Just a few days after GTA 4 has been released for the PC, modders have quickly begun their work on fun stuff for it.
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As Kotaku has established, Grand Theft Auto IV on the PC is all kinds of broken. People are upset, people demand action. Well, people, action is coming. Rockstar announced today the details of their upcoming patch.

The patch - which addresses problems Rockstar claim are affecting only "one percent" of users (uh, no) - will do things like fix ATi problems, stop a number of crashes and repair issues the game had with power management.

A full list of bug fixes/improvements after the jump.
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Santa Claus is back and that is also a nice moment to see what the game was popular during the search for gifts goedheiligman in the Netherlands. Besides Call of Duty World at War for all platforms is also Mario Kart for the Nintendo Wii and Grand Theft Auto for the PC very popular.

In the first place is Mario Kart for the Wii. While the game already 32 weeks in the charts appears knows the game with an enormous amount of Saint Nicholas to sell. The second place is occupied by Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC that has appeared on Dec. 3. The top 3 is closed with Wii Fit. With the upcoming Christmas and the many delicious eating the next time, the people seem determined to work off those extra pounds to sweat.

The complete top 10 best-selling games in Netherlands you can see below.

1 Mario Kart (Wii) Nintendo
2 Grand Theft Auto 4 (PC) Take Two Interactive
3 Wii Fit (Wii) Nintendo
4 Resistance 2 (PS3) Sony
5 Call Of Duty: World At War (PS3) Activision Blizzard
6 Call Of Duty: World At War (XBOX 360) Activision Blizzard
7 Fifa 2009 (PS2) EA Games
8 Call Of Duty: World At War (PC) Activision Blizzard
9 Need For Speed Undercover (PS3) EA Games
10 Wii Music (Wii) Nintendo
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In light of the release of the first PC mod yesterday for GTA IV on PC and the release of the mod launcher this morning I have created an archive that will be contain as many mods as possible for Grand Theft Auto IV, so far there are only five files but expect this number to grow dramatically over the next few months.
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Rockstar Talks GTA IV: PC Problems
An interview with Rockstar employees, including Lead QA Arthur Chiang, Technical Director Kevin Hoare, and VP of Development Jeronimo Barrera about problems with its blockbuster action title can be found at the link below.
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It has not been a good week for PC fans of the Grand Theft Auto series. The latest title in the open world crime action series, Grand Theft Auto IV, has been plagued with bugs since its release. It's gotten so bad that folks who purhased and downloaded the game via Valve's Steam service can now ask for a refund, something that Valve rarely offers.

Meanwhile, Nvidia has released a new beta graphics driver for its GeForce products for not just GTA IV but also for SLI improvements in Left 4 Dead and issues with World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. The 180.84 beta drivers are in Windows XP and Vista versions (both 32 and 64-bits). Thanks FiringSquad. An ATI driver update is expected next week.
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The Angry Pixel writes: "All the naysayers, doubters and the loads of people pissed off at not having seen GTA IV for the PC in India yet, read and rejoice, for we hold in our hands the first two copies of the game to be officially launched in the country. One's for Jay to own, cuddle, stroke and love from now until eternity and the other's an official review copy that we got today morning from the distributor, e-Xpress Interactive."
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Those of you still having issues with GTA IV, NVIDIA has released today a set of beta drivers specifically recommended for Grand Theft Auto IV. You can find the drivers (v180.84 beta) in nZone.
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MCV writes: "Take Two's chief executive Strauss Zelnick is satisfied with the company's performance during Black Friday, but warned that healthy sales at this point do not guarantee success in December.

Speaking at the Reuters Media Summit in New York, Zelnick addressed the recent Black Friday sales, stating: 'I think everyone was encouraged by Black Friday.'"
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Destructoid reports: Welcome to the logic train, our first stop is Sensible City! Two nasty little six years old brats somehow found themselves playing Grand Theft Auto, then had the bright idea of pelting stones at a kitten and hanging it with a game controller. This has led the local sheriff to claim that GTA lets you rape women. INTELLIGENCE AT WORK!
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G4 and their hit show "X-Play" have announced their complete list of nominees for the "X-Play Best of 2008" awards show that will premier in a one-hour special on the network Tuesday December 9, 2008 at 8pm est/pst. The show's hosts Adam Sessler and Morgan Webb will be revealing the selections from the 20+ categories in the sixth annual special.
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It seems that the PC port of Grand Theft Auto IV is having some problems; the official forums are filled with people suffering from glitches, crashes, and graphical issues. Oh, my. How bad have things gotten? Gamers are reporting that Steam is actually offering refunds on a case-by-case basis.
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If you recently bought the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV and are experiencing any minor to major difficulties, you're not alone. This is a PC release of a GTA game with the single most problems ever. This version of the game was outsourced and developed in Canada at Rockstar Toronto and this might have something to do with the problems, we honestly can't say for sure. But I'm sure you all expected to have a fully working game when you meet the listed hardware and software requirements.
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According to PCGH Rockstar offered some solutions to known issues of GTA 4 on the PC.

Issue 1: Savegame error
Solution: Log out of Rockstar Social Club or install .net framework 3.5

Issue 2: Geforce 7900 is not working correct
Solution: Use Beta drivers (at your own risk)

Issue 3: General crashes/freezes
Solution: Update your Windows
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In a year when most businesses tried to figure out how to stay alive, the video game industry thrived thanks to two things: great games, and you. So give yourself a pat on the back; your thirst for single-handedly saving the world with magic, guns, and fast thumbs has kept the gaming industry going strong when all else seems to be going wrong.
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Eight awesome examples of what you can put together in GTA IV PC's Video Editor Mode, as well as an overall video tutorial. Plus: first details of the Video Editor Event where you vote for your favourite site's clips!
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Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a recent press event in London, Wheelman creative director Simon Woodroffe revealed that Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV has changed what gamers expect from an open world action title.

"Our game was already quite different, but GTA 4 moved the bar in terms of what people expected from an open-world driving game," said Woodroffe. "Before GTA 4, open-world driving games generally had more accessible, more arcade-like, handling. Even the previous GTAs were like that. But GTA IV moved the bar towards realism - even super-realism, you know?
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Rockstar Games is no stranger to Australia's strict videogame classification regime. Even before the company's highly anticipated title Grand Theft Auto IV hit shelves worldwide in April this year, rumours of edits to the Australian Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions began to circulate. Rockstar confirmed the rumours, saying that they had made voluntary content cuts that were "not significant" to the overall product in order to satisfy the guidelines enforced by the local ratings body--the Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification (OFLC)--which is now called the Classification Board.
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Gamerdeals.net writes:

"Highlights this week include Prince of Persia (Xbox 360/PS3), Destroy All Humans 3: Path of Furon (Xbox 360), King of Fighters Orochi Saga (Nintendo Wii), Grand Theft Auto IV (PC), Singstar ABBA (PS3/PS2), plus much more!

Check out the full list of new video game releases (USA) for the week of November 30, 2008 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, Sony PS2, PSP, Nintendo DS, and PC!"
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Eurogamer writes: "One final, and quite tasty, morsel of information about the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV ahead of its release next week: there's multiplayer support for up to 32 players.

That's a twofold increase on the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, which were capped at 16 players in all modes."
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