It has been a long time coming, but Rockstar has finally released a patch for Grand Theft Auto IV which apparently addresses all the freezing and multiplayer connectivity issues that have been giving users problems.

Within the patch are a total of 11 fixes, all of which apply to the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game. Hopefully this patch will cheer up those who have been frustrated with waiting so long for any news, but I think it is more worthwhile to wait for Rockstar to release bug fixes when they are ready, but they obviously addressed all the negative feedback and came out with a solution which we should be grateful for.

Below is a list of the 11 fixes for the game, which were released in the patch notes:

1. Fixed an issue where players were unable to enter or exit vehicles in GTA Race.
2. Fixed an issue where scripted vehicles were causing games to unexpectedly crash.
3. Improved reliability and frequency of PS3™ online leaderboard updates.
4. Fixed a rare hang some players encountered when moving from a Race or GTA Race lobby into gameplay.
5. Fixed a hang that would occur when players were switching teams during the countdown in the lobby.
6. Fixed an issue where players were able to get ridiculously high scores from Cops ‘n Crooks matches.
7. Changed GTA Race and Race so that the last player remaining always receives a reward of $250.
8. Fixed an issue where spectating players would prevent the game from finishing.
9. Fixed an issue where players were unable to spectate in Round 2 of Cops ‘n Crooks games.
10. Changed countdown timer in lobby so that it no longer resets when new players join a game.
11. Changed the kick option so that kicked players are no longer brought back to single player.

Let us know if this patch has found the solution to your problems. Happy gaming.

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