Grand Theft Auto "Wanted" Posters Appear in New York

Grand Theft Auto "Wanted" Posters Appear in New York

EL1TE on 31 January 2008 - 14:37 · 25 comments & 19620 views

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And the viral marketing has begun. Apparently, several “Wanted” posters have been spotted in New York bearing the face of GTA IV protagonist, Niko Bellic. The poster, issued by the Liberty City Police Department, warns that Bellic is wanted for assault with a deadly weapon and suggests that he be shot on sight. Something tells me this won’t be the last of the game’s viral marketing before it sees release.

[Via Kotaku]

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(1 reply) #1 Smethead on 31 Jan 2008 - 15:17

Haha, nice idea

GTA IV is one of the reasons i'd buy a PS3 or Xbox

#1.1 +Raa on 01 Feb 2008 - 00:22

And that's 2 of the reasons i'll wait for the PC release

(3 replies) #2 Magallanes on 31 Jan 2008 - 15:26

I think this ads will cause a lot of real 911 calls, and later a consecutive amount of demands, shame if your profile is near to the description.

:3

#2.1 este on 31 Jan 2008 - 18:03

maybe, maybe not.
if it catches people's attention perhaps they will read it and see that it is just an advertisement for a video game.

#2.2 soniqstylz on 01 Feb 2008 - 16:51

(este said @ #2.1)

maybe, maybe not.
if it catches people's attention perhaps they will read it and see that it is just an advertisement for a video game.

Yeah right.

People who shop for games don't even notice game ratings. Do you think people who barely speak English and couldn't even afford a game console, much less pay any attention to video games, will get the joke?

#2.3 +Kushan on 03 Feb 2008 - 15:44

(soniqstylz said @ #2.2)

(este said @ #2.1)

maybe, maybe not.
if it catches people's attention perhaps they will read it and see that it is just an advertisement for a video game.

Er...dude, it's in New york. Now I'm aware that the American school system has a lot of problems, but does it really produce lots of people who can't speak or read English?

#3 Rahul on 31 Jan 2008 - 15:27

Looks Good

(1 reply) #4 castor_troyuk on 31 Jan 2008 - 15:35

Poor Roy Keane can never go to NY now or he'd be arrested for sure

#4.1 MightyJordan on 31 Jan 2008 - 18:06

(castor_troyuk said @ #4)

Poor Roy Keane can never go to NY now or he'd be arrested for sure

LOL! Don't forget the president of Iran.

(1 reply) #5 +MichaelBL on 31 Jan 2008 - 16:07

Imagine if someone looked like him, my god that would suck.

#5.1 Dakkaroth on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:24

Imagine if someone out over there LOOKS like him?

(2 replies) #6 Ani Maul on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:47

Oh man, Jason Statham is going to get shot at every time he turns around. Poor guy!

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/MMPH/253911.jpg

#6.1 caerma on 31 Jan 2008 - 19:17

(Ani Maul said @ #6)

Oh man, Jason Statham is going to get shot at every time he turns around. Poor guy!

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/IMAGES/MMPH/253911.jpg

#6.2 virtorio on 31 Jan 2008 - 20:15

I think he's had that problem to deal with since he made Transporter II anyway.

(3 replies) #7 coolio319 on 31 Jan 2008 - 17:53

I would steal those posters and sell them on eBay, you can probably make a nice amount of money.

#7.1 +Raa on 01 Feb 2008 - 00:23

Yeah, you'd probably get a couple of dollars each...

#7.2 Swordnyx on 01 Feb 2008 - 02:52

(Raa said @ #7.1)

Yeah, you'd probably get a couple of dollars each...

Wait a few years after it's a classic and then sell for thousands of dollars (if you find an idiot/obsessed collector)

#7.3 +The Cub on 09 Feb 2008 - 14:33

Pretty easy to replicate.

I wonder if the original file is out there somewhere.

#8 Gabe3 on 01 Feb 2008 - 04:42

I have a PS3 now so me no wait for PC ports anymore, yay!

(1 reply) #9 Shaka-de-virgo on 01 Feb 2008 - 06:06

Cool, im not gonna buy it though, need to be PS3 exclusive or else its downgraded to the x360.

#9.1 DodgeViper on 01 Feb 2008 - 14:35

You do realise that xbox 360 has a better GPU than the PS3, seems like IF it was downgraded it's for the PS3.

That doesn't matter for GTAIV because they are going be identical. Neither version is going to look or perform better, R* have stated this so it's not just some made up ****.

We still can't be sure which version is going to look better, not until there's proper comparisons.

#10 Gabe3 on 01 Feb 2008 - 22:05

True but the CPU is twice the speed of the 360's.

#11 Mythex on 09 Feb 2008 - 16:38

Hmmm, quite an effective ad campaign

#12 twistedlipstick on 10 Feb 2008 - 03:34

I've just seen these in my hometown... Brisbane, Australia

#13 Pandya on 11 Feb 2008 - 08:05

This is genius, and typical Rockstar marketing. Rockstar don't give a damn if they get bad press from it, or even if it results in real 911 calls. This is because Rockstar are going to get press and coverage from it; it might be negative but its still press coverage

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