Games of Spring 2008

Platform: : Xbox 360, PS3

Genre: Action

Release Date: April 29

Experience Liberty City like never before in Rockstar's highly-anticipated action epic. Starring Eastern European ne'er do well Niko Bellic, the fantastically-realized open-world game is the biggest GTA to date, offering a brand new graphics engine, plenty of gameplay tweaks, all-new multiplayer modes and a wicked arsenal of groundbreaking features.

Why It's Hot: Are you kidding?

Why It's Not: We can't think of any reasons offhand, although saying "GTA" in a room full of social conservatives is like screaming "Bomb" in an airport - sheer panic will certainly ensue the moment anyone does anything vaguely uncool after playing GTA IV. Frankly, we don't know if the industry can handle another round of misinformed media stories about video game violence. Everyone play nice, kay?

Grand Theft Auto IV Screenshots