The GTA: Liberty City Stories Prototype Release
On 31 January 2025, a newly created GTAForums account named IAmNotToniCipriani posted a May 2005 pre-production build associated with Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. It was the first entry in a short sequence that made the handle notable.
hey toni.
if it's really you, contact me.
i am ready to pay good money.
- telegram: @mine335
The preservation record
Hidden Palace catalogs the prototype with a May 29, 2005 build date, identifies the system as PlayStation Portable and records a January 31, 2025 file release date. Its entry credits IAmNotToniCipriani as both the dumper and releaser.
The public GTAForums thread shows the same account posting a short message and a link described as a May 2005 build. Community replies immediately began examining characters, assets and development differences. The thread is a primary record of the handle’s public appearance.
This item should be distinguished from other Liberty City Stories beta builds reported earlier in January 2025. The May prototype tied to IAmNotToniCipriani is one specific record within a broader wave of preservation discoveries.
Why it remains relevant
Within twenty-four hours, the handle posted a Vice City prototype that received international press coverage. Later reporting associated the account with partial San Andreas source material, followed by a Manhunt guide document on 28 February 2025. The compact timeline made the unusual username the most stable connective detail across the stories.
Search results still keep fragments of this activity. This website exists because I am trying to contact the person behind the alias.
sources
this page summarizes public reporting and preservation records. it is here because i try to contact the person behind the handle.
- Hidden Palace — GTA Liberty City Stories May 29, 2005 prototype
- GTAForums — The Beta Topic, public post dated 31 January 2025