As the GTA4 release date looms ever closer Rockstar have unveiled some of the multiplayer features and treats we can expect to find in their highly anticipated title.

Here’s a quick rundown of some of the multiplayer features:

• Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch Modes -These modes can be altered by whoever hosts the event, the number of fighters on each team can be changed along with numerous weapon types, police numbers, traffic and pedestrians
• Blip System - The radar blip system will allow you to keep track of your enemies via the onscreen radar map. The blipping icon disappears however when your enemy is stationary.
• Ranked and Unranked matches - Multiplayer matches will split between ranked and unranked, the reward competitive matches is cash; cash you can spend on in-game items and use to bolster your persistent ranked career.
• Co-op Modes: Cops ‘n’ Crooks and Hangman’s Noose - Cops ‘n’ Crooks see’s you split into two teams with one side given the task of escorting a boss character from location A to location B. The more difficult the setting the bigger the cash reward, and the more players that help escort the boss, the better that bonus will be.Hangman’s Noose is a series of mini-challenges that are detailed in the cut-scenes at the start of each specific mission.

Grand Theft Auto 4 is due for release on April 29th.

[via EuroGamer]

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