Posted by: charliepage @ Mar 26, 2008 - 3:34 pm - 1,763 views

We got word that OXM (Official Xbox Magazine) has a new GTA 4 multiplayer preview in its newest issue. Here are some tidbits from the preview:

• A senior developer at Rockstar says it takes testers playing 4 hours a day, "a good 2 weeks to get through the whole single-player game."
• Rockstar says that GTA 4 was delayed due to the ambition of the game, multiplayer being a main reason. Gameplay needed to be balanced, and "an authentic Liberty City had to be created for 16 players to explore and destroy simultaneously."
• In multiplayer the host gets to decide on a number of options such as weather, vehicle types, spawn location, if auto-aim can be used and more.
• Health, armour and cash pickups are available during multiplayer. The cash determines your online rank - from 0 to 10. Kill people and steal their money to boost your online ranking.
• You can go anywhere in multiplayer, but will respawn where the the host has set.
• You can't play as Niko during multiplayer, but you can create your own character (customizable).

Source: http://www.oxmonline.com

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