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No, he's not being investigated, and even if he were, the Republican Party wouldn't give up on him (investigations take a long time), and even if they did, Ron Paul would lose handily to Obama for becoming the nominee that late in the game.

Hasn't this happened before? There was source code on Bully for GTA? Also, a street car. Does that mean San Fierro is indeed making a return? D:

I honestly can't tell if you're kidding or just really fucking ignorant.

I'm not sure what you mean by "grey" hands but from my understanding development kits have only been sent out to first party studios and the big third party ones like Ubisoft, EA, Activision, etc. And don't be hesitant about Kotaku. Ignore their "inside sources" for a second. Two pieces of information all but confirm the Orbis. For one thing, the site for developers of Sony products has a link at: http://orbis.scedev.net/ (Replace "orbis" with "vita," "ps3," or "ngp" (codename for the Vita) and it works; "ps4" does not). Secondly, Coque Design, a firm that draws concept art for various companies, had this on their website but subsequently took it down after Kotaku reported on it:

I think the acclaim arose from the overwhelming verisimilitude of the city, which at that time was unprecedented. Although our standards have gone up since then (Red Dead Redemption goes way beyond what GTA IV offered), it's still impressive. It's hard for me at least to go back to San Andreas. The look is so dated.

You should really not say things that hasn't been proven to be true. I believe GTAV will be coming to PS3 and XBOX360 as well but anything is possible, besides, if GTAV releases on the Wii U (don't start that argument again) before late 2013 you'd be wrong. So chill out. Mmmmkay? Going by recent development kit releases and then consumer releases he's right about that schedule, Kits for the Wii U went out a while back, The next xbox's kits haven't been sent out yet (I think), and I haven't heard anything of a PS4. Me buying it depends on 3 things A. Is it a shit port B. How similar is it to GTA IV and If its a combination of A+B then factor C comes into play. C. Is it cheap in steam sales Both development kits have already been sent out earlier this year. I think the PS4 (Orbis) ones hit earlier, like around January while the Xbox (Durango) ones were around March after Microsoft showcased the hardware in London. I would love to be proven wrong, but I'm pretty sure neither of those dev kits have been released yet Both have. Studios are already reporting that it is costing twice as much to develop for the Durango than for the 360 (under the condition of anonymity of course). A guy working for Crytek absentmindedly revealed that a summit for the Durango was taking place in London. Kotaku revealed the Orbis, and along with it revealed that development kits had been sent out earlier that year (which was why developers at GDC were already talking about the system). In January Naughty Dog asked for someone capable of making character models with one million polygons, something that far exceeds the power of either the PS3 or 360. It will take at the very least two years to develop a game for the new consoles, and at some point target PC hardware isn't going to cut it. There are dozens of studios hiring for the development of next gen console games. In interviews, developers no longer dance around the question of next gen consoles from Sony or Microsoft. Analysts are unanimous in their prediction that the consoles will likely arrive late next year or late 2014 at the very latest. You don't wait that long to send out development kits. Neither Sony or Microsoft (especially Sony) can afford to make any mistakes. Quality games must be ready at launch. Getting development kits out there as early as possible is imperative for this.

You should really not say things that hasn't been proven to be true. I believe GTAV will be coming to PS3 and XBOX360 as well but anything is possible, besides, if GTAV releases on the Wii U (don't start that argument again) before late 2013 you'd be wrong. So chill out. Mmmmkay? Going by recent development kit releases and then consumer releases he's right about that schedule, Kits for the Wii U went out a while back, The next xbox's kits haven't been sent out yet (I think), and I haven't heard anything of a PS4. Me buying it depends on 3 things A. Is it a shit port B. How similar is it to GTA IV and If its a combination of A+B then factor C comes into play. C. Is it cheap in steam sales Both development kits have already been sent out earlier this year. I think the PS4 (Orbis) ones hit earlier, like around January while the Xbox (Durango) ones were around March after Microsoft showcased the hardware in London.

It's also good to note that Bioshock: Infinite will almost certainly contain a multiplayer element, and this was likely a decision recently made. http://kotaku.com/5909018/new-job-listing-has-us-wondering-if-bioshock-infinite-is-getting-multiplayer So maybe this contributed to the delay. Although the two ideas are not mutually exclusive. http://www.psu.com/Analyst--Grand-Theft-Auto-V-for-October-launch-following-BioShock-delay--a015309-p0.php

How strangely... totalitarian. I thought there was no possibility of a leak?

