

This might only be temporary but ah, I'll believe it when I see it. They removed 17 songs from San Andreas in 2014 and in 2018 cut 50-odd songs from GTA IV while adding 11 new ones. Rockstar say it's temporary but it is hard to trust the songs will return when they do have a history of removing songs from GTA games. Leaderboards are going too, which are a feature I honestly did not know it had so okay sure?Ĭoncerning news: the RamJam FM, Self-Actualization FM, and Vice City FM from EFLC "will be temporarily unavailable" after the changeover. It's certainly not popular these days, but that's still an option being removed.

Seeing as the game's authentication and social stuff relied upon GFWL, that was a real problem.īad news: Rockstar are removing GTA IV's multiplayer mode. When Rockstar pulled Grand Theft Auto IV from sale on Steam, they explained it was because they could no longer generate GFWL keys for new players. This awful antique system is from a dark time when Microsoft tried to muscle back into PC gaming, and caused endless problems and frustrations. Good news: Games For Windows Live will be gone.

But basically it seems that if you own either, congrats, you'll come to own both. EFLC, on the other hand, will be outright removed from owners' Steam libraries and replaced with the Complete Edition so they'll need to download the lot. GTA IV on Steam will be upgraded to the Complete Edition and download the EFLC content. At that point, the original game and its standalone expansions, Episodes From Liberty City, will only be available in the one Complete Edition. Rockstar now say on the Steam page that Grand Theft Auto IV will again be available to buy from March 19th. Unfortunately, Rockstar are also removing GTA IV's multiplayer mode and will temporarily disable several radio stations. It seems some folks will also receive the expansions or base game for free too. Microsoft's awful Games For Windows Live technogubbins is being removed because it caused the trouble in the first place, and that's great news. After disabling the option to buy Grand Theft Auto IV in January, Rockstar now say 2008's open-world murder simulator will return to sale in March with a few changes.
