of operating the company profitably in [2010], a year that won't have a multiplatform release of a new GTA."

To be honest I wasn't expecting a new multi-platform GTA in 2010, but I wouldn't be surprised if we saw the rumoured PS3 / Xbox 360 DLC sometime in the next 18 months.

Rockstar have just accounced a new contest over at the Rockstar Social Club.

Use any of the 98 songs available via the Grand Theft Auto IV PC Video Editor to craft your own original music video shot on location in Liberty City. Best Director wins a one-of-a-kind custom Rockstar branded set of Logitech PC peripherals including high end computer speakers, keyboard & much more.

To enter, you'll need to upload your video anytime between 7/10/09 and 7/31/09 inclusive - and make sure to use the tag "music-video-contest". Go to the Social Club Jams Contest channel page at Rockstar Social Club TV to watch video entries as they start flowing in, and visit the Social Club Jams Contest events page for official rules.

Apparently the DLC will focus around Niko and the Irish crime family, the McRearys. Also for those not aware, Microsoft were promised exclusivity of just two downloadable episodes, a deal that expires at the end of this year.

Thanks to Games Radar for the news.

Nintendo's been a terrific partner for us. We always look at ways in which we can bring our games to platforms that make sense for our games. We're eager to work with Nintendo to bring our games to their platforms.

Despite poor sales initially it seems that Chinatown Wars is still shifting units at a steady pace, and Ben appears to be happy with this.

The DS, typically, has longer legs in the sales cycle. We’re very pleased with how that game is continuing to sell in the market; it will be in the market for a long, long time to come…When we’re ready to announced it, we’ll announce it. Right now Rockstar’s focus is on The Ballad of Gay Tony episode, Red Dead Redemption and Agent.

I'd like to think that Ben's enthusiasm for the DS is at least an indication that Take Two hasn't ruled out a sequel to Chinatown Wars.

So if you want to keep up to date with everything GTA and Saints Row then follow us on Twitter!

"We're proud to extend this truly unique handheld Grand Theft Auto experience to PSP and offer a downloadable version of Chinatown Wars for PSPgo," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games.

"Rockstar Leeds has shown incredible talent in creating games that raise the bar in terms of depth and innovation on portables, and with Chinatown Wars we have a rich, fast-paced, and incredibly addictive entry into the series."

Let us know what you think of this announcement. Personally I can't wait to see how Chinatown Wars is adapted for the PSP.

For those of you who don't already own any of the above games this is a golden opportunity to add a few more GTA titles to your collection.

• Alan Wake
• APB
• Assassin's Creed 2
• Bioshock 2
• Forza Motorsport 3
• Grand Theft Auto: Blood and a Four Leaf Clover
• Halo ODST
• Lost Planet 2
• Metal Gear Solid 4 + Oxide
• Splinter Cell: Conviction
• A new Lionhead game, codenamed "Richter"
• An Xbox motion-sensing camera, named "Xbox Fluid"
• An exclusive Konami game

We'll wait to hear it form the horse's mouth but I'd say this looks spot, with the new GTA IV DLC being called Grand Theft Auto: Blood and a Four Leaf Clover. Any way, let us know what you think of the new episode's title.

The mini-game, Mr Wong's Laundromat, requires you to collect money and special items whilst dodging laundry including the occasional jockstrap. The game is pretty fun and you can earn up to $10,000 a day. To use the money in-game simply sync your DS with your social club account.

There has been no word from TakeTwo or Rockstar regarding the expiration of the $50 million Xbox exclusivity deal but we'll be sure to keep you updated.

Chinatown Wars sold 87,000 copies in March, which is low for any DS game, especially a GTA title. Of course this is the first time GTA has appeared on the DS, which isn't a console usually associated with mature gamers, or mature games for that matter. In order for Rockstar to achieve their usual sales figures with Chinatown Wars they need to convince DS owners to invest in an unfamiliar genre and encourage Playstation, Xbox and PC gamers to purchase a DS.

