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GTA 4 multiplayer modes revealed

Latest PSM magazine from Spain reveal there will be 15 multiplayer modes

Game Modes:

Hangmans NOOSE
Car Jack City
Bomb da Base
Bomb da Base II
Mafia Work
Team Mafia Work
Deathmatch
Team Deathmatch
Turf War
Cops N Crooks
Race
GTA Race
Deal Breaker
Free Roam
Updates:
The host of the game makes the rules, in "Race" and GTA Race" he decides the vehicles and laps, in Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch he decides the number of peds, the flow of traffic, the intervention of police and the weapons. We tried a match, all of us armed with rocket launchers, half of city lighting up. (or something like that)

Mafia and Team Mafia work, you will play as one of Kenny Petrovics mafia henchmen, competing to complete hits ordered by the boss over your phone before your rivals. In "cops n crooks" A group of players will play as police, other as criminal, the police must make sure they don't escape alive, they can also see the criminals location ont heir GPS while criminals have no clue as where the police are.

Also in the single player mission "hangmans Noose" there will be co-op, the mission you and your friends will be able to escort a mafia man, while ambushed by the SWAT, but it doesn't end there, carjack, turfwar, bomb da base II, free mode, the 100 hours of single player are nothing compared to the 10 years of multiplayer.

Also, there are a total of 15 multi player modes, all accessed through your cellphone. You will be able to CREATE YOUR CHARACTER FOR ONLINE, change his race, sex, skin color, hair, clothing. 16 players online.
Alternative Sources:
GTA: IV online modes revealed - ps3attitude.com | By: DolphGB
Grand Theft Auto IV Multipl... - onaxis.blogspot.com | By: skynidas
GTA IV Multiplayer Modes Re... - exophase.com | By: zslash
GTA IV Multiplayer details - rockstaruncut.com | By: RockstarGames
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mighty_douche - 652 days 3 hours ago
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15!? I'm amazed, i would of settled for just Deathmatch or something, this is fantastic!

Can't wait to see all you guy's on there!!
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sonarus - 652 days 3 hours ago
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lol. would be interesting to see how multiplayer develops on GTA since this is their first multiplayer offering. Can anyone expand on the other game modes. Only one i understand there is deathmatch and team deathmatch
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mighty_douche - 652 days 3 hours ago
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Here a few douche guess'...

Free Roam: obviously everyone is free to do as they please.

Cops N Crooks: Some of you play as police, some as criminals, cops have to catch the criminals.

Bomb da base: bomb a specific part of the map thats defended (whether by players ot NPC's)

NOOSE: Challanges set to you and your friends, you lose 1, get an N, then an O, another O, etc untill one of you has NOOSE (the loser)

Turf War: each given a pice of the map and have to increase your area, maybe like Zones in WarHawk
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pandabear - 652 days 3 hours ago
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I know Cops n crooks - this is my favourite, I suggested a while back that this would make an amazing online game type but didn't expect it!!! It is just going to be crazy.

In "cops n crooks" A group of players will play as police, other as criminal, the police must make sure they don't escape alive, they can also see the criminals location ont heir GPS while criminals have no clue as where the police are.

Theres the deal breaker for me!!!
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mikeslemonade - 652 days 3 hours ago
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I was about to cancel my pre-order but GTA4 has just pulled me back in. I wanted a good online experience and this definitely meets the expectations.
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CRIMS0N_W0LF - 652 days 2 hours ago
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GTA san andreas on PC has MP -_-
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sonarus - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Wow i am actually quite impressed with their online offerings. They have subjectively increased the value for money you will get for this game.
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Ben1054 - 652 days 2 hours ago
1.7 - I Wonder
if you will be able to get police on you while online.
imagine it, seeing someone online with 6 wanted stars,(i know there not using the star system for police now) getting chased by tanks and everything and you can just sit back and laugh
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socomnick - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Im a bit worried the netcode will be crap. I remember the netcode was crap for that tennis game that rockstar made.
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RecSpec - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Didn't the PSP games have some kind of multiplayer?
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Ice2ms - 652 days 2 hours ago
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@RecSpec
The PSP had MP ye but I dont think it was online just local.
It Had 10 Modes
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Exhaust - 652 days 2 hours ago
1.11 - @1.1
Liberty City Stories on PSP had local WiFi multiplayer and it was actually pretty good. You could tell it was their first go at it as it needed a bit more polish but it was still really fun.

