It will still be compatible with previous save files. The Complete Edition will also replace both titles on other digital marketplaces and be available on the Rockstar Games Launcher. In an update on the game's Steam page, Rockstar has announced the game will be re-released on March 19 as Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition, replacing both the base game and the Episodes from Liberty City expansion. This was attributed to the fact GTA IV was built for Games For Windows Live, which Microsoft no longer supports. The game was removed from the store after the developer lost the ability to generate new product keys. If Rockstar Games releases official patch notes, we will update this article accordingly.Rockstar Games is bringing Grand Theft Auto IV back to Steam, having pulled it form sale last month. In the case of GTA IV, it does not seem that there is any intention to patch the game online, so this update remains somewhat of a mystery. There was a major exploit that could compromise the user’s privacy if they played the games online. However, similar patches have been deployed for Red Dead Redemption 2 and GTA V, which were confirmed to address security issues faced by these titles on PC.

The modification of the Rockstar Games Launcher and Social Club Setup files also suggests updates have been made to these components, with the Rockstar Games Launcher file increasing by 7.16 MB and the Social Club Setup file increasing by 1.17 MB.Īt present, there are no official patch notes available for this update. Moreover, the manifest IDs for the game and the installers have changed, indicating significant updates to the overall structure of the game and its components. Some of the files have increased in size, while others have decreased. The changes to the GTAIV/GTAIV.exe, GTAIV/MTLX.dll, GTAIV/PlayGTAIV.exe, GTAIV/gtaEncoder.exe, and GTAIV/installscript.vdf files suggest that updates have been made to these components of the game. These changes refer to modifications made to the Grand Theft Auto IV game and its installers.

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