I really hope that Rockstar that both versions are graphically equal to each other (unlike Red Dead which was clearly superior on the 360) because I want to get it on the PS3. I just like the feel of the dualshock more when playing GTA.

Marcus, he was saying master of the English language in a sarcastic way because the person put Max "Gayne" either way that person on twitter is a QD so it is a double sarcasm? because "master of the english language" is implying that the other guy put a typo. hence being sarcastic about the typo and not the obvious typo which the guy purposely put. because he meant max gayne as in max payne = gay. He's talking about the rhetoric. That "Payne" rhymes with "Gayne" (thus implying "gay") requires a command of the English language, but not a masterful one. Hence the hyperbole.

I thought it might be fun to devise my own GTA soundtrack during the news drought. I personally found IV's to be lacking, so here's hoping for something better. I tried to avoid just picking my favorite songs, and instead choosing songs that would fit the mood of driving around Los Santos (Surfin' USA when by the ocean, Gin and Juice when in the ghetto). Nonetheless, my preferences shine through, and the soundtrack has a certain myopic quality, so it'd be interesting to see what other people come up with. Also, I decided to choose ten songs for each radio station. This benefited some stations and hurt others as I struggled to both cut songs from some stations and find songs for others. I don't recommend this as a rule to anyone who wishes to participate; I just like a superfluous and superficial formality to these inconsequential exercises. Probably OCD or something. [u]West Coast Hip Hop[/u] Snoop Dogg – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ttTJuWDqJo"]Gin and Juice[/url] Ice Cube – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CPlF-IEkXQ"]It Was a Good Day[/url] Dr. Dre – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0Sp500ZVI0"]Let Me Ride[/url] N.W.A. – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8vei3L0L8"]Fuck tha Police[/url] Tupac – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjv7hEAytU"]Me Against the World[/url] Dr. Dre – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7yPhExdj3E"]Still Dre[/url] Andre Nickatina – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5J2fLD-6Bs"]Soul of a Coke Dealer[/url] The Pharcyde – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48OYTEZQR9U"]Passing Me By[/url] Tupac – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSBueFv49wE"]All Eyez on Me[/url] Tupac – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWbXQQG9B6c"]California Love[/url] [u]East Coast Hip Hop[/u] Pete Rock/CL Smooth – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiOcVWQY2bc"]They Reminisce Over You[/url] Nas – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_srvHOu75vM"]The World Is Yours[/url] Wu-Tang Clan – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjZRAvsZf1g"]C.R.E.A.M.[/url] Notorious B.I.G. – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypP8sMHo74Y"]Hypnotize[/url] Raekwon – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7OO2jjZbwU"]Ice Cream[/url] De La Soul – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3kgjzUsDeg"]Me, Myself, and I[/url] The Roots – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxR5sROpLQQ"]You Got Me[/url] A Tribe Called Quest – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrlJX7DzLhI"]Can I Kick It?[/url] Nas – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXBFG2vsyCM"]Memory Lane[/url] Gang Starr – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MujkYdnG7yA"]My Advice to You[/url] [u]Contemporary Hip Hop[/u] J Dilla – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdZK0HeYkwM"]So Far to Go[/url] Kanye West – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N29WWcLmgzQ"]Dark Fantasy[/url] Mos Def – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwjwKPXy4sg"]Auditorium[/url] MF Doom - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbIpCJnmc0"]Doomsday[/url] DJ Shadow – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KH5He9TW0mE"]Midnight in a Perfect World[/url] Madvillain – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpaonSDPw7Y"]Accordion[/url] Common – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTbzW3wbIj4"]The Sixth Sense[/url] The Roots – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0ihRbPtfmA"]Don’t Feel Right[/url] Nujabes – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou1cbOoY-_o"]Blessing it (Remix)[/url] Tyler, the Creator - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TQ_zhK6SsU"]Yonkers[/url] [u]Soul/Funk[/u] Parliament – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSERB93GYfw"]Mothership Connection (Star Child)[/url] Sly & the Family Stone – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-rNjXox414"]You Caught Me Smilin’[/url] Earth, Wind, and Fire – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLEc09tTjI"]September[/url] Parliament – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ-9FpUh0q0"]Give up the Funk[/url] Sly & the Family Stone – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwUMNr55PRM"]Loose Booty[/url] James Brown – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOD-M7WZkZQ"]Sex Machine[/url] Rick James – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYHxGBH6o4M&ob=av3e"]Super Freak[/url] Stevie