With The Lost and Damned Rockstar were targeting Xbox 360 users with GTA IV and internet connectivity. GTA IV was a massive hit although I'm the only person I know that finished the storyline and enjoyed game, which is also why none of them purchased the first downloadable episode. I'll put my hands up and admit that I don't know too many hardcore gamers but with the likes of Vice City and San Andreas I'd have struggled to find people that didn't complete the game.

Personally I feel that Rockstar's last 3 GTA titles have been 3 very different endeavours. GTA IV was grittier, darker and had more emphasis on immersing you in a rich story-driven environment as opposed to just beating up prostitutes, The Lost and Damned was the first time a GTA 'expansion' had been released and Chinatown Wars was their first DS title.

If you prefer to download the video and watch it in your own time then you can download the video in a variety of formats.

1. Become a Social Club member before May 8, 2009 at 11:59 PM ET
2. Link your Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Friend Code to your Social Club account before the same date
3. Sync your stats anytime after May 1, 2009 at 12:00 AM ET

No word on whether a cost will be involved, although I can't see a huge number of people willing to pay for a bulletproof car. Full credit to RockstarWatch for the news!

Over the course of the next week I will be adding security camera, drug dealer and random encounter maps.

Stay tuned for the remaining maps.

Thanks to a long bank holiday weekend I've been able to re-encode and upload all of the videos including a few extras. I'm also going to be uploading the videos for GTA IV so stay tuned for that!

Chinatown Wars will soon be getting an in-browser Flash game which lets you launder money and then sync your earnings with your DS. Personally, I think this is an excellent idea and one that will be a huge part of gaming over the next few years as developers really harness the potential of social gaming.

Graphics

• Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards:
  • All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
  • ALT-TAB fixed
• Graphics Settings
  
  • Added menu option " OFF " for Reflection quality
  • Added menu option " OFF " for Shadow quality

Performance

• Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)
• Graphical Performance Optimizations

Multiplayer

• NAT Type detection
  • Detect if user has a " strict " NAT and displays message for user
• Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

Controls

• Keyboard / Mouse
  • Remapping restrictions removed
  • Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
  • Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
• Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
  • Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu.
  • If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting.
• Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
  • Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device.
• Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
  • Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
  • Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
  • Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

Security

• Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
  • Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
  • Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress

Video Editor

• Scroll Bar improved response
  • Tweaked to respond better to keyboard inputs
• Sped up load times for users with many clips

Title Update 2 Fixes

• Return of Hot Dog Stands and other props
  • Missing hot dog vendors, fences, gates, pylons should be present throughout the world.
• Scrolling signboards
  • Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)
• ALT-TAB pauses game during cutscenes
  • Cutscenes should now pause and resume correctly after an ALT-TAB task switch. Audio remains in sync.

General Additions/Fixes

• Mismatched MODO/Perseus Clothing
  • Fixed a bug when Niko mixes clothing from Perseus and Modo
• 360 Controller Texture
  • Controller image should be visible in Controller Configuration screen
     

Alternatively you can get the HD version of this video from our downloads section.

Alternatively you can get the HD version of this video from our downloads section.

IGN: What more can you tell us about making use of the touch screen in this game? We've seen the PDA interface a bit already, but what was the thinking behind using this type of device as far as the emails and GPS go? How about the other touch screen elements?

Hall: The wireless PDA seemed like a natural fit - the player (and Huang) would need a device to keep track of everything, and the touch screen allowed us to make something really slick and useable that brought all of the various menus and a lot of the HUD together. Receiving a deal tip-off email, then clicking the hotlink that takes you to the GPS and plots a route to specific locations feels right, and is the sort of thing you'd expect to get on a modern wireless device. The other touch screen elements came from wanting to show more detail in the world than we could get from the standard camera. Even in a big console title, generally when the character is doing something, you just see their back while they play an animation. It seemed much nicer to let the player get in really close, and let them perform the task themselves. This let us makes sure that all touch screen elements were always fun and contextual, and never took away from the core GTA experience. No one ever wanted to have a virtual steering wheel on the bottom screen or anything of that sort, this had to feel instantly familiar to anyone who's ever played GTA before.

