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Ein 7 CD´s Soundtrack...In a move guaranteed to break the banks of devoted fans, Rockstar Games and Sony Music Entertainment's Epic Records label have announced plans to release a whopping seven soundtrack albums from Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The discs, scheduled to hit the market with the highly-anticipated game on October 29, are to compile the entire collection of '80s music featured in the game, with each album corresponding to a different radio station and musical genre.
"The Grand Theft Auto franchise has always broken the boundaries of what videogame soundtracks can be, and Rockstar Games, along with Sony Music and Epic Records, have set a new standard with Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," stated Terry Donovan, COO of Rockstar Games. "The Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack albums will arguably represent the most diverse, extraordinary and innovative collection of music ever assembled for any piece of entertainment -- whether it be video games, television or feature films. Every track was lovingly and laboriously chosen to reflect the vast array of '80s musical styles and create the perfect audio landscape for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City."
Die Zahlen sind wirklich beeindruckend und in den Charts rangiert GTA3 ja immer noch auf den vorderen Plätzen.Take-Two's 'Grand Theft Auto' Seen as Blockbuster
September 10, 2002 02:24 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It's got sunny beaches, scantily-clad women, an all-star 1980s soundtrack and edgy violence -- everything, in fact, except Don Johnson.
A reunion of the popular police show "Miami Vice?"
No, "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" is a video game and the hotly anticipated follow-up to a controversial title that dominated sales charts for nearly a year and sent publisher, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. TTWO.O to new heights.
The game's predecessor, "Grand Theft Auto 3," released last October, became a blockbuster and established a formula that gamers loved and critics panned for its reliance on out-of-control car chases and gratuitous violence.
Along the way, the game (GTA3), for Sony's PlayStation 2 and the PC, sold more than 7 million copies, at an average price of about $49, for an estimated total near $350 million.
If the game had been a Hollywood movie, it would have ranked as the seventh-highest grossing film ever, based on domestic box office --- bigger than "Forrest Gump" and just shy of the original "Jurassic Park."
New York-based Take-Two has high hopes that "Vice City," the next installment, will send it into the elite ranks of the $30 billion-a-year global game publishing business by breaking the earlier game's formidable sales record.
"It clearly has that potential, no question at all," Take-Two Chief Executive Kelly Sumner told Reuters.
On Monday, Take-Two and Sony Music Entertainment, a unit of Sony Corp. 6758.T , which also makes the PlayStation 2, announced a deal to issue seven soundtrack albums based on the in-game radio stations in "Vice City" and featuring artists such as Judas Priest, Blondie and Flock of Seagulls.
"We fully expect it to be the biggest game of the year," said Pete Roithmayr, vice president of games merchandising for retailer Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp. ELBO.O "I would expect it to be an extremely difficult title to find if you don't pre-buy, at least initially."
U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray analyst Tony Gikas, in a note to clients last week, estimated that as many as 4 million copies of the game have been pre-ordered and that the game will out-sell its predecessor "GTA 3" by up to 25 percent.
"Now that word of mouth is out there, the initial sales figures are going to be huge," said Dan Hsu, the editor of leading fan magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly. "It's just going to blow away everything at retail."
BEACHES, BABES AND CAR CHASES
"GTA 3" has been nothing less than a phenomenon, ranking as the best-selling game in the United States for four months and still regularly selling in the top three.
It has also been roundly criticized in some corners for its blatant violence, including the ability to attack police and old ladies, among others.
Despite some outcry, the franchise shows no
sign of abating.
In a conference call with financial analysts last week, Take-Two raised its earnings and revenue guidance for fiscal 2002, ending in October, and the first quarter of fiscal 2003, ending in January, largely on the prospects of "Vice City."
While most video game publishers have seen their stocks fall this year, with just a few trading marginally higher, Take-Two shares have gained 56 percent.
That performance has come in spite of an investigation into the company's accounting practices by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a halt in the trading of its stock while it restated past results.
Sumner made clear that the game is not just a sequel to "GTA 3," with new locations, new characters and more territory in which to wreak havoc.
...und schon 4 Mio Vorbestellungen für Vice City!

Oh nein, ich will nicht mehr warten! Immer diese scheiss Verschieberei!Original geschrieben von Oddball
Hab gerade gelesen,das es sich wieder verschoben hat.Laut Gamekult.com,soll es am......8.11.kommen!!!!!!! Ob das jetzt nun der offzielle Termin ist,weiß ich nicht.So ein Shit:heul;!!!
was für ein Glück,dass ich eine PS2 habe 
Hab ich heute schon erledigt.Original geschrieben von HoopHero
Vielleicht sollte ich auch mal irgendwo vorbestellen, hab keine Lust am 1. November ohne GTA:VC dazustehen, während halb Deutschland am Zocken ist.

: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1379831504Von 350Mio auf 30Milliarden € Umsatz?Gigantische Verkaufsprognose für GTA Vice City
11.09.2002 - 15:42 Uhr - (mcv) Mit Vice City will Take Two den Erfolg des Vorgängers Grand Theft Auto 3 mit sieben Millionen verkauften Einheiten für PC und PlayStation 2 sowie einem Gesamtumsatz von 350 Millionen Dollar in den Schatten stellen. Das Unternehmen visiert für den neuen Titel rund 30 Milliarden Dollar für alle Plattformen an. Analysten gehen davon aus, dass bereits vier Millionen Exemplare vorbestellt wurden und Vice City den Verkaufserfolg von GTA 3 um 25 Prozent übertreffen wird.