Like most gamers, the first thing I tried out when I got my hands on Grand Theft Auto IV was the multiplayer. Unsure of how to do pretty much anything, I scoured the manual for some clues. Unfortunately there in no mention of muliplayer.
Today Rockstar Games released a guide containing all the info necessary to get started on GTA IV’s multiplayer.
If you still feel like a noob every time you log on, hit the jump for the full guide. Continued…
Rockstar Games has confirmed that they have released a patch for the PS3 version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Specifically, the patch addresses the issues dealing with online play.
“Rockstar Games has released a GTA IV patch for Playstation 3 today that prevents Gamespy’s servers from being overloaded and therefore reduces the impact on those servers that were causing the game to stutter and lock up. We continue to monitor the performance of the game both on and offline and will provide further updates as necessary. We want to assure everyone that, together with our hardware partners, we continue to strive to give our fans the best possible interactive entertainment experiences possible. This update will ensure that everyone will experience Grand Theft Auto IV the way it was intended. We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.”
Liberty City is a pretty big place. It’s easy to get lost while marveling at the beautiful scenery. That is why Google Maps and IGN have teamed up to make an interactive map of Liberty City.
The map allows users to choose what is shown, from mission markers to clothing stores. This is an invaluable resource when running from the cops or figuring out where to take your date. The map can be found here.
Jason Sanders, Project Manager at GGL, bought Grand Theft Auto IV like everyone else yesterday. However, the clerk at Best Buy neglected to remove the game’s plastic security case while Jason was signing for his credit card.
Find out what happens when you get between a man and his GTA IV below.
As I am sure many of you have discovered, as you eagerly unwrapped your long preordered copies of Grand Theft Auto IV, packaged with the game is a free month of Xbox Live Gold. If the numerous 100% reviews weren’t enough to convince you, maybe this will push you over the edge. I cannot stress to you guys how much fun the multiplayer in GTA IV is. In fact as i write this, my roommates and I are passing around the controller taking turns causing havoc across Liberty City.
This tactic of offering a free month is great, as it will undoubtedly lead to year long subscriptions from players that normally would not have experienced GTA IV multiplayer.
Today, more details on Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer were released. Four of the fifteen game modes were detailed. There will be the classic Team Deathmatch, GTA Race, Cops ‘N Crooks (think Counter-Strike) and Hangman’s Noose (co-op escort missions). Other details released are:
All in all GTA4 seems to be shaping up quite nicely. It is going to be a hard few weeks as I count down the hours till it’s release day, April 29.Read: Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer Hands-On (PS3, Xbox 360).
Take 2 and Rockstar just released a bunch of new shots from Grand Theft Auto IV’s multiplayer mode. See them below; there’s a lot of different stuff going on, but I can’t help but notice what looks like the Cops & Robbers (unofficial name) mode in here. Imagine 8v8 Cops & Robbers. Anyone in?
According to info from the lastest issue of PlayStation.RevistaOficial, Grand Theft Auto IV will feature 16-player multiplayer in 15 different game modes. Up until this point, RockStar had confirmed that the game would have multiplayer, but offered no additional details.
The known list of game modes follows:
One can only imagine the mayhem–and glee–present in this game if the multiplayer is done correctly. GTA IV hits April 29 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Today it was announced that Microsoft and Rockstar Games are teaming up to have a sweepstakes for the up coming blockbuster Grand Theft Auto IV.
To enter the sweepstakes, all you have to do is go here and confirm your gamertag. The winners will be announced “on or about April 23.” The list of prises are:
* Four Grand Prizes: Four winners will score a four-day/three-night trip for two to New York City to attend the Xbox LIVE Gold Grand Theft Auto IV Launch Party.
* One Hundred First Prizes: Custom Xbox 360 Elite console
* Two Thousand Second Prizes: A Rockstar baseball bat
* Five Thousand Third Prizes: 500 Microsoft Points
* Three Thousand Fourth Prizes: 1000 Microsoft Points
* Two Thousand Fifth Prizes: 1600 Microsoft Points
* Five Thousand Sixth Prizes: One-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
* Three Thousand Seventh Prizes: Three-month Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
* Two Thousand Eighth Prizes: One-year Xbox LIVE Gold subscription
The best of luck to those of you who enter.
Going along with all the recent news of Grand Theft Auto IV stealing the spotlight in the world of gaming lately, we finally have a confirmation of a release date. Get your pens out and circle this day on your calendars: April 29th, 2008.
Directly from the mouth keyboard of Sam Houser, Founder and Executive Producer of Rockstar Games: “We are so excited to be releasing Grand Theft Auto IV. We’ve pushed ourselves very hard to make something incredible and hope the game sets a new benchmark for interactive entertainment.”
With all the newly released information available about the game, as well some some very nice looking screen shots, this gamer is starting to get very excited for Grand Theft Auto IV.
Of course local media outlets and politicians everywhere are preparing their long, drawn-out stories of how this game will corrupt the worlds youth, and should be banned from stores everywhere.
Another Grand Theft Auto release, another year of mindless entertainment.
For the full press release, hit the jump.
Hands-on previews from Grand Theft Auto IV are trickling out now, and the feature list shows more incremental improvements over the last iteration of the game. Here goes:
- No more caring about getting fat or not
- You can take a cab to go anywhere on the map
- Dynamic weather effects
- Auto-saves (thank god!)
- Gears of War-inspired cover system
- Niko’s cellphone will have a vital importance in the game
- Advanced lighting
- Special physics system that makes characters behave naturally and often in distinct ways
From the preview time with the game, MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo can say that it looks has good has it looks on the trailers, that it has short loading times and a line of sight “that made buildings 10 blocks away viewable.”
Read: MTV Multiplayer, IGN or Joystiq
