Brian - Third (and final) Encounter

The third (and final) encounter with Brian becomes available one week after the previous encounter. Meet him on the corner of Montauk Avenue and Dillon Street during the morning. In the cutscene, Brian reveals that he has entered a rehabilitation program, and "step nine" of the program involves making amends with those he has harmed. Take Brian to the dealers on Asparagus Avenue so he can pay his debts. The dealers aren't satisfied, however, and they turn on Brian with a baseball bat. Take out the dealers and protect Brian, and then drive him back to his apartment to finish the mission. Brian pays you $500 for your assistance.

Brian - Second Encounter

The second encounter with Brian begins at Crockett Avenue in Hove Beach, near the first safehouse in Broker. Brian has developed an unhealthy drug addiction since your previous encounter, and he wants you do him a favour by taking him to Masterson Street where he can collect "the biggest rock in the world." Afterwards, take Brian to his apartment in Wappinger to conclude the mission. The reward for successful completion is $200.

Brian - First Encounter

The first encounter with Brian is unlocked after the mission "It's Your Call." Meet Brian at Iroquois Avenue, next to Roman's cab depot in Broker. There is no action involved in this first encounter, it simply serves as an introduction to the random characters, so all you have to do is watch the cutscene. Brian gives you $100 at the end of his little speech. Money well earned, eh?

Random Characters

There are fourteen "random characters" in total, and they each become available at different stages during the storyline. These characters are represented by the green male and female icons on the radar, and approaching them will trigger a cutscene. These characters are mostly minor characters that featured briefly during some missions, but who didn't have a huge part to play in the story. Completing all of the random character encounters contributes 5% towards 100% completion of the game. You can find a map of all their locations on the in-game internet by visiting "whattheydonotwantyoutoknow.com."

Multiplayer patch released by R*

Rockstar Games has released patches today for both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of GTA IV, which address a number of multiplayer connectivity issues including freezes during certain modes, continuation when players leave matches, and bugs within races and race lobbies.

Here is the full list of issues which have been addressed:

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

Catch me if you can!

For this game, you can have a small amount of players, but the more the merrier. Police should be turned off for this game. Head over to the airport. Split up the players. Half should get helicopters. Half should be in cars. The objective for the players in the helicopters is to blow up and kill all of the players in the cars. The players in the cars should try and stay alive as long as possible. Keep track of the time that the players were alive for! Once they are all dead, switch sides. See which team can stay alive the longest, without leaving the airport.

I had a blast with this! We had some intense firefights, and it is definitely a challenge for the players in the car! You might want to grab a fast and durable car that can keep you going beforehand. You u might want to use the planes as some shelter from the helicopters!

Party Bus

For this game, you want a good amount of players. Anyway from 6 players to 16 players is great. Make sure that you have police on for this session. You will want to stockpile on weapons before hand. Head over to Star Junction. In Star Junction, there are about 6 or 7 buses parked on the side. Pack everyone in one or two buses, and get ready. Once you are in motion, just start shooting everything and everyone in site. Have everyone get a ton of stars.

You will have a ton of fun just plowing through roadblocks! In no time, everyone should get 4 stars. You can drive around the whole island of Algonquin and still have the bus in good condition. It is a beast when it comes to police chases! In our playtime with this game, we counted over 30 cop cars all within close range of the bus. You will have a blast with this game!