Grand Theft Auto IV Update Released

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Updates to Grand Theft Auto IV have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include:

Rockstar Games Social Club

• Remove Rockstar Games Social Club application
  
• Separate RGSC application no longer required to launch game
  Social Club login now occurs during the launch process
  

Shadows

• A new, less memory-intensive, and better-looking scalable shadow solution has been implemented
  
  Enhanced Night Shadows added with user-selectable level of detail (replaces Shadow Density)
  

Performance

• Rendering optimizations have been made to improve performance, particularly when enabling shadows
  
• User-configurable graphics settings have been added for shadow control
  
  Improved memory management
  

Multiplayer

• Enhanced security to isolate users from cheaters and hackers
  

Episodic Content

• Provide in-game support to purchase "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony"
  

Bug Fixes

• Vehicle shadows re-enabled between 8pm and 6am
  
• Fix floating street textures
  
• Pedestrians in vehicles appear further out from the player to allow for long range sniping
  
• The Moon has been implemented with simulated lunar phases
  
  RESC 10" error fix for specific hardware configurations
  

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