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The Grand Theft Auto IV Era refers to a current and ongoing canonical era of Grand Theft Auto games. These games are grouped together mainly because they have interlinking characters, storylines, and locations, specifically GTA IV's rendition of Liberty City and the state of Alderney. This is also known as the fourth generation of GTA games released from 2008 to present.

Locations in the GTA IV Era

State of Liberty

State of Alderney

State of San Andreas

State of Florida

Vice City

Other

Carcer City

Chronological release list

Chronological plot list

Games in the GTA IV Era

Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) is set in Liberty City in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for PC. GTA IV's game engine is the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The protagonist is Niko Bellic, a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.

Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned

The Lost and Damned (2009) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in Episodes from Liberty City, which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood.

Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony

The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is Luis Fernando Lopez, and the story follows him and his boss Gay Tony, who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009) is set in Liberty City based on the GTA IV rendition, in the year 2009. It is the first Grand Theft Auto game to be released on the Nintendo DS, and was announced at the E3 Nintendo Press Conference on July 15, 2008. This game has several new features, such as touch screen mini-games. It is also available on the Sony PSP and Apple iPhone/iPod Touch. The PSP version features drastically improved graphics.

The game focuses on the Triads, and protagonist Huang Lee, the twenty-five year old nephew of Lee Family head Wu Lee. Chinatown Wars ignores events from GTA IV and it's episodes, and is not included in the trinity.

Trivia

All of the protagonists can swim.
So far, the GTA IV Era has only featured Liberty City.

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 ==Games in the GTA IV Era==
 ===Grand Theft Auto IV===
-[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine.
+[[Grand Theft Auto IV]] ([[2008]]) is set in [[Liberty City in GTA IV Era|Liberty City]] in 2008. It was the first GTA game to be released simultaneously for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] consoles. In August 2008, Rockstar announced that they were going to publish GTA IV for [[Personal Computer|PC]]. GTA IV's game engine is the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]] (also known as RAGE) used in Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis and the Euphoria physics engine. The game takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old war veteran from the Balkans.
-The game once again takes place in a redesigned Liberty City that very closely resembles New York City, much more than previous renditions. The game takes place in 2008 and the [[Protagonist|protagonist]] is [[Niko Bellic]], a 30 year old from Serbia.
 ===Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned===
-[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of two confirmed [[GTA IV Episodes|DLC]] packs for GTA IV. TLAD requires a full version of GTA IV to run and was exclusive to the [[Xbox 360]]. It can downloaded via Xbox Live, or if you purchase [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], it will include the TLAD. The Latter does not require GTA IV.
+[[The Lost and Damned]] ([[2009]]) is the first of the two episodes for GTA IV. The DLC version of TLAD requires the original GTA IV to play and is also available on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. It is included in [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes from Liberty City]], which does not require GTA IV. TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood.
-TLAD's storyline runs alongside the main GTA IV storyline and the protagonist is Johnny Klebitz, Vice President of the Alderney Chapter of The Lost Brotherhood. TLAD takes place in [[2008]], just like GTA IV and also takes place in Liberty City.
 ===Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony===
-[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second of two confirmed DLCs. It is also the last DLC of GTA IV.
+[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] ([[2009]]) is the second episode released for GTA IV. Like TLAD, the DLC version requires the original GTA IV to play, but it is also included in the standalone Episodes From Liberty City. TBoGT's storyline also ties in with the main GTA IV storyline, as well as TLAD. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]], and the story follows him and his boss [[Gay Tony]], who is losing his proprietorship in his clubs in the city. This game completes the GTA IV Era trinity.
-TBoGT's storyline also runs along the main GTA IV storyline. The protagonist is [[Luis Fernando Lopez]]. The story in TBoGT is that [[Gay Tony]] is losing his proprietorship in his clubs, owing him many people. Once again, it takes place in Liberty City.
 ===Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars===