David Houghton writes:
''First of all, our apologies. We realise that expecting you to put down GTA IV to read this feature is an affront in the extreme - You're at work? Yeah right - but do you realise just how significant an event you're actually partaking in today? You see, you're not just playing a videogame. Right now you're involved in making history. Tell that to your boss whenever you go back in.
Because GTA IV isn't just a big deal because it's brilliant. Rather, its release is a major landmark in the ongoing evolution of gaming. We're not going to bang on again about the in-game detail, the sumptuous scripting or the fact that it has a sense of place you could drown in. You know about that first-hand now, and if not then you soon will. No, aside from all of that, GTA IV's release is the biggest leap yet in gaming's ongoing rise to media supremacy. Let's break it down.''