News - Running Late

We've fallen a bit behind with posting the news, but I hope you'll forgive us. This horror was down to two things: there wasn't really any new info, and my daily schedule has been pretty packed lately. Now, though - to talk about something worthwhile for a change - I finally have a bit of time to refresh the site's information base.

After the delay was announced, the magazines, lacking any actual information, started guessing (again). Some of those guesses turned out to be true, but the most important bit of info is that the game will take place in October 2007, the originally planned release date.

• The XBOX 360 version of the game is already 80% finished.

• The story takes place in October 2007.

• Niko can work on several missions at once, and he can check his tasks in his cell phone under the To-Do list. Knowing this, we can say almost for certain that we'll be able to save during missions, too.

• Niko can double his taxi tip to make the driver drive twice as fast.

• Pedestrians cough, sniffle, smoke, and even mutter to themselves.

• It's unlikely that you'll see two identical cars or people in a given area.

• During the game, Niko has to hide the bigger weapons so he doesn't attract too much attention.

• The offices in the city are big and have multiple rooms, and the minor glitches found in the PS2 games are no longer in the game.