Wonder – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCPjeOPjH5Y"]Higher Ground[/url] Prince – [url="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5792204981326161348"]When Doves Cry[/url] [u]Neo-Soul[/u] D’Angelo – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17LQRXXrWjY"]Spanish Joint[/url] D’Angelo – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fNtipp5RLs"]The Devil’s Pie[/url] Fugees – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aB-VFpld2gI"]Killing Me Softly[/url] John Legend – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3UfQx-dBa8"]Save Room[/url] Foreign Exchange – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_d82v2g93w"]Daykeeper[/url] Lauryn Hill – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU1NDqZNQHQ"]I Used to Love Him[/url] Maxwell – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwdoJ3A2F9c&ob=av3e"]Til the Cops Come Knocking[/url] Bilal – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YZjMLRmuV8"]Reminisce[/url] Erykah Badu – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3r19hLnSNo"]Me[/url] Cee-Lo Green – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAV0XrbEwNc"]Fuck you[/url] [u]Jazz[/u] Miles Davis – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS2BUr83O-8"]My Funny Valentine[/url] Miles Davis – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIvB8WrkYpA"]It Never Entered My Mind[/url] Charlie Parker – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmroWIcCNUI"]Yardbird Suite[/url] John Coltrane – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQsvMf8X0FY"]My Favorite Things[/url] Duke Ellington – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGNS9flNwiU"]Mount Harissa[/url] Louis Armstrong – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sgMjyy7G6w"]A Kiss to Build a Dream On[/url] Charles Mingus – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sfe_8RAaJ0"]Goodbye Pork Pie Hat[/url] Herbie Hancock – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwmRQ0PBtXU"]Maiden Voyage[/url] Bohren & der Club of Gore – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUSBuer8tBY"]Skeletal Remains[/url] [u]Classic Rock[/u] Velvet Underground – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr0opfm6I4"]Heroin[/url] Beatles – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-Q9D4dcYng"]A Day in the Life[/url] Brian Eno – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-3djUYgebU"]St. Elmo's Fire[/url] King Crimson – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuF7VoVkSpY"]In the Court of the Crimson King[/url] The Beach Boys – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqxTUxzOceE"]Surfin USA[/url] The Doors – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrjOzKth9GE"]Light My Fire[/url] Jimi Hendrix – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WbKBKima4Q"]All Along the Watchtower[/url] Derek and the Dominoes – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th3ycKQV_4k"]Layla[/url] Jefferson Airplane – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XR8LFNUr3vw"]White Rabbit[/url] Rolling Stones – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPVUa29kHu8"]Paint It Black[/url] [u]Alternative/Indie Rock[/u] Bon Iver – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuQrLsTUcN0"]Flume[/url] M83 – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aZFcosBTaQ&ob=av3e"]Midnight City[/url] Beirut – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCkT4K-hppE"]Nantes[/url] Arcade fire – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biQkxCf0tT0"]Suburbs[/url] Grizzly Bear – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPXDJQkuWeA"]Two Weeks[/url] Animal Collective – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1B3LhpfY6k"]My Girls[/url] Radiohead – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBH97ma9YiI&ob=av3n"]Karma Police[/url] Wilco – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcRWZ3yvxVo"]Jesus, etc.[/url] Elliott Smith – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLb33LZX4dc"]Waltz #2 (XO)[/url] Deerhunter – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-gAB05MlS4"]Agoraphobia[/url] “[u]Electronic[/u]” Flying Lotus – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDDBxT9uqBk&feature=related"]Do the Astral Plane[/url] Massive Attack – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsmzF1TqslY"]Teardrop[/url] Radiohead – [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onRk0sjSgFU"]Everything in its Right Place[/url] Justice - [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjWPyDMk8k8"]D.A.N.C.E. 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RDR made a lot of improvements to the GTA template, the weapon wheel included. The free aim mechanic was also excellent, whereas in IV it was impractical. I'd hope that GTA V keeps these modifications. I think Rockstar's smart enough to see that.

You are shopping at the wrong stores. Well, to the extent that they're super powerful melee weapons lol

I think you need to go play some saints row, this is gta not a fucking chain saw massacre >San Andreas yes I know that was back in SA, but hell we are already moving on to serious stuff aren't we? The tone should be serious (well, satirical) but chainsaws do exist in the real world, you know. Saints Row lives off of things that don't or even couldn't exist, like "apocalypse gloves," airstrikes, giant purple dildos, etc.

