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Explore Liberty City with Google Map application

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by admin

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Between the comprehensive in-game map, the GPS-imbued minimap, and the TomTom-esque functionality of certain vehicles, we’ve yet to misplace ourselves within Liberty City’s digital boroughs. Still, if you find yourself lost whilst playing Grand Theft Auto IV, we guess this Liberty City map application (mapplication?) using the Google Maps interface would come in handy.

A number of user contributions have already been made to the map, showing the location of hidden items, easter eggs, pigeon locations, stunt jumps, and yes, even hookers, whom we assume were fitted with GPS locaters by trained prostitute handlers before being released back into the wild. It makes for a useful cartographical companion for those with a laptop near their console of choice — if you don’t mind ruining the fun of exploring the nooks and crannies of Rockstar’s intricately crafted metropolis for yourself, that is.

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This Week in Review gets hijacked

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by admin

Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox 360

Not even Sierra’s Spring Event, a lineup of all the company’s upcoming games (Ghostbusters!) could steal even a glint of the spotlight from Rockstar’s behemoth, Viva Pinata. In fact, it’s all we (and everyone else) can seem to talk about. Check out all of our hands-on impressions and reviews from the Joystiq Network with this week in review:

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Today in mentwist: May 2, 2008

Sunday, May 4th, 2008 by admin

dailyrecap, gtaiv

This probably best sums up our weekend plans. Here’s hoping the Xbox 360 above doesn’t suffer from any technical issues. (Via Flickr) Check out the highlights for today:

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