Vlad:

in vlad's own mind he is a supremely powerfull gangster. Who runs the hove beach neighborhood or broker with an iron fist,and takes cr*p from no one...in reality he is a low level russian hood who is trying to gain favour with more powerfull criminals,while he runs minor protection rackets and talks a big game.

Elizabeta:

for 10years or more Elizibeta has been a successfull drug dealer in broker. Successfull because she kept things low key and paid off or killed the right people. She knows that a crackdown on drug dealing is going to put her under scrutiny and her own narcotic consumption has spriralled out of control making her dangerously paranoid and delusional.

Manny:

Manny is testament to the fact that men can be reborn. Once a hard living hoodlum who was there (and involved?) when people invented graffiti,hip hop and break dancing-he is now a man transformed and all about one thing-cleaning up the neighborhood. The kids and the streets to prove it he's having a documentary made about himself to record his struggle in his work.

Brucie:

anyone who thinks modern man is having an identity crisis should meet Brucie. Brucie is a serious fitness enthusiast,car nut and self appointed vip, he's also proof that sometimes,delusional white idiots can take the whole hip hop thing a bit far. He's loud,proud and he's gonna make sure you know just how much money he's got. He lives life large. Just like men do in magazines he reads.He's got nothing but the finest women,car's,lifestyle accessories and anabolic steroid's.Thats how he rolls.

Weapon profiles:
Glock:
Caliber: 9x19mm
Capacity: 17
Info: Made in 1980's
Desert eagle:
Caliber: 44 magnum
Capacity: 7,8 or 9
Info: Made in 1975
Micro uzi:
Caliber: 9x19mm
Capacity: 20
Info: The smallest member of the uzi family.
AK-47:
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Capacity: 30
Info: Even after 60years the legendary ak-47 is still a hard act to follow both in reliability and popularity also said to be practicly indestructible.
Mp5:
Caliber: 9x19mm
Capacity: 30
Info: Made in 1960's and the most widely used submachine gun today known for its accuracy and reliablility.

M4-carbine:
Caliber: 5.56x45mm
Capacity: 30
Info: One of the most popular and versetile rifles in the world.
G3sg/1:
Caliber: 7.62x51mm
Capacity: 20
Info:The G3sg/1 is a version of the H&K g3 rifle, optimised for sniper applications.
Psg1:
Caliber: 7.62x51mm
Capacity: 20
Info: This is another sniper varient.
Spas-12:
Caliber: 12 gauge
Capacity: 8
Info: This italian semi automatic shotgun designed and made in 1970's.
Remington-870:
Caliber: 12 gauge
Capacity: 8
Info: The number 1 pump action shotgun in us history Made in 1950's.
Box cutter:
Info: Blade.
Switch blade:
Info: Flick knife.
These are the weapons that have been found and identified in trailers and screen shots!

info supplied by chrisl89,
*Main GTA-IV info tidbits regarding the game!
*main character:niko bellic
*other characters: roman,elizabeta,Manny,Brucie &vlad pics on 1st page!
*single player: yes
*multiplayer: confirmed but no details yet.
*episodic content: 2 packs for Xbox360 1st in 2008,ps3 not confirmed but might be later on.
*Graphics: uses Rockstar's rage engine.
Physics:uses natural motion euphoria.
*location:liberty city which is i make up of different parts of new york!

All sounds ing sweet. I wud get the pics but im not at my computer soz

*the city is broken up into 5 areas:
Brooklyn is broker
Manhattan is algonquin
queens is dukes
The Bronx is bohan.
New jersey is alderney.

*Sea/air: helicopters and boats are in the game but no planes.
*Main character: Niko bellic
Niko is the main character and is described by Rockstar as tough, his home was in eastern europe. He may have never traveled to liberty city if it wasn't for his cousin roman, who is described as a friendly baffoon! Like wasn't going well, and Niko turns up in liberty city because he's been recieveing e-mails from roman thats are full of lies, about how great he is doing in america. roman is actually in trouble.
However Niko knows thats roman is the only person he knows in america. Roman serves as one of the main friends,motivations & connections at the start

...of the game.
unlike san andreas,players wont get the chance to see Niko in his homeland.You will see his life unfold from the moment he steps into liberty city. Why go back to liberty city?
dan houser the creative vice president of r* games. He had the following answers when asked why liberty city was chosen for GTA-IV
new york city is an open environment we felt had never been done to the level we are envisioning it in a video game.
from looking at all locations,this was the one that really stood out for us and really had that impact. It has all the iconic things that you couldn't put in a game before we've always wanted to do new york properly.

As u can now see after alot of work me and manc have got the profiles working with pics. Thats all for now from the best gta iv group on prodigits.

Yeah took us alot of work to get em up. thanks for uploading the pic's in smaller size. Lets hope our users like what we've done lol.

*one of the billboards seen during the demo advertised shark credit cards while others advertised pirate music and the whiz(the whiz is the type of phone Niko uses)
*the hud is described as minimalist to its core.There is a mini-map,a low key cash counter and they say that the hud in general looks more clean than in previous GTA's.
*ammunation is no longer there you buy guns and other weapons via your mobile phone from little jacob he'll meet you somewhere quiet to do the deal out of the trunk of his car.
*the rocket launcher will return.
*during the demo a female character screems ' this is bannana's! From here car.
*a fair meter appears on screen as soon as Niko gets into a taxi and the camera pans round as it drives.
*the little green guy looks crisp and clean!

*clothing is described as customizable and looks very realistic.
*shooting,the cover system borrows elements of gears of war and rainbow six vegas.The aiming is a resident evil 4 over the shoulder style!
*car's, default camera clarified-slightly to the left of the car and centred to the road, different types of camera angles will be available.
*Niko can take cover on just about any object.Cops can do the same.
*GTA-IV will include a mini-game and many other mini-games.
*multi player can be accessed through Niko's mobile phone.
*in GTA-IV you must develop good relationships with other characters. And doing so can provide various benefits.
*mobile phone can be used to call taxi's and to buy weapons from lil jacob.
*you can surf the net using internet cafe's!

*2 of GTA-IV'S missions were previewed and was revealed that you can do more than one mission at a time as some missions can take place over several days.
*every street in liberty city will be named.
*there will be several animations set for breaking into cars.
*GTA-IV will feature less non realistic element such as markers and arrows.And more realistic methods such as mobile phones.
*it appears that Niko can access his money via a.t.m machines.
*the driving controls have been tweaked and enhanced.
*you can hear other peoples music from their cars as they drive past.
*Niko can control the bus schedule.
*it is possible to climb telephone poles,fire escapes ect...Niko can climb and decend exterior fire escapes.
Niko is in his mid 30's and on the run from a dark past

*there are no loading times between boroughs or between interior and exterior transitions you can see the world outside from inside!

All facts go in this post all news goes in news topic I'v moved info from another post to this as it was easyer than to move this to the others post as it took blood ages getting them pics to work took me and chris ages! All other topics will remain the same you can post any topic you like as long as it already hasn't been posted before.

ok im going to post alot of facts ive written in a article below which may sprawl over several posts. enjoy.

Six months after the magazines got hold of GTA IV and the previews are rolling out again. This time however Liberty City is looking a lot more solid.
The frame rate is smooth, the city alive and the true feel of a GTA game is there for the taking. No longer is it a half put together mess of a game but how GTA IV should look on a next gen console.
The preview starts in broker where you are involved in a phone call with Brucie. Cut a long story short. Brucie wants Rivas (a police informant) Dead. This is where you get to see the new GTA mission style in action.
The mission requires you to get your hands on a police car. So how do you get it? most GTA fans will take the cause some trouble then jack a police car approach but the method used in the demo showed Niko calling 911 to attract the police to the scene.

The free-roam element of GTA IV was shown for the first time in the demo and all the fears of pop-up and frame rate torture where put to rest. Off course the occasional pop up occurred but in a near complete build like this it's more than likely.
The Wanted system was shown also in the demo where most people will see it similar to the Scarface wanted system. Stay outside the range of the police and it will decrease but get seen and it's back to square one. Switching cars and disguising yourself among your surroundings is a good strategy to get rid of the law.
Once Niko has cleared his wanted level he can access the Police Database via the onboard computer. One quick name input and we are away to the informants address in Long Street, Broker. Rockstar also mentioned that by snapping someone you need on your camera phone, you can obtain all the details to help you along.