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Rumored Grand Theft Auto IV Multiplayer Details Leak

PGGB — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 08:36:50 MST

cannonball runs? please?

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Cell9song — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:24:38 MST

agreed, I was so psyched for Saints Row MP but when I finally got around to checking it out it was crap.

For those who have the PC version theres a great mod called Multi-theft Auto which implements online multi for Vice City and now San Andreas.

Cell9song

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kNZA — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:10:16 MST

@dexterr:

Right...?

Cause paying to play video games is stupid?

Especially your favorites?
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If Rockstar wants to offer more gameplay after the fact...why shouldn't they?

Also, since MS has already bought the expansions, they might give them away to increase marketshare.

Personally, I don't think MS is that smart!

kNZA

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tljent — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:33:53 MST

I still love the London game. Old school GTA...FTW!

tljent

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Lockenator — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:22:35 MST

Anybody ever play Multi-Theft Auto? If they make it like that then I'm happy.

Lockenator

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Sugaray — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 07:35:57 MST

Hopefully it'll be worked into the 360 exclusive extra content that coming throughout the rest of 2008 after the game launches.If MS was smart they'd lock up some exclusive mltiplayer features as well.They're already goign to outsell the PS3 version by a ton, mind as well make it outself it by 10000 tons lol.

Sugaray

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Irenicus-the one and only — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 05:55:15 MST

If they can match Crackdowns MP then they are fine. If they can match it and go beyond then they got a real gem.

Irenicus-the one and only

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coladict — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:52:29 MST

i don't really give a rat's ass about multiplayer.
i'll be happy as long as they make the singleplayer good.

coladict

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Dancin_Fool — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:01:51 MST

Ummm the very first GTA not GTA3 but the very first GTA had multiplayer...

Dancin_Fool

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joelface — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:08:01 MST

*cough*

i mean, sprunk.

joelface

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joelface — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:07:05 MST

anyone else enjoying the spunk minigame?

joelface

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Ra is on That 70s Show — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:37:30 MST

i cannot wait for GTA 4. It will be the game of the year im sure.

Ra is on That 70s Show

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tslothrop — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:32:23 MST

@badasscat: I live in Greenpoint and Bohemian Hall is one of my favorite places on Earth. (Well, one of my favorite bars anyway...)

I'm also now even more excited than ever for this. I can't wait to start exploring and see if any of my other haunts made it into the game.

tslothrop

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badasscat — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:58:52 MST

This is kinda OT but this post was the first I'd heard of the new GTA4 web site... I'm going through it now and just noticed the "Steinway Beer Garden", which is obviously based on the Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria, Queens. I used to live there, been there many times, and it mostly looks just like that - especially inside. (It's not Irish, though; it's Bohemian.)

"Steinway" is the name of the closest main street in real life. (Yeah, that's where they make the pianos.)

Anyway, now I'm even more excited to play this.

badasscat

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Thrillhaus — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:09:07 MST

Online multiplayer is going to be the reason to get this game. The multi-theft auto mod for SA was great. Riding shotgun while someone else is driving in the gta world, fighting others doing the same, is quite the unique experience and the next natural evolution of the franchise. If they flesh this out into a full on battlefield 1942 like experience, where people join sides in a gang turf war complete with innocent bystanders / cops, that = win.

Thrillhaus

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huginn — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:51:14 MST

@Aeralindor: GTA2 was a favorite for lans.

Someone would get a tank, and suddendly it became lets see how many of us can kill him for the next 20 minutes.

good times.

huginn

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aka Bitter — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:50:53 MST

I'm expecting co-op along the lines of the PSP titles, but here's to hoping it's more.

@Crux117:

San Andreas... Yeah the targeting sucks, some of the missions are boring, aggravating or broken. But as a whole: the story, characters, experience; it's one of the best games ever.

aka Bitter

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joelface — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:43:22 MST

its not just "co-op" that is important.