Saint's Row multiplayer was actually pretty influenced by the Liberty City Stories modes. For example Saint's Row ripped off the steal your enemy's ride and bring it to your base mode type.
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xhi4 - 651 days 22 hours ago
1.12 - FREE ROAM
So I can just invite a mate over to my lib. city, drive round chilax and shoot me some pedro's lol

dats all i need!

holy my goshness is this game unbelievable!
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BigKev45 - 652 days 3 hours ago
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DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I can't wait for GTA IV.
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Breakfast - 652 days ago
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I love rockstar...they always improve on every gta game. They refine it a bit and always add new features. I cant wait for this game :)
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SeanScythe - 652 days 3 hours ago
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Free Roam, DM, TDM, & Cops N Crooks sounds like I may have a new online game to play. Can't wait!
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solar - 652 days 3 hours ago
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hey cool. ill check it out but highly doubt ill make it a point to play much gta MP.
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mighty_douche - 652 days 3 hours ago
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But at least the option is there! I'm the opposite, most of my GTA time is spent messing around, finding jumps, cop chase's or maybe even beating up grannies with baseball bats lol... So to me "Free Roam" sounds perfect, I can do all the things i listed above with one or more friends or maybe even strangers.

My dream would be to allow you to continue with your mission/objectives while playing online, id love to see some other dud come screaming past, followed by the FBI while I'm popping into my b*tchs house for some hot coffee!
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solar - 652 days 2 hours ago
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@douche

ya at least its there. i keep my online gaming to my PC. less brats :P
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mighty_douche - 652 days 2 hours ago
4.3 - ^^
Yeah bro, i hear that!
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LocustGR - 652 days 3 hours ago
5 - 15 multi player modes
I came.
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meepmoopmeep - 652 days 3 hours ago
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wow, that's intense. hopefully it's as good as it sounds. can't wait to pick up my pre-order
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belal - 652 days 3 hours ago
7 - okey this......
is crazy man so many modes to play !!!!!! im glad that this will come after the beta or else i wouldnt be able to play the beta lol.(dont get me wrong my top 1 game is mgs4)
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BeaArthur - 652 days 3 hours ago
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Can't wait. Hopefully the host will have the ability to boot people so you can keep obnoxious people out of the room.
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Wolfgang187 - 652 days 3 hours ago
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i will be free roaming like mad
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i Shank u - 652 days 2 hours ago
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holy fD*#)%NzG ! 15 modes, 16 players. cops and crooks. free roam fvckin around with friends. wtf!? there's seriously 15 modes!? is that a joke? most MP centric games dont have 15 modes. jeeeeeebus christmas
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tweaker - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Cops N Crooks?! Damn!!!!!

and Free roam. thats crazy stuff right there.

Now I really can't wait for this damn game.
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Lord Vader - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Awesome !!!

Finally some MP news !!!
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kosha - 652 days 2 hours ago
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yep it sounds pretty good
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chaosatom333 - 652 days 2 hours ago
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"Also in the single player mission "hangmans Noose" there will be co-op, the mission you and your friends will be able to escort a mafia man"

"he decides the number of peds, the flow of traffic, the intervention of police and the weapons. "

oh man, could my dream get any better.
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brocool - 652 days 2 hours ago
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oh yes.. finally my buds will be able to do more than watch
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toughNAME - 652 days 2 hours ago
16 - Anyone hear any news...
on co-op and/or a type of party system?
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BeaArthur - 652 days 2 hours ago
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I agree I would like to know more details on the actual matchmaking. Hopefully the host will have the option to kick people. From what I can tell from the article though it looks like it will have isolated co-op and then a free roam feature.
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UnblessedSoul - 652 days 2 hours ago
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I can't wait for this game, it's going to OWN
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TheExecutive - 652 days 2 hours ago
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I would have traded it all for a full co-op option.

