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GTA: The Ballad Of Gay Tony Announced

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By Tom Ivan

May 26, 2009

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Rockstar Games has announced the second Xbox 360 exclusive Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable episode, titled The Ballad Of Gay Tony.

“As Luis Lopez, part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant to legendary nightclub impresario Tony Prince (aka Gay Tony), players will struggle with the competing loyalties of family and friends, and with the uncertainty about who is real and who is fake in a world in which everyone has a price,” the company said.

The DLC will release for Microsoft’s console this fall for $19.99, or 1600 MS points, and will require players to have a copy of Grand Theft Auto IV and an Xbox Live membership in order to download it.

The company will also release Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City, which will bundle the first Xbox 360 downloadable GTA episode, The Lost And Damned, and episode two The Ballad Of Gay Tony, on one retail disc for $39.99. Users will not require a copy of GTA IV or an Xbox Live membership to play the title.

"Liberty City is the most vibrant game world we've created yet. The episodic structure has allowed us to interweave stories, gameplay and atmosphere in a whole new way," said Rockstar founder Sam Houser.

"The team at Rockstar North have yet again surpassed themselves, and made something that is both epic and very innovative. This episode's focus on high-end night life contrasts with the biker gangs portrayed in The Lost and Damned, whilst giving us a lot of new gameplay possibilities," he added.

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On May 26th NickgamertagO1 said:

So, the GTA: Episodes From Liberty City retail disc will not require a copy of GTA: IV would it then not have any non-DLC GTA:IV content? You're not getting GTA:IV and the two DLCs on one disc for only $40 bucks right? I would re-buy the game if that was the case, but it seems that won't be the case. At least you don't have to re-purchase GTA: IV if you've already traded it in. I wonder then if the game will offer only 500 achievement points or if it'll be considered stand-alone since it's...err stand-alone?

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On May 27th helexra_ascianti said:

Sounds like the two DLCs are a standalone expansion, so it does not contain the original game, but contains all game files required to run the DLC and the missions in it. It might update your existing savegame file (so it might have a GTA:IV title update to have it be able to read the modified savegame files that the DLC DVD updates).