It's even beaten the amount of money Halo 3 made in its first week.  Multiplatform really helped GTA IV here.  Plus with the high ratings, this game is gonna go down as one of the most famous ever.

And please, EA, stop being a monopoly.  Don't buy everyone... 

 lol i think this is gonna make ea want take-two more, it seems they dont want to see other publisher making more money then them

 ea is not inovative it publishes the same series over and over and over again.... (though take-two does it too, but in a much better way) i like to see new ip's like bioshock and other great games and not the same stuff over and over again. sure its nice to see a game you love be updated, or have a sequel but honestly after so many games from the same ip it starts to die down. though gta 4 is a great improvment from gta 3, there still is no real difference other than graphics and feel. and personally i liked gta 3 much more since that was the first 3d gta game 4 just uped the graphics.

 Hey man, I enjoy their line of NHL games.

I think GTA 4 should be revered as game of the year.  I'm hooked on it.

 I still haven't played it, I might get it this summer.

So you don't mind buying the same NHL game every year?  Yay, the players have updated names now!!

Yeah, how often do you get an NHL game?  I have 2000, 2002, 2004, and 07.  I tried the demo of 08 but it didn't seem my cup of tea.  So far I'd say 2002 is the best, followed by 07. 

 I don't buy the game every year...I have 2002 on ps2 and I loved it.  I played '08 recently and it was alright, but I'll probably buy '09.

 One of the best games ever played