Most of us who saw movies with superheroes during childhood or early teenage years surely have at least one favorite. If I think well, mine is Superman, and the reason doesn't have anything to do with "who's better," because it's much easier than that - most movies I saw were with Superman, so it remained stuck to my brain, if I can put it this way. Anyway, this is not going to be about Superman, but about the beloved superhero of one of my friends' kids, Spiderman!

Spiderman 3 - the game isn't quite fresh on the market, but it's always good to look back and remember about games that you may have missed. Looking back at Spiderman 3, here's what I found...

First of all, system requirements are almost decent for these days(I say "almost" because there are still plenty of gamers with computers built in 2004 or even a few years earlier) -
* Pentium 4 2.8GHz or Athlon XP 2800+ Processor
* 1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista)<-125x125 Button - right->
* 6GB Hard Disk Space
* DirectX 9.0c
* 256MB DirectX compatible Video Card with Hardware T&L and Shader Model 3.0 support
* DirectX compatible 16-bit Sound Card
* 2X DVD-ROM Drive

What happens in Spiderman 3 is easy to imagine - you get to roam a dynamic New York City and get involved where you consider it necessary, while being able for the first time to control the legendary black suit, magnifying the strength, agility and resistance of your superhero. The redesigned combat system allows you to perform suit-specific attacks and combo chains to defeat your enemies, including the new bosses with large-scale destructive powers.

As you progress while playing the game, Spiderman also gets better, gaining new combos, swing skills, and improved web moves. To be honest, I was always amused when seeing the kid of my friend I mentioned earlier playing Spiderman, screaming of joy or terror, jumping in his chair, and crashing the keyboard...so I may even try to find some time to check Spiderman 3 - the game, especially since I missed the movie! What about you?

GTA 4 on PC!!? Are you kidding me? Without fear of saying something wrong, GTA 4 is currently expected by millions of PC gamers that didn't manage to get a console yet, and I am one of them. Fortunately, I got my geek next door with any console you can think of, and any time I need a round of GTA 4, I get two or three beer packs, and we're all set! When we're not drinking beer, he's usually messing with the game files, and I take notes. If you missed my notes so far, then you'd better turn back and get a taste of my GTA San Andreas cheats for PS2 or, if you got the latest installment of the Grand Theft Auto franchise already, some GTA 4 cheats, general tips and tricks, information about the characters in GTA 4, as well as a lot of information about GTA 4 vehicles. These being said, let's move on to the topic...

...GTA 4 on PC!!! Obviously, this may be a mistake, but such mistakes don't simply happen, and then disappear, as it happened with the ESRB rating for GTA 4. What about it? Well, the story is this - <-125x125 Button - right->earlier this week, ESRB had GTA 4 listed with "Windows PC" written down in the "Platforms" section. Since a lot of screenshots of that have been published already, I won't do that - it's enough to say that now, the only platforms listed are Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Unfortunately, Rockstar is still quiet, and while even the latest Malaysian edition of PC Gamer suggests that GTA 4 will arrive on our PCs, nothing is certain. I don't know about you, but I am growing more anxious with each day. After all, PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers will celebrate no less than 3 months of GTA 4...so what about the rest of us? Hey, Rockstar, can't you hear our cries?

One of these days, I was reading some comments related to Angelina Jolie on a site, I can't remember exactly the site and the movie/image those guys and girls were talking about, but one thing is certain: Angelina Jolie is HOT, and I guess she'll remain this way for a very long time, and "Wanted" is the last movie to prove it. The interesting part is that we just heard something to make us dream about having Angelina on our PCs in a game...

...since Universal Studios Home Entertainment has just made public the fact that a game based on the movie is in the making! Just read this: "Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (UPDPG) is creating a video game based on Universal Pictures' blockbuster action-thriller "Wanted", starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. The game will be published worldwide by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and is being developed by renowned game developer GRIN, best known for its work on the Tom Clancy: Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter series and the upcoming Bionic Commando. The film, which was released on June 27, 2008, has earned $192 million in worldwide box office to date."<-180x150 Small Rectangle - right->

Now, there's one big question - could we get at least a glimpse of Angelina on our PCs, during the game's cinematics, or maybe even a 3D model of her, or not?

According to the developers, this game has been "between the hammer and the anvil" since early 2007, so I guess they will keep the promise of giving us the game before the end of this year, especially since Wanted - the game promises to be more than just a game based on a movie, with a completely new story, starting exactly where the movie left off, so this would be more than a sequel of a movie turned into a game, rather than just a game closely following a movie, and nothing more!

After going through the press release a few times, I had a sad revelation - Angelina Jolie and the other big stars in the movie are only mentioned in the first paragraph, the one I quoted earlier, so they won't probably be in the game, but let's hope for a surprise! After all, hope dies last, isn't it?

Goood...so we started with Niko Bellic, continued with his cousin, Roman, and ended up right in the middle of the McReary family. Now, we have to move on, and finish revealing all those GTA 4 characters helping this game to have the best story in the GTA series so far. OK, these being said, let's see who's left, shall we?

Kate McReary, with Mary Catherine Donnelly's voice "under the hood," is considered to be the only genuinely good member of the clan. After meeting Kate in the second section of the storyline, introduced by Packie, things are moving on to the point where she becomes Niko's girlfriend. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find any picture with her, but if you'd like to help with that, please don't hesitate to write us or drop a comment!

<-180x150 Small Rectangle - right->The corrupt police officer of the family is Francis. Francis McReary, voiced by Thomas Lyons, has some information about Niko's past, threatening to expose the past if Niko doesn't work for him when needed. Despite this, being a cop created a distance between him and his brothers - Gerry, Packie and Derrick, so Francis is a very independent member of the McReary clan.

The head of the McReary family is Gerry, pictured above. Voiced by P.J. Sosko, Gerry calls all the shots, currently working for the Pegorino family in Alderney - sabotaging a rival clan, known as the Ancelottis, to be more precise.

Berto Colon's voice was borrowed to Manny Escuela, a retired gangster from South Bohan, who managed to leave the past behind and now is trying to help others do the same. He's currently leading the "St. Mary's Community Project," having a documentary made about himself, during his struggle to turn the streets of Liberty City into crime-free areas.

Elizabeta Torres, pictured above, has been a successful drug dealer for over a decade. Voiced by Charlie Parker, she has recently become a drug addict, turning into a paranoid and delusional individual.

Playboy X is a hustler who was introduced to Niko by Elizabeta, owning a large penthouse suite in Algonquin, and usually doing business with Dwayne Forge in the past, a guy recently released from prison. In the meantime, Playboy X moved on without Dwayne. He requires Niko to do some jobs for him during the game.

Dwayne Forge, pictured above, is very disturbed by the fact that his old friend, Playboy X, seems to have forgotten him, so there's a growing tension between them as the story goes on.

Ray Boccino, voiced by Joe Barbara, is an Italian mobster working for Jimmy Pegorino, and is trying to help Niko find someone. Introduced to Niko by Packie, Ray only seems to care about himself, but he needs Niko to run some errands.

Phil Bell, the image of Frank Bonsangue's voice, is a mafia goon, close associate of Ray Boccino. He's extremely paranoid and cautios.

At last, we have Jimmy Pegorino, voiced by Tony Patellis. He's the mafia boss in Liberty City, or so it seems. As you can see in the picture above, he looks like a Godfather...so I guess any other comments are pointless.

These are the main characters in the GTA 4 story, but there are plenty of other minor ones, so I will conclude this article here, but I have to ask you something, before the curtain falls. What's your favorite minor character, who wasn't presented here? Tell us a few things about him/her!

Did you miss GTA 4? Don't worry, today we'll get back to it! So...what's left to say? We had GTA 4 cars, we had GTA 4 bikes, GTA 4 boats, and GTA 4 aircraft. No, I won't give you any new GTA 4 cheats yet, because there's something even better and more interesting to check out for now! Still...no idea? Obviously, you have an idea, because the title is obviously a spoiler. Yes, my friends, today we're going to talk about the men and women that bring the GTA 4 universe closer to reality and help building up the entire story.

<-234x60 Half Banner - right->To be honest, I have no idea who's more important in this game, because there are plenty of characters that come after Niko and Roman Bellic, so I'll just get into the game now, because that's the best thing to do. The images above and below should be pretty obvious - above, there's Niko, and below, his cousin, Roman.

OK, before we move on, let's see what Niko Bellic has to say about coming to the land of dreams - "Life is complicated. I killed people. Smuggled people. Sold people. Perhaps here, things will be different." On the other hand, his cousin, Niko, has been here for fifteen years, but his taxi business is far from being all right, and to make things even worse, various criminals have put a price on his head, especially because of his debts. Niko is being voiced by Michael Hollick, while his cousin's voice is provided by Jason Zumwalt.

Little Jacob(pictured above), voiced by Coolie Ranx, is a Jamaican arms dealer. As the story progresses, Jacob becomes a trusted friend of Niko's, and can provide weapons for great prices.

Brucie Kibbutz(voice: Timothy Adams) is a fitness enthusiast crazy about cars, and a bit of a megalomaniac. He lives life to the fullest, surrounded by beautiful women, cars and expensive accessories. If Niko gets along well enough with him, he could get a free helicopter service, so don't overlook Brucie!

Mallorie Bardas, backed by Elena Harvey Hurst's voice, is currently dating Roman Bellic, but they don't have a perfect relationship. Early in the game, there are suspicions that she may have an affair with another character, but other than that, she doesn't have any influence on Niko or the flow of the story.

Patron of the Comrades bar, Vladimir Glebov, pictured above, is a Russian money lender, bully, and top international businessman, working for Mikhail Faustin. Voiced by Misha Kuznetsov, Vladimir is less important than he thinks, trying to win the respect of the bigger boys in town.

Voiced by Moti Margolin, Dimitri Rascalov is Misha Kuznetsov's associate, and they have known each other for a very long time, but in the last years, their friendship had to suffer...

...because Mikhail Faustin(pictured above), voiced by Karel Roden, despite the fact he's a powerful and commanding figure in Liberty City, has become a drug addict, and the subsequent paranoia is slowly destroying the relations with the close ones.

Last character in this episode is Patrick "Packie" McReary(voice: Ryan Johnston), an Irish hoodlum who is related to bent cop Francis McReary, living in Dukes with his mother and his sister, Kate. The McReary family had a few more members, and a lot of power, but they slowly got pushed aside. Anyway, we'll get back to them in the next episode...