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2008-05-08 Home Front Economy

Grand Theft Auto 4 Has $500 Million First Week

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Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-05-08 08:33|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 They've done a good job branding and developing the name. They also give the customer what he wants. I don't see why they are so surprised. But still, it is just a game.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-08 09:11|| 2008-05-08 09:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Sweeeeeeeet...

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-08 09:41|| 2008-05-08 09:41|| Front Page Top

#3
Do you think Hollywood will notice?

Enough for some pathetic attempt at a script and rationale for wasting more money on the big screen production to keep the 'in crowd' happy. I'm sure the people with real power in conglomerates of which Hollyweird is only a division of, notice, because they have or are adding the gaming divisions to their stable of entertainment. It won't take long before the suits realize that the 'beautiful people' are failing to produce a profit. When that happens it will simply follow the pattern of Chrysler. It won't disappear, but it will become a hollow model of itself.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-08 11:27|| 2008-05-08 11:27|| Front Page Top

#4 Got to take a look at it last night on the 360. Environmentally, I was completely impressed which is saying a lot; I go back to AH-64 Apache on C64.

The only problem with this game is that if you are old enough, you get the joke. If someone is not 'getting the joke' and thinks it real then is when you have the slide on behavior - but imho that is testiment to the parental abilities not the game itself. That is, I learned at a very young age not to even think about driving (until old enough) a car even though it looked fun.

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-05-08 11:28|| 2008-05-08 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Game software outsells videos by 4 to 1, if not more with the GTA spike in sales. Hollywood has already noticed, hence several movies - like the Tomb Raider series - have been made and much more are in the planning.

The cost of my personal purchases for games and vids in 2007-8 = ZERO. Not interested.

Posted by McZoid 2008-05-08 23:57|| 2008-05-08 23:57|| Front Page Top

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