GTA 4 Has 16-person Online Multiplayer, 15 Modes

Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360) will support up to 16 online players across 15 different modes, according to the latest edition of Spain's official PlayStation magazine, PlayStation.RevistaOficial.

Though Rockstar had previously confirmed rumors of online multiplayer, it had yet to specify any other details.

The various modes encompass a number of team and solo-based game types, including Cops'N Crooks, Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Race, all set within the same maps as the single-player game. Prior to hopping online, players will be able to customize the sex, race, hair, and clothes of their virtual avatar.

Each mode will present hosting players with a number of relevant game-altering options, such as the ability to toggle police involvement, traffic density, and weapon selection. Cops'N Crooks pits a team of cops against a team of robbers, while the Mafia Work game types has players racing to complete various assassination missions.

Grand Theft Auto IV arrives on PS3 and Xbox 360 on April 29. A list of the known game types follows:

• Deathmatch

• Team Deathmatch

• Race

• GTA Race

• Mafia Work

• Team Mafia Work

• Turf War

• Cops'N Crooks

• Deal Breaker

• Hangman's NOOSE

• Car Jack City

• Bomb da Base II

• Free Mode