 IGN also added a selection of Chinatown Wars renders - head on over the the media page to view the new images.

If you are ready to take on the challenge of killing the 50 hidden seagulls then why not use our seagull video and map guide to aid you in your quest.

The guide includes a high quality map and videos, meaning that if you can't find all 50 seagulls then you've got issues!

There last few should be uploaded before the start of the weekend.

My only gripe about "Chinatown Wars" would be the sometimes annoying camera that can easily leave you in a blind spot, which is not fun when escaping a relentless police force. What is most interesting about "Chinatown Wars" is the system it is being released on. Underpowered compared to its handheld rival, PSP, "Chinatown Wars" offers ingenuity with its dual screen, and touch capabilities, something the PSP doesn't offer.

Head on over the The Equinox to view the full article.

EG: What in Niko’s character just kept him from saying, "Screw this. I’m going back home. Even though there’s less there. I know what’s back home. This place makes no sense to me"?

DH: I don’t know. It wouldn’t be much of a game if he did that (laughs). Of course, at a certain level, in any of these kinds of games when the person’s constantly having to risk their life, that becomes a challenge: What is big enough in someone’s life that you can justify suggesting they would constantly put themselves in this amount of danger? So we tried to build a framework around Niko and his previous experiences that would make that make sense or at least lead to enough of a suspension of disbelief in the mind of the player that they’re not going, "It’s ridiculous. Doing that for $100?"

For the full article check out ChicagoTribune.com.

• ComputerAndVideogames - 9/10
• Eurogamer - 8/10
• GameDaily - 9/10
• IGN - 8.6/10
• Kikizo - 9/10
• TotalVideoGames - 10/10
• TeamXbox - 9.7/10
  

Credit for compiling this list goes to Jared from RockstarWatch.net!

1. Witness Protection
2. Own the City
3. Chopper vs. Chopper
4. Lone Wolf Biker
5. Race mode
6. Club Business

Head over the IGN.com for the full article.

This game looks amazing, plays great, has near endless replayability thanks to the features I mentioned, and is a ton of fun to play. I watched, played and listened for over an hour, and I feel like I’ve barely scratched the surface of what this game has to offer. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is set to release in March, and if you weren’t excited already, you better get that way soon.

Head on over to BlastMagazine.com for the full preview.

These are questions that only the final release will answer. It's clear that this game is taking some major risks; the GTA hallmarks are there but this doesn't feel quite like any GTA you've played before. It's a new type of game for Rockstar as well as a new gamble, one that will likely pay off.

Visit The Escapist website for the full preview.

Check out our Lost and Damned media section for a full list of new screenshots.

This is a video response to GTA IV PC in-game Video Editor: "XXXXXX" beneath your current video.

I believe there's about eight or more. Make sure to watch in High Quality too.

Enjoy.

“There was a sense that in some way movies were a higher art form and video games could aspire to be like them,” says Dan Houser, vice president of creative at Rockstar and lead writer on GTA IV. “I think now, because we and a few other companies are making products, that this isn't the case. They're just different and video games are capable of things that movies aren't.”

Head on over The Telegraph website for the full article.

You can see a summary of the previews below.

• As opposed to Niko Bellic, Johnny is already a resident of Liberty City so he knows his way around - thus you can get straight into the action.
• More emphasis on completing missions with other memebers of your gang - working as a team.
• When fighting alongside your gang you can travel in a "formation" whereby you form a convoy with your other gang members and can partake in banter with other members as we as see their stats.
• Your gang also have an "adrenaline" meter of sorts. This meter is increased by talking to them before a mission and the higher this meter is the more accurate, confident and tougher they are in battle.
• New high-quality building interiors.
• There are missions in The Lost and Damned which cross-over with those of GTA IV where you play the mission from Johnny's perspective.
• A selection of new weapons; an assault shotgun, grenade launcher, pipe bomb, sawn-off shotgun and automatic 9mm pistol.
• Around third the size of GTA IV as far as storyline missions are concerned.
• Mid-mission checkpoints to reduce the level or repetition in long missions.
• There are several features of your safe house including:
  
  • hi-low card game
  • arm wrestling game
  • TV you can watch (which includes new material)
  • you can also get weapons delivered there by one of your associates - including Jacob
  • Special one-off bike available from your parking bay
• The pack will cost 1600 Microsoft points.

