MS will spend Halo 3-scale bucks to market GTAIV

After spending that kind of coin on the extra content this is to be expected. Do what you have to I guess...

Doesn't it seem like they are starting a bit late? I remember Halo 3 advertising was going strong months before it released.

It is almost here

Sure its a little less than 2 weeks away but that doesn't mean its too late. This will probably be rather huge for them!

Mt. Dew pimp cans here we come!

The GTAIV advert here isn't much good, just Nicko walking down several different streets with things going on in the background to some music, doesn't really show anything.

Here found it:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=AF95c1QPIT8

PS3 owner here, so I am a little biased, do not this sound a little desperate? less than 2 weeks, looks like the millions spent for exclusive content was not enough

I'm all for another Game Fuel..:)

Game Fuel was delicious, I hope they bring it back I miss that dangerously caffeinated beverage.

Maybe there's more marketing in UK than here.

yeah i want more of that gummy bear tasting shit.I used to drink that dew by the galon it was awesome i hope they bring that shit back.I doubt it tho as it may help push sales on the ps3 version as well.There trying to make it look like the 360 is the console to own it for.Halo3 was an exclusive so they could "DEW' it.Because this is multiplat i doubt they will do the dew.

All they need is a $50 drop off the premium console and advertise GTA 4 on the 360 with new lower price.

People will flock.

Free handys from hookers wearing xbox shirts with every 360 version purchase!!!!

Now THAT is GTA advertising.

It's not a matter of Microsoft needing to promote GTA IV, it's instead an issue of 'Why not?'

Consider the following:
Nintendo is in a state of re-formatting their way of doing things. Gone is the day of "Now You're Playing With POWER!". It's now replaced by the 'Touch Generations' format which, to it's credit, is doing extremely well.

BUT...

Imagine if Nintendo hadn't been so afraid to advertise Metroid Prime 3 and Super Mario Galaxy. Imagine a blowout of media, cross promotions, commercials up the ass. (And for the record, Galaxy deserved a lot more than it got in the public eye if you ask me.)

If Nintendo had promoted these titles a bit more, don't you think even MORE people would have bought these games?

It's just the same as seeing a commercial for He-Man toys back in the 80's. You saw the cartoon, you loved it, knew there were toys, but ads just made you froth at the mouth all that much more.

So no..to clarify (from how I see these things), it's not a matter of Microsoft NEEDING to promote; we as gamers are already doing that.

The fact that casual Playstation 3 owners may honestly not know it's coming to their console..now that's something worth advertising I feel. I'm genuinely not being a fanboy here; with the ammunition Microsoft has coming, Sony needs to let gamers at large know they have an alternative. (Of course these ads would be targeted at the less hardcore gamers that don't troll sites like we all do.)

I think if they're planning a campaign that big in the States, they best get it rolling pretty soon.

This game would break sales records without spending so much on advertisements!

Seriously... who hasn't pre-ordered this game yet??

Color me glad. The worse the PS3 does, the less likely it is that I'll have to spend money on one, heh. I'm already having enough trouble scraping cash together for a Wii.

Wait, GTA4 is coming out?

i am a ps3 owner used to have an xbox 360 till it went bust, i just think there good consoles just porly made so for a longer life on gta4 cus ppl play on these games for years i sugest a ps3 it has been confermed that there will be downloadeble content for the ps3 but just not the same as 360 and it dose seem that mirosoft do throw money at anything these days if there so confident that they have the better console whats the worry and gta will allways be a playstation game.