GTA IV in NYC? Hell yes.

In the months leading up to the launch of GTA IV, ten Grand Theft Auto fansite administrators were contacted by Rockstar Games. It was an invitation that GTA fanatics have dreamt about for years – an invitation to come and experience New York City firsthand, compliments of Rockstar.

Those who received the invitation included:

• Psy – GTA4.TV
• G-Wizz - GTA Warehouse
• Zidane and Kodo – GTA Gaming
• Chris – The GTA Place
• Jordan – Planet Grand Theft Auto
• Tank (who later passed his invitation on to Andy), adamcs, illspirit and Jevon – GTANet/GTA4.NET

Part of the deal, however, required that all invitees remain completely silent about the event. Nobody outside of the group was supposed to know about it, and aside from a few relatively obnoxious slipups late in April, the Grand Theft Auto community remained in the dark about the entire thing for quite a while.

Now that the event has come and gone, we'd like to share our experiences with everyone else. Over the next few hours, all sites that attended the meet will be posting their own take on this once-in-a-lifetime event.

A huge thanks to Rockstar Games for being such amazing hosts and giving us an early (and legitimate) hands-on preview of Grand Theft Auto IV.

Related Links / Coverage: GTANet/GTA4.NET, PlanetGTA, GTA4.TV, The GTA Place, GTA Warehouse, GTAGaming