At the Games Convention in Leipzig, Rockstar was showing off the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. It looks like people who are waited for the game to come out on the PC are lucky, they're getting some new features that weren't available in the console versions.

The game streams a lot better, the textures of the game have been bumped up a notch, and there is a "higher visibility range". Don't forget about the new modes for multiplayer, as well as a program that is recording the game constantly, allowing you to watch replays and other cool things. Check out the screenshots of the game on the right and bottom.

Of course, since the PC version was not finished, there were some bugs. For instance, the shadows weren't totally spot on and some of the tree textures looked kinda funky. Of course, bugs are expected since the game is not finished.

GTA 4 will be released on November 21st for the PC.

You can choose between mouse and keyboard or the Xbox 360 controller for PC. Those who played the predecessor already know that those features are not that innovative. The PC version of GTA San Andreas had a quite similar list of improvements.

The displayed Beta version of GTA 4 (PC) is not free of bugs. Tree textures sometimes looked very cubic and there were problems with the shadows. In general the critical points of the PC graphics are the same as they had been with the consoles. The Bloom effect is excessively used, textures appear to be washed-out and the characters or buildings in the background could have been a little more detailed.

tyranitar24 via pcgameshardware.com »