GTA IV Episodic content only on 360

Gameindustry.biz have word from Take Two that episodic content for the upcoming GTA IV will be exclusive to the XBOX 360:

"The Grand Theft Auto IV episodic content is exclusive to Xbox 360."

And are you wondering how MS managed this? From the Take Two 2Q07 Earnings Call Transcript:

Evan Wilson - Pacific Crest Securities

Thank you. And as it relates to the deferred revenue chunk associated with the episodic content on X-Box 360, you can see that $25 million of that moved into short-term deferred. Could you give us any sense of when that’s going to hit the P&L? Will we see $25 million at one time and then the second 25 or will it be a slow bleed?

That's some pretty heavy tactics in the next gen console war right there.

Phantom? Woo!

Watch the Japanese trailer for Phantom Hourglass.

Beautiful? Meh.

If this is (as has been mooted) an 800 point XBLA download, then I'm there, but any more than that and I can't see me (or anyone else) going mad for this, 360 exclusive or not.

C'mon Namco Bandai, make some effort... this looks exactly like the PS2.

Just plain mean.

But made me snigger!

The Early Post Catches The Host!

The 201st FiClub post!

I call the next FiClub, June 8th.

Due to other commitments, it would be convenient for me to host.
I hope this is OK.

Usual time etc.

Hitlers final downfall

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYvZnTFpip0

This is funny.
btw, will see you on Fiday!

Get a Job

Following a trail of Bioshock breadcrumbs I came across this article at gamerswithjobs.com. The article goes beyond the standard preview / interview fare and deals a little with story and plot within games, and seems to set the tone for the whole website which is a little more cerebral than a lot of stuff around at the moment.

Definitely one for the more thoughtful gamer, and worth a bookmark IMO.

Having read that though, I think I'm now on a media blackout regarding Bioshock... I know enough details now and I want to go in without any more pre-conceptions.