EvaUnit02 on 17/2/2009 at 04:39
I'll buy it once I've finished GTA4, I gave up cuz I kept dying on the last mission.
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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/grand-theft-auto-iv-the-lost-and-damned-review) Lost and Damned - 8/10 from Eurogamer.
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Starting February 17th, 2009 worldwide at 3:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, simply go to Xbox LIVE Marketplace with your connected Xbox 360 console and purchase the Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned download for 1600 Microsoft Points ($19.99).
Note that to play Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned requires a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV release for Xbox 360 - but you can play it even if you haven't finished Niko's story.
If you haven't registered an Xbox LIVE account, you can do so online (
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/join/default.htm) here.
If you need a copy of the original Xbox 360 release of Grand Theft Auto IV, you can browse online retail options (
http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/#?page=order) here.
EvaUnit02 on 20/2/2009 at 04:14
Apparently it's about 10 hours long, so definitely no horse armour.
RavynousHunter on 20/2/2009 at 05:11
Yeah, my brother got it yesterday, and I finished it a few hours ago. It is surprisingly short, but fairly good and has some good "heh, I remember that!" moments for those who actually *played* the original story. However, the new weapons are quite a bit of fun, the sawed-off has a hellacious spread, so its good for some serious crowd clearing; at least until you get enough cash to toy around with the automatic, drum-magazined shotgun. That and the grenade launcher are very, very fun and really help with powering through crowds.
lost_soul on 20/3/2009 at 16:01
Can I intentionally purchas a used copy of this game and get them to grace me with the ability to play it? This game really looks awesome (using pixel shaders and what not). I just don't want to fund the capitalistic malware innitiative that is Securom. I will buy a used copy just to avoid funding them and to contribute to their demise. Should I e-mail R* and explain to them that I won't pay *them* or Securom for a Securom infection?
EvaUnit02 on 21/3/2009 at 04:21
Actually GTA4 has a 2nd DRM implementation - Games for Windows Live. GfWL CD keys have activation limitations too. You're at the mercy of Microsoft's Tech Support, hopefully it's as simple as activating Windows or Office.
I'm not sure if they'd let you associate the same key with multiple gamertags, you might want to research that. Give GTA4, Dawn of War 2 and Fallout 3 forums a search.
thefonz on 21/3/2009 at 11:01
Off topic slightly, but has anyone picked up Chinatown Wars on the ds?
I grabbed it yesterday and its a far more enjoyable experiene than I ever had with GTA4 - albeit the brief time I played it.
Nice to see the top-down is back in force too.
steo on 21/3/2009 at 17:19
Concerning all the games for windows and rockstar social club bollocks, check out (
http://www.gtaforums.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=537) xliveless. It's just a .dll that you put in your gta directory but it let's you play without xbox live or rockstar social club running. All I need now is a mod to disable the unskippable legal and logo screens you get when the game starts that works with version 1.2.
Ostriig on 21/3/2009 at 17:29
Can't they be removed from their paths? When I have enough of some dev's unwarranted self-importance I just track down the movie files and prefix them with something.