Todd Terwilliger

As I continue to drench myself in the tidal wave of media generated by the imminent release of GTA IV, new bits of information rise up from the dark waters to raise my interest in the game to new levels. I found this on Stephen Totilo’s blog:

“I am playing the game in my apartment in the Clinton Hill section of Brooklyn, essentially the same neighborhood where ‘GTA IV’ protagonist Niko Bellic is based. For seven hours I have primarily spent Niko’s time in west Brooklyn – called Broker in the game – visiting his cousin’s taxi shop which sits across the street from the same Navy yards that are at the end of the street on which I live. Half of the time I’ve put Niko behind the wheel of a car, I’ve driven past a traffic circle, a grand arch and a massive library, all of which are all spitting images of the Grand Army Plaza location that is a 10 minute walk from my house. I walk around the circle often; I use that library.”

I was already wondering if I would be able to find my virtual house in the game but I had no idea that the neighborhood would not only be in the game but be right at the center of things. I’m already plotting the abuses I intend to inflict on my virtual neighbors (sorry in advance).