Worldwide release for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Grand Theft Auto IV screenshot

Rockstar Games has today announced that its highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto 4 video game for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is to be released worldwide on April 29, 2008 - that's a Tuesday.

"We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV," said Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games. "We've pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment."

That's around three months to wait then. For loads of info from out recent time with the game head over to VideoGamer.com's six-page Grand Theft Auto 4 preview.