In an unannounced move, Rockstar has patched GTA IV on both the 360 and the PS3.  The patch mostly just deals with online fixes, but also makes some minor changes to the lobby countdown timer and the kick option.  A detailed list of what the update on the 360 version of GTA IV includes is below:

• 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.

• 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.

So that is it.  A lot of time and thinking probably went into these changes, so enjoy!  We hope they’re for the best! Let us know if any of these have an impact on you, or were one of the things you hoped would get changed.