{"id":365418,"date":"2026-03-31T14:15:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/es\/?p=415185"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:15:46","slug":"is-it-true-that-gta-4-had-a-zombie-mode-it-seems-so-according-to-this-xbox-360-development-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/is-it-true-that-gta-4-had-a-zombie-mode-it-seems-so-according-to-this-xbox-360-development-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it true that GTA 4 had a zombie mode? It seems so according to this Xbox 360 development kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A surprising discovery in a trail in Scotland has caught the attention of both the gaming community and developers alike. Janmatant, a user from GTAForums, found an Xbox 360 development kit that contains files from a prototype of Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) dated November 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This discovery, acquired for just five pounds, provides a fascinating window into the development process of the popular open-world game.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A user bought an Xbox 360 for \u00a35 at a car boot sale, which turned out to be a Rockstar North devkit containing a 118GB GTA 4 beta build with:<br><br>&#8211; Different radio stations and cut songs<br>&#8211; Unused logo models<br>&#8211; A cut zombies minigame<br>&#8211; Ferry\u2019s model from the first trailer<br>&#8211; Beta\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FHHYFA2XUB\">pic.twitter.com\/FHHYFA2XUB<\/a><\/p>&mdash; GTA 6 Countdown \u23f3 (@GTAVI_Countdown) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GTAVI_Countdown\/status\/2038025361905135891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A way that would have succeeded, we all know it<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The found prototype is 95% intact, but lacks crucial elements such as videos and some data<\/strong>, which limits its use mainly for historical purposes. Despite this, the available files exceed 120 GB and promise a unique insight into ideas that were not implemented in the final version of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the found contents, there are indications suggesting a possible zombie mode, with collectible objects, dismembered police bodies, and a bloodied hospital stretcher.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a former Rockstar Games developer consulted by Kotaku, although he does not have clear memories of a specific zombie mode, the studio has attempted to incorporate zombies into several of its projects over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GTA 4 was supposed to have a ZOMBIE mode, discovered in a recently leaked early build \ud83e\udddf\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<br><br>(via GTAForums) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/edqe9GYn9I\">pic.twitter.com\/edqe9GYn9I<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TheGameVerse (@TheGameVerse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGameVerse\/status\/2038099392939667529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This comment raises the possibility that the found content may be part of an experiment or an idea discarded in the early stages of the development of GTA IV.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The community has shown great interest in exploring the prototype further, which could provide a new context for fans of the saga and those curious about the creative process behind one of the most influential video games of the last decade.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although it is still early to determine what else could be discovered, the initial analyses are promising and offer an exciting glimpse into what might have been.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprising find in a trail in Scotland has caught the attention of both the gaming community and developers alike. Janmatant, a user from GTAForums, discovered an Xbox 360 development kit that contains files from a prototype of Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) dated November 2007. This discovery, acquired for just five pounds, provides a fascinating window into the development process of the popular open-world game. A mode that would have succeeded, we all know it. The found prototype is 95% intact, but lacks crucial elements such as videos and some data, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9317,"featured_media":365434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-365418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365418","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365418"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365418\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365436,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365418\/revisions\/365436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365418"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365418"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365418"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=365418"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=365418"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=365418"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}