Check out our GTA IV media section for all the new screenshots.

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• IGN
• CVG
• GamesRadar
• GameDaily
• Total Video Games
• 1UP
• Kikizo

Head on over to our media section for the new Chinatown Wars screenshots.

• Get Good Wood – 50 – In the Bike Races, whack off 69 bikers with a bat.
• Easy Rider – 100 – Finish The Story
• Full Chat – 70 – Your backup are riding at their best!
• The Lost Boy – 25 – All hail the leader of The Lost!
• One Percenter – 5 – Billy is back on his bike.

Check out our Chinatown Wars media page for a full list of screenshots.

TakeTwo have hinted that there may be more downloadable episodes should the initial two prove to be popular.

So if you want to stay up to date with new downloads then why not subscribe to our downloads feed.

This week 2 modifications stand out - both of which are for San Andreas. The first is called "Dope Wars" where you are given the ability to buy and sell drugs around San Andreas. This is a fairly original idea but what really sets this mod aside from the rest is the way in which it is seamlessly incorporated into the game, and doesn't make a point of getting in your way.

The second mod is called "Interiors Retextured" and is a mod that drastically improves the texture quality on the inside of buildings. Usually I don't get too excited about texture modifications but I felt that this mod displayed an outstanding level of detail as you can see in the below screenshot.

You can find the above mods and many more by visiting our downloads page.

I personally think that the next one or two installments of GTA will follow the same pattern as Vice City and San Andreas but I think a more realistic release date is 2010 as Rockstar already have 2 downloadable episodes set for release in 2009 plus the release of Chinatown Wars I don't see any need for another full-blown title this year, especially from a business point of view.

Either way I would love to hear your opinions on this news.

1. CoD: World at War
2. Halo 3
3. Gears of War 2
4. Call of Duty 4
5. Left 4 Dead
6. GTA IV
7. Guitar Hero World Tour
8. FIFA 09
9. Lord of the Rings: Conquest Multiplayer Demo
10. Fallout 3

LaMuertex, who recently released an excellent Shoei Helmet for GTA IV has done it again with his high quality texture replacement mod, which is also for GTA IV.

The mod is still in it's infancy but you can download the first version from our downloads section.

 C06alt has released his PlayerSelector mod which let's you choose to play as any character from the game.

Thats all for today's featured downloads but don't foget to check out the following new files;

• Effects Draw Distance Enhancer (San Andreas)
• 360 to PS2 Joypad Mod (GTA IV)
• Realistic Blood (GTA IV)
• Terminator IV Skin (GTA IV)

For more images and a step-by-step guide on how Kalapusa made this model take a look at his Niko Bellic album.

Check out the Chinatown Wars gallery for all 6 screenshots.

1. Halo 3
2. Call of Duty 4
3. GTA IV
4. Gears of War 2
5. Gears of War
6. CoD: World at War
7. Guitar Hero III
8. Battlefield: Bad Company Demo
9. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Demo
10. Rock Band

I feel that a special mention should go out to LaMuertex for his Shoei Helmet, which is of an exceptionally high standard.

It's still early days for Alice but the tool represents yet another huge step for GTA IV modding. On the subject of modding we have an ever increasing selection of mods for GTA IV in our downloads section, so why not take a look!

If this is in fact true then how will it tie in with the GTA gameplay?

