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Get Lost and Damned in Liberty City

USA Today has revealed the first hard details on the forthcoming downloadable content pack for Grand Theft Auto IV.

By Ryan Davis  |  Nov. 20, 2008

Rockstar has been characteristically quiet about the nature of the promised downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto IV, and the time it's taken for that DLC to come to fruition has undoubtedly allowed for much speculation as to what it would actually look like. I had personally assumed that it would serve as a continuation of Niko Bellic's story, which arguably had some pretty significant loose ends.

Now that USA Today has broke the first details about GTA IV's first DLC pack, that doesn't seem to be the case. Titled "The Lost and the Damned," this expansion will put you in the role of Johnny Klebitz, a member of the Liberty City biker gang The Lost. Rockstar's Dan Houser declined comment on any details about the story itself, or the character qualities of Klebitz, other than to say that "the story will show you a different side of Liberty City" and that Klebitz is “a very different character than Niko, with a very different background.” Either way, there hasn't been a half-decent biker story in a video game since Full Throttle, so I'm all for it.

It sounds like some of those loose ends from the main game may get tied up, too.

In the original game, Niko crossed paths with The Lost several times. This time, Niko has only a bit part, Houser says. "The story is not directly impacted by decisions you took in the main game," he says. But "tons of details and mysteries from the main story get explained, so it will add a lot of color to the main story."

The Lost and the Damned will be available for Xbox 360 on February 17th, 2009.

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114 Comments
victusaldelon Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:35 a.m.
DLC details, and a solid release date finally? I was starting to think it was just an empty promise from Microsoft that we would ever get it...
Doc_Zaiuson Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:37 a.m.
very happy here, I was hoping it was a new character.  Nico's story has run it's course and a bad sequel would be dissappointing.
LeBarton Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:38 a.m.
Motorbikes !
ManMadeGodon Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:44 a.m.
Hmmm, I still need to beat GTA4.
I hope they throw some more weapons into this download like the chain gun/flamethrower/chainsaw; I'm not a fan of the new "realistic" Liberty City
RollingZeppelinon Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:45 a.m.
Oh man! This looks pretty sick.
papercuton Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:51 a.m.
im trying to remember if i hated the bike missions in GTAIV...
Chytynouson Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:51 a.m.
How many hours of gameplay?
DukeTogoon Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:53 a.m.
Better than I expected, given there are so many facets of Liberty City with so many characters, they could easily do this for some time.
Regalon Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:54 a.m.
Yes, nice choice there. I pretended to be a biker in GTA IV (had the clothes and the sunglases and always rode that harley lookin' bike whenever I run into one (literally run into one, with my car). It's cool to have an actual story to go along with this now.
albedos_shadowon Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:04 a.m.
As long as it's a substantial amount of content, I'll probably pick this up.
Death_Burnouton Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:25 a.m.
Not a continuation? err i'll pass, its not like i have a choice either...PS3 version.

It makes me wonder...because theres still something in Niko's story not finished.
daniel_beck_90on Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:28 a.m.
I like it even though it focuses on a different side of Liberty City .
 
Zatoichi_Sanjuroon Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:34 a.m.
The story won't sell it. More weapons/jetpack/a-motherfucking-annihiliator-that-actually-motherfucking-annihilates/throwing stars etc  will.
Kenshinon Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:34 a.m.
I was personally hoping for some sort of a continuation of Niko's story. Maybe they're saving that for something bigger down the line??
MattyFTM moderator on Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:34 a.m.
I can understand why they would move away from Niko, his story was already in depth, I don't know how they would have been able to expand on it without it being disappointing. I wish they would have found a way to expand on the story without it being disappointing, but I can see why they didn't.
Bastion_buddyon Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:50 a.m.
No PS3? Oh, great. Stupid DLC exclusivity. Thanks Rockstar.
Johnon Nov. 20, 2008 at 9:55 a.m.
Ooh, actuall pics!
AvDon Nov. 20, 2008 at 10:02 a.m.
Zatoichi_Sanjuro said:
"The story won't sell it. More weapons/jetpack/a-motherfucking-annihiliator-that-actually-motherfucking-annihilates/throwing stars etc  will."
I couldn't disagree more.  The greatest thing about GTA IV was it's realism and it's immersive, incredible story.  I can only assume that Rockstar will deliver more amazing content with The Lost and the Damned, and I can not wait.

FoxMulderon Nov. 20, 2008 at 10:02 a.m.
sooooo.... what about the PS3?  I hope Rockstar doesn't screw over it's PS3 GTA fans since the PS systems have been home to all of it's previous entries.  I'm already pissed Bethedsa isnt giving PS3 owners any extras for Fallout, I would hate to be pissed with another game company for ignoring their PS3 customers.
Zenaxzdon Nov. 20, 2008 at 10:03 a.m.
Bastion_buddy said:
"No PS3? Oh, great. Stupid DLC exclusivity. Thanks Rockstar."
It was announced it was going to be exclusive months and months ago. Like when the game first came out, maybe even before I can't remember to well.

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Take on the role of Niko Bellic, a Serbian immigrant who comes to the US at his cousin Roman's request, to find a better life, search for "that special someone" and participate in lawless activities in an upgraded generation of Liberty City.

US Release Date: April 29, 2008

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