hey guys just came across this in the angry pixel site i dont know wether it is true but this site is stating that the pc version of the game is going to retail for 499rs 
and its is gonna be delayed dude to the frequent mumbai terrorist attacks here is the article and the link
GTA IV DELAYED
I never could understand the mind of a terrorist. Sure, everybody talks about how one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, but you need to be a special form of coward to take your frustration out on hard-working innocents, especially when they don’t have high powered assault rifles to balance out the argument. With the country still reeling from the nightmare in Mumbai yesterday and dozens of lives still hanging by a thin thread, the Indian gaming market is already starting to feel the shockwaves, and predictably, the game standing in the spotlight is none other than the “murder simulator†poster child, GTA IV.
Fortunately, this time around, no one has started blaming the game for the vicious drive-bys, the car bombs and the massacres in the 5-star hotels just yet, but for all the PC gamers waiting to get their hands on the title, the wait just got longer. Originally set to release along with the European launch on December 3rd for an insanely low price point of INR 499, or approximately US $10, the game’s launch in India is being pushed back an unspecified number of days, as the official Rockstar / 2K distributor in the country, e-Xpress Interactive feels that it would be insensitive (not to mention, asking for trouble) if the game is put on shelves less than a week after what is one of the worst terrorist incidents India has ever seen.
Speaking to us today morning, e-Xpress Interactive, which, coincidentally, operates out of Mumbai, said that they were discussing the propriety of launching the game on December 3rd, especially considering Niko Bellic is able to perform drive-bys on innocent civilians after hijacking a cop car, killing cops who try to stop him - which is exactly what the terrorists had done in the financial capital of the country late last night, resulting in the deaths of over a hundred people, including the head of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad, Hemant Karkare and over a dozen police officers.
Coming close on the heels of last month’s Fallout 3 fiasco, where Microsoft India enacted a last-minute self-imposed ban on the game, citing “religiously sentimental concerns†over the presence of mutated two-headed cows in the game, the GTA IV delay seems to second a new wave of political correctness sweeping through the Indian gaming market, which seems very keen on avoiding all the sales and censorship controversies that are dredged up by the wash of violent videogames. Unfortunately though, this couldn’t have come at a worse time for e-Xpress, considering the fact that the Indian launch of GTA IV PC is a spectacular record, marking the first time in the history of Indian game sales that a brand-new AAA title will be available for the cheapest price worldwide, selling for a scant INR 499, when the usual going rate for a new title averages between INR 999 (~ US $20) and INR 1299 (~ US $26).
In light of yesterday’s attacks, however, e-Xpress says that they may tone down the fanfare they had planned for the game’s launch, which include a contest based on fan-made videos via the Replay Editor, and may actually end up importing lesser copies than they had initially planned, which could drive up the price point of the game to a maximum of INR 699, approximately US $4 more than the previously announced retail price (which still makes India the cheapest place in the world to get your copy of GTA IV). While the gamer in me echoes the sentiments of the hundred thousands odd PC gamers in the country in condemning this delay and ranting for a couple of hours on the distinctions between reality and fantasy and how we’re more than capable of telling them apart, thank you very much, Moral Police – one teensy-weensy part of me understands why this had to be done. After all, what’s a couple of days more when you’re waiting for the biggest game of the year? We’re more than used to it.
GTA IV PC Delayed After Mumbai Massacre | the ANGRY pixel
and its is gonna be delayed dude to the frequent mumbai terrorist attacks here is the article and the linkGTA IV DELAYED
I never could understand the mind of a terrorist. Sure, everybody talks about how one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter, but you need to be a special form of coward to take your frustration out on hard-working innocents, especially when they don’t have high powered assault rifles to balance out the argument. With the country still reeling from the nightmare in Mumbai yesterday and dozens of lives still hanging by a thin thread, the Indian gaming market is already starting to feel the shockwaves, and predictably, the game standing in the spotlight is none other than the “murder simulator†poster child, GTA IV.
Fortunately, this time around, no one has started blaming the game for the vicious drive-bys, the car bombs and the massacres in the 5-star hotels just yet, but for all the PC gamers waiting to get their hands on the title, the wait just got longer. Originally set to release along with the European launch on December 3rd for an insanely low price point of INR 499, or approximately US $10, the game’s launch in India is being pushed back an unspecified number of days, as the official Rockstar / 2K distributor in the country, e-Xpress Interactive feels that it would be insensitive (not to mention, asking for trouble) if the game is put on shelves less than a week after what is one of the worst terrorist incidents India has ever seen.
Speaking to us today morning, e-Xpress Interactive, which, coincidentally, operates out of Mumbai, said that they were discussing the propriety of launching the game on December 3rd, especially considering Niko Bellic is able to perform drive-bys on innocent civilians after hijacking a cop car, killing cops who try to stop him - which is exactly what the terrorists had done in the financial capital of the country late last night, resulting in the deaths of over a hundred people, including the head of the Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad, Hemant Karkare and over a dozen police officers.
Coming close on the heels of last month’s Fallout 3 fiasco, where Microsoft India enacted a last-minute self-imposed ban on the game, citing “religiously sentimental concerns†over the presence of mutated two-headed cows in the game, the GTA IV delay seems to second a new wave of political correctness sweeping through the Indian gaming market, which seems very keen on avoiding all the sales and censorship controversies that are dredged up by the wash of violent videogames. Unfortunately though, this couldn’t have come at a worse time for e-Xpress, considering the fact that the Indian launch of GTA IV PC is a spectacular record, marking the first time in the history of Indian game sales that a brand-new AAA title will be available for the cheapest price worldwide, selling for a scant INR 499, when the usual going rate for a new title averages between INR 999 (~ US $20) and INR 1299 (~ US $26).
In light of yesterday’s attacks, however, e-Xpress says that they may tone down the fanfare they had planned for the game’s launch, which include a contest based on fan-made videos via the Replay Editor, and may actually end up importing lesser copies than they had initially planned, which could drive up the price point of the game to a maximum of INR 699, approximately US $4 more than the previously announced retail price (which still makes India the cheapest place in the world to get your copy of GTA IV). While the gamer in me echoes the sentiments of the hundred thousands odd PC gamers in the country in condemning this delay and ranting for a couple of hours on the distinctions between reality and fantasy and how we’re more than capable of telling them apart, thank you very much, Moral Police – one teensy-weensy part of me understands why this had to be done. After all, what’s a couple of days more when you’re waiting for the biggest game of the year? We’re more than used to it.
GTA IV PC Delayed After Mumbai Massacre | the ANGRY pixel
