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Ballad of Gay Tony is Next GTA IV DLC

Rockstar representatives contacted us today to unveil some exciting news about downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV. The next episode of Microsoft-exclusive DLC will be called The Ballad of Gay Tony. A disc-based bundle that includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony is also scheduled to land exclusively on the Xbox 360 later this fall. The disc will be priced at $39.99, and will NOT require an original copy of the game to play (suggesting that Rockstar wants to claw back some profits from those who sold on their used copies of GTA IV, or never bought it the first time).

"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 Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. "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."

Grand Theft Auto IV's second downloadable episode, The Ballad of Gay Tony injects Liberty City with an overdose of guns, glitz, and grime. 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 Ballad of Gay Tony will release on Xbox LIVE this fall for the price of $19.99 or 1600 MS points and requires players to have Grand Theft Auto IV for Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE membership to download.