The announcement nobody wanted to happen has happened. Massive sighs all around – GTA IV will not meet its original promised release date in October.

It will, instead, be pushed all the way back to a simple “2008” date, although Take Two analysts have suggested that February is a likely month to now see Niko Bellic let loose. They also made their apologies and hoped that no inconvenience has been caused etc etc.

Rather a well quality controlled game than a disappointing buggy mess though, eh?