Rockstar Games gibt bekannt, dass man demnächst die Rockstar Social Club Website eröffnen wird. Auf dieser können Spieler sich mit ihrer PSN-ID, bzw. dem Xbox Live Gamertag anmelden und jede Menge Statistiken zu allen kommenden Spielen aus dem Hause Rockstar Games einsehen. Den Anfang macht dabei natürlich Grand Theft Auto IV.
So können die Spieler nach dem Anmelden unzählige Statistiken einsehen, wie z.B. eine virtuelle Karte von Liberty City, welche die Orte mit der höchsten Kriminalitätsrate aufzeigt. Dazu werden Orte und benutzte Waffen für Schusswechsel in der Einzelspieler-Kampagne gespeichert und diese Daten von Millionen Spielern zusammengetragen.
Weitere Statistiken zeigen auf, wer das Spiel zuerst beendet hat, wie lange man für das durchspielen benötigt hat, wer zuerst die vollen 100% erreicht hat, sowie natürlich Angaben über gelaufene/geflogene/geschwommene Kilometer, verschossene Munition und gesprungene Stunt-Sprünge. Für bestimmte Leistungen bekommt man zudem verschiedene Abzeichen verliehen.
Anmelden kann man sich im Rockstar Social Club ab dem 15. April. Den Link findet ihr unten.
Offizielle Pressemitteilung:
[quote]On April 29th Rockstar Games will release the most anticipated game of 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV. In addition to the game, the company is launching the Rockstar Social Club, a new website that will extend your experience of Grand Theft Auto IV and all future Rockstar Games titles.
The Rockstar Social Club is more than just a standard gaming site. It features all of the statistical leaderboards that gamers have come to expect, and combines them with performance-based competitions and awards.
Registration for the Rockstar Social Club begins on April 15th and anyone can sign up with their Xbox Gamertag and/or a PlayStation Network ID.
GTA IV, the first game featured on the Rockstar Social Club, has exciting features beyond multiplayer leaderboards, including:
LCPD Police Blotter -- A virtual map and tracker of single-player criminal activity logged in Liberty City from the aggregated data of millions of connected players - showing the most dangerous areas of town, most commonly used weapons and more.
The Story Gang -- This special single-player leaderboard recognizes players who complete Niko Bellics main story arc of Grand Theft Auto IV - The leaderboard ranks players according to the total amount of playing time it's taken to complete the story, as well as a historical rank by who has completed it first. Members of this club will receive special online widgets and merit badges marking all of their in-game accomplishments.
The 100% Club -- Watch to see who will be the first to complete 100% of the game. The first ten people to be identified on the Social Club as reaching 100% will be sent an ultra-rare commemorative 'key to the city' to mark their accomplishment. In the future, the 100% Club will then carry a historical leaderboard showing rankings of who has completed 100% of a game in the shortest span of playing hours.
The Hall of Fame -- This area will dynamically recognize those singularly elite players who have reached the top of the hill on various statistical leaderboards, and will also contain a personal awards display of special in-game landmarks and successes in Social Club competitions.
The Liberty City Marathon -- A ranking of special physical milestones achieved in the game - from the amount of miles walked, driven, or swam - to the number of bullets fired and stunt-jumps jumped. There will be additional special marathon-based competitions in the future from this area as well.
The Rockstar Social Club doesnt stop there. With special competitions, leaderboards and challenges rolling out regularly in the weeks and months following the games release, this is just the beginning of an on-going Liberty City experience and is a small taste of whats to come from Rockstar Games for GTA IV and beyond
Head over to rockstargames.com/socialclub today![/quote]
