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Rockstar: New ‘GTA’ Episode Is A Full Game, Not A ‘Magic Hole’
MTV Multiplayer — [image] From my “Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned” coverage at MTVNews.com: Rockstar’s vice president of product development, Jeronimo Barrera , told MTV News that the adventure could run some players as much as 20 hours and will have to be played over “several marathon sessions.” It’s not like other video game add-ons, he said. “This isn’t a magic hole that opens up that’s got some sh– in it.” Full story: ‘Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost And Damned’ Details From Rockstar Games

Grand Theft Auto IV expansion to cost $20
Fidgit Atom Feed — In yet another ballsy move Rockstar can do because they're Rockstar, the upcoming biker gang downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV will cost $20. In addition to this rather rude bit of news, MTV Multiplayer has a preview that consists largely of marketing blather like this: "People might say that we're milking it," [Rockstar's vice president of product development Jeronimo] Barrera said. "But we're not. This is not a mod. These are not re-skinned characters doing delivery missions. We're rethinking how you play the ...

Rockstar Says "Hell No" to New Niko Lines; Lost and Damned "A Full Game"
Kombo.com — ... "The Lost and Damned." The price-- a hefty $20-- is more than just a couple of odd jobs, however; for that price, Rockstar says you're getting a full game. Rockstar's vice president of product development, Jeronimo Barrera, told MTV News that the adventure could run some players as much as 20 hours and will have to be played over "several marathon sessions." It's not like other video game add-ons, he said. "This isn't a magic hole that opens up that's got some sh-- in it." -- MTV News As for the original protagonist of Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko Bellic, he does appear in the ...

Rockstar Says ‘GTA: Lost and Damned’ Will Surprise Alderney-Haters Like Me
MTV Multiplayer — ... ” episode/expansion, “ The Lost and Damned ,” has plenty to please the “GTA” gamer: a new character, new missions, new gameplay elements, new music and new in-game TV shows. But for certain “GTA IV” gamers, like me, it also has something potentially bad: a focus on the ‘GTA IV” region of Alderney, the Rockstar Games version of New Jersey. Let it be clear that I was born in New Jersey, in Freehold to be specific, also the birthplace of that Jersey icon Bruce Springsteen. I have nothing against the state. Let it also be clear that I played through the storyline of “GTA IV,” and ...

‘GTA IV: The Lost And Damned’ - This Is A Man’s Game (A Review, Of Sorts)
MTV Multiplayer — ... if Johnny keeps them alive through a mission. Before the end of the game, you’ll be calling them to ride with Johnny even when they’re not needed, not because they’re simply help in a firefight, but because that’s what these men would do. From Rockstar themselves I was told that “The Lost and Damned” was something other than another Niko story about family and country. “Themes of loyalty and brotherhood that are just as interesting,” studio v.p. Jeronimo Barrera had told me in a Lost and Damned Interview weeks ago. He was right. It took me 12 hours to finish the core game ...