A few days ago a couple of our forum regulars received “order dispatched” emails from the e-tailers in which they had bought GTA IV. We thought this sounded a little worrying: while we are sure e-tailers such as dstore.com.au and dvdcrave.com.au informed Australia Post’s finest not to deliver anything before April 29, our experience with those lads and their little mopeds is anything but stellar. Late, very late and often marked with a tyre tread or footprint is how we get most of our parcels. In a world filled with bored, aggressive dogs keeping to an American game company’s embargo is probably the last thing on a posty’s mind.


So it is that today Aussie consumers are reporting the arrival of GTA IV, some 5 days before the on-sale date. Much of this intelligence has been aquired directly (via MSN and such), but in the way of easy proof you can check this out. This is not the only report going around. No bloody wonder an intro video has been leaked onto the Net.

We've just spoken to Rockstar who has assured us that it is only a handful of games that slipped through the cracks, so 99% of you will have to hold on till the 29th.