I think you need to go play some saints row, this is gta not a fucking chain saw massacre >San Andreas

Bills have been getting passed. There's too much bipartisanship. You know, this is such a monumentally incorrect statement that I have to wonder where you get your information. Which part? Bills getting passed, or the bit about bipartisanship? Both. The 2010-2012 Congress hasn't passed a single jobs bill. Not one, despite Obama offering multiple ones. Considering employment is the most pressing issue in America today (not to mention the very definition of a "bad economy") you would think this would be a priority. But nope, Congress is too busy with reminding the world how inanely stupid we are by focusing all of its attention on contraception and reinstating "In God We Trust" as our national motto when no one, and I mean literally no one, suggested it should be anything different. Not to mention that it regularly holds the American and/or world economy hostage by threatening not to extend the payroll tax cut or low interest rates for student loans, and at one time even considered defaulting, you know, the very thing a large national debt threatens to do, which conservatives are supposedly so very concerned about. All of this to protect tax cuts on millionaires (also eroding the national debt). Over half of all Congressman are millionaires and virtually all campaign donations come from millionaires. The former two statements are not unrelated. Bills are not being passed. There is little bipartisanship because of the "ideological purity" that now infests the Republican Party. Compromising is seen as a sign of weakness despite numerous (and what I would call excessive) concessions from Democrats. Good thing they're fucked come 2012. With social conservatism becoming increasingly unpopular in the US, I doubt the Republican Party will be able to last. Their main appeal these past few years has been to act as a hub to fringe groups, the bigoted theocrats being the most important wing. And their influence is undeniably waning.

Bills have been getting passed. There's too much bipartisanship. You know, this is such a monumentally incorrect statement that I have to wonder where you get your information.

Our already deeply corrupt political system was made even more corrupt by the Citizens United ruling, which allowed unlimited campaign donations, which made way for SuperPACs. We have the worst Supreme Court that we've ever had. Scalia is a bonafide idiot.

I hope the tone is similar to that of Red Dead Redemption. It was largely humorous throughout (and no doubt GTA V will up the satire) but had its poignant and introspective moments, like Dutch van der Linde's last scene. Having said that, I hope this GTA manages to conjure something more evocative with its main story; the the death of either Roman or Kate didn't feel at all shocking or devastating, just shallow. It's a tough balance. Dan Houser seems to be too caught up in his wit to bring something emotional to the table.

Ron Paul is our most iconic libertarian. Libertarianism means a lot of different things but in America it generally means you're socially liberal and fiscally conservative (also keep in mind that America's political center is very much to the right of every other industrialized country). He's most certainly not the last hope for America. His take on fiscal and monetary policy would be disastrous to the economy. Having said that, I do respect that he's one of the few politicians that speaks out against corporate welfare, our imperialistic foreign policy, and our frequent breaches of civil rights (like the newly signed indefinite detention law).

No, Romney clearly has the nomination. Paul isn't even remotely closing in.

lol it wasn't even remotely Keynesian policies that led us into our current economic mess. That would be the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act, which regulated risky speculation in order to prevent bubbles. Ron Paul ascribes to the Austrian School of Economics, which has been spectacularly wrong with its predictions. On the other hand, Keynesian economics has been consistently right. This can mostly be seen with monetary policy. Large increases in the monetary base has NOT caused soaring inflation and interest rates as the Austrians predicted (and Paul has consistently warned about this, despite inflation and interest rates being at historic lows). On the other hand, the liquidity trap, a phenomenon described in Keynesian economics, explains this perfectly (it also explains Japan's Lost Decade). At this point, because we are in a liquidity trap (meaning monetary policy has no effect on anything, which is how we've solved literally every recession), only substantial fiscal stimulus will cure it. This worked with the Great Depression - see World War II. Otherwise our economy will remain stagnant for another 7-10 years, and in accordance with Okun's law, unemployment therewith. I like Ron Paul because he's one of the few politicians that speak out against our interventionist policies and breaches of civil rights, but regarding fiscal and monetary policy, he's a blind ideologue. Which probably explains why he's consistently wrong about it.

Wtf are you talking about, Activision owns Call of Shit, not Take Two Oh shit, my bad. Nevermind. The game will undoubtedly receive the plurality of the video game market share, barring an imprudent release of GTA V. Take Two doesn't want to compete with that.

I predict that they will show actual cutscenes from the game. I look forward to that. I hope the facial animations and polygon count are on par with those of Red Dead Redemption. RDR had such detailed faces; they're still easily the best in gaming. I've been playing GTA IV and the drop in visual quality compared to RDR is almost shocking.