Chris Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Bad news for Indian gamers today... following the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai, e-Xpress Interactive, the official Rockstar / 2K distributor in the country has decided to postpone GTA IV's PC release indefinitely. Speaking to gaming blog theANGRYpixel, e-Xpress said: 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. Grand Theft Auto games are incredibly popular in India, and we can back that up just by looking at our visitor statistics, with the country now ranked 4th in the world. Easy to see why when you realise just how cheap games are in India - GTA IV was going to set a record as the cheapest price worldwide for a AAA title: 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). Let's hope the game does eventually get released in India so the fans don't remain game-less for too long. Thanks to GTA4.net for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Pie Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Which is too bad, considering that EvoLuTioN and a lot of other Indian GTA fans would like to scrap on GTA IV... To those who bombed Mumbai, shame on you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoLuTioN Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 (edited) Shit, Didn't see that coming, I hope they don't delay it for too long, Bombay(Mumbai) is known for its spirit to get back to normal as soon as possible. Stupid ass terrorist. And even though angry pixel is an Indian gaming site so they should know about the cost of games and as such, I've never seen a brand new game go for 499. 1299 is common though. Edited November 28, 2008 by EvoLuTioN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 I bet one of the terrorists played GTA IV and listened to WKTT " Help its a terrorists ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Lord Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Oh fish.Sad Yeah.San Andreas costed me around 1100 INR.I might buy IV as soon as it is relased.Like i did for every PC GTA game.But i dont think my dad's gonna upgrade my pc until few months.So w/e :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Not delayed anymore: http://theangrypixel.com/blog/2008/11/30/g...-3-for-inr-499/ "it looks like you really wouldn’t have to wait after all if you were planning to drive Mr. Bellic around town on your monster PC. So yes, the game is coming out on December 3rd, as originally planned and yes, it will be available at the previously mentioned low, low price of INR 499, so there’s really no excuse not to buy one copy for playing and one NRFB copy for a keepsake, like someone I know is planning to do." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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