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Most Played Xbox 360 Live Game: not COD4 or Halo 3, Microsoft says GTA IV

Since moving from the Xbox 360 I do not miss the hardware at all, but Xbox Live is another question, it is a much better setup than the Sony PS3’s online service and well worth the price you have to pay each year, the biggest feature I miss is the way the online chat is so flexible.

In saying that, I will also point out that going back to the Xbox 360 is not an option. Microsoft has surprised many with, the director of product management for Xbox Live and the 360, Aaron Greenberg, saying that he feels it wouldn’t be a surprise to see GTA IV take the top spot on Xbox Live for most played game. Having played Halo 3 and the amount of people online was amazing when it was first released, followed by COD4 ruling the Sony PS3 and Xbox 360 for online play. Now it looks like we may see a new leader, could it get the crown for most gamers online ever for a single game?

What would you rate as the best game out of Call of Duty 4, Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV?

Aaron Greenberg went on to say that the multiplayer in GTA IV “is so well implemented that I can’t imagine anyone owning a copy without trying to play it on Xbox Live“, and that this game could bring many gamers that would not normally use Live.

GTA IV Real Life Niko: guy stills Grand Theft Auto 4 with pepper spray

This is a really interesting story that makes us aware of a few different points and a debate, it also seems that the news reporters did not do their research that well as they made a few mistakes on facts about Grand Theft Auto 4 and the main character Niko.

On the same day that GTA IV hit shelves a 27 year old man tried to act a little like Niko by stealing $145 of video games and as this included GTA IV on the day of its release, it made the local news. Around 10.30am at a GameStop store, the man pepper sprayed two people in the store and made his getaway, only to be spotted by a helicopter soon after and arrested. When the police made the arrest, the young guy said “I wanted it, so I took it”.

Where this story gets interesting, is the way it was reported by the local news channel (see the video below), they said that the guy acted “probably just like the character in the game, he wanted Grand Theft Auto 4”. Did they forget that he also took some other games? They also said that he was “acting out his gaming experience”, so straight away they start blaming games, did they not think it could have been a movie he watched.

He did not get away from the law, but for the news reporters to say “unlike the character in the game, he surrenders to police” proves they have not played the game, as Niko mostly surrenders when police are right next to him with guns.

The fact is, some people will always break the law and it will be a combination of things that can include video games, films and their upbringing, but this does not happen to most people, as they know right from wrong. What we see in movies and on the news can be a lot worse than video games, although some people do lose touch with reality when they have no social life.

Watch the video below; let us know how you think video games affect people.

GTA 4 Comparison: if only this was the real graphics in Grand Theft Auto

This video shows a GTA 4 comparison of the game to the real streets, if only this was the real graphics in Grand Theft Auto. At 16 seconds into the video it looks amazing, only to realize that that is a photo Read more