Someone's already finished GTA IV

It's safe to say that Grand Theft Auto IV is one of the most anticipated games of the Next Gen consoles, and of 2008, so the honor bestowed upon Rob Taylor, an editor for Xbox World 360, for being the first games writer to complete GTA IV must be an absolutely enthralling sensation -- even more so since he is a fan of the GTA franchise.

He was part of a group of writers chosen to play through the entire game, and savagely blazed through the story mode in 24 hour's time, leaving his colleagues in the dust. He claims that at a normal pace, players will finish the story mode in approximately 40 hours, plus the 25 hours to finish the rest (and obviously the countless hour spent horsing around in Rockstar's signature sandbox-of-joy), though some speculate it may achieve up to 100 hours of story gameplay.

As far as what hype suggests, it's possible that Grand Theft Auto IV might even go above and beyond that. In an interview with GamesRadar, when asked if he had to pick his favorite game of the series, he responded:

"GTA IV. By a country mile. It craps on all the others – even the mighty Vice City – from a height equivalent to the Statue of Happiness. Believe me, GTA IV is even better than the hype suggests!"

I'm not sure if this is just him over-exaggerating, or if we may be witnessing something as monumental as Grand Theft Auto III happening before our very eyes.

[via GamesRadar]