Chinatown Wars is much bigger than anything we have ever done before [in terms of scope]: more odd jobs, deeper missions, and more moments of over-the-top action. We have a huge interaction with the Rockstar Social Club, a massive [narcotics trafficking] game that would stand alone on its own. The list goes on and on; this thing is huge. We are very proud of all of the PSP games we have made, especially the two GTA games, but this game is far bigger.

I for one loved GTA on the PSP and I am interested to see whether Chinatown Wars can live up to the above statement, especially since they are claiming it will be bigger than the PSP environments despite the obvious hardware limitations.

To see the result feast your eyes on the below screens.

You can find the Dashboard mod in the downloads section.

GTA IV came out in April, and for the rest of the year I kept waiting for some other new game to captivate and refuse to release me the way this masterpiece from Rockstar did. I’m still waiting. Beyond its formidable craft, apart from its well-balanced combat and driving mechanics, what impresses most about G.T.A. IV is its writing. It is one of the few games that even try to take on the real world in any adult way. (Of course, the game’s Liberty City setting is a parody of modern New York.) Penetrating through all the game’s gangster trappings is a hunger to engage with the idiocies, the contradictions and even some of the good things in modern America. After all, someone has to. (For Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC.)

If you want something larger than 10Mb submitting them drop us a line at submissions@codenamegta.net!

You can get v1.0 of the mod manager from our downloads section.

This seems perculiar earning money and "unlocking" new weapons are one of the main aspects of playing through the game. While they're at it they should include a 100% save-game and list of spoilers...
 

Critically acclaimed Grand Theft Auto franchise makes its DS debut this March

New York, NY – December 15, 2008 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the release date for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the latest entry into the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available for the Nintendo DS™ on March 17 and 20, 2009 in North America and Europe, respectively.

"Rockstar Leeds have once again created a game that far exceeds our standard for deep and innovative entertainment," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "We are incredibly excited to share this enormous and uncompromising Grand Theft Auto experience with DS fans."

Edge Magazine commented, "How does Rockstar follow Grand Theft Auto IV? By rebuilding Liberty City from the ground up on DS - and not compromising its vision one iota."

Nintendo Power added, "...it's undeniable that Chinatown Wars is doing something no other DS game has come close to: creating that living, breathing world the Grand Theft Auto games are known for."

For more information about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, please visit: www.rockstargames.com/chinatownwars.

Enter our inaugural Video Editor Contest at Rockstar Social Club TV for the chance to win a Grand Theft Auto IV prize pack and a $300 shopping spree at our Rockstar Warehouse (www.rockstargames.com/warehouse) online store - where you can purchase of Rockstar games, clothing, and limited-edition merchandise. Just what Aunt Sadie wants for Christmas! To enter, create a video using the Grand Theft Auto IV PC in-game Video Editor suite of tools and upload your clip any time between December 12th through the 14th using the tag 'best-in-class-contest'. Rockstar will then pick the winning clip, looking at editing skills, user ratings, and overall creativity. Keep checking back throughout and following the weekend to see how other Social Club members think your clip fares against the rest and stay tuned for the winner announcement.

If you are intrested then head on over to Rockstar Social Club TV.

With the latest Title Update, some users are experiencing a Look/Spin/Stuck Key issue that interferes with user input. The temporary fix, described below, will restore Keyboard/Mouse and XInput (360) controller functionality. Support for DirectInput devices is currently limited. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

To fix the issue:

A1) Unplug any DirectInput controllers (gamepads, joysticks etc..)
A2) Reboot your computer
A3) Launch GTA IV

If the issue persists, the following instructions are provided as a guide to assist you in deleting the conflicting DirectInput drivers:

B1) Exit game
B2) Go to Start->Control Panel->System->Hardware Tab->Device Manager->Human Interface Devices
B3) Locate drivers for devices
B4) Delete drivers for devices
B5) Launch GTA IV

**Some users are able to reinstall the drivers for their DirectInput devices, with the device attached, and have found that it will work in game. If you do attempt to reinstall your device and the problem resurfaces, please follow steps B1-B5 again.

