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Farewell (Chunky Lee Chong) ...

Posted By Laz

Well this may not come as a surprise, but I have decided to officially archive the site. I really don't have the time nor the passion to keep it going these days.
It's been a great 7 years. Wow, 7 years...

Anyway, I just want to say some thank yous, as lame as that may sound...

Thanks to everyone who emailed me. Rather it be for help, feedback, and everything in between. I loved hearing from people who viewed the site.

Thanks to Rockstar Games, for making such a great video game series and keeping close with the fan sites. I've got more stickers than I know what to do with thanks to you guys.

Thanks to the old school GTA webmasters. I've known you guys for years, and most of you have helped me out at some point or another.

Thanks also to every GTA site I've been affiliated with. Lots of really cool guys out there, and I'm glad to have met them.

And last but not least, thanks to all of you. I'm glad you all stopped by, and I hope you got something out of the visit.

The site will remain fully "as is", so feel free to visit for any old items you may need in the future. I really enjoyed working on the site, and I will miss it.

If anyone would like to send comments about the site, or if you would like to request a staff position, feel free to email me at LazHimself(at)gmail.com.
I would love to keep the site going, I just can't do it myself.

Thanks again.

Justin "Laz" Burrow and the entire GTA Underground staff.

Virus Outbreak in Liberty City

Posted By Laz

Grab your shotgun, canned food, and vinyl records. A zombie infection has hit Liberty City!

You may have seen a few of "infected" running around the city since June. But now the problem has grown out of control. Info is surfacing that the LCPD are even considering a full city quarantine!

Also, we have received word that even if the person does not show signs of zombification, they may in fact still be infected! Trust no one!

For more info on how you can survive, and to check out the global death count. Head over to the Rockstar Games Social Club.

BRB

Posted By Laz

Yeah we haven't had much time to update the site lately. But don't worry. The new DLC Episodes hitting Xbox Live this fall should mark our return to regular updates.

Until then you can get all your GTA news from our good friends over at The GTA Place or GTA4.tv.

And if any of you happen to have experience in writing articles, and have a love for GTA, then email me at webmaster(at)gtaunderground.com with some info about yourself and your past work with websites. I'm looking to get a couple of new staff members to help with the news updates.

Later, yo.

Castle Crashers Released On XBLA

Posted By Laz

Castle Crashers Hitting XBL Aug 27th

Posted By Laz

From The Behemoth, the dudes behind Alien Hominid and NewGrounds.com comes Castle Crashers. A four-player adventure beat 'em up mixed with RPG elements and the fantastic artwork of Dan Paladin.

Loaded with 20+ levels, over 20 bosses, Online Multiplayer Arenas, 4 player Xbox LIVE co-op, 20+ different characters to level up, the amazing Animal Orbs, and more surprises! All coming at you in full HD resolution!

It's hitting the Xbox Live Arcade at the end of the month. So if you have an Xbox 360, and want the best fucking arcade game around. Then you should stop being such a jackass and download Castle Crashers on August 27th.

Oh, and if any of you guys wanna play, hit me up on Xbox Live.
My GamerTag is LazHimself.

GTAIV Released

Posted By Laz

GTAIV is now available worldwide.

So go fucking play it.

Lack of Updates

Posted By Laz

Yeah we've not been updating GTAU as much as we usually do. This is due to the two primary people who work on the site being very busy with their lives and/or are putting themselves into a short-term coma until the 29th. Which according to our Monthly Poll, 288 of you are also trying to go with the ol' coma plan.

Anyway, expect us to start updating again once GTAIV has been released. (4 long fucking days.)

Until then, I'm sure the dudes over at GTA4.tv and The GTA Place will keep you updated with the latest.

Thanks, back soon.

Games Aktuell GTAIV Review

Posted By Laz

German magazine Games Aktuell is the latest magazine to review Grand Theft Auto IV. And yet again, GTAIV gets a overall perfect 10/10 score.

Here is the review breakdown :

Graphics : 9/10
The gigantic size of the city makes you forget the few graphical imperfections of the game.

Sound : 10/10
Best GTA soundtrack ever, and probably the most compelling feature in the game.

Controls : 8/10
Far from perfect but a big step from the previous GTA games.

Multiplayer : 9/10
Great concept and innovative integration with the single-player mode.

Gameplay : 10/10
We can’t score it 11/10

Conclusion :
GTA4 is by far the best action game ever created.

Thanks to Scott over at GTAPla.net for the heads up!

Lazlow Gives New IV Info

Posted By Laz

Lazlow Jones, one of GTA's lead writers, radio station host, and perhaps who I ~~stole~~ got my name from, appeared on the Opie and Anthony show yesterday.

In the show he discussed how he was involved with the development with GTAIV and he did manage to give us a few previously unknown facts :

Niko can date women he meets via online dating sites like Love-Meet.net

Recording sessions for the in-game dialogue and audio lasted ten hours a day five days a week for many weeks

Rockstar employees worked overtime, and even on weekends, in order the complete the game on time

There will be over 100 different commercials on the in-game radio stations

The Liberty City beer band 'Piswasser' is a direct jab at Budweiser, and will feature an ad sung by Anthony himself

The in-game internet is ridiculously extensive and will contain spoofs of various popular news sources, blogs and websites. There will also be pop-up ads.

Injuries will be more important in firefights then before. If Niko is shot in the leg, for example, he'll bleed and limp

There will be periodic announcements in the subway stations that will randomly alert you of spontaneous police searches, extra security checks and harassment of passengers

Lazlow also stated that his personal favorite version of GTAIV is the 360 version because of it’s downloadable content which will contain (among other things) new missions, characters and comedy routines

You can also listen to Jim Norton play GTAIV while Lazlow, Opie, and Anthony all comment on his murderous tendencies!

OPM GTAIV Review

Posted By Laz

Official PlayStation Magazine UK has just reviewed Grand Theft Auto IV. The review includes a few new screenshots, as well as some used in the OXM review. Just as OXM did, OPM awarded GTAIV a perfect 10 out of 10.

Here is a summary of the more interesting points from the article, some of which may consider spoilers :
One of the reasons Niko goes to Liberty City is to track down the man who betrayed his old army unit.
Cars don't catch fire after a bit of damage any more.
There are several points at which you need to make life or death decisions between prominent characters.
Comedy clubs feature real comedians.
"Michelle" is the first girl that Niko hooks up with.
Dimitiri Rascalov is Mikhail Faustin's right hand man.
Another use of the phone include "calling a target to make him come to the window and into Niko's sniper sight."
There is a museum called the Libertonian museum, which features dinosaur fossils and exploding vases. Environments such as these have been created specifically for shootouts.
The name of every radio station is revealed :
Electro Choc (dance)
Fusion FM
IF99 - International Funk (funk)
Integrity 2.0 (speech, hosted by Lazlow)
Jazz Nation Radio 108.5 (jazz)
K109 The Studio (disco)
Liberty City Hardcore (punk/hardcore)
Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 (classic rock)
Massive B Soundsystem 96.9 (dance hall)
PLR - Public Liberty Radio (call-in speech)
Radio Broker (rock)
San Juan Sounds (latin)
The Beat 102.7 (contemporary hip-hop)
The Classics 104.1 (old-skool hip-hop)
The Journey (Ambient)
The Vibe 98.8 (soul)
Tuff Gong Radio (reggae/dub)
Vladivostok FM (eastern european)
WKTT - We Know The Truth (right wing talk radio)

Thanks to our friend Chris over at The GTA Place for heads up!