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*[[Rockstar]] has [http://www.rockstargames.com/news/2010/01/29/2861/grand_theft_auto_episodes_from_liberty_city_coming_to_playstation_3_and_pc announced] that [[GTA IV]] downloadable [[GTA IV Episodes|Episodes From Liberty City]] will be released for the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[PC]] platforms <s>on 30 March 2010</s>.

*[[The Lost and Damned]], the first downloadable episode for [[GTA IV]] has been released for download through Xbox Live on 17 February 2009. It costs $19.99 or 1600 Microsoft Points, and is exclusive to the [[Xbox 360]].

**Rockstar have announced [[The Ballad of Gay Tony|GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony]], the second [[DLC|episode]] of downloadable content for [[GTA IV]] for the [[Xbox 360]], due for release in late 2009. Both The Ballad of Gay Tony and [[The Lost and Damned]] (the first DLC pack for GTA IV) will also be included on a single disk called ''[[GTA IV Episodes|GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City]]''.

*[[The Lost and Damned]], the first downloadable episode for [[GTA IV]] will be available for download on February 17th 2009, and will cost $19.99 or 1600 Microsoft Points, exclusively for the [[Xbox 360]] version.

*[[GTA IV]] has been released for [[PC]], however there have been a number of [[Grand Theft Auto IV/Technical Issues|technical issues]] with the game.

*[[Grand Theft Auto III]], [[GTA Vice City]] and [[GTA San Andreas]] are now available via Valve's [[Steam]] game-download service. Also available from [[Rockstar]] is Max Payne 1 and 2, Manhunt and Midnight Club 2. Individual games are priced between $13.95 and $22.95, but two bundles are also available: the [[Grand Theft Auto Collection]] ($43.45 - [[GTA1]], [[GTA2]], GTA III, GTAVC, GTASA) and the [[Rockstar Collection]] ($69.95 - all of the above).

*More details have been released about [[GTA IV]], including that it will be set in October 2007 (the initial planned release date), multiple missions can be conducted at one time (managed from Niko's phone), pedestrians can cough/sneeze/smoke/mutter, and the [[Xbox 360]] version of the game is 80% complete at this time.

*The official PlayStation Magazine UK has revealed a few more things about [[Grand Theft Auto IV]], including details of the technical enhancements, gameplay improvements and mission structure. Visit [[GTA IV]] to read more about this.

*The May 2007 [[wp:Game Informer|Game Informer]] magazine has been released to subscribers with an exclusive preview of [[Grand Theft Auto IV]]. It has been revealed that the playable [[protagonist]] character's name will be: [[Niko Bellic]], the game is set in [[Liberty City]] which will be smaller than San Andreas but have less "wasted" open space, and since there is only one city there will be no planes in the game, as there is nowhere to go. The detail will be immense compared to previous games, with effects such as a rising sun casting shadows and reflecting off glass, potholes in the road and pedestrians with interchanging clothes, hair and actions. Read more at [[GTA IV]]  

*Rockstar Games have just released the first official trailer for [[Grand Theft Auto IV]] [http://www.rockstargames.com/IV/]. From this trailer it can be seen that the game is set (at least partially) in [[Liberty City]] (based on New York), similar to [[GTA III]] and [[GTA Liberty City Stories]]. Also, powerful new graphics can be seen in action