Let us know if the above fix works or if you have had better / different results using another method.

A list of changes can be seen below.

• A fix to the crash after legal screen that some German customers were reporting.
• Numerous improvements to the video editor: Smarter naming of videos, improved rendering quality, better FX during replays
• Fix to bowling while using certain sensitive mice
• Fix for ATI 1900 shadows
• Overall savings to memory
• Graphic improvements to particle systems and mirrors
• Multiplayer character settings are preserved
• Support for DirectInput controllers. Note: The current hack way of supporting these controllers may not work with the improved functionality. So we recommend you remove the hack before upgrading to the patch.

Issues with power management software have also been fixed (slow speed, double speed issues). Even after the patch comes out setting power management software to maximum performance is recommended. We’ve seen cases where power management software does not detect the game is running and puts the CPU in green mode.

Besides the patch we’ve also improved the way the Social Club handles data this should have greatly reduced or eliminated the MMA10 error. If you are still receiving this error after logging in and out of Social Club we would like to know as much info as you can about it.

The forum is scratch built and has been tested extensively but if you have any problems please feel at liberty to make a post in our feedback forum. In the meantime have fun!

King of Hearts: The Housers, Rockstar

Sam and Dan Houser understand what very few others in the game business have managed to perfect -- that a combination of controversy and well-executed, stylish games add up to sales gold.

Sure, one might say that Take-Two division Rockstar Games overeggs the "rebel" card, but Grand Theft Auto IV's massive initial sales -- and a robust slate of other franchises, including Bully, Midnight Club, and Max Payne -- mean that the brothers continue to power much of their parent company's buzz and profits.

GRAND THEFT AUTO by Jason Dean Hall

“Facing foreclosure on his repo yard, a young ex-con resumes a life of crime only to get blamed when his uncle’s coke deal gets hijacked. Caught in double crosses between Russian mafia, Yakuza, and the ATF, the young ex-con kidnaps a crime boss’s daughter and steals car after car on a Vegas bound suicide mission to retrieve the stolen drugs.”

AGENT Creative Artists Agency –Jay Baker, Greg McKnight

MANAGER Management 360 –Darin Friedman

UNAVAILABLE. Fox Atomic. Stuart Parr, Roger Corman, Paul Rosenberg producing.

If you want to take a look at the new micro-site then head on over to Xbox.com.

The latest drivers can be found on guru3d.com.

The ExplosionFX mod (Screenshot shown below) makes GTA IV's explosions even more glorious and the Real car names mod, as you can guess, replaces the car names with those of their real-life counterparts.

San Andreas still has a strong following online and there are a welath of mods available for it. A recent favorite of mine is the Design your own Mission mod, which gives you the opportunity to create your own complex missions using the mods intuitive interface.

And the final mod that I want to mention is the Real Weather mod by NTAuthority. The Real Weather mod downloads the weather for your current location every 2 minutes and changes the in-game weather to reflect it!

It's ironic that GTA became a football in the debate over sex and violence in video games, because where it belongs is in the debate over whether video games count as art. No game developers are more radical and more passionate about the storytelling power of their medium than folks at Rockstar North, and GTA IV is the company's most ambitious work ever. It's the story of Niko Bellic, an Eastern European soldier-for-hire fighting his way up the organized crime ladder in an archly satirical version of New Yo— I mean, Liberty City. It's a grade-A shoot-'em-up that doubles as an interactive novel and triples as a sly critique of American consumer culture.

1. The full top 10 list is as follows:
2. Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, 360, PC)
3. Braid (360)
4. LittleBigPlanet (PS3)
5. Rock Band 2 (360, PS3)
6. Gears of War 2 (360)
7. Dead Space (360, PS3, PC)
8. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Wii, 360, PS3, DS, PSP)
9. Hunted Forever (free Flash)
10. Fieldrunners (iPhone)
11. Spore (PC)

Check out Time.com for the full article.