Oh well though, I still think its a very impressive lineup and I am not going to complain about it.
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ATLRoAcH - 652 days 2 hours ago
19 - Wow!
That sounds amazing.The multiplayer may become a hit all by itself.16 players, 15 modes(which all seem amazing and need I mention FREE ROAM), and the ability to fully customize your character. The anticipation is killing me.
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mighty_douche - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Dude, that's not anticipation, that's the Molotov c0cktail i just hurled at you from a speeding motor!!

last comment : ( lost 3 bubbles in one thread lol...
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undacovabrothe - 652 days 2 hours ago
19.2 - lol douche I did too
But anyway this sounds really impressive. I wonder when the dual shocks come to the US will they pull all the six-axis controllers because I got a warranty on a sixaxis controller and a broken controller and wonder if they would give me a dualshock in its place. Id like to have some rumble for GTA.
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ATLRoAcH - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Why you losing bubbles? I can throw you one so maybe thats a start in the mission that is... recovering your bubbles.

@19.2 Look a bubble.Also I have wondered myself what will happen to the old sixaxis.I guess they will drop production and let them deplete.I don't know if they will replace your six with a shock but that would be cool.My sixaxis' right analog stick well....sticks.Its pretty annoying when playing Warhawk and CoD:4.So I'm buying myself a DS3 without a doubt.
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Diugu - 652 days ago
19.4 - @ Douche I'll begin giving them back to you...
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le killer - 652 days 2 hours ago
20 - is there going to be
pedestrians, and a living city still?

the reason why i ask is, how much bandwidth is the host going to need to be able too hold 16, with all that going on? are we gonna be talking starwars battlefront here.. a minimum of 1.5meg of upload to able to host a full room.

this does sound pretty tasty indeed. and after the joke that was saints row on-line, i'm even more looking forward to gta4. i've just moved to france and have a fibre connection in my house, but i'm gonna get the missus to speak to our provider and see if we can get the upload increased.

i want this, but it's gonna be crap if you need mega uploads to host a decent game. most of my mates back in the uk now have be* broadband that has 1.3meg up. mines not quite 1.5meg, i just hope that between us we can get something good going......fingers crossed now people!
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undacovabrothe - 652 days 2 hours ago
20.1 - Well
I dont think the bandwidth is a problem really neccesarily in games with a lot of ppl. As long as the pedestrians are not running frantic around like mindless idiots with everyone on the screen together at once I dont think there will be a problem. I know games like resistance could hold like 100 players on it, but ofc you will never see that really because at that point the game may be too chaotic.
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SRuN4 - 652 days 2 hours ago
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Oh man thats crazy. All I really wanted was like 4 player free roam, looking forward to some of those modes.
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ceedubya9 - 652 days 1 hour ago
22 - Interesting
I really haven't been a huge fan of this series, but it has looked very interesting up to this point, and the multiplayer possibilities just might push me over the edge of buying this game.
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moujahed - 652 days 1 hour ago
23 - OMG!!!
This is what I've been asking for from GTA ever since part 3. Yea sure PC had multiplayer pataches, but there were no traffic, or peds. Now it's official, and you dont have to worry about having a kick ass PC for it to run well.

This, along with MGS4 / MGO is all I need to hold me untill FF XIII
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bloop - 652 days 1 hour ago
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Man I cant wait to get online and play some Cops 'n Crooks. That was always one thing I really wanted in a GTA.
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TheExecutive - 652 days 1 hour ago
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that is a really cool mode
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phalanges - 652 days 1 hour ago
25 - Holy bejesus
man that's a lot of options. This is well worth the price for the game. Hope the MP is as good as the single player.
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LOFT316 - 652 days 1 hour ago
26 - Where ever i may Freeroam
Gettin up to all kinds of crazy sh!t
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