Awesomely fake GTA 4 pic

by Joystiq Staff { Jul 9th 2006 at 11:58AM }

What is it with wannabe Internet celebs circulating fake pictures of games and hardware? Do they need attention that bad? The latest hot target of illegitimate screen grabs seems to be Grand Theft Auto 4. Last month we saw a little GTA 4 fakeness nugget complete with urinating dog and visions of gore from a ball and chain weapon. Now, we got this one above from a GTA 4 forum.

It's like they're not even trying anymore. There's not much to see in this "screenshot," but notice the Rockstar North "official" lettering in the bottom left that just cries for legitimacy. Of course, we don't know 100% for sure that this is a fake, but don't hold your breath that it's not.

[Thanks, PacBoy23]

Tags: GTA 4, GTA 4 fake, Gta4, Gta4Fake

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

kleger @ Jul 9th 2006 12:01PM

terrible perspective. hardly any cars. hardly any people. fake fake fake

Danny @ Jul 9th 2006 12:07PM

Do you just rush to comment or something, or just ignore the article and title entirely?

john @ Jul 9th 2006 12:23PM

Idk, at the very end of the road you can't see any further.

A. The PS3 can pull off rendering much further as we've seen in many other games.

B. I don't remember GTA ever having the color of "what you cant see further", if you know what I mean, be white. Normally it just shows the road and sky but removes buildings cars and people..

jodyanthony @ Jul 9th 2006 12:30PM

I dunno, #2..there was a bit of popup in the GT video at the sony pre-e3 press conference.

Jay @ Jul 9th 2006 12:32PM

You know what's incredible? Some little sad act spent hours, if not days perfecting this only to have it instantly dismissed by his target audience. Thank you, maker. Thmaker.

Jecrell @ Jul 9th 2006 12:55PM

OOOH! OOOH!
Let me try!

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/5152/gtaiv7hl.jpg

PacBoy23 @ Jul 9th 2006 1:04PM

i was the one that submitted it im not sure if fake or not yet yes im PacBoy23

Sean @ Jul 9th 2006 1:06PM

you know why this is fake?

because rockstar couldnt make a game look this good no matter the hardware

georgedakota @ Jul 9th 2006 1:33PM

1.(kleger) horrible perspective? thats funny since no one ever said this was real or if it is real who says its from gameplay and not cgi or intro or something. I dont expect us to see any actual gameplay shots or real videos till after this year. We just just see all those cut scenes or stupid stuff like that which everyone seems to get excited about. Kind of like with the halo 3 trailer. It was the stupidiest thing i ever saw. I think halo 3 will be great but why would I care about some trailer when i want to see gameplay footage? Us gamers need to stop showing these companies so much excitement or a stupid trailer when most of us want to see gameplay. Maybe if we stop caring they actually will start showing off gameplay first.

Pal @ Jul 9th 2006 1:40PM

Something felt strange the moment I saw the above "screenshot." I had a feeling that I've seen this before, since I browse through a lot of 3D artwork on the net (university CG major myself). I was right, first guess - 3D Blasphemy (http://www.3dblasphemy.com)!

Here's the image in question, top right: http://www.3dblasphemy.com/personal/P5.jpg

NOTE: This 3D still was made in 2004.

Conclusion: Fake!

Lee @ Jul 9th 2006 1:54PM

nice work pal!

Hart704 @ Jul 9th 2006 2:12PM

"Of course, we don't know 100% for sure that this is a fake..."

It is 100% fake. It's a photograph for crying out loud.

britas @ Jul 9th 2006 2:17PM

nice work linking those pal!

waldopepper @ Jul 9th 2006 4:00PM

#12It is 100% fake. It's a photograph for crying out loud.

Um no, it's definitely CGI. Despite lots of work on the detail of the buildings, look at all the 'humans' who are are the same height/shape and are all in the same step process with their legs astride. You can also pick out the figures too easily in the distance. Also the figure on the left is quite sharp but the car right next to him is much more out of focus.

tim @ Jul 9th 2006 4:16PM

Who cares? There is no reason to put any thought into this. Go to a park or something. Weirdos.

vince @ Jul 9th 2006 4:21PM

quoting #10 It has already been proven that its a cgwork from some university.

10. Something felt strange the moment I saw the above "screenshot." I had a feeling that I've seen this before, since I browse through a lot of 3D artwork on the net (university CG major myself). I was right, first guess - 3D Blasphemy (http://www.3dblasphemy.com)!

Here's the image in question, top right: http://www.3dblasphemy.com/personal/P5.jpg

NOTE: This 3D still was made in 2004.

Conclusion: Fake!

Jeff @ Jul 9th 2006 4:30PM

Repeat after me: you will never, ever see a leaked screenshot of a GTA game. You never have and you never will. Take it right from the (former) horse's mouth - it's been a few years now, but I was part of the marketing machine for the GTA series up through Vice City and I know the penalties for employees who leak GTA info. They include, but are not limited to:

a) Two (or more) busted kneecaps
b) The slow, painful death of your favorite pet
c) A lawsuit
d) A poor job recommendation

Any alleged screenshot posted on a non-Rockstar site before it appears on a Rockstar site is a fake screenshot. This is a 100% universal truth.

dummybox @ Jul 9th 2006 5:27PM

theres only two kneecaps.. how could there be more unless they busted the "only two"... then waited.. and busted them agian... but other then that.. i believe you.

James @ Jul 9th 2006 5:55PM

I've got GTA San Andreas on my computer and still haven't started playing it...I think this may inspire me to start
poppin' caps in some heads. :)

http://www.dslitereview.com

bladestar @ Jul 9th 2006 5:56PM

"A. The PS3 can pull off rendering much further as we've seen in many other games" really? Which one? Can you please name at least one game? For some strange reason I never seem a PS3 running any game; that is game play that supports your comment. Please show me a link, I cant way it see what the PS3 can do.

Adam @ Jul 9th 2006 6:39PM

So everyone is quick to say the image posted is false, but then have no problem saying the below image is real?

http://www.3dblasphemy.com/personal/P5.jpg

TC @ Jul 9th 2006 6:50PM

That's all fake, the new GTA is set in London, as this site has exclusively revealed screenshots and storyline........

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/articles/564/gta-4-exclusive-preview

GReen @ Jul 9th 2006 7:20PM

It's fake. look like some took a screen shot from the Mafia or Godfather and and put it through photo shop

PacBoy23 @ Jul 9th 2006 10:42PM

# 22 why did you do that it is fake and that is san andreas with a modded car

Marcelo Vega @ Jul 9th 2006 10:43PM

Ok guys, here´s the "real" deal:

Boxart:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/vprime/gta4sp.jpg

A little Molotov Action:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/vprime/gtaspfire.jpg

Next Gen NPCs:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/vprime/gtaspbus.jpg

OH, NO: IN GAME ADVERTISING???
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/vprime/gtaspadvert.jpg

At least now the walls aren´t invisible:
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/vprime/gtaspiguatemi.jpg

SonicRift @ Jul 10th 2006 12:47AM

GTA4 screenshots are the new Revolution interfaces.

Or maybe this is GTA4 running on the Nintendo RS...

cringer8 @ Jul 10th 2006 4:11AM

The moron driving the Jeep Wrangler parked the wrong way on a one way street.

That's all I have to say.

Probot @ Jul 10th 2006 4:21AM

"What is it with wannabe Internet celebs circulating fake pictures of games and hardware?"

Because they know it's an easy way to get their website linked on Joystiq or other blogs. Consider it viral marketing.

Probot @ Jul 10th 2006 4:32AM

#21,

That image isn't real. It's CG made by the guy who runs 3DBlasphemy.com. How would anyone question that? It's on his site (with no mention of GTA) and Vince said he's seen it before.

Personally, I think images like the ones Marcelo Vega and TC posted deserve mention on Joystiq, since they're obviously joking. But if someone blatently lies to get traffic, they're given more screen time. Doesn't make any sense to me.

Fygar @ Jul 10th 2006 8:57AM

The tip-off for me is the copyright line at the bottom left that says, "Development Screenshot 2006." But, as far as graphics go, if only this was possible with the 360 or PS3 hardware... it's a sad fact that neither console could pull this off and we have to wait for the next frickin' generation to get something that looks this pretty.

SHEiK124 @ Jul 10th 2006 9:31AM

You know what's even more sad #29/Fygar? The fact that Rockstar won't even attempt to make the game look good and AGAIN reuse the GTA3 engine.

Zarile @ Jul 10th 2006 11:05AM

the people that are saying it's not going to look good obviously don't know about them using the Table Tennis engine....sorry to dissapoint you, but this game will probably look incredible.

vidGuy @ Jul 10th 2006 12:18PM

They are using the Table Tennis engine (RAGE, I think it's called), but there's a hell of a lot more to render in GTA than the relatively empty ping-pong halls.

It'll look significantly nicer than the GTA3 engine, but don't expect it to look like Table Tennis. I'm sure it'll still be behind the rest of the games in the visuals department. I said venture to say something on par with the nicer looking XBOX titles.