Grand Theft Auto IV - New Info

• Times Square is called "Star Junction"
• Few people were on the streets in the demo that GamesTM played (this could be attributed to early code)
• Niko can use his cell phone to call for weapons - GamesTM say that Niko calls his associate Little Jacob, a Caribbean arms dealer, the conversation ends with Jacob telling Niko to meet him in an alleyway in Rotterdam Hill.
• The player can call a taxi cab to go to a destination and view the ride in first-person or use trip-skip to speed the experience along
• Niko received a call in the demo, which concerned a "shady lawyer" by the name of Goldberg, of Goldberg, Ligner & Shyster.
• The "TW@" internet café from GTA3 is present but this time you can surf the web (which is "huge" and "very important," according to Rockstar)
• One mission involves uploading your resume to a law firm, getting an interview, and killing a lawyer
• Any crime committed will give you a wanted level
• The star rating will create a visible search area on the radar, which, if escaped, will dissipate the wanted level
• The police radio returns and you can hear the police talking about where you were last spotted as in previous games.
• There is a clothing store called "Perseus" where suits can be purchased
• The draw distance is "unreal"

This is certainly exciting, as never before have players been able to "surf the web" in a GTA game. The police also seem to be much more vigilant and realistic in the game, as in the missions GamesTM played, killing a single person warranted a 3-star wanted level on both occasions.

EDIT*
Also, I was reading up on some of the cell phone features:
Call a cab for transportation (In which you can view the ride in FIRST PERSON or tripskip option :P)
Call contacts for reasons as missions, or meeting up with them.
Take photos of your in-game stuff (The chaos you've caused :D)
Txt Msg people.

Source: www.thegtaplace.com

Cool

the part about catchign cabs to differetn missions and places is awsome! i always wamted to do that in all the other games. this game is starting to sound awsome, so many possibiblities

And if they make the game more interactive with weapons (like storing em in the trunk and in bags) then it will be awesome, I hate how if you were to hit R2 and boom u have a rocket launcher, hit R2 again then you have a chainsaw so unrealistic lol.johnnythegamer2

So is getting shot 10 times before you die. Do you want 1 shot kills too?

"The star rating will create a visible search area on the radar, which, if escaped, will dissipate the wanted level"

That sounds exactly like the way the Godfather does it. I think it's better than the previous GTAs, but we will see.

That internet cafe sounds interesting too. I can't wait for this game to come out!