I've seen a lot of posts on the Internet saying that LC in GTA IV is almost an exact replica of New York (at least Manhattan). While the general locations of famous landmarks were surprisingly well created, Liberty City is still way too small to pass as an NYC re-creation. The most basic test is to take a taxi from the southern end to the northern end, having it drive legally. I'm not sure how long it would take in Manhattan (probably around an hour, considering the traffic), but it took less than...

Well, 7 months after buying GTA IV, I finally took it out of the closet and installed it. First thing I did, after the hour and a half it took to setup, update, and tweak graphics (to the very lowest level, of course, except traffic density, which I kept at 100 since I love driving through traffic in games), and finish the first mission so I can save, I went online for some multiplayer.

Wow, what an amazing experience! Besides the lack of lag, deathmatch gameplay was just plain fun....

As sure as I am writing this blog there are those who were not in way shape or form affected by the economy if that is the case trust me that is great for you as I was not as lucky this go around.

My wife quit her job to be a stay home Mom back in August '08, sadly and unsuspectingly in the beginning of April '09 my employer informed that the company was downsizing and I would be one of the five who were going to be laid off

Since then (April 09) my wife and myself...