...its ONLINE co-op.

if theres one thing i'm sick of from previous generations... its split screen.

if im going to play with others, we all need our own screens to look at. thats my opinion anyways.

joelface

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Crux117 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:22:02 MST

If its true and GTAIV has a good co-op mode, then this may be the first GTA title I purchase. Ive played GTA3, Vice City, and San Andreas, but I didnt really like them that much. They were cool for the first hour or so, but after that they would just become boring. Heres to hoping this game has a great multiplayer!!

Crux117

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:11:46 MST

I don't get how people expect co-op for regular missions. GTA is story driven and relies on a main character. In order to have some form of co-op they'd need to make a completely different story and character. That implies a complete rehauling of missions that are typically tailored to one person. Do you guys have an idea the amount of resources that would require.

Now I could see thm making optional co-op missions. Say when you're manning the gun, someone else is controllng the vehicle, but that's about it. Please don't expect full co-op for a game like this, it makes no sense.

LittleBigPlaneteer

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jackal888 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:09:35 MST

Since it seems nobody here played multi-player in Liberty City Stories or Vice City Stories. The games played like this you picked an island and you got to run around free-form and kill your opponent. There was still traffic and pedestrians.There were missions like capture the limo where you stole your opponents limo and got it back to your base. they had steal cars on a list mode and deathmatch modes.

jackal888

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Daiden — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:05:55 MST

I'm disappointed that it doesn't mention full-on co-op, just extra co-op specific missions. I was hoping at least for a "sandbox mode" multiplayer.

Daiden

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VonDante — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:51:52 MST

I'm pumped. Rockstar has been saying they were going to include some sort of multi-player all along. Whatever it is I just hope its good and not some extra crap just thrown in to say it has multi. I want it to be fleshed out and well done. I hope its co-op, deathmatch and vs. driving to be honest. The more multi the better, as long as its quality and not crap.

Hopefully it is, they have had extra time with the game and lets hope it was long enough to add everything they wanted including a nice multi to the game.

We already know the single is gonna be good fun, its a GTA game and it always is.

VonDante

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Beyene — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:50:04 MST

Just give us Multi-player Free Roam...everything else is secondary.

Beyene

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half-beast — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:43:16 MST

Bomb the Bass is an awesome song, especially the Chemical Brothers' remix...

...oh wait...bomb the BASE...nevermind.

half-beast

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Zaid — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:42:30 MST

No co-op would be weak. I don't even care if its two Nikos, I'm all for it.

A "deep" multiplayer is something like full game co-op or online leveling and customization, not just a mixed bag of Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch variants.

Didn't Sam Houser say a while ago that it wouldn't just be Deathmatch? If this is what he's going to deliver, I'm voting for a new Moleneux to be crowned .

Zaid

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Eman311 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:42:01 MST

that would be sweet.

i can guarantee this game would have a huge community even years after release

Eman311

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FP Shindokie — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:32:55 MST

@jackal888: If its optional why should you care. A lot of people love to play with other people or friends. Especially if half your friends list is from Kotaku-ites.

I wouldn't mind this. Hopefully it can be a 4 player co op or something. It would make me go buy the game NAO. what the game isn't out? Well ill wait.

FP Shindokie

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Korlis — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:31:47 MST

@jackal888: When I think 'co op' for a GTA title I'm not expecting something Gears of War-esque (being stuck with an NPC sidekick all the time, or someone else actually following through the story), just the ability to simultaneously move around in the world; basically how the goal-free 2 player in San Andreas worked.

Though if someone could drop in and take over a friendly NPC during some missions, that might be interesting.

Korlis

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SolidOni_ds — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:31:05 MST

If this is the "xbox exclusive content" I need to know so I can change my ps3 ver to a 360 ver. I doubt it but...you never know

SolidOni_ds

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jackal888 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:26:51 MST

No Co-op please. I like the tight story that Rockstar wields. Maybe a few missions where you are tied together like in San Andreas. A full on co-op would make me upset.

jackal888

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GPman — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:26:28 MST

But will it be split screen? I am bothered by the recent lack of split screen in favor of online multiplayer only). I know it gets downgraded but I still want split screen! Even if there is a distance limit I want my split screen. :)

GPman

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Ganglor — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:24:59 MST

I am kind of interested in the team based head to head battles to see how people make use of the open world. Deathmatch seems like a horrible waste of time though if the aiming/targeting system sucks like it has in previous GTA games.

Ganglor

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Korlis — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:23:28 MST

@playclever: I absolutely agree that (well, in Vice City and San Andreas, at least) a big draw of the game is the storyline and progression through it, but multiplayer seems an important part of keeping the game fresh once that's actually over. Me and my friend had a lot of fun just messing around with San Andreas' limited two player long after completing the main game. If there's the possibility of having that kind of freedom to play around in a GTA world, online, I'd be very glad if that was in there.

Korlis

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playclever — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:21:06 MST

* having said the above, co-op is an exception I would love to see implemented...

playclever

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playclever — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:20:19 MST

I love GTA in all its incarnations, but it really disappoints me that they're including any kind of multiplayer in the new game. For me, it's all about your character's story in the GTA world, progressing through missions... a haphazard multiplayer may have worked for the earlier titles -- but to earn the title GTA now, for me, you need STRUCTURE, you need STORY. Rockstar are going to have to work REALLY hard to make multiplayer anything other than a gimmick this time around.

playclever

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Korlis — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:18:13 MST

@ssjmichael: Yes, I did read the post - did you? "Based on the newly launched Grand Theft Auto IV web site, we know that the game has some sort of multiplayer component." That wasn't the first time that it was mentioned; at least the prospect of co op has been knocking around for some time. Yes, the point of this news story is that there's now a bit more confirmation of that, but it's mostly just possible names.

Korlis

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dexterr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:16:14 MST

@dexterr: Edit, I don't want to pay for DLC stuff.

dexterr

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:15:21 MST

@Korlis:

Did you even read the post? We're all aware that MP was going to be there, we just didn't have any details on what it comprised of. Now we have some specifics on what they might be. We never had this info before = Not old news.

LittleBigPlaneteer

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dexterr — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:15:07 MST

i'll just get the ps3 version instead. I don't to pay DLC stuff.

dexterr

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LittleBigPlaneteer — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:14:19 MST

Man, a GTA MMO would be the coolest thing ever.

LittleBigPlaneteer

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Korlis — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:14:05 MST

I thought it was old news that it was going to have a large multiplayer component?

Korlis

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DigitalHero — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:13:31 MST

@poplin:
Maybe by you. I didn't really get into GTA until Vice City (which I still play). The others weren't interesting, especially the overhead view 2d ones.

DigitalHero

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gamadaya — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:12:56 MST

This is so cool. I was really hoping they would put this in after putting it in the psp games. I'm so excited for this game. To bad I'll be playing Brawl for so long.

gamadaya

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magically_delicious — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:12:13 MST

This is going to be awesome =) GTA mmo sometime?

magically_delicious

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kuraitenshikun — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:11:55 MST

@poplin: I doubt it's that they forget; it's more likely that they never knew.

kuraitenshikun

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poplin — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:09:05 MST

GTA1 had incredible multiplayer. Why does it never get any love. People somehow forget that gta3 was the 3rd installment.....

and the first three (1, london, 2) were excellent

poplin

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youngmike99 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:07:38 MST

Liberty City Stories & Vice City Stories PSP versions both had extensive online modes didnt they??

youngmike99

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Yuki — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:04:35 MST

GTA1 is still an awesome LAN game. GTA2 had some pretty severe netcode issues.

Yuki

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Candlejack — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:02:21 MST

Here's one game that doesn't interest me in the slightest.

Candlejack

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im a piece — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:30 MST

All of these delays, I hope the multiplayer portion is not just slapped on there.

im a piece

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Akmed — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:12 MST

i remember it saying 16p online at one time or another. can't wait! it'll be like Burnout online too probably.

GTA = WIN!

Akmed

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Deus Ex Machina — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:59:47 MST

I really hope this game is co-op. Me and my best friend love this game and if we can experience it together that would be the best. In fact it may actually make me stop playing every other game and play this for the rest of the year.

Deus Ex Machina

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GOD — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:57:07 MST

anyways... It all sounds good.

I love the GTA games. I think that what adds to their popularity is that people can appreciate it on so many different levels. This just adds to the long list guess. I always go back to the GTA games, sometimes for the story or sometimes just to run over a bunch of peds.

Amen Brothers!

GOD

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kyosen — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:52:47 MST

Hopefully this doesn't take away from the real part of the game.

kyosen

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Buttah — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:52:17 MST

Honestly, I care nothing about the multiplayer. I might try it someday but the only thing I'm interested in at the moment is playing through the story.

Buttah

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GOD — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:51:04 MST

@NumberONE: What do those sounds mean! AAAAAGH my innocent ears!

GOD

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Strangelove — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:50:38 MST

I'm excited for Co-op, everything else is kinda 'meh' for me.

Strangelove

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Michael McWhertor — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:47:04 MST

Yeah, that second part of the sentence shouldn't have been there. Stupid DICE!

Michael McWhertor

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phandra — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:45:35 MST

[www.youtube.com] for the whole deal

phandra

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jackal888 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:44:54 MST

The PSP games had great multi-player modes. I know most did not play these games but the modes described in the rumor sound similar to the modes in the PSP games.

jackal888

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NumberONE — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:44:10 MST

When a FPS has those multiplayer modes People are quick to yell "generic." But when GTA has them *slurp* *slurp* *cup* *tickle* *slurp* *swallow*....

NumberONE

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Bernard McGraw — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:43:08 MST

That's nice, I just hope the co-op's a general multiplayer free for all wanderfest a la Crackdown. You could just make up your own modes. Gonna have a lot of fun with this one...

Bernard McGraw

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Hoppasaurus — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:40:49 MST

I just hope it's not like the Saint's Row multi. For some reason, I found that to be sooo boring. Then again, it's GTA, so I'm sure they're working hard to make sure that it'll be addictive and not suck. Hopefully they will implement some kind of COD4-style RPG/levelling up elements into the online multi. If so, I'm totally sold.

Hoppasaurus

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ANeM — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:40:12 MST

The original GTA had multiplayer.

ANeM

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Aeralindor — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:39:57 MST

@Marooner: Yeah I used to play GTA2 with my friends. That was good times. I actually liked the first two a lot more than the 3d ones that followed, but I'm sure that puts me in the minority.

Aeralindor

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wisconsinista — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:39:26 MST

I noticed that link on the website too. However nothing on the site works so who knows how multiplayer it will be.

wisconsinista

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Saint Anima — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:38:49 MST

This has the workings to be a great game. Just hope everything plays smoothly, though.

Saint Anima

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bburbank — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:36:07 MST

Finally Multiplayer returns to GTA.

bburbank

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DigitalHero — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:35:27 MST

This game will be HUGE, not like I needed this article to tell me that though. =P

DigitalHero

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Marooner — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:35:16 MST

also GTA 2, but no one remembers the first three games on the GTA name.

Marooner

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Soyerz — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:34:53 MST

How do you modify Vice city stories to go online anyway?

Soyerz

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hamandcheeseUK — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:33:38 MST

[i]'if true, it would be the first Grand Theft Auto title to feature such a significant multiplayer aspect to the game, as previous titles required the use of user created modifications to the PC versions for online play.'[/i]

/cough Vice City Stories

hamandcheeseUK

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Soyerz — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:33:08 MST

Awesome cant wait to see this if it is true!

Soyerz