Two months after Grand Theft Auto IV was released, I’m given another opportunity to see if they’ve finally “gotten it right” with respect to us 60GB PS3 owners who still experience random freezing in the game that can only be resolved by getting off our lazy butts and power cycling our machines. This new patch addresses a fair number of crash-related issues, but none of them come right out and say “Fixed crash that seems to be unrelated to anything specific at all.”

Details for what crashes they’ve addressed after the jump… (more…)

UPDATE: The first email that went out to store customers was not properly addressed. The podcast has been re-distributed. If you ordered anything ever from our store and left a valid email address at the time you ordered, you should now have the link. Check your spam folder if you don’t see it.

After a false start, we’ve finally managed to release the Grand Theft Auto 4 podcast to our loyal SG Store customers. If you’ve ever bought anything to support Sarcastic Gamer in our store, this early release is our way of saying thank you.

If you’re as strapped for cash as I am, don’t get too huffy. The show’s coming for everyone in a couple weeks just like all of our other podcasts. You can’t BUY this show. It’s free.

If you absolutely can’t wait a little bit to hear the show…. it’s never too late to pick up something in the store, and its NEVER been cheaper.

Wanna see my imitation of a car commercial?

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Mousepads - Just 6 bucks!

T-shirts - Just 15.99!

Vanity Banners - starting at 12 bucks per day!

These prices are crazy!

/pukeyness (Lono this is NOT an invitation to post… that thing I sent ya.)

Thanks to everyone who supports Sarcastic Gamer, whether its a shirt or a kind word. We do have the best community anywhere.

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A week or so ago, Lono put a post up that detailed the top five craziest things to do in GTA 4. That’s all well and good, but in order to maximize the amount of fun and time you get from GTA 4 you need to go a bit more in depth. So, without further ado, I announce the top five things to do in Perseus (one of the clothes shops in GTA).

Read the ridiculously real stuff you can do in GTA IV, after the jump.
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Sadly, my illusions about the invincibility of the HUGE tugboat in GTA 4 have been shattered. According to the SG User Blog by Painkilla05, the vessel can and will be destroyed by the Liberty City Poe-Poe, if hit with enough of their Tugboat-piercing rounds. (more…)

We finally spill the beans about the brand new SG Podcast, within the first 30 seconds of the show. Then we spent most of the show discussing GTA4. There’s more… But I won’t spoil it just yet.

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1UP has an interesting interview posted with Rockstar’s co-founder Sam Houser. As we’re leading up to the release of GTA IV and while the stupid media embargo seems to still be in effect, some things are dribbled out here and there. Gameplay footage is hitting YouTube and GameTrailers, only to be removed minutes later, reviews are being leaked then squashed. For folks that truly want to know the differences between the two versions of the game on the 360 and PS3, it’s a bit frustrating. I’m not talking the known differences such as Xbox Live support and exclusive DLC, I’m talking about the performance of the game itself.

Does one version look, feel, or play better than the other? Sam Houser has an answer for us… (more…)

First, as one of the few, the proud, and the sneaky to have played this game to the finish before the unwashed masses have gotten the chance to sully it with their grimy little paws, let me be absolutely crystal effin’ clear about how I feel:

Nyaaaaaaahhhhh, nyaaaaaaaaah.

Oh yeah baby, I’m rubbin’ it in.

Feels good.

Mmmmm, yeah.

*ahem*

Check out the full review, embargo be damned, after the jump!

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Once again John Riccitiello, EA’s CEO, has stepped up to a microphone in order to tell us all what the future holds. As easy as it is to dismiss everything the man says for the simple fact that he heads up one of the most “infamous” companies in the industry, he may actually be right on the money this time. For the most part anyway…

Find out what EA’s CEO has to say about Hollywood and video games after the jump! (more…)