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Added by Jeff Gerstmann on May 26, 2009

Finally, Gay Tony's story can be told.
Finally, Gay Tony's story can be told.
Rockstar has announced a few details on the second downloadable add-on for Grand Theft Auto IV. The  pack, out this fall, will be called The Ballad of Gay Tony. You'll take on the role of Luiz Lopez, a "part-time hoodlum and full-time assistant" to Tony "Gay Tony" Prince, a nightclub impresario in Liberty City. The release goes on to say that the episode will focus on Liberty City's "high-end night life." Both Tony and Luiz appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV in bit parts around the same diamond heist that The Lost appeared in.

The content will be available on the Xbox 360 this fall for 1600 points, or $20. A disc-based version of The Ballad of Gay Tony will also be available alongside The Lost & Damned as "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City." Episodes will be a standalone product that will sell for $39.99, and, like the downloadable versions, it's announced for release on the Xbox 360.


214 Comments

PeasForFees is online
on May 26, 2009
Haha

Durandal377
on May 26, 2009
I'm expecting much more dick in this one.

MrCroftLover
on May 26, 2009
^o, interesting. I guess the price for the disc is worth it..

EvilHaole
on May 26, 2009
Way more plot possibilities than Lost and Damned. I like it.

troyx
on May 26, 2009
great news  i loved the lost and damned

WickedCobra03
on May 26, 2009
Wow, Rockstar is really pushing the envelope with this one.  I can't wait to see reception of the public from the first images/videos to release.

Jared
on May 26, 2009
Wow, just...wow.

Suicrat
on May 26, 2009
Man, they're really baiting their (largely homophobic) user base.

"Go ahead and download it, I dare ya!"

Seriously though, I'm glad they're showing all of the different subcultures of Liberty City, each will be different from the other by the looks of things.

MSG
on May 26, 2009
I hope Rockstar handles this well.  They could really knock it out of the park with the story telling if it's done well.

RHCPfan24
on May 26, 2009
Huh, interesting name for this one. "The Ballad of Gay Tony" will surely be unnoticed by the general public. And I just love, love, love how Rockstar is always pushing the envelope.

MatthewMeadows
on May 26, 2009
Ballsy move (pun intended)

Rhaknar
on May 26, 2009
I havent finished GTA4, was gay tony a character in it?

addictedtopinescent is online
on May 26, 2009
MEhh...
Not sure about that. I'll probably pick it up anyway though, along with the Lost & Damned

Doubt
on May 26, 2009
Bet some people wont even download just cause the "gay" thing.

id bet on it

Redbullet685
on May 26, 2009
Sweet, I'm so going to buy the double pack on disc.

Cynical_M
on May 26, 2009
.............sold

aurahack
on May 26, 2009
I swear to god I thought this was a very late April Fool's.

Like... what?

Afroman269
on May 26, 2009
lol i can see the caption on this one..........includes more dick!

Plasma
on May 26, 2009
It shouldn't make a difference as it's an 18+ (Mature) game, but we all know about the homophobic teens that live on Xbox Live...

Binman88 is online
on May 26, 2009
Glad to see they're releasing these frequently enough. Pity I only have the PC version.

Also, I thought it said Lulz Lopez when I first saw it.


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