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Happiness is a warm (gold draganov COD4) gun….but I’m a late bloomer when it comes to videogames (I’m goin’ thru a Nas “Second Childhood” but without the child neglect and comicview, lol). So I’m a bit particular when it comes to how I waste my time. I don’t like sport games, I love to follow stories start to finish, I’d rather shoot than fight, and rather snipe than blast. Also, I’m partial to Wii and Xbox 360. Which is why I’m really happy that Grand Theft Auto 4 is coming out on Xbox, along with the PS3.

The good folks at Xbox showed me and FMWJ the game the other day… and apparently, Xbox will be releasing exclusive episodes of the game this fall, downloadable from Xbox Live, and equal in gameplay time as the main GTA4. Also, for the first time, you’ll be able to commit vehicular manslaughter and pillage the streets of New York on Xbox Live, with something insane like 16 of your pals at once.

The homie DJ Green Lantern will have his own radio station in the game, that you can access when you steal a car, lol. And unlike past editions, Green’s station will feature all original music, featuring NY street-centric rappers (possibly Styles P, Maino, Uncle Murda, and more).

And there’s more hip hop-related GTA4 scoops that I can’t share yet (not quite sure what they’re waiting for….the drop date is only a month away and the fiends already have their arms belted up, lol) but I’ll definitely keep you in the loop. For gameplay and technical details, check Stephen Totilo’s informative MTVNews game blog.

Oh, and in honor of Grand Theft Auto 4 on Xbox, they’ve made a limited number of auto-quality painted Xbox 360 Elite consoles and an aluminum suitcase packed with goodies, like a controller with a full keypad (because in the game, there’s cell phone texting, lol), a web cam, and more…. All the cool kids (i.e. Julian Casablancas from the Strokes, who’s apparently a gamefanatic) are getting blessed…and uh, I sucked punched Chris Atlas and Adam Cohen over at Cornerstone to steal one from their stash. (little known fact…low center of gravity and sharp tiny hands = miss mini pacquiao)

They’ll have to wipe my drool